The history of regional integration in Africa
The following is an extract from a riveting book by Faizel Ismail aptly titled “The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and…
Unlocking the potential of Africa to maximise its capacity to produce the quality and quantity of food it is capable of
By Cindy Euston-Brown “How do we then unlock the potential of the African continent to produce the quantity and quality of food it is capable of?” you may be wondering. “This will be a key focus point at the upcoming African Agri Council NPC (AAC) Market Access Africa conference taking place in Durban,” Ben Leyka, Chief Executive Officer of the African Agri Council NPC (AAC), gives an undertaking. “Market Access Africa (MAA) is the global…
A new global compliance standard for clean trade in free zones
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only redefined the concept of ‘safety’ but has created ripples in the global economic landscape.…
The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has just released its discussion document on social compacting and economic recovery
30 days from today, South Africa will mark a year since the country recorded the first case of COVID-19 inside…
APRM’s communications revolution: Reporting Africa to the world
The African Union (AU) member states who voluntarily acceded to the continent’s self-monitoring mechanism, Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), need…
Africa as a model
As African countries are ranked poorly in the Brand Finance’s “Global Soft Power Index 2021”, we share a chapter by…
Trade News in Brief
Francois Fouche gives us trade news titbits that made waves during the week and are of interest to us as…
Advocating for vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the high-level dialogue on the future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa at the University of Pretoria.This…
How to identify lumps on the body and their meaning
This week our resident professional pharmacist, Boitumelo Ntsoane, gives tips on how to spot different types of lumps Our bodies…
The City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
As part of South Africa’s contribution to former President Thabo Mbeki’s effort to advance the African Renaissance, the country contributed…