Once again, we are hearing government request more local value-addition to local minerals and metals. In fact, Africa, as a continent, seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet on continental... 

The official launch of the National Transmission Company South Africa as an independent subsidiary of Eskom Holdings did indeed represent an important milestone in the restructuring of South... 

This year’s iteration of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has come and gone. What stood out was the noticeable absence of the familiar spiel from African leaders railing about how the “economic... 

In his book, How Neoliberalism Failed, and What a Better Society Could Look Like, which critiques neoliberal policies and explores alternatives for creating a more equitable and sustainable... 

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced on October 7 that it had added new online self-service features for Registration, Licensing and Accreditation (RLA) under the Sars Online Query... 

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow, were the words emblazoned across the screen at last week’s Oppenheimer Research Conference, where 450 scientists were putting their heads together to solve the... 

The so-called second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises under the Government of National Unity (GNU)... 

As I noted last week, it’s been about nine months since Ethiopia became the first country to ban the importation of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, decisively shifting gears towards a low-carbon... 

On September 11, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) announced the commencement of the implementation of a fund for women exporters by welcoming its first... 

The advance of Manganese Metal Company in the field of manganese sulphate is remarkable. Here is a company in Mpumalanga beating the West to capture a first-mover slice of the fast-developing... 

It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little more than a convenient fig leaf for policy... 

Ethiopia is not just a historical footnote as one of only three African countries to have dodged colonisation – alongside Sierra Leone and Liberia, which were established to resettle black... 

If you are a World Trade Organisation (WTO  groupie, you would undoubtedly be familiar with TRIMs and TRIPS. If the acronyms are alien, or you require a quick refresher, TRIMs stands for Agreement... 

Mining, agriculture, manufacturing and everything that uplifts local business must be encouraged by government and wealth consumption kept in proper check. The long wait for exploration and mining...