Alliance launches HOLA to transform collective savings
Alliance Group has launched HOLA, a digital platform for stokvels, cooperatives and societies to manage collective savings and finances....
Author : Sunday Express
Lesotho to upscale clean energy, rural electrification
Lesotho has launched the ASCENT initiative under Mission 300 to expand clean energy and rural electricity access....
EU injects M2.7m to avert drought crisis
The EU has allocated €150,000, about M2.7 million, to help vulnerable Basotho prepare for an anticipated 2026/27 drought....
African Union prepares to launch continent-focused credit rating agency
The African Union will launch the Africa Credit Rating Agency in Mauritius, aiming to widen access to ratings and provide assessments tailored to African economic...
Burkina Faso’s emergency squad suffers 7-0 defeat after flight chaos
Burkina Faso fielded a largely under-23 emergency squad against Argentina after a cancelled flight and player dispute left the replacement team arriving only hours before...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 cases as response remains under pressure
More than 8,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,000 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while health authorities warn that the...
Township soul pioneer Babsy Mlangeni dies aged 83
South African singer, guitarist and composer Bernard “Babsy” Mlangeni, whose multilingual catalogue helped define township soul, has died after a short illness....
Renewed fighting in Ethiopia puts Pretoria peace deal under severe strain
Fighting across Tigray, Amhara and Afar has revived fears of a wider Ethiopian war as the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement comes under severe strain and...
Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and wife killed in helicopter crash
Wicknell Chivayo and Lucy Muteke were among five people killed when a helicopter crashed near Marondera. Investigators have not yet determined the cause....
Kodisang becomes free agent after Sundowns exit
Kobamelo Kodisang is available as a free agent after Mamelodi Sundowns agreed to terminate his contract....