Wednesday, October 1, 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...

CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration

Major global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they are now integrated onto TradeLens (www.tradelens.com), helping ensure...

India’s Allcargo moves to accelerate growth in Africa

Global logistics behemoth Allcargo has taken giant strides to accelerate growth across Africa’s vast logistics ecosystem. Allcargo is leveraging...

Calls for South Africans to buy local to reignite growth

If South Africa is to adopt the right localisation policy at a larger scale, about 3.2 percentage points could...

Mastercard study highlights the digital divide in East Africa

Mastercard has released a white paper revealing how gig work across East Africa is helping to drive economic growth...

South Africa records growth in exports to China

As expected, South Africa saw an overall decline in exports during the lockdown. However, that was not the case...

Addressing supply chain disruption and compliance in the IMT sector in Africa

Industrials, manufacturing and transportation (IMT) companies have some of the most complex supply chains of any sector and have...

Moody’s changes Rwanda’s outlook to negative, affirms B2 rating

Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") has Rwanda's outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the B2 long-term issuer rating. The negative...

Regional airline Airlink reconnects Johannesburg with Windhoek with daily flights

Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will launch a daily direct air service reconnecting Johannesburg with Windhoek from 26 October. This...

Qatar Airways bolsters network with 100th destination

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the resumptions of services to Sofia via Bucharest, marking the 100th destination to be...

Sea Cargo Charter: Total joins the fray to bolster responsible shipping

The Sea Cargo Charter sets a new benchmark for responsible shipping, transparent climate reporting, and improved decision making in...

DHL Express is one of the best places to work in the world-survey

DHL Express has been recognized as the second best place to work of all examined companies around the world....

MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of...

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