Tag: EAC
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15 Mar 24 NewsIndustrial gas users prepare to make ‘orderly transition’ case at crunch gas-cliff meeting (Engineering News)
The creation of a formal public-private platform to assess soluti...
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11 Mar 24 NewsInfrastructure finance expert commends incoming amendments to PPP framework (Engineering News)
As government garners public comment on key proposed amendments to legislation gover...
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01 Mar 24 NewsStimulating sustainable wood in Green Construction in Kenya for low carbon climate resilient development (UNDP)
The forest sector plays a key role in socioeconomic development of ...
The EAC wants to become a “Political Confederation”. What could this mean?
29 Feb 24 BlogThe media recently reported that the process of transforming the EAC into a political confederation “is in progress”.[1] Certain recommendations have already been made by a “...
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13 Feb 24 NewsUpcoming events: 37th African Union Summit
Theme of the year: “Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qual...
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12 Feb 24 NewsIt’s time for Africa! (SAnews)
The official launch of South Africa’s first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 ...
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26 Jan 24 NewsWhiskey dispute hits new EU-Kenya trade pact (EUobserver)
Kenya faces s dispute with the EU on whiskey imports just weeks after its tortuously agreed trade pact with Brussels came...
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24 Jan 24 NewsAqora becomes Afrivolt, aims for battery cell manufacturing in Cape Town (Engineering News)
South African energy company Aqora has rebranded to become Afrivolt, says MD Deshan Nai...
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23 Jan 24 NewsSustaining growth for South Africa’s vibrant fintech industry (Daily Maverick)
Fintech enterprises frequently leverage cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, bl...
Trading Under the AfCFTA – a Guide for Tanzania
16 Jan 24 InfographicsWhen trading under the AfCFTA begins, Tanzania’s trade with the EAC and SADC member states will continue under existing regimes.
Tanzania, together with the other 12 SADC member...
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15 Jan 24 NewsCape Town calls for deadline on private sector port involvement (Engineering News)
The City of Cape Town says it wants a “clear deadline” from Transnet and national government...
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11 Jan 24 NewsSouth Africa’s trade balance is thinning and in need of urgent resolve (The Mail & Guardian)
A review of South Africa’s trade data for the period 2018 to 2022 revealed tha...
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18 Dec 23 NewsKenya 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 ...
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13 Dec 23 NewsBotswana: 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...
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11 Dec 23 NewsFreight Logistics Roadmap approved to be published (SAnews)
The Freight Logistics Roadmap – aimed at addressing the serious challenges in that industry – has been approved for...
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28 Nov 23 NewsSouth 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...
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27 Nov 23 NewsPresident 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...
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24 Nov 23 NewsKenya 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...
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21 Nov 23 NewsSouth Africa: Major Crisis at South Africa’s Ports (allAfrica)
Delays in container offloading at Durban port, Richards Bay port and Cape Town port is once again highlighting the...
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08 Sep 23 NewsSouth Africa to Face Pressure from Trade Partners to Ditch Coal (Supply Chain Brain)
South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties bei...