The South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) has appointed its 20th oil company leader to chair the industry association. Bonang Mohale, Chairman of Shell South Africa, has been elected chairman of SAPIA for 2014 succeeding Christian...
The pharmaceutical industry’s first dedicated, temperature controlled sea freight consolidation service to southern Africa is now in operation. It is a partnership between Imperial Health Sciences (part of the Imperial Logistics group) and global...
Launching its new on-board services for the South African perishable and pharmaceutical market, IAG Cargo and British Airways took the brand new airbus A380 on its first flight over South Africa during the first week of February. Replacing the B747...
The recent focus on the troubles faced by the mining industry has cast a shadow over the ripple effect these troubles have on the downstream industries. The backbone of the manufacturing industry, the foundry and forging industries, remain under...
South Africa is not averse to bilateral investment treaties says Dr Rob Davies, minister of trade and industry. “In fact, if there is a compelling economic or political reason why we need another bilateral investment treaty, we will consider it....
Tanzania is currently spending large sums of money on importing fuel to generate electricity.However natural gas could change this. If natural gas from Mtwara is fully utilised by all sectors, it could save Sh1.6 trillion (R11 billion) annually by...
An increase to Sanral’s network may put pressure on the road agency’s budget. Limpopo will ask Sanral to take more than 1 600km of road off of the province’s books. The roads will be incorporated into Sanral’s network in April, extending the road...
Individuals have begun to raise concerns about what Ghana’s proposed pre-paid water metering system could mean for the poor. The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), strongly backed by the Ministry of WaterResources, Works and Housing, plans to...
Africa’s power development challenge is enormous, with more than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacking access to electricity. “In this modern world electrification cannot be overemphasised and therefore all countries must endeavour to...
