Opinion: How Can African Governments Unlock Private Sector Financing To Help Address Infrastructure Deficits?

A critical driver of economic and social progress for Africa is infrastructure development. It underscores virtually all other productivity and growth objectives. Regardless of advancements made in other GDP activities, poor infrastructure acts as a “brick wall” standing in the way of rapid and impactful progress.  In addition, poor infrastructure has a negative impact on […]

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Black Friday Could Look Very Different This Year

The knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown are going to see a Black Friday like never before in November this year, which is good news for South Africans saving their depleted available spend for bargains that will yield great value. With retailers desperate to move unsold stock and resistance among shoppers to gather in […]

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Onshoring And Intra- African Trade – Solution For Post-Covid Job Creation

Sea-Air-Land Ports and Development Zones in Africa – an integrated logistics framework to accelerate reshoring, job creation, and trade. For Africa to achieve significant economic growth requires a rethink of its logistics infrastructure. Existing transportation involves a traditional truck-rail-air-sea service capability unsuited to today’s needs. The competitiveness of the continent has further been impacted by its predominant export […]

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Govt lied about retrieving Lily Mine container, says Mashaba

Over four years ago three mineworkers – Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda – were trapped underground after a tremor. Herman Mashaba. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Newly launched political party Action SA’s president Herman Mashaba on Wednesday said they were in the process of implementing a legal strategy that would force the government […]

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Unfair that Nigerians blamed for SA’s social ills, says High Commissioner Bala

Under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst, small groups of people marched from Church Square to the Nigerian Embassy, saying government failed to put South Africans first. Civil society organisation leaders speak to Nigerian Ambassador Kabiru Bala and hand a memorandum over to him on 23 September 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN PRETORIA – Groups of protesters have […]

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