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The government is working on a set of regulations that will ensure that shale gas exploration does not threaten South Africa’s environment or compromise research projects linked ...

Trade deals are based on the concept of give and take – a reality that protectionists try to ignore. No countries play fair when it comes to trade, pleading the need to protect t...

The World Bank Group’s latest economic analysis for Rwanda forecasts a growth rate of 5.7% in 2014 and says the economy has the potential to achieve a higher growth rate of 6.6% ...

Done wisely, it could lead to unparalleled peace and prosperity; done poorly, to disaster Globalization is the big story of our era. It is shaping not just economies, but societie...

Citrus growers in South Africa, the world’s biggest orange exporter, asked the government to set up an independent panel to help resolve a dispute with the European Union over th...

Civil society converged on United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 August 2014 to make their voices heard regarding the future global development agenda that will point the w...

Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation The Department of International Relations and Cooperation will jointly host an event with the Embassy of the People...

The much-awaited Regional Infrastructural Development Master Plan (RIDMP) has taken off ground with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) approving US$997 million part ...

South Africa can overcome the blockages to an inclusive productive economy with the recognition that manufacturing, with its multiplier effects, is critical to inclusive growth a...

This week, the government of Singapore will be hosting its third Africa-Singapore business forum. The forum will bring African private and public sector leaders to Singapore t...

Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, has rubbished reports as “factually incorrect” by some local media houses who have accused Namibia of refusing to sign the So...

The East Africa Community Secretary General Dr Richard Sezibera has advised regional private and public sector players to consider embracing the ideals of a 24-hour-economy to acce...

Weak commodity exports amid increased importation of goods and services into the country have worsened Uganda’s trade balance. The Central Bank State of the Economy report for...

Sound management of natural resources in Mauritania has the potential to spur further economic growth and build a foundation for sustainable development in the country, according t...

As India plans to host the third India-Africa Forum Summit in December, the implications of a similar event that took place in Washington earlier this month should not be lost on...

Zimbabwe and China yesterday signed nine landmark agreements that will see the emerging global giant from Asia providing financial support for the much-needed economic enablers in ...

The Federal Government and the Financial Regulatory Authority may tap into the G-20 proposal that will require the top banks in the country to issue special bonds as capital that c...

Containment efforts in Nigeria lower impact Business activities across the West African countries may have been gravely affected by the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (E...

Regional Economic Integration Support (REIS) Programme, funded by the European Union, has been a catalyst for the rapid development of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) management i...

India is in talks with key private sector groups in Kenya in a push to have the country export more agricultural produce to the Asian giant to cut reduce trade deficit. It is hope...