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What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like

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Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming

Rwanda’s gingerbread house

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 16 Aug 2019

Kigali is flashing its sweetest smile to foreign firms, but there may be cracks in the image it’s presenting

Moving your money offshore: Is it time?

Article Tehilla Niselow - 2 Aug 2019

Investing offshore is a long-term game

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Zimbabwe’s economic crisis deepens

Africa Privilege Musvanhiri - 31 Oct 2018

Zimbabwe’s economy is in dire straits. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to stabilise the economy 'soon' but not everyone is optimistic

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Investment barriers are problem No 1

Article Sabelo Mtantato - 7 Sep 2018

Foreign direct investment is vital for economic growth

How much is China’s $60-billion really worth?

Africa Claire Van, Den Heever & Claire Van Den Heever - 7 Sep 2018

Xi Jinping opened his wallet again, but it’s hard to track where the money for Africa really goes

We’re complicit in our own exploitation

Article Zukiswa Wanner - 19 Jan 2018

"We are failing to put the blame squarely where it belongs: on our political leaders, our business leaders and ourselves".

SA takes foreign direct investment hit

Article Lynley Donnelly - 25 Jun 2015

South Africa saw a dramatic slow-down in foreign direct investment flows in 2014, mirroring the experience of the rest of the globe.

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IMF revises growth rates for South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jan 2015

IMF revised its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa down to 4.9% from 5.8% in 2015, and SA's growth has been reduced to 2.1% from a previous 2.3%.

Zelda, don’t be a victim and let others dictate who you are

Article Verashni Pillay - 20 Jan 2015

What we cannot do in South Africa, and where Zelda la Grange made a mistake, is to allow others to define who we are and where we belong.

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Foreigners ‘lucky’ to get 49% business shares in Zim

Africa Sapaxxxx - 24 Dec 2014

Zimbabwe's new Indigenisation minister says foreigners should feel lucky that they are getting such a large amount of shares in local businesses.

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Zim Cabinet orders changes in indigenisation law

Africa Staff Reporter - 29 May 2014

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has ordered that an equity law which forces foreign companies to cede majority shareholding to local investors be amended.

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Zim to introduce ban on foreign owners

Africa Sapa Afp - 31 Dec 2013

From New Year's Day, Zimbabwe wll ban foreigners from owning a majority stake in a host of businesses.

Freighting South Africa’s future

Article Tamsin Oxford - 4 Oct 2013

Logistics play a vital role in the economy of a country and South Africa has to invest to ensure growth and future prosperity, analysts say.

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Manuel pushes to reinvigorate foreign investment in SA

Article Lynley Donnelly - 4 Feb 2013

Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has urged mining investors to see South Africa as an attractive place for foreign investment.

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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