Dana Sanchez's Comment & Analysis
A complete archive of Dana Sanchez's articles, including current analysis & opinion.
MTN’s shares are down 35 percent since October 2015, when Africa’s largest mobile service provider reported a multi-billion-dollar fine by Nigerian regulators over unregistered sim...
A year ago, U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. CVX said it was considering selling its 75 percent stake in its South African unit. A decision could be imminent within weeks, Bloomberg reported.The selling...
South African banks are likely to be less profitable in 2017 amid a slow economy, increase in bad debts and rising capital costs.However, insurers are likely to profit from new technology.
With about...
South Africa has formally jump-started its seemingly stalled nuclear build program with a request for information from potential foreign contractors that includes financing solutions on building a new...
South Africa’s sluggish economy is forcing homeowners to find creative ways to make their property work for them, and Airbnb — a website that lets homeowners rent out space in their homes...
London-based BP has agreed to invest almost $1 billion with Dallas-based Kosmos Energy to develop natural gas resources in West Africa — a deal that could “create a new liquified natural...
South African furniture maker Steinhoff International and Shoprite, Africa’s biggest supermarket chain, are in talks to combine their African assets through an equity swap to create the...
One of South Africa’s largest banks, Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay, the team that built SnapScan, South Africa’s largest mobile payments product.Standard Bank has...
There’s a sense of urgency to accelerate investment in Africa, to make energy more accessible and infrastructure more resilient as climate change threatens to undermine developmental gains and...
Healthcare real estate investment trusts are becoming more attractive on the continent as African countries try to build up a listed real estate industry, according to Ortneil Kutama, media director...