It is essential for South Africa and Botswana to grow economic ties and investments as this will form a firm foundation for mutual benefits. This is according to International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. Addressing...
Following a multi-million Rand investment in its commercial vehicle division, Hyundai Automotive South Africa officially opened its a commercial vehicle assembly plant on the East Rand of Gauteng. Wade Griffin, director of Commercial Vehicles at...
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between South Africa and Botswana will see the two countries improve cooperation to stimulate economic growth and advance regional integration. Dipuo Peters, Transport Minister says, “Key to our agreement is that it...
A number of infrastructure projects in southern Africa were presented at the recent Dakar Financing Summit for implementation under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA). PIDA is a blueprint for African infrastructure...
Botswana faces the possibility of its Gaborone Dam drying up by September this year if the country does not receive adequate rainfall before August. Erratic rainfall over the last three years has caused water problems for the country which declared...
An agreement between Botswana and Namibia has been signed paving the way for a 1 500 kilometre long railway line to be built. This railway line will traverse the Kalahari desert connecting land-locked Botswana with Namibia’s port of Walvis Bay. The...
A R210 million upgraded road considered a vital link between Gauteng, the North West, the Northern Cape, Botswana and Namibia has been officially opened by the North West premier Thandi Modise. The stretch of road between Sannieshof and...
African Energy Resources Ltd and ACWA Power International formed a bid consortium in October 2013 and submitted an Expression of Interest for a 300MW coal‐fired Greenfield Power Project tender in Botswana. The Ministry for Minerals Energy and Water...
The Zimbabwe government says it needs $27 billion to fund the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (ZimAsset). The bulk of the money will go towards the energy, water, sanitation and social sectors. The five-year economic...
