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Innovation in Energy. From an Obscure Commodity to an Attractive Star Performer?
The Who Owns Whom report on battery manufacturing in South Africa has a wealth of information, especially on the wider market and drivers of batteries. There are many different batteries...
BlogCountriesIndustries Agriculture & AgribusinessSouth Africa
Agriculture, South Africa’s Golden Child
According to the latest WOW Trends report, Agri-Business in South Africa, the agricultural sector provided an Olympian performance in 2020, with annual agricultural production rising to R312.5bn, a 9.9% increase...
BlogCountry SnapshotsIndustries South Africa
South Africa Snapshot
South Africa, with a population of 60.14 million and a GDP of US$302bn in 2020, is the third largest African economy behind Nigeria and Egypt. Although mainly mining based, with...
BlogCountry SnapshotsIndustries Nigeria
Nigeria Snapshot
Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with a population of over 200 million and the largest GDP on the continent of US$448bn. In 2019, the IMF forecast growth...
BlogCountry SnapshotsIndustries Botswana
Botswana Snapshot
Botswana has a long-held reputation as a stand-out example of political and economic stability on the continent. It has a small population of 2.4m with a GDP of US$18bn giving...
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Agriculture & AgribusinessPoultry & EggSouth Africa
The SMMEs struggle continues – the Poultry and egg industry is no different
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