Fishing licences for locals and the influx of traders from Zambia and the DRC should be controlled, writes Roman Grynberg.
An economic crisis is pushing Russia into a corner, potentially forcing a mass gem sale.
Low productivity and the concomitant costs are harming the local beneficiation industry.
What the country needs to do if it is to remain Number Two.
Corruption in the chain artificially raises prices, plumping the pockets of the already rich.
Sacu, though divided over internal tariffs, is uniting against foreign poultry dumping.
Perhaps the thing that stands out the most in international coffee trade is the obvious injustice towards African, Asian and Latin American rowers.
Africa does not have the same coffee export volumes to follow what Latin America did in the 1970s, but the ingredients for success are the same.
Africa must disregard outsiders’ self-serving advice about managing its natural resources, writes Roman Grynberg.
With government help, a Namibian brewery is leaving its Botswana competitor thirsty.