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Legislation cuts taxes for some enterprises while increasing VAT
Telecoms group seeks to turn mobile payments unit into provider of wider services
Tie-up aims to allow people with mobile wallets to pay for international online services
State utility Eskom removed power to stave off grid collapse
Eskom will remove 6,000 megawatts of demand to avert total collapse of national grid
Business contestants battle for $1m prize money in glitzy televised extravaganza
First state company to enter business rescue since end of apartheid
Canadian group makes all-stock proposal public after talks fail to get off ground
State-owned flag carrier struggling to pay salaries and secure funds to stay aloft
Cyril Ramaphosa will be loath to take on the people who helped him to the ANC presidency
Benin crossing has been shut for three months, halting trade on vital frontier
For such a large economy, business with continental neighbours remains remarkably small
What does President Buhari’s second term mean for the economy, the central bank, trade, and hydrocarbons; plus Nigeria’s answer to Spotify, wildcat gold mining, and how to respond to an abduction
Obstacles to agreement include rampant smuggling and inefficient customs processes
System is opening up to telecom operators in effort to reach the unbanked
Interswitch, OPay and PalmPay are expanding payments networks across the continent
Strike at national airline is a big test as Ramaphosa seeks to reform state companies
South African conglomerate that owns Bensons for Beds has been trying to cut debt
Government urged to improve public finances in time for next year’s budget
Nairobi start-up aims to tackle notorious inefficiency in the sector
African Export-Import Bank cites ‘unfavourable market conditions’ as it postpones IPO
Stephen Cornell and Bongani Nqwababa step down as part of ‘leadership reset’
Singapore-based Tolaram wins China backing for its biggest development project
Power utility Eskom struggles to deal with plant breakdowns and debt crisis
