A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa’s economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep poverty,is now projected to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy in 2026. This is not speculation. Projections from the International Monetary Fund place the DRC’s GDP at around $123 billion,…
Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told…
Pedestrians walk along Wall Street outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a worldwide economic ripple effect, hiking prices of everything from gas to pharmaceuticals and causing shortages of…
Journalists from News24 checked the new immigration document and found that 102 out of 148 references are completely fake. Two independent law firms will run the disciplinary hearings and check every policy document the department wrote since November 2022. The Department of Home Affairs has suspended two senior officials. They face action because they used…
Zimbabwe’s proposed overhaul of medical aid regulations has sparked fierce debate, with industry players warning that the changes could trigger rising healthcare costs, reduced access, and the collapse of private medical cover for thousands of citizens. At the centre of the dispute is a proposed amendment to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000, which seeks to…
Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, has dismissed claims that the government has reintroduced entrance examinations for prospective law students. It would be recalled that MP for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah in a statement criticised the government over the decision to reintroduce entrance examinations for admission…
The Ministry of Health has cautioned the public against using fake websites circulating on social media for its ongoing recruitment exercise. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Tony Goodman, the Ministry said it had noticed publications suggesting the existence of alternative links for accessing the recruitment portal. According to the Ministry, the only…
Paris — Liberia and France have officially moved to strengthen youth empowerment and sports development through the launch of a new Youth and Sports Exchange Initiative, marking a major outcome of high-level bilateral discussions between the two countries in Paris. Liberia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah, and France’s Minister of Sports, Youth…
The manufacturing sector’s contribution to tax revenue collections in Nigeria maintained an upward trend in 2025, contributing a total of N1.17 trillion in Value Added Tax (VAT), an increase of 45.61 per cent over the N803.53 billion in 2024. The sector’s Company Income Tax (CIT) contribution rose to N881.29 billion, marking a 32.83 per cent…
Nairobi — More than 2,000 delegates from over 50 countries have convened this past week at the United Nations Office at Nairobi for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting. The gathering sought to reimagine African health systems and advance integrated, inclusive, and sustainable solutions across the continent. At the heart of these deliberations lies an…
