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Prospecting for solutions: The challenges of South Africa’s mining industry

In 1994, South Africa completed the monumental shift out of the oppressive apartheid system and towards democracy in an attempt to tilt the scales towards freedom and equality.(2) Under the...

The balancing act in low income countries: Financial stability vs. growth

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over the past decades Africa has increasingly opened up its economy to international trade and finance. This change has often been at the bequest of, or under pressure from, the International...

Kaberuka urges sub-Saharan Africa to push GDP growth to 10%

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily over the past few years, but needs to push up its growth rate to 10%, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Donald Kaberuka believes. He told a...

SA: Marthinus van Schalkwyk: Address by the Tourism Minister, at the Hotel Investment Conference Africa, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (09/05/2013)

SPEECH

Last month, I participated in the World Travel and Tourism Council’s global summit in Abu Dhabi as well as the World Tourism Forum in Lucerne. At both events, we took a close look at critical...

SA: Statement by Nkosinathi Nhleko, Department of Labour Director General, calls for stabilization of collective bargaining environment through innovative practice and multi-year agreements (08/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Despite a volatile labour market the 2013 bargaining season is going to be especially important in showing that collective bargaining is still the best way of bridging differences between business...

Addressing emerging environmental issues in 21st century Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...

Ekurhuleni aims to deploy aerotropolis to entrench ‘workshop of Africa’ status

AIRPORT CITY

The Gauteng city of Ekurhuleni plans to finalise its 30-year aerotropolis master plan during May, having adopted the concept as part of its Growth and Development Strategy 2055 last year. The...

Manufacturing Circle calls for monetary policy review

MANUFACTURING & POLICY

The time was ripe to review South Africa’s monetary policy, which was cited as one of the main challenges facing the country’s manufacturing sector, Manufacturing Circle executive director...

Daily podcast – April 17, 2013

PODCAST

A report released by the International Monetary Fund’s (or IMF’s) latest World Economic Outlook (or WEO) has forecast a growth rate of 2.8% for South Africa during 2013, rising slightly to only...

IMF report forecasts slower SA growth, three-speed global recovery

ECONOMY

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report forecasts a growth rate of 2.8%for South Africa during 2013, rising slightly to only 3.3% in 2014, owing to...

Preying on the weak: Vulture fund abuse in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The harsh realities incurred by many African nations following decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century produced violent civil wars, extreme poverty and shortcomings in sustainable development....

Africa bucks poor 2012 trade-growth trend, despite SA slump

TRADE

African export and imports recovered in 2012 as world trade growth decelerated sharply to 2%, from 5.2% in 2011, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) reported on Wednesday. The dollar value of world...

SA spends much less on defence in GDP terms than the global average

Aerospace and Defence

outh Africa today spends about 1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, in comparison to the global average figure of 2.5%, reported auditing and consultancy firm Deloitte on Tuesday....

A perspective on economic integration in Africa - Part 2

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Part 1 of this discussion paper considered the history, need and rationale of economic integration in Africa as well as the benefits it has in store for the continent and the challenges that it...

Africa’s private equity landscape expanding as investors target growing economies

INVESTMENT

While Africa’s private equity (PE) sector is at an early stage of development, it is growing steadily and providing good returns, with a record R25.7-billion of PE funds from Africa returned to...

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