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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...

Detrimental effects of rolling blackouts on South Africa’s plastics industry

With the seemingly endless challenges that South Africa and its people face, the driving force behind these challenges seems...

South Africa mulls major bail out for Eskom to tackle load shedding

South Africa's minister of finance Enoch Godongwana has identified  electricity crisis as the biggest economic constraint the country faces. Speaking...

European Union invests Euro 25 million to Spur Kenya’s Exports

The European Union has today announced a funding of Euro 25 million to TradeMark Africa (formerly TradeMark East Africa)...

Electric cars heavier on tyres than ICE equivalents

There is now a wealth of empirical evidence that electric cars are heavier on tyre usage than ICE equivalents...

Mauritius: Report proposes further improvement in procurement

Mauritius has made significant strides in bolstering its public procurement system, but there is room for improvement in electronic...

COMESA Launches Digital Yellow Card Mobile App

COMESA Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance (Yellow Card) Scheme has launched a Digital Yellow Card Mobile Application designed to...

DP World records strong volume performance

DP World Limited handled 79.0 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in full...

Ethiopian Cargo adds Xiamen, Shenzhen to its cargo destinations in China

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network operator, has started two weekly freighter flights today connecting Xiamen with...

The megatrends that could transform travel industry

Several powerful megatrends – from young, highly connected travelers to the arrival of electric air taxis – will exert...

Recycled Rubber, Rice Husks and Plastic Bottles: Sustainable Materials in Tire Production

Car tires are round, black and made of rubber. Look closer, however, and you’ll see that the design of...

EABC pushes for for EAC single air transport services agreement

John Bosco Kalisa, CEO East African Business Council(EABC) has urged Governments of EAC Partner States to have Single Air...

Lobito Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency agreement signed

Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, member countries of  Southern African Development Community (SADC), have signed the Lobito...

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