Tag: Sustainable development

South Africa eyes partnership with Nigeria after hitting N1 trillion trade in Q1, 2024 (Nairametrics) President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa says he will susta...

Yes, there are problems at SA ports, but World Bank report not entirely accurate (Engineering News) The newest World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) report, which pla...

Shocking SA port ranking rings alarm bells for fruit industry (Food For Mzansi) Cape Town’s port has been officially ranked as the worst-performing port in the world, according ...

VW, Isuzu Spurn South Africa’s Efforts to Kick-Start EV Industry (Bloomberg) Volkswagen AG and Isuzu Motors Ltd. have expressed skepticism about South Africa’s plans to develo...

Economic reforms needed for growth, job creation – President Ramaphosa (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to call for a continuation of economic r...

Namibia’s audacious plan to become a global green hydrogen hub (Engineering News) From modest beginnings, Namibia is banking on a whole new supply chain taking shape — from th...

South Africa achieves trade balance surplus of R10.5bn in April (Engineering News) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R10.5-billion in April, a the South...

ECN unveils first gazetted energy policy to foster sustainable development (New National Star) The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) on Wednesday unveiled the Gazettes of the Nat...

Lower income consumers are being priced out of the car market (Engineering News) TransUnion Africa CEO Lee Naik says a tough economic environment characterised by cost-of-living c...

Uganda pursues diverse routes to strong economic performance (Trade for Development News) The agricultural sector plays a dominant role in Uganda’s economy, contributing to a qu...

South Africa aims to set up three JET-aligned skills development zones (Engineering News) Three Just Energy Transition (JET) skills development zones focusing on renewables and gr...

Kenya second-hand clothes imports from China rise 86pc (The East African) The quantity of second-hand clothes imported from China, which is Kenya’s main source of the popular lo...

South Africa calls for greater engagement with Turkish businesses (Daily Sabah) Top South African trade official emphasized Monday the vital importance of bilateral trade relation...

South African fossil fuel subsidies hit record R118bn in 2023 (Engineering News) A new study has found that South Africa’s fossil fuel subsidies tripled between 2018 and 2023, r...

2024-2029 Development priorities for Zambia: Infrastructure and Agricultural Value Chain (AfDB) The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Count...

BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’ (Engineering News) Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest d...

Industrial gas users prepare to make ‘orderly transition’ case at crunch gas-cliff meeting (Engineering News) The creation of a formal public-private platform to assess soluti...

Wildlife trade involves the buying, selling, or bartering of wildlife and wildlife products, which can be done for commercial, subsistence, or cultural purposes. Wildlife trade can...

Making Trade Work for Africa’s Sustainable Development: The case of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) tralac, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, ...

Investment in infrastructure gains momentum (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum, and new and innovative funding mechanisms wil...