A study of pink plastic pearls shows that Africa will have to make big sacrifices if its children are to be employed
Namibia, Botswana and South Africa did little to halt the collapse of the beneficiation industry.
Africans are snapping up cheap, second-hand cars but the Southern African region pays dearly for this.
South Africa’s neighbours are dependent on the union’s short-sighted revenue-sharing formula.
An unusual internal report links shrinking union power to growing inequality – but don’t be fooled.
Fishing licences for locals and the influx of traders from Zambia and the DRC should be controlled, writes Roman Grynberg.
Low productivity and the concomitant costs are harming the local beneficiation industry.
Corruption in the chain artificially raises prices, plumping the pockets of the already rich.
With government help, a Namibian brewery is leaving its Botswana competitor thirsty.
What is truly scary about the IMF’s income distribution figures, is that Botswana now has a more unequal distribution of income than South Africa.
Two weeks ago Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took a political gamble in opening the country’s retail sector to international competition.
If the high-grade deposit in Botswana is verified, the trans-Kalahari rail link could become a reality, writes Roman Grynberg.
According to the 2012-2013 report, the world’s most competitive country is, believe it or not, Switzerland. Huh, you shrug, Switzerland?
President Jacob Zuma signed a bilateral energy agreement with Botswana President Ian Khama on August 31 to buy coal from that country.
Not a soul who goes to the supermarket will have failed to notice the rapid rate of price increases of almost all foods in the past 18 months.
Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, is now doing with its diamond mining industry what SA failed to achieve for a century.
It is no secret that China plans to shift labour-and energy-intensive industries offshore.
The decision to deliver coal deposits to either the Indian or Atlantic ocean has international implications, writes Roman Grynberg.
Lowering taxes for new miners may not be enough to counter the lack of infrastructure, writes Roman Grynberg.
Declining subsidies and increasing restrictions are forcing the country to think the unthinkable, writes Roman Grynberg.
Despite a backlash by host countries to retain mining income, a few gazillionaires are cashing in.
Southern African countries bear the brunt of ambitious plans gone awry, writes Roman Grynberg.
As India and China grow their economies, it’s obvious they won’t achieve their goals without access to the natural resources of Africa.
It seems that every few years rich countries and their development institutions find a new "favourite friend" in Africa.
The fact that the small island nation is relatively prosperous is the product of a fortunate history.
On July 6 the Namibian minister of mines and energy, Henry Isak Katali, announced the discovery of oil reserves off the southern Namibian coast.
After the year of the PIG the idea of a currency union, especially emulating the EU model, agreed to by SADC, does not look terribly clever.
Last month Sacu had what newspapers in Gaborone called a “near-death experience” when members agreed to reject a consultant’s report.
Last month the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, said the global economy is "one shock short of a global crisis".
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/ 18 February 2011
With its massive subsidies to industry, customs union pleas of poverty ring false.
Regional economy is in for a big shake-up.