Zambian Inflation Nears 3-Year High as Food Prices Hike
Zambia’s annual inflation rate climbed to an almost three-year high in October as the nation’s worst drought on…
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South Africa Budget Leaves Investors Cold as Deficit Widens
South Africa’s budget update showed public finances are under increasing pressure, heightening the need for the new…
More Troubles for Businesses as IES Predicts Current Power…
Businesses that depend on electricity for survival must brace themselves for troubled times ahead as the Institute…
Ghana’s Booming Industrial Growth Faces Major Threat as…
Ghana needs to move quickly to avert any possible dire consequences of a declining electricity and gas sector,…
$21 Billion Needed to Bring Electricity to World’s Poorest…
Bringing electricity supply to several hundred million of the world’s poorest would require investments of $21.3…
Dumsor is biting, Small Businesses Cry Out
Small businesses across Accra are facing severe disruptions due to ongoing power outages, commonly referred to as…
Eskom Asks South Africa Regulator for 36% Power-Price…
South Africa’s state-owned power utility asked the electricity regulator for permission to raise priced by 36% in…
A $90 Billion World Bank Plan to Electrify Africa Gets…
A plan to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30 billion from the…
Government May Reintroduce VAT on Electricity Amid Falling…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has signaled that the Government may reintroduce the suspended 15 percent…
Constant electricity supply, my priority – Herbert Krapa
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapa, has assured the nation that the government will…
Ghana is planning its first nuclear energy plant: what’s…
Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant.…