Thursday, October 2, 2025

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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...

Astral boosts cargo operation with lease of two aircraft

ST Engineering today announced that its Commercial Aerospace business has signed an agreement to lease up to five Airbus...

Ethiopia’s Krimson Aviation Expands Presence in Africa

Krimson Aviation—an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-based flight support, aircraft charter, and consultancy provider—is anticipating further growth following a record year...

Ultrabulk opens office in Dubai

From January 2022 Ultrabulk is ready to welcome customers and business partners to its new office in Dubai. Recognising...

Ethiopian unveils online air cargo booking platform

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network operator has launched a new feature that enables customers to make...

UK signals West African expansion at Africa Investment Conference

Support package worth over £500 million from the UK government unlocks new markets for exporters in the high-growth region...

Africa’s largest refinery, Nigeria’s Dangote, to start operations in H2 2022: officials

Nigeria’s 650,000 b/d Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs and should be fully ready for operations sometime in the...

DP World boosts logistics in Senegal with construction of Port of Ndayane

DP World, the world's leading provider of smart logistics, and the Government of Senegal have laid the first stone...

Australia’s Swoop Aero extends drone logistics operations in Africa

Melbourne based drone logistics company Swoop Aero is continuing to rapidly scale its drone logistics operations in Africa and...

Seco Marine to start work on InfraCo Africa, Grindrod freight ferry in Uganda

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Grindrod Limited (Grindrod) have now commissioned SECO Marine (U) Ltd, an...

Rangel invests R37M in South Africa expansion and Zambia opening

Rangel Logistics Solutions, a global logistics partner with a presence in South Africa since February 2020, is investing €2.1M...

Use data-driven decisions to tackle Omicron, IATA urges governments

Countries around the world should use past experience on Covid-19 to tackle the new Omicron variant, Willie Walsh, IATA’s...

Aspen-branded COVID-19 vaccine to be sold across Africa

JSE Limited listed Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (APN), a global multinational specialty pharmaceutical company, is pleased to confirm that...

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