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A 20-member South African business delegation departed for Mozambique on Saturday where their companies will showcase their products and services in the 53rd Maputo International Trade Fair, commonly known as …
SA business people depart for Mozambique trade fair brimming with optimism Read More
From the peak of exports worth around $17 million in 2011, which were dominated by textiles, exports under the AGOA pact to the US in 2016 were at a paltry …
Fresh attempt to revive AGOA exports Read More
President Nana Akufo-Addo has challenged African countries to work on transforming the stagnant and jobless economies that have been built on the export of raw materials and unrefined products to …
Transform stagnant economies to value-added ones – Akufo-Addo Read More
Although South Africa’s climate is ideal for kiwifruit production, attempts to establish a green kiwifruit industry in the early 1980s foundered due to the use of incorrect varieties and local …
Grabbing hold of the golden kiwifruit export market Read More
Why are African data centres not getting Uptime Institute Certification Tier III data centre is like detailed aircraft certification. You have to invest and not cut corners in your processes, …
Technology, now major GDP booster – Rack Centre CEO Read More
The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) in today Lagos met with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the Bank’s $300million equity offering, for which it is using depositary …
Afreximbank targets $300m equity from Nigerian investors Read More
Domestic sales of new vehicles were up 4.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in July, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). A total of 46,719 units were …
Rising exports contribute to increased vehicle sales in South Africa Read More
The European Union (EU) has begun collaboration with Nigerian authorities to improve the quality of some exports from the country, which had been banned in Europe due to the products’ …
Nigeria: EU, Nigeria Collaborate to Upgrade Banned Exports Read More
Had Grace Mugabe not been granted immunity, would her equally irascible husband, President Robert Mugabe, have thrown his toys out the cot, evicted South Africa’s diplomats and business people, cut …
Solidarity over Justice: The ties that bind South Africa and Zimbabwe Read More
Despite enduring the worst drought in more than a decade SA’s agricultural sector recorded a positive trade balance of $2.3bn in 2016. The Agriculture Business Chamber (Agbiz), which represents commercial …
Farming exports up 6% despite severe drought Read More