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Japan offers US$10bn to Africa

TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan has pledged at least US$10bn in aid to Africa for the next five years as Tokyo prepares to host a major development conference for the resource-rich continent. 3 Jun 2013 10:26

Africa must make better use of resources

[Mariam Isa] Africa's agricultural‚ mining and energy resources could be better used to boost the continent's pace of economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development‚ according to a report released on Monday (27 May). 28 May 2013 10:31

Agriculture offers real growth potential

[Helmo Preuss] Although structural impediments such as poor logistics render the search for new avenues of deeper intra-African trade challenging‚ there is an immediate and compelling growth potential in the trade of agricultural products‚ Standard Bank research analyst Simon Freemantle said last week. 22 Apr 2013 13:24

Shipping vital for international trade

[Helmo Preuss] Two conferences held in Cape Town last week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea. 22 Apr 2013 10:00

Billions must be spent on railways in Africa

Africa will need to spend more than US$50bn in the next decade on building 4,000km of additional rail infrastructure to unlock the mineral resource potential on the continent. 22 Apr 2013 07:35

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

A global management shakeup at Toyota Motor Corporation has hit African shores, with local Toyota chief Johan van Zyl called in to head the new position of chief executive of Toyota's operations across Africa 9 Apr 2013 10:56

Africa needs economic integration

[Mariam Isa] African countries must integrate their economies in order to support a new wave of industrial development across the continent‚ Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said Tuesday (26 March). 27 Mar 2013 09:40

SA's labour militancy hurts Botswana

[Nicholas Kotch] President Ian Khama of Botswana says labour militancy in South Africa and port congestion at Durban are putting bilateral trade in jeopardy. 16 Feb 2013 13:03

Lagarde says global uncertainty limits Africa growth

[Ntsakisi Maswanganyi] Continued global uncertainty‚ coupled with internal factors such as drought and associated food shortages‚ threaten Africa's economic growth prospects‚ warns International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde. 8 Jan 2013 10:48

Mugabe now wants 100% of everything

GWERU, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday (7 December) vowed to overhaul business laws to require 100% black ownership of firms, up from 51%. 10 Dec 2012 09:29

Transport protests grip Maputo

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: Police deployed to flashpoints across the Mozambican capital of Maputo on Thursday (15 November), as a transport strike against bus fare hikes forced tens of thousands to cross the city on foot. 16 Nov 2012 07:57

Harare is the worst place to live

The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit has rated Harare as the worst of 140 cities in which to live according to an article published on News24. Harare suffers from daily power outages, has a shortage of water and scored just 38% on the "liveability" scale. 2 Sep 2011 12:15