The US government has urged Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to work out their differences surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Speaking during an online press conference, United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda...
Africa’s economic growth is projected to accelerate to 4.8% in 2014 and 5% to 6% in 2015, levels which have not been seen since the global economic crisis of 2009. This is according to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) latest African Economic...
By Vuyiso Msipa, Technical Executive at GIBB While major headway has been made in developing infrastructure in South Africa, the country’s roads require urgent attention. This was recently highlighted when heavy rainfall in some provinces caused...
COSATU will approach the provincial government and the minister of water affairs as part of a campaign on water and corruption. According to COSATU, it has resolved to take up this campaign following a debate on the challenges that workers and...
An information exchange system that will allow East Africans to report non-tariff barriers (NTBs) via a short message service on their mobile phone has been developed in Uganda. Sam Watasa, lead adviser on Uganda’s national response strategy for...
Following the launch of a new payment system, trade between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania is expected to improve significantly. The East Africa Payment System (EAPS) will interconnect the three East African economies and enhance efficiency in trading....
Standard gauge railway is seen as the lasting solution for the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to ease container congestion at the port of Mombasa. Danson Mungatana, KPA chairman says, “The new railway will come in handy as the container capacity at...
The newly created Port Security Portfolio at Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) has appointed Phumuzi Ernest Sigasa as the Executive Manager. Sigasa says, “ Looking at the challenges faced in upping the security oversight at TNPA, there needs...
The latest available data on air pollution has prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to call for the implementation of effective air pollution mitigation policies, close monitoring of the situation in cities worldwide and greater awareness...
