Rains bring glimmer of hope to distressed agro sector in SADC region

THE rains that fell in the past few weeks, albeit destructive in some cases, have lifted the doom around the agricultural sector across several countries in the Southern African region. ...Read More

Positive growth prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020

Harare - Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is expected to strengthen to 3.5 percent in 2020–21, from 3.3 percent in 2019, according to the World Economic Outlook report. ...Read More

FRUIT FLY INFESTATION THREATENS MOZAMBIQUE EXPORTS

Maputo – The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture has expressed serious concern about the spread of the fruit fly, which is posing a serious threat to exports of Mozambican fruit and vegetables. ...Read More

AfDB allocates €1.2 million to boost mining revenues

Abidjan – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a €1.2 million grant to provide training to help resource-rich countries improve their mining revenues. ...Read More

2020 a make-or-break year for Botswana – economists

Gaborone - Local economists have here started to sound alarm bells that the year 2020 will be a make or break year for Botswana’s economy. ...Read More