Budget presents triple whammy to South African consumers
South Africa’s 21st democratic Budget’s brought bad news for consumers facing a triple whammy of hiked taxes, electricity and fuel prices. However the finance minister promises government will do what it can to save money. South Africans face their first tax increase in two decades because the country’s swimming in debt The nation faces its […]
We’ve turned the corner on Boko Haram, says Jonathan
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says regional forces are recapturing territory seized by Boko Haram, turning the tide against the militant Islamist group. Jonathan says this is forcing the jihadis to hit soft targets. President Goodluck Jonathan was speaking shortly after suicide bombs killed 27 people at bus stations in two northern Nigerian centres. He blames […]