I’ve often lamented in this column the African Union’s (AU’s) dismally impotent threats whenever a military coup occurs in one of its member States, a pattern that has likely contributed to the... 

It truly is the year of sequels. By now, you might be wondering how many sequels there must be before a reboot happens. According to my search engine, there is no set number – reboots are a... 

Catalyse investment in South Africa’s industrial competitiveness, diversify South Africa’s export markets and build a South Africa that’s strong are three musts that South Africa must grasp with... 

With industrial and trade policy firmly back on the global agenda, South African industry is becoming more vocal in highlighting the threats posed to South Africa’s industrial capacity by policy... 

A new Africa seems to have arrived – one where the dead, if they happen to be former State Presidents or business tycoons, don’t simply rest. Instead, they spark unseemly wrangles between grieving... 

A question was put to me last week:  Where will Africa be in ten years? Any attempt at future analysis shaping involves looking at global, pan-African and regional institutions that have shaped the... 

“Can’t get a message through; Calling America, that’s what she said to do, … She left a number I could call; But no one’s there, no one at all; There must be something going wrong; That number just... 

Economic growth opportunities are there for South Africa to grasp and all the obstacles that are in the way of facilitating such economic growth must be removed. The opportunities range from big to... 

The message delivered by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, is an important one. Doubly so, given that... 

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, with a net worth standing at a cool $23-billion-plus, last month stepped down as chair of Dangote Cement, the bedrock of his business empire, just... 

“Since the beginning of the seventh administration, South Africa [has] embarked on a process to stabilize and enhance mutually beneficial trade and investment relations with the US.” Have you... 

There are things happening in African states that South Africa could partner for the good of our economy and the South African people. We are noticing that there are advances taking place on the... 

There has been an important, yet largely overlooked, shift in South Africa’s approach to meeting its goal of providing universal electricity access by 2030. A proposed revision to the delivery... 

South Africa has the dubious distinction of being the world’s most unequal country, with a Gini co-efficient – a measure of inequality based on per capita consumption – of 0.63. The broader...