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Ocean & Coastal fishing and Aquaculture in South Africa
Sunday 21 November 2021 was World Fisheries Day, an event celebrated around the world to raise awareness about ways to protect a healthy ocean eco-system and sustainability. The present day...
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Southern Africa Minerals – “Much effort, much prosperity.” Euripides
The WoW report on Mining in Southern Africa gave me great courage. Just paging through all the “Corporate Actions” that are taking place in all the Southern African countries, besides...
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The Construction sector in Botswana – on track towards the integration of technologies for efficiency and much needed jobs
The latest WOW report on the construction industry in Botswana provides detailed insights into the activities and the companies involved. Large infrastructure projects are well captured and documented as in...
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The Problem with POPIA
The intentions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), promulgated in 2014 and enacted on 1 July this year, are honourable and compelling. The public must be protected against...
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Nigeria: Land of Promise for the construction sector?
Being the largest and most populous country on the African continent it is expected that the construction sector in Nigeria, would be at the core of economic activities given the...
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Car Rental Industry in South Africa – The ship that keeps sailing
How does the Car rental industry re-invent itself after the hammering of the tourism industry that is the biggest lever for its profitability? Like most industries, it has to find...
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