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NCC to probe nine sanitary pad suppliers for harmful products

The chemicals are said to be linked to health complications.

Debt servicing costs will be in focus during SA Budget Speech

Godongwana will take the nation into his confidence on Wednesday.

SA Minister outlines key health priorities in SADC

Leaders are reviewing progress on regional health commitment.

World Bank warns Malawi’s fragile economy needs urgent reforms to reverse decline, create jobs

Malawi’s economy is facing mounting structural pressures after years of high inflation, widening fiscal and external deficits and declining exports, according to the World Bank’s latest Malawi Economic Monitor, titled Getting Reforms Right. 

Mozambique to receive $6bln World Bank package as experts warn of fiscal risks

Mozambique is set to receive about $6 billion in financing from the World Bank Group over the next five years, a major injection aimed at stimulating economic growth, supporting public investment projects and creating jobs. 

World Bank report warns women face deep structural barriers as equality laws remain only half‑enforced

Laws intended to guarantee equal economic opportunities for women are, on average, only half‑enforced worldwide, leaving women with barely two‑thirds of the legal rights enjoyed by men, according to a new World Bank report released on Tuesday.