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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...

Isuzu opens emergency road accident response center in Kenya

An emergency road accident response center has been opened in Naivasha to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for road...

Turkish Cargo increases destinations of direct cargo operations

Maintaining its successful business processes across the world, Turkish Cargo increased the number of destinations of its direct cargo...

Long distance runner Mo Farah named ambassador for Djibouti ports

Mo Farah, a British long distance runner and a double Olympic medalist has been named  Djibouti Ports and Free Zones...

South Africa’s Transnet reports increase in revenue

South Africa's Transnet reported an increase of 1,3% to R75,1 billion in revenue, supported by the weighted average tariff...

Transnet reports irregular expenditure in 2019/20 financial year

In the 2019/20 financial year, Transnet incurred irregular expenditure of R9,965 billion. The legacy of non compliant procurement events...

IATA Revises 2020 Passenger Traffic Forecast Down for Africa

Forward bookings for air travel in the fourth quarter show that the recovery continues to falter, says International Air...

Maersk partners with Lawhill to continue maritime education

Lawhill provides secondary-school students in Grades 10 to 12 with a specialized education and knowledge that prepares them for...

Kenya Transport and Logistics Network to boost exports

A Framework Agreement that will create an arrangement for anchoring and integrating the Kenya’s ports, rail and pipeline services...

Emirates partners with Airlink to boost Southern Africa expansion

Emirates and Airlink have announced an interline agreement, widening Emirates’ reach into Southern Africa as countries begin opening their...

New Transport Authority Gauteng to boost integration

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has welcomed the establishment of Transport Authority Gauteng (TAG), an entity expected to support cross-municipal...

RwandAir restarts London, Brussels flights

RwandAir has resumed flights from London and Brussels to Kigali from as it reinstates its passenger network. The resumption of...

Emirates SkyCargo maintains supply chains for food during COVID-19

When Emirates SkyCargo’s first freighter flight took off from Guadalajara, Mexico, on the 2nd of October, the cargo hold contained...

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