Malawi’s rollout of a digital tax platform has triggered widespread business protests, with traders arguing that economic pressures and foreign exchange shortages were ignored…
For many African public intellectuals such as Steve Biko, Leopold Senghor, Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, political independence represented more than the…
The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund
The global lender said controlling the public sector wage bill would be critical and commended the government’s plans to address inefficiencies and provide incentives for early…
If the country is to move beyond crisis management, austerity must apply to all
As foreign banks retreat from the continent, local lenders are stepping up to fill the gap
If the Department of State Policy Provisions Act is passed into law, the US will support Zimbabwe borrowing money from international lenders such as the World Bank
Now that a VAT increase has been ruled out, the finance minister must find another way to plug a R75bn gap or risk collapsing public services and investor confidence
The third instalment of Lessons for the Left considers what happens when a grassroots resistance movement takes on entrenched neoliberalism
An international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations is required
Among the truths is that most of the 17 sustainable development goals adopted by UN member states are doomed to fail
When the country takes over the presidency from Brazil in 2025, it should focus on reforming the global financial architecture
Diamonds account for 30% of the country’s economy, but lab-grown gems mean less demand for ones dug out of the soil
To realise its digital potential, Africa must focus on several practical steps like investment in renewable energy sources
Heads of state met at the African Development Bank’s gathering this week, where they mulled an overhaul of the world’s financial architecture
