South African mobile phone firm MTN to pay $1.7bn Nigeria fine
South African telecoms firm MTN agrees to pay $1.7bn to Nigeria over unregistered Sim cards, after originally being fined $5bn.
Rent fees are a step closer to being scrapped
Plans to scrap letting agents’ fees are now a step closer to being introduced after changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill were passed through the House of Lords.
Guy Hands drops Citigroup EMI lawsuit
Private equity tycoon Guy Hands has dropped his legal battle with investment bank Citigroup over his firm’s takeover of EMI in 2007.
Muhammad Ali makes his final journey through his hometown
Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown in a funeral procession as thousands of mourners lined the streets.
Fight against the ‘Niger Delta Avengers’ is ‘almost impossible’
Nigeria lacks the capacity to take down militants who are relentlessly bombing the country’s oil infrastructure.
Hungry for success: SA’s ice cream entrepreneur
Paul Ballen of Paul’s Homemade Ice Cream talks to the BBC about his ambitions for his luxury product.
Florida wants California’s jobs, but look who’s laughing now
A Florida company that’s behind the first privately funded U.S. high speed railway is making its trains … in California.
Merkel to discuss bubble risks, investment conditions with China
Angela Merkel will discuss the risk of bubbles from high debt and reciprocity in company investments when she travels to Beijing.
This could be the end of long lines at airports
Imagine scanning your passport and face and then boarding an airplane without ever having to deal with a member of airport staff.
New MS treatment using stem cells may produce revolutionary results
The revolutionary treatment combines tested in Canada chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.