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...

Maersk launches its cold store in South Africa

Maersk with their partner is launching its second dedicated warehouse in South Africa, trading under the name of Precool...

Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd opens office in Lagos

Container shipping firm  Hapag-Lloyd has opened its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. As the largest economy and one of...

Co-operative Bank partners with Toyota Kenya in vehicles financing

Toyota Kenya and Co-operative Bank have entered into a strategic financing partnership that will enable the bank’s customers to...

UN raises concerns over food loss, waste

The UN has observed an increase in food loss and waste as a result of movement and transport restrictions...

Qatar Airways resumes 19 weekly flights to South Africa

Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three key destinations in South Africa; Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Flights...

Millions of jobs at risk due to Covid-19 aviation downturn

T he Covid-19 aviation downturn followed by a slow recovery will result in a loss of up to 46...

Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

Tax abuse, money laundering and corruption, plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching...

Qatar Airways thanks teachers with 21,000 complimentary tickets

On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank...

Lufthansa Cargo welcomes ninth B777F in Frankfurt

On Tuesday, September 29, at 11:19 a.m. local time, the carrier's latest Boeing 777F landed for the first time...

Ethiopian to Resume Flight to Victoria Falls

Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline is pleased to announce the resumption of its flight services to Victoria Falls,...

Ethiopian Airlines unveils COVID-19 cover Sheba Comfort 

Ethiopian Airlines Group, has  announced that it will cover the medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs related...

Drone Delivery Canada announces letter of intent with Astral Kenya

Drone Delivery Canada Corp says that with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada  it has executed a...

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