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Investor friendly: The Cape Town Container Terminal is renowned for the export of perishables and frozen products but congestion across the freight rail and port network has steadily eroded investor confidence. Photo: File
BUSINESS

Infrastructure credit guarantee scheme to unlock billions

SA launches a R8bn guarantee fund to unlock up to R160bn in private investment for energy, water and transport infrastructure

  • Hasina Kathrada
6 min read
EARNING ROBOTICS: :Xoliswa Mahlangu, head of digital learning and technology at Sifiso EdTech (left) and Shoprite Foundation director Maude Modise, watching pupils at Siyifunile Secondary School in Mpumalanga learning robotics. Picture: Supplied
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION

Robotics lab launched in Mpumalanga school to boost digital skills in rural classrooms

The Shoprite Foundation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have jointly funded a robotics laboratory in Dullstroom to expand access to coding and digital education for…

  • Brian Sokutu
6 min read
Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector
DBSA

The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs

For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner

  • Bakang Letshwiti
  • Pulana Mokwele
4 min read
DBSA

Dove, Department of Basic Education and DBSA Empower South African girls with #ChangeTheCompliment campaign for International Day of the Girl Child

Dove, the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) united to empower girls across South Africa, marking International Day of the…

  • Dove
4 min read
The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands must not repeat the mistakes of the first phase in which women were displaced and disempowered. Photo: File
AFDB

Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them

Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible…

  • Mosa Letsie & Marianne Buenaventura Goldman
5 min read
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1 MILITARY HOSPITAL

DBSA inherits costly 1 Mil refurb headache

The Development Bank of Southern Africa was appointed in 2019 as the implementing agent to accelerate infrastructure projects for the defence department.

  • Eunice Masson
  • Erika Gibson
1 min read
Measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its NDC targets is crucial, because it provides the foundation for improving capacity development, enhancing knowledge and optimising financial flows.
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

South Africa improves on Covid-19 green stimulus index, but still falls short

Although it has joined 14 other countries with marked improvements, South Africa’s pandemic stimulus spending is still less than 50% green

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read
AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Amid the pandemic, green bonds are becoming trendy

The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
5 min read
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AIR CHEFS

SAA cancels flights, moves ahead with restructuring

The struggling national carrier’s business rescue practitioners say the move to restructure the airline is a bid to return to profitability and to attract equity partners

  • Thando Maeko
3 min read
Olympus Manthata, Head: DBSA Climate Finance at DBSA (Centre) participated in an OECD panel discussion on the role of national development finance institutions in scaling up sustainable financial instruments at COP 25 in Spain
CLIMATE CHANGE

DBSA participates at COP2

The bank provides vital financial backing for green initiatives

  • Eamonn Ryan
7 min read
DBSA is a key funder in various projects under REIPP. (Photo: David Harrison)
ADVERTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

The DBSA finances climate-friendly infrastructure

The bank manages the design and construction of key projects in education, health, housing and renewable energy

  • Advertorial Supplement
5 min read
Non-Americans often ask me what it has been like to live through President Donald Trump’s administration after the heady years of Obama. The answer, for me, is complicated.
DBSA

World Economic Forum needs to move beyond spin if it’s going to help Africa

Africa needs to improve governance, build infrastructure, and reduce trade barriers to achieve inclusive growth

  • Stephen Labson
5 min read
DBSA

Rehabilitating power in Zambia and Mozambique

The Development Bank of Southern Africa works with countries in the Southern African Development Community to bring power and positive change.

  • Advertising Supplement
6 min read
DBSA

The Jeffrey’s Bay Wind Project

The Development Bank of Southern Africa invests in the power of air and renewable energy.

  • Advertising Supplement
3 min read
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ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT

Investing in the future of Africa

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has a clear strategy for the African energy crisis and isn’t stopping until it is resolved.

  • Advertising Supplement
6 min read