Joint African Effort Needs Real Teeth: Regional Integration
As the city of Maputo prepares itself to host the World Economic Forum African summit this week under the theme Engaging Business in Development it is apt to reflect on the economic track record of Africa.
Egypt Opens the Door to SA Business
A recent survey by the South African Institute of International Affairs on the experience of South African companies and subsidiaries operating in Egypt found that most regard it as a promising market.
Ghana Elections: Kufuor has put Ghana on the right track
Ghana’s New National Patriotic Party government is facing a keenly awaited political contest in December when Ghanaians go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament.
Business as Usual in Egypt
EGYPT faces the first contested presidential elections in its history next Wednesday. President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling party, the National Democratic Party (NDP), is poised to win.
In Search of El Dorado in Africa
MINING in Africa appears to be the lifeline for the viability and sustainability of SA’s mining giants, which are facing rising costs related to deep-level mining and ageing mines.
Can the South African Business Experience in Africa Offer a Way Forward?
Although Africa boasts some lucrative emerging markets and oil and gas fields that, once fully operational, could be geo-strategically important for the North (given the volatility of the Middle East), the continent is off the radar screen of most foreign investors.
SA companies use Ghana as gateway to West Africa
Ghana has emerged as the hub for SA companies seeking to do business in West Africa.
Senegal’s allure for SA companies
With its capital and principal port of Dakar located on the westernmost point of Africa, Senegal is poised to become the gateway to Francophone west Africa.
Africa will remain important to an enlarged EU: trade and investment
The ambitious eastward expansion of the European Union (EU), emphasised by the European Commission’s recommendation to begin accession negotiations with Turkey, has not assuaged fears in SA and on the continent of a potential declining European focus on Africa.
Mine Action in Southern Africa: Instrument of Development?
Africa has the world’s largest mine contamination problem and over 30 states are affected. However, Southern African states have endorsed an anti-personnel mine free zone and are dealing with the problem through their national mine action programmes.