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Climb has big plans for SA

May 25, 2026

By Kathy Gibson – Climb Channel Solutions is a relatively unknown name in the South African and broader African market, but the distributor is hoping to change that as it targets the region as its next growth phase. The company has launched in South Africa as a...

Africa strengthens foundations to lead its own financing

May 25, 2026

Africa’s domestic capital base has reached a scale that now exceeds external financing flows over the past decade. This marks a a turning point in how the continent funds its growth and industrialisation, according to the Africa Finance Corporation’s State of Africa’s...

The role of distribution in Africa

May 15, 2026

By Kathy Gibson – Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is showing healthy growth – expected to surpass 4% this year and hit $3,3-trillion. And, as the continent flexes its economic muscles, new opportunities are opening up. Healthcare, education,...

Skills development key for Africa’s innovative youth

May 15, 2026

Africa has one key economic advantage over its global competitors – its youth. The continent boasts the world’s youngest population: it has a median age of 19,5 – with 60% of its citizens under the age of 24 and 70% under the age of 30. This youth dividend is...

Identify the gaps to tailor skills development

May 15, 2026

CompTIA, the largest global vendor-neutral certification provider, is conducting a survey among Employers across the African continent to ascertain where organisations see skills gaps – and what they are doing to stay current. The certification provider aims to...

AfCFTA will ease continental trade

May 15, 2026

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...

Technology and the African opportunity

May 15, 2026

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...

Innovation and energy drive Africa’s momentum

May 15, 2026

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,...

Africa’s data is worth $400bn. We’re giving it away

May 7, 2026

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....

Urgent intervention sought as cheap cable imports surge

Apr 30, 2026

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...

Technology convergence redefines competitive advantage

Apr 30, 2026

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...

Taxpayers must flag SARS breaches or courts won’t act

Apr 30, 2026

Recent case law is sending a clear message: SARS cannot ignore the rules that govern how tax disputes are handled, but taxpayers must actively enforce those rules. In practical terms, this means SARS cannot simply change its case, ignore its own processes, or make...

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