Thiess has secured a two-year extension of its mining services contract at the Jwaneng Mine, which is owned by Botswana mining giant Debswana Diamond Company.
Debswana Mining Company has closed down its Lethlakane Open Pit diamond mine because it had reached the end of its lifespan.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya says Zimbabwe cannot adopt the South African rand as the main trading currency.
Former Namibian trade minister David Namalenga says workers at his textile factory spend “too much time” in the toilet.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has ruled out the adoption of the South African rand.
Namibian President Gage Geingob says the country will soon start issuing African passport holders with visas on arrival.
Zimbabwe’s government issues “clarification” notice regarding regulations that virtually banned the importation of all basic commodities.
More than 700 000 Namibians are facing acute food insecurity amid mounting livestock deaths.
The South African government has finally unveiled the new stringent livestock import requirements.
Economic think-tank Business Monitor International says Angola’s economy will only register sluggish improvements in 2017.
The Zimbabwean economy will continue to suffer deflationary pressures throughout 2016.
Botswana’s economy will grow at 3. 7 percent in 2016 as water and power supply deficits continue to weigh on productivity in key sectors.
The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the new stringent visa regulations have created a bureaucratic hurdle.
The Botswana government says three years of successive drought have hit the country's livestock and arable farming sectors hard.
South African commercial farmers group Agri-All Africa announces plans to step up agricultural investments in 11 African “priority destinations”.
Specialised Solar Systems has announced plans to invest R10 million in the development of a solar products factory and a marketing and services office in Lusaka. ...
Lucapa Diamonds earns $23. 1 million from the sale of rough diamonds from the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola in the first quarter of 2016.
African Development Bank pledges to fund developments in the agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors of Malawi and Mozambique.
Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company announces the recovery of eight large special diamonds, including a 68. 1 carat gem.
IBM says Botswana is set to attain self-sufficiency in power generation in 2019.
Forevermark backs new initiative aimed at saving and conserving rhinos in Botswana.
African retail group Choppies Enterprises says it will open two more supermarket outlets in Zimbabwe by mid-March.
Orange and members of the Africa Coast to Europe consortium have started laying a 5 000 km long under-sea cable.
Botswana Metals says initial results from exploration work at the Maibele North nickel project show the existence of significant resources.