Kenya urges South Africans to support its tourism growth

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Seventeen years after being re-admitted into the club of 'respectable nations', South Africans have begun to emerge as the well-travelled citizens of the continent, with their overwhelming presence being signalled from Mbabane to Cairo via Nairobi, Kinshasa and Luanda. Now Kenya, which registered 33 076 SA tourists in 2010, is casting its net on SA, marketing itself aggressively and forging ties with local tour operators. 11 May 2011 14:03

Zim contends with strong rand to avoid food shortage

[Dumisani Ndlela] To control or not to control food imports from South Africa has become the single major headache for the Zimbabwe government, now facing spiralling inflation after a disinflationary period in 2009. 16 Jul 2010 08:08

SA's Willowton Oil rebrands Zim products

[Dumisani Ndlela] South Africa's Willowton Oil has launched an advertising campaign in Zimbabwe for its rebranded products, which remain popular in the country market because of their superior packaging and low prices. 9 Jul 2010 08:00

Zimfest Cape Town set for Jan 2010

[Sindy Peters] Overtone, organisers of Zimfest Cape Town announced in early November 2009, that Zimfest, originally planned for 19 - 21 November at the De Heuvel Olive and Wine Estate in Tulbagh, had to be postponed due to unpredictable weather conditions. According to Magdalena Zukowski, general manager of Overtone SA, Zimfest is definitely still on for early January 2010, but a set date is still to be confirmed. 7 Dec 2009 10:44

Zim: Local brands back for Christmas

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's traditional brands, which had been wiped out by a now-receding decade-old economic crisis, have bounced back and are competing for space in supermarket shelves overflowing with choice imports. 25 Nov 2009 06:39

Malawi hails COMESA Regional Procurement Market

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi has hailed the establishment of a regional procurement market for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) which is scheduled to be launched next month. 20 Aug 2009 10:06

Spotlight on Kingdom of Lesotho

[Tshepiso Seopa] The textile and clothing industry has grown significantly over the past few years, and has helped with investments and job creation, in Lesotho. There are still however many investment opportunities in the knit fabric mills, laundry facilities, electronic and electrical appliances, call centre and diamond mining industries. 26 Jun 2009 10:03

Food security and agriculture: SADC ministers meet

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Ministers of Agriculture of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met at the Hilton Hotel in Johannesburg, yesterday, Thursday, 21 May 2009, to discuss the way forward amid the global economic downturn that has strained their respective economies and now threatens the region's food security and agriculture production. 22 May 2009 12:09

Computer literacy for the information age

[Timothy Kasonde] A total of 53 teachers last week completed five days of intermediate computer literacy training at Coffee Bay Junior Secondary School and Mdedeleni Secondary School in the Eastern Cape. Twenty teachers attended a beginner's course at Lerato Secondary School in the Free State. 16 Nov 2007 01:37

Controversy continues over undersea cables

[Timothy Kasonde] The uncertainty surrounding aspects of the South African government's position on undersea cables is damaging and threatening to sink the country's hopes for a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup. 5 Nov 2007 10:34