Woolworths To Place Dividend Payment On Hold
21/02/2019South Africa’s Woolworths Holdings will not pay dividends from its Australian businesses for two years in order to reduce debt levels there, its chief executive said on Thursday after the.
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Nigeria Poll Delay Could Affect Voter Turnout
21/02/2019The week-long delay to Nigeria’s presidential election could depress turnout, voters and civil society groups have warned, because many people who returned home to cast ballots last weekend cannot afford.
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Personality of the Week: Corruption cannot be stamped out by one institution – it requires a national and global effort – Hon. Calle Schlettwein, Minister of Finance, Namibia
21/02/2019Corruption cannot be stamped out by one institution – it requires a national and global effort – HON. CALLE SCHLETTWEIN, MINISTER OF FINANCE, NAMIBIA Corruption always has a negative impact.
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Governance and Policy
President Museveni Endorsed By Ruling Party to Run in 2021.
21/02/2019Uganda’s ruling party has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate in 2021 elections, which could see him seek re-election for a sixth term, a party resolution said. The National.
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Business & Economy
Tunisia Central Bank Raises Kir To Combat Inflation
21/02/2019Tunisia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its key interest rate to 7.75 pct from 6.75 pct to combat high inflation, the bank said, the third such hike in the past.
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Trade and Investment
JSE’s Gold Index Jumps 6% To Near Six-Year High
21/02/2019Safe-haven interest in the precious metal and a softer dollar has boosted local gold miners, with the rand also slightly weaker on Wednesday morning. The JSE’s gold index pushed past.
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Business & Economy
German Firm to Set Up Potato Packing Plant in Kenya
21/02/2019The officials of BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies in the world visited Nyandarua Governor, Francis Kimemia in his Ol Kalou office where they pledged to support the.
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Business & Economy
Anglogold Reports Increased Full-year Earning
20/02/2019South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti reported higher full-year earnings on Tuesday, boosted by lower amortization once the closure and sale of a number of its assets, and the next financial gain.
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International
First Plane For Revived Uganda Airlines Arrives March 2019
20/02/2019The first aircraft for the revived Uganda Airlines is expected to arrive in the country in a month’s time. The minister for Works and Transport, Monica Azuba Ntege says that.
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International
French President to Make Two Day Visit to Kenya
20/02/2019President of France, Emmanuel Macron will make a two-day state visit to Kenya in mid-March. French Ambassador to Kenya, Aline Kuster-Menager, confirmed the visit when she paid President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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