Latest articles on African Development

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Creating a sustainable future with technological innovation and skills development

Article Sponsored Feature - 12 Dec 2019

General Electric looks back at the progress it has made in over 120 years in Africa

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Africa’s path to sustainable prosperity must move in step with environmental action

Article Joyce Msuya - 15 Nov 2019

The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment wraps up in Durban today. It will hopefully provide solutions that will have tangible effects

More than you can chew

Article Cayleigh Bright - 18 Oct 2019

Food inequality is a complex issue – to achieve food security, we need complex interventions from various sectors of society

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Africa’s growth-at-all costs model is a recipe for disaster

Article Julie Livingston - 7 Oct 2019

In Africa, the consequences of the growth-at-all costs model are starting to reveal themselves, and they're not pretty

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The African Continental Free Trade Area enters into force

Article Advertorial Supplement - 17 Sep 2019

Creating one African market

African Governance Report: Recommendations

Article Tehillah Nieselow - 13 Sep 2019

There are still serious challenges to development that the continent faces

Winners announced at the Accenture Rising Star Awards

Article Shaazia Ebrahim - 7 Aug 2019

Recognising and developing South Africa’s brightest stars helps to grow the economy

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PPPs can fund public infrastructure – essential in the African context

Article Tamsin Oxford - 26 Jul 2019

Are public-private partnerships capable of delivering real value or are they at risk of self-congratulatory spending and recognition?

Creating an exclusive South African economy

Article Mary Jane Morifi - 28 Jun 2019

Every South African needs to be building a better future for tomorrow

Growing enterprises, for a healthy economy

Article Advertorial Supplement - 28 Jun 2019

The department of economic development is removing restrictions to getting a small business going

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Entrepreneurship funds in Africa: Distinguishing the good from the bad

Article Audrey Hruby - 28 Jun 2019

The fund-of-funds structure creates a natural disincentive for corruption

Let’s use ED to develop globally

Article Tafadzwa Mudyiwa - 28 Jun 2019

If the SMME sector can be catalysed for growth, it can change our national economic fortunes

BNP Paribas

Article Advertising Supplement - 24 May 2019

Life-changing impacts that benefit the poorest

Fast-moving travel solutions

Article Tamsin Oxford - 22 Feb 2019

Building a solid foundation in the travel market requires a commitment to reliability

SAFCOIN launches!

Article Advertorial Supplement - 12 Dec 2018

The crypto-currency will positively impact Africa

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