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SA toys with nuclear power plan
Rosatom,Russian state nuclear agency recently submitted a bid for a nuclear power project under the South African government’s proposed new nuclear plant.
It is assumed that the project will help create 10,000 direct jobs; generate a profit of $48.3 billion for local businesses and bring $52.5 billion in tax revenue to the national budget.
Kenya holds benchmark rates
Kenya’s economy was said to be “robust” in the third quarter of 2016, but it still couldn’t determine the impact of the government’s decision to impose a cap on banks’ lendings and deposit rates. Therefore the central bank of Kenya has maintained a benchmark interest rate at 10 percent
Micheal Oduor and Serge Mankou report.
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More rain expected in Kenya where weeks of floods have left scores dead
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South Africa marks Freedom Day ahead of tough general election
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Plastic pollution: High expectations in Kenya as global treaty talks underway in Canada
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Kenya: 44 people die due to flooding
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South Africa to mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality and tense election ahead
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Repatriated South African apartheid-era artworks on display to celebrate 30 years of democracy