The view of mainstream financiers is that the market mechanism is the only solution for the scaling of climate solutions. Public finance from major donor countries is declining as more money goes... 

Does it ring a bell? As it is the year of the sequel, you might want to cast your mind back to the column of October 11, 2024, titled  ‘Women exporters’ fund’. The fund’s full name is Women... 

South Africa has China to thank for uplifting the platinum price out of the post-pandemic doldrums into the top-echelon of top global commodity performers. In the first six months of this year,... 

The extreme pace of the 2025 news cycle has made it difficult to remember even the most important developments. For instance, it is difficult to recall the immediate concern raised in January over... 

Fake news doesn’t need a newsroom – just misunderstanding, a smartphone and a little fear. That’s all it took in Japan last month when a harmless cultural exchange with four African countries... 

The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held in Yokohama, Japan, from August 20 to 22, with one of the thematic events, ‘Paving the Way to Africa’s Single Market:... 

The countries of Africa have a beckoning opportunity to collectively leverage its critical minerals endowments, which require energy to turn to account. To get best advantage, the countries of... 

Developments in the South African steel industry offer a glimpse into the pressures being faced by the manufacturing sector as a whole, and the likely industrial and trade policy responses to those... 

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...