Monique Vanek
Africa Economics and Government Editor at Bloomberg News
Media thinker, Africa Economics & Government Editor, Bloomberg & social media strategist. Views are my own.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek
A counsellor speaks to clients during an HIV clinic day in Kampala, Uganda, on Feb. 17. (Bloomberg) -- Finance ministers across East Africa have boosted health spending after US President Donald Trump abruptly ended billions of dollars of aid to the continent earlier this year, sending a wake-up call for countries to be more self-reliant.
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2 weeks ago |
bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek
Siya Kolisi(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s president set up a panel that includes business leaders, actors and the captain of its national rugby team to guide a dialogue on the country’s future development path. The so-called eminent persons’ group comprises 31 people with “proven commitment to the advancement of social cohesion and nation-building,” Cyril Ramaphosa said in a speech Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek
Transnet freight trains at a depot in Gauteng, South Africa. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s transport and finance ministries have approved a 51 billion-rand ($2.8 billion) guarantee facility to Transnet SOC Ltd., the nation’s struggling rail and ports operator. The facility is effective immediately to support Transnet’s “capital investment program and to enable it to meet its debt obligations,” the transport ministry said in a statement Thursday.
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1 month ago |
financialpost.com | Monique Vanek
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1 month ago |
bloomberg.com | Monique Vanek
Over the next three years, 1.03 trillion rand will be allocated to public infrastructure. (Bloomberg) -- Below are the highlights of South Africa’s third iteration of the 2025 budget announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in Cape Town on Wednesday, after two previous versions were withdrawn because of disagreements within the governing coalition over taxes.
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