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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...
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...
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...
Accommodation and food service activitiesAgriculture forestry and fishingSouth Africa
The SMMEs struggle continues – the Poultry and egg industry is no different
Like most industries in South Africa, the poultry and egg industry is dominated by a few big players that have been operating for decades, entrenched themselves and diversified by investing...
Real estate activitiesSouth Africa
Is Digitisation and Working from Home Disrupting the Real Estate Sector?
This blog is written at a time when the Real estate sector in South Africa is facing another big knock caused by the massive unrest and looting taking place at...
KenyaManufacturingTransportation and storage
The Petroleum Industry in Kenya
For those with more than a passing interest in Oil, the latest WoW report on the Petroleum industry in Kenya offers an erudite overview and value chain of petroleum, natural...
