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Addis Ababa has overtaken Dubai as the world’s gateway into Africa

2 December 2018

Thanks to major political reforms and relaxed visa rules, Ethiopia has emerged as a destination and a transfer hub for long-haul travel to sub-Saharan Africa…

Bamboo Enhances the Livelihoods of Ghana’s Artisans

29 November 2018

Yaw Owiredu Mintah from Ghana has been working as an all-round processor of bamboo and rattan trees since the 1980s. And while he says that…

Marijuana, mountains and money: How Lesotho is cashing in

29 November 2018

Lesotho is aiming to make money from the booming medicinal marijuana industry, but the BBC’s Vumani Mkhize says the southern African nation already has an…

The Transitional Stabilization Program to Revive Zimbabwe’s Economy

29 November 2018

President Emmerson Mnangagwa hopes to revive Zimbabwe’s economy by ensuring that state-owned companies stop using tax dollars. One of those companies is the National Railways…

National Development Plan for Housing

14 January 2018

The vision The National Development Plan’s vision is that, in 2030, human settlements in South Africa have been transformed into equitable and efficient spaces with…

The unique flavour of Art in SA

13 January 2018

South African art has always taken on the unique flavour of the country, from the 4 000-year-old cave paintings of the San Bushmen – the…

South Africa slides three places on NBI scale

13 January 2018

The NBI measures six pillars: Exports, Governance, Immigration & Investment – which are considered a country’s hard performance measures; as well as Culture, People and…

Transformation of settlements

7 January 2017

The vision The National Development Plan’s vision is that, in 2030, human settlements in South Africa have been transformed into equitable and efficient spaces with…

South Africa’s global competitiveness improves

8 October 2016

South Africa has risen one place in global competitiveness rankings, with its business efficiency seeing a major improvement, according to the 2016 Institute for Management…

World’s largest brewing group a step closer

30 July 2016

Conditional approval from South Africa’s Competition Commission brings creation of world’s largest brewing group a step closer. The new group would combine AB InBev’s Budweiser, and…