PICS: Cell C lists on the JSE

PICS: Cell C lists on the JSE

Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes addresses the audience at the JSE as the telco lists. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) As Cell C listed on the JSE this morning, almost 4 000 shares traded within minutes of the market opening, with the stock debuting at R27 – a 50c per share improvement on the final pre-listing…

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Africa: UN Lists Nigeria, 15 Others As Hunger Hotspots, Warns of Looming Global Famine

Africa: UN Lists Nigeria, 15 Others As Hunger Hotspots, Warns of Looming Global Famine

The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm over an impending global famine even as it said worsening conflicts and dwindling humanitarian funding were pushing millions towards acute hunger. In a joint report released on Wednesday, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) listed Nigeria among 16 hunger hotspots, warning…

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