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South AfricaWholesale and retail trade repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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...
South AfricaTransportation and storage
Where to From Here for the Aviation Industry in South Africa
One cannot avoid thinking about SAA when talking about aviation in South Africa, but reading the latest WOW report on aviation, one realises that aviation is so much more than...
Agriculture forestry and fishingSouth Africa
Can the printing industry return to its glory?
When talking about the printing industry, the good old printing press is the first one to come to mind. For decades, the concept of having a paperless society has been...
Accommodation and food service activitiesSouth Africa
The Liquor Industry: A curse or Boon to the South African economy
We reflect on the liquor industry along two dimensions. The economic reality of an extremely lucrative business and the ethical aspects of alcohol consumption and its consequences. We will start...
Central AfricaMining and quarrying
Mining in Central Africa: The Wild West
Millions of people still live in poverty in spite of the endowment of Central Africa’s natural resource wealth. This phenomenon has been a topic for discussion and research to understand...
BotswanaInformation and communication
Botswana and its smart telecoms trajectory
Telecommunications has made the world a “global village”. For many decades, national “Post and Telecom” parastatals worldwide ruled a steady sector, with expensive international calls and limited rural access where...
Democratic Republic of the Congo'
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a GDP of US$55.09bn and a population of 89 million people, and has a surface area equivalent to that of Western Europe, making...
South AfricaTransportation and storage
The great boon to Freight forwarding with the implementation of the Africa Continental Trade Area (AFCFTA)
The freight forwarding business is the thread that runs through most supply chains. It connects individual chain elements, from manufacturer to consumer, whilst these individual elements have their own separate...
