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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...
Ghana'
Ghana
The Republic of Ghana is viewed as a gateway to West Africa, and is rapidly becoming a maritime trading hub of strategic importance. It has a population of 29 million...
Zambia
Zambia
Zambia is large, landlocked, sparsely populated resource-rich country in the centre of Southern Africa. The country has a population of 17.8 million people and a GDP in 2020 of US$18.5bn....
Electricity gas steam and air conditioning supplySouth Africa
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...
Agriculture forestry and fishingSouth 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...
