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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...

Ceva Logistics seeks to become major player in Africa

CEVA Logistics has acquired logistics firm AMI Worldwide aiming to become a leading, Africa-wide market player Mathieu Friedberg, Chief Executive Officer  has...

MTN remains the most admired African brand

MTN is delighted to announce that it remains the ‘Most Admired African Brand’ based on spontaneous consumer responses in...

Dangote Cement, MTN emerge most admired African brands

For the third time in a row, Dangote Group has emerged as the most admired African brand, of African continent...

Astral Aviation boosts intra-African network with cargo freighters

Astral Aviation says it has increased its intra-African network with cargo freighters at a time when there has been a...

The Impact of COVID-19 on South Africa’s Maritime Economy

The novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 first broke out in the port city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019....

Logistics could affect South African citrus exports

How the current COVID-19 pandemic could potentially affect South African citrus exports to North America remains to be seen. From...

UNWTO calls for decisive measures to support tourism recovery

The Crisis Committee was convened by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in response to COVID-19. With tourism among the...

SaniSpray HP airless disinfectant sprayers for sanitising, disinfecting and deodorising jobs

Safety is currently at the top of everyone’s priority list. At Graco, it is our goal to provide all...

Maersk delivers Refrigerated Containers to South Africa

To offset the scarcity of reefer containers in South Africa ahead of this citrus season and to support the...

TIACA urges action for air cargo in Africa

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has raised its concern on the air-cargo sector in Africa which has experienced...

AFRAA develops a COVID-19 recovery plan for the African airline industry

AFRAA, in support to its members during these exceptional circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic, has staged a webinar as part...

Covid-19 forces Air Mauritius into administration

Air Mauritius becames the latest victim of Covid-19 with the company’s board of directors announcing on Wednesday that the...

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