'There would be no stability and prosperity in the 21st century unless Africa's problems are solved,' Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told a news conference ending the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in

In today's podcast: The IMF expects a GDP growth rate of 6,5% for sub Saharan Africa for 2008, Sasol votes through its R26-billion BEE deal,... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) set an expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6,5% for sub

In today's podcast: The IMF expects a GDP growth rate of 6,5% for sub Saharan Africa for 2008, Sasol votes through its R26-billion BEE deal,... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) set an expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6,5% for sub

Aluminium producer Rio Tinto Alcan on Thursday indicated that it expected its Coega aluminium smelter to only come on line in 2012. Rio Tinto... In today's podcast: Rio Tinto Alcan's task team looking into the timing of its planned aluminium smelter at

South Africa's manufacturing sector remains 'resilient' amid global pressures, but the price of carbon steel is holding back the country's industrial drive, a senior government official said on Tuesday.'One of the constraints that we've raised with