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...

Industry raises concerns on shrinking market due to unpredictable tax measures

Manufacturers have raised concerns on shrinking market share due to, among others, unpredictable tax measures making industry uncompetitive, and...

KAM, UNIDO launch Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index

Kenya has ranked position 115 out of 152 in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index Report, 2020. Competitive Industrial...

Equity’s James Mwangi scoops Oslo Business for Peace award

Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc and Executive Chairman Equity Group Foundation was today...

Africa CDC goes digital to boost emergency responses

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening...

Maersk expands warehousing & distribution in Ivory Coast

Maersk’s new storage, deconsolidation, and distribution multipurpose facility in Abidjan is strategically located outside the city, around the industrial...

Malaysian car maker Proton makes foray into Kenya

Malaysian car maker Proton has shipped its first batch of cars to Kenya  a move that Deputy CEO  Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed...

Zambia’s copper exports to China affected by regional COVID-19 lockdowns

Zambia’s copper exports to China have been affected by COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by some countries in the southern African...

Gulu logistics hub in Uganda begins construction

Construction of Gulu logistics hub in Uganda is underway Gulu district secretary for works Patrick Kinyera has confirmed.  The US$...

Kenyan firm mulls construction of largest cold chain facility in East Africa

Kenyan firm says it is investing USD 70 million to construct the largest cold chain facility in East Africa to bolster...

Mozambique LNG project gets $15b debt financing

After struggling to get funding, Total led Mozambique LNG project has finally received a major capital to finance the...

Toyota begins expansion of distribution warehouse in South Africa

Toyota South Africa Motors has begun in earnest the expansion work on its Atlas Road parts distribution warehouse in...

The hard task of combating counterfeits

Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority, an agency tasked with combating counterfeits recently released a report on the extend of illicit trade...

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