The Manufacturing community of Botswana

State should own 50% of all Africa's mines

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:00 +0200

African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects.
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Transnet on the hunt for foreign contracts

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:41:00 +0200

Transnet Engineering (TE), a unit of the state-owned freight and logistics company, is exploring new narrow-gauge markets in Latin America, South-east Asia and Australia in a bid to meet its growth targets, according to strategy and marketing general manager Thoba Majoka.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:56:00 +0200

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
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Africa needs economic integration

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0200

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).
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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Bigger is better says motor industry

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:32:00 +0200

Growing affluence in emerging markets is good news for manufacturers of gas-guzzling vehicles.
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Asia-Pacific region drives Aspen's revenue growth

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:25:00 +0200

SA's biggest drug manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare expects its Asia-Pacific business to generate the biggest share of the company's revenue by the end of the year‚ its chief executive Stephen Saad said at the release of its interim results for the six months to December.
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Chinese companies not favoured in Botswana

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:49:00 +0200

If Ian Khama has any say in the matter‚ and he most certainly shall‚ Chinese companies may not be collecting many more government contracts in Botswana in the near future.
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Africa sales boost SA vehicle exports

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:11:00 +0200

Vehicle exports from South Africa into the rest of Africa grew almost 20% last year‚ more than making up for a decline in sales to traditional‚ recession-hit markets in the European Union and the US.
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