3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (329+ words) Semafor Airbnb faces familiar battle in Cape Town The share of residential accommodation in Cape Town's central business district that city planners estimate is used for tourist stays rather than long-term housing. The figure, which includes units that are hotel-managed…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (581+ words) Beijing's state-owned enterprises have already captured markets on the continent, warns a report by the US government-backed Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Yinka's view China's state-owned enterprises aren't just building roads and railways across Africa, they are reshaping markets and,…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (376+ words) The move was announced hours before the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire conditioned on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Afreximbank, Africa's main multilateral trade-finance lender, rolled out a $10 billion emergency program for countries scrambling to pay…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (405+ words) The rewrite seeks to attract so-called "designer migrants," in order to address labor shortages in health care, engineering, and technology. South Africa mulls migration overhaul to boost economic growth South Africa is preparing the most sweeping overhaul of its migration…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (258+ words) Semafor Wealthy Chinese are transforming Zimbabwe's housing market Chinese buyers are transforming Zimbabwe's luxury housing market. An influx of wealthy Chinese immigrants has prompted real estate agencies to hire Mandarin speakers as demand for high-end homes drives double-digit price increases…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (353+ words) Semafor Senegal bans non-essential government travel due to fuel price surge Senegal banned government ministers from all non-essential foreign travel, part of efforts across Africa to grapple with surging fuel prices because of the Iran war. The West African country,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (316+ words) Semafor Record 10 African nations qualify for World Cup A record 10 African teams have qualified for this year's expanded FIFA World Cup, marking a major milestone for the continent's growing football talent. C'te d'Ivoire, Egypt, and Ghana are among those due…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (379+ words) South Africa's water systems are failing, report finds'Semafor South Africa's water systems are "failing' Nearly half of South Africa's water infrastructure systems are failing, according to a new government report. The findings raise the stakes for President Cyril Ramaphosa's policy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (392+ words) Semafor Trump pick set to be installed as top Africa official US President Donald Trump is about to get his top Africa official installed at the State Department after a long vacancy. Senate aides told Semafor that the body is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) Africa needs capital to reap AI boom " UN'Semafor Africa "needs capital" to reap AI boom African countries should mobilize more capital from domestic markets to adapt to the global shift in economic development sparked by AI, a new UN report…...