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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...

Hotel pipeline activity boom in Middle East & Africa-report

Middle East & Africa was the only world region to show an increase in overall hotel pipeline activity at...

First-ever electric, mass-transit bus operation begins in Kenya

 A Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has today...

Africa’s longest oil pipeline 30% complete

Africa's longest oil pipeline is 30% complete president Mohamed Bazoum has announced. “Over 600km have already been laid across...

Namibia Ports Authority settles on Swiss firm to run new container terminal

The Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) has settled on Swiss-based container terminal operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), as the preferred...

MSC to develop air cargo solution in response to market demand

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has started developing a new MSC Air...

Conti Urban Concept Tire Designed for Sustainable Public Transport

Continental’s sustainable concept tire Conti Urban, which is designed for electrified city buses and delivery vehicles in urban environments,...

Firestone expands customer base in Tunisia with second tyre centre

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the pioneers in the production of tyres, is set to launch their...

New tyre pricing a blow to road safety says AA

The imposition of provisional higher excise duties on tyres imported to South Africa from China is a major blow...

ENOC Group announces partnership with QMF Energy

ENOC Group, the leading integrated international oil and gas player operating across the energy sector value chain, today announced...

Construction of Boankra Inland Port to be completed early 2024

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been assured that the US$330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics...

Kenya named Africa’s leading destination in major award

A capacity audience of 400 VIP guests, industry figureheads and media were in attendance for a sensational World Travel...

Ethiopian completes Africa’s first passenger-to-freighter conversion

Ethiopian Airlines says it has  completed the passenger-to-freighter conversion of one of its three Boeing 767 aircraft, the first...

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