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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...

South Africa announces improved trade facilitation measures

Following queries and concerns from various industry stakeholders regarding information that all bonded goods must be imported into South...

South Africa remains a top hotspot for cargo theft

Having collaborated over the last three years to produce global reports on the incidence of cargo theft, international freight...

IATA puts Covid-19 testing at core of reviving aviation industry

Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced the urgent call for governments to...

Bell aircraft used to safeguard food and agriculture amid historic locust infestation

In the last 12 months, food security has been under serious threat from devastating swarms of locusts, destroying crops...

Construction begins for the new Ivory Coast Container Terminal

Following the signing of the contract with the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) in August, construction works have now...

Research points to low risk for Covid-19 transmission inflight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of COVID-19 Transmission Inflight with an updated tally of...

Tough times ahead for airlines Qatar Airways CEO Al Baker warns

Airlines are not out of the woods yet and more carriers are expected to collapse with the anticipation of...

Airline industry to burn $77 billion in second half of 2020-IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during...

Historical Port of Djibouti set to be international business district

In a landmark ceremony, held under the auspices of HE President of the Republic of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh,...

COMESA launches Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme mobile app

The COMESA Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme (RCTG Carnet) has launched a Mobile Application designed to provide access to...

South African Business confidence recovers some lost ground in third quarter

After falling from 18 to an all-time low of five in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index...

Trade sector in South Africa: Confidence edges up in Q3

The improvement in sentiment across the entire trade sector in South Africa can certainly be attributed to the eased...

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