by Kathy Gibson | May 15, 2026 | Features
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to create a single, unified market for goods and services across the African continent. It is a flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, aiming to accelerate economic diversification and regional...
by Kathy Gibson | May 15, 2026 | Features
By Kathy Gibson – With its growing population and structural needs, the possibilities for Africa are almost limitless. This is the word from Craig Dawson, commercial business development: Africa at AMD – and a veteran of the African market – who says that...
by Kathy Gibson | May 15, 2026 | Featured Story, Features
In a time of major global upheavals, African businesses have realised the massive potential on their own doorsteps and are seriously exploring partnerships and evaluating business opportunities across the continent as they draw closer together than ever before. Today,...
by Kathy Gibson | May 7, 2026 | Features
In 1944, the architects of the global financial system made one foundational decision: a currency without a reserve is just paper. They chose gold to back it. By Sam Tayengwa, group executive: global markets at Mettus The logic was elegant. Value needs an anchor....
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Features
The latest Commodity Trade Observer report on low-voltage cable imports from March 2024 to February 2026 indicates that low-voltage cable imports have jumped 18% year-on-year to 19,27-million kilograms. Average prices have fallen sharply from R161/kg to R129/kg...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured Story, Features
The next wave of competitive advantage will come not from individual breakthrough technologies but from the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems, according to a new World Economic Forum report. As artificial intelligence...
