Cocoa companies fail on pledge to stop Africa deforestation - report

Companies from Mars to Hershey to Barry Callebaut joined the governments of Ivory Coast and Ghana to launch the Cocoa and Forests Initiative last year Source

Safety apps SA women should have on their phones

In support of 16 Days of Activism, we’ve highlighted three impressive safety technology apps. Source

PICS: R1.6bn reinvention of Suncoast created over 2000 jobs

Suncoast has been reinvented at a cost of R1.6 billion, providing Durban with a world-class attraction for both local and international visitors. Source

African economic conference pushes for inclusive trade agreement

Delegates at the African Economic Conference in Rwanda said the AfCFTA signed by 44 countries this year was not without its potential downsides. Source

Liquid Telecom to invest $400m in Egypt for network infrastructure, data centres

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom said on Monday it was investing eight billion Egyptian Pounds (U.S.$400 million) over the next three years. Source

Business of cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies continued their slide with fresh losses after the SEC dashed hopes that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund would appear. Source

Egypt aims to kickstart African trade as it takes AU chair

Egypt is promoting itself as a linchpin for intra-African trade and a model of economic reform. Source

Protest action closes Libyan oilfields, oil production drops

Protesters in Libya have shut down the El Feel oilfield in south-western Libya, only a day after also closing the Sharara oilfield in Ubari. Source

Eskom says no loadshedding scheduled for Monday

Power utility Eskom said on Monday that it will not implement Stage 1 rotational load shedding from 9am as usual Source

FSCA probing insider trading following sale of Steinhoff shares

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority is investigating 7 trading accounts that sold Steinhoff shares in the weeks leading to the collapse. Source

Dawn cuts 700 employees in six months

Financially troubled Distribution and Warehousing Network (Dawn) retrenched and terminated the employment of more than 700 employees. Source

7 things you need to know today

We take a look at the latest business news this morning and top stories from our newsrooms across SA, Africa, and the world. Source