By Jeanette Oloo Facebook launches a Youth Portal for the Generation Z to demystify and educate them on all things Facebook. The portal which is in itself a first for Facebook is a step in the right direction in the consumption and relation with the social media platform for the …

By Zephania Ubwani Arusha — Tax returns from tourism, the country’s leading sector in foreign exchange earnings, remain low compared with the volume of business, according to the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA). This is due to a big number of unregistered potential taxpayers in the industry while many others fail …

By Gadiosa Lamtey Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli has directed the Minister for Trade, Industries and Investment to table a schedule of amendment in the ongoing Parliamentary sessions so as to impose higher taxes on imported crude cooking oil. The President issued the directive during an impromptu visit …

By Rex Mainoo Yeboah The Government of Ghana has begun the process of setting up a gas feedstock industrial estate in the Western Region of the country. In addition, Ghana is poised to manage and invest her oil revenues in viable ventures and will not dreary do with her oil, …

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) has moved to attract Moroccan businesses into Ghana. To this end, it hosted a business delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Morocco (CFCIM) in Accra last week with the objective of extending business activities to Ghana. The collective …

Motorists can expect another massive fuel price hike at the beginning of June, the Automobile Association warned on Tuesday. Commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund, the AA said last month’s fuel price account was closed earlier by the Department of Energy, resulting in …

By Ejiofor Alike Stakeholders who gathered in Lagos at the recent inauguration of the off-grid solar power solutions for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) by Tellco Europe Nigeria, have identified off-grid solar power as the panacea to Nigeria’s energy deficits. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of TellCo …

The CEO of Denel, Zwelakhe Ntshepe, has resigned with immediate effect, the state-owned company said on Tuesday, announcing the appointment of the head of Aeronautics, Michael Kgobe as his interim replacement. Denel said in a statement Ntshepe had cited “personal reasons for leaving the company”. “The Denel board of directors …

The country’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 26.7% over the first quarter of 2018 compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the quarterly labour force survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday. The quarterly labour force survey reflects the growth in employment numbers across various …

Ideas form a good basis for growth and development, but in the end only the execution of these ideas will bring about growth, acting Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe said at the opening of the 18th Africa Utility Week in Cape Town on Tuesday. “Energy is a lifeline and a human …