In the market
Over the past few decades, South Africa’s economy has undergone changes in structure – shifting from a focus on... Read more
14 Nov, 2017
On the money
In 2006, the first eurobond was issued in sub-Saharan Africa. Between then and 2016, eurobond debt has grown among... Read more
14 Nov, 2017
Connected space
Over the next five years, mobile data is expected to be the main driver of growth in the African... Read more
14 Nov, 2017
The bee team
The South African National Biodiversity Institute estimates that the country’s honey industry has an average turnover of ZAR3.2 billion... Read more
7 Nov, 2017
In good shape
Africa is becoming a hub for e-health start-ups, with 115 medical-related ventures operating in 20 countries. To date, these... Read more
7 Nov, 2017
Fine tuning
The World Bank’s latest Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs report shows that Rwanda – with 52 – recorded... Read more
7 Nov, 2017
Healthy alternatives
Just more than a decade ago, very few generic versions of medicines for the treatment of life-threatening conditions were... Read more
31 Oct, 2017
Fair trade
Annual trade between Africa and India averaged 8.4% of the latter country’s global trade figure between 2006 and 2016.... Read more
31 Oct, 2017
Game changer
Recent research findings have revealed that trophy hunting contributes nearly ZAR2 billion to the South African economy – a... Read more
31 Oct, 2017
Get a whiff
Elephants have the highest count of genes associated with olfactory reception (about 2 000 compared to 811 for dogs) of... Read more
24 Oct, 2017
