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South Africa’s Economic Crossroads: How a Coalition Government Navigates the Perfect Storm

After two decades of covering emerging markets, I've rarely encountered an economy as paradoxical as South Africa's current state. The numbers tell a story of cautious optimism: GDP growth...

Africa’s Warehouses are Full: What’s Driving the Boom?

Africa's industrial landscape is experiencing a remarkable transformation. In the first half of 2025, modern warehouse occupancy across...

Amazon Launches Louisiana’s First Same-Day Delivery Hub in Jefferson Parish

Amazon has officially opened the doors to its first-ever same-day delivery site in Louisiana, a move set to...

Walmart’s South African Gambit: The $358 Million Bet That Could Reshape Continental Retail

The announcement came with characteristic Walmart efficiency: a Tuesday morning press release confirming what retail analysts have anticipated...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as Regional Tensions Persist

Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Tuesday, marking the completion of Africa's largest hydroelectric project...

Frotcom Botswana advocates for effective problem-solving in fleet management

Frotcom Botswana organized its annual convention entitled "Embracing Innovation and Sustainable Technological Advancement for Effective Problem-solving in Fleet Management",...

Buffalo Couriers opens robotic parcel centre

Buffalo Couriers has started operating what it believes to be the country’s first fully robotic parcel sortation system at...

IoT and Telematics are key for African operators in a volatile fuel economy

Aliaksandr Kuushynau, Head of Wialon, Gurtam Over the last few years, we have witnessed unprecedented economic uncertainty and continued volatility...

Europe to Africa high speed rail tunnel gets financial boost

The Spanish government has pledged £2M (€‎2.3M) towards a design study for revived plans to connect Europe to Morocco’s...

Africa must commit to transformative digital technologies to accelerate growth – experts

Africa provides investment opportunities for e-commerce and telemedicine that could be harnessed through transformative technology, including artificial intelligence, to...

Feasibility study of the multinational Kenya-Uganda Expressway project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) through its New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has approved...

NEOM and DSV establish USD 10 billion logistics joint venture

Multi-billion-dollar leading logistics joint venture to provide a full suite of ground, sea and air logistics services. The...

DP world signs 30-year concession to operate port in Tanzania

DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and modernise the...

World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean 2023 winners revealed

Big winners at the red carpet World Travel Awards (WTA) Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2023 included the paradise nation...

Scania’s solar-​powered truck project unveiled

Scania’s intensive development of tomorrow’s electrified transport solutions is inspiring many new technological ideas. One of those is a project...

Maersk unveils technology-driven warehouse in Cameroon

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), the global integrated logistics company, has opened its doors to a brand-new and technology-driven...

Innovative technology solutions to mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs

High quality tyre products and innovative digital solutions combine to support fleets manage the impact of fuel costs on...

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