Tag: Climate change

COP climate summits almost inevitably leave some observers and participants disappointed. COP28, held in Dubai in early December, was no exception. Many commentators have expressed...

Kenya unveils e-commerce strategy to better harness the digital economy (UNCTAD) Kenya launched a national e-commerce strategy on 13 December to fortify its position as a digital ...

South Africa’s FDI inflows slow in third quarter (CGTN Africa) South Africa recorded reduced foreign direct investment inflows of 26 billion rand ($1.40 billion) in the third qu...

Botswana: Budget in Q1 surplus but FY deficit still looms (Mmegi Online) The national budget recorded a P5.2 billion surplus in the first quarter of the financial year, a performa...

South Africa to seek bids for new nuclear power station (Reuters) South Africa will launch a bidding process for an extra 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the co...

Air pollution causes over 8 million deaths per year. By 2050 extreme heat, diarrhea, dengue, malaria, and malnutrition (stunting) will together cause 21 million more deaths than th...

Freight Logistics Roadmap approved to be published (SAnews) The Freight Logistics Roadmap – aimed at addressing the serious challenges in that industry – has been approved for...

Transnet increases tug availability at Durban port (SAnews) The Port of Durban has made significant strides in the improvement of its marine craft status by increasing tug availab...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) is underway in Dubai until the 12 December 2023. Accord...

Southern Africa: Botswana Extends Ban on South African Fruits and Vegetables (allAfrica) Botswana announced on Monday, December 5, 2023 that it would extend and expand restriction...

Zimbabwe is paying $400 million Afreximbank debt with platinum exports (Business Insider Africa) The southern African nation’s reliance on its platinum resources to secure borro...

Economy moves ‘sideways’ with marginal 0.2% contraction in GDP (Engineering News) Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported a marginal 0.2% contraction in gross domestic...

White Paper on electric vehicles released (SAnews) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has released a White Paper that outlines a comprehensive electric vehicle...

South Africa: Cape Town Port Fully Operational After Delays In Container Offloads (allAfrica) Operations have returned to normal at the Port of Cape Town after reported delays exp...

Despite no consensus on global plastics instrument, South Africa is making progress (Engineering News) While the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)...

100 000 containers now stuck outside three SA ports – as new penalties and price hikes loom (Engineering News) In recent weeks, container ships have been bypassing the congested...

South Africa’s logistics crisis: lion’s share of economy at risk (Freight News) Sixty per cent of South Africa’s economy is at risk because of the “high inefficiencies and...

The 2023 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) finds that LDCs have not received enough financial assi...

President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Port of Richards Bay (South African Government) President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 23 November 2023, visited the Port of Richards Bay to asses...

Kenya has vast growth potential in aviation and technology (The Standard) The air transport industry in Africa is on the resurgence, and aviation is definitely the next infrastruc...