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The One Thing the SADC Summit Should Have Put at the Top of the Agenda Was Small Business
While high-level summits focus on grand declarations, Southern Africa’s industrial future depends on small and medium enterprises. Unlocking regional value chains and empowering…
The risk problem with investors treating African energy as one market
The 2024 El Niño drought severely impacted Southern Africa's energy infrastructure, notably Lake Kariba, exposing the diverse and complex risks investors face across the…
Tanzania projects 6.1% GDP growth as agriculture and mining support recovery
Inflation in mainland Tanzania is expected to remain within the 3% to 5% target range, supported by stable food supply and exchange rate stability
How banks can better serve small businesses in Africa
Traditional banks must work on customised products and services that address their unique needs, potentially through partnerships with fintech
The Global Fund has just made history – now it must start a revolution
Africa’s first locally made HIV treatment is more than a milestone, it’s a political, economic and moral turning point in the fight for health sovereignty
Study finds that negative media stereotypes drain African economies
Adverse and biased narratives about the continent inflate perceptions of risk, leading to unjustifiably high borrowing costs
Digital financial services could fast-track UN SDGs
COMMENT The world is going through unprecedented challenges caused by a novel, rapidly transmitted coronavirus. Experts predict difficult times ahead with shrinking economies,…
A new continental free trade agreement is here: But what about the regional economic communities?
The agreement could go beyond economics towards the political unification of Africa
Another new dawn for South Africa
The country is missing a viable social policy
Democracy is key to economic success
Research shows that authoritarian states are unlikely to deliver the growth needed for economic viability
The old ways have not worked for us
Africa needs to find new strategies to achieve ‘economic freedom’ and ‘decolonisation’.
Only competition will produce growth and industry needs a conducive environment
To be competitive, industries need reliable energy, affordable and productive labour and protection against unfair foreign trade policies.
Africa’s economic slowdown an opportunity for reform
Opportunities for investment, growth and poverty reduction hinge on Infrastructure development, education and skills development and agriculture.
Youth hold key to beating poverty
A $4-billion fund to create 25-million jobs is one initiative to uplift Africa’s people, the young in particular.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s marginalisation an ‘opportunity’
The continent is poised to flourish – if leaders ensure the rule of law and improve services.