Shaping up In the past year, the majority of sub-Saharan African economies implemented a record number of reforms to improve the business climate for local entrepreneurs. The World Bank’s latest annual Ease of… Read more
Growth spurt While South Africa has been particularly hard hit by recent drought conditions, the country’s commercial producers have plans to plant 26.5% (516 250 ha) more maize than last season. The latest… Read more
Hitting the bullseye South African scientists have introduced Pumelelo, the first Cape buffalo brought into the world by in vitro fertilisation, at a game farm north of Johannesburg. This comes nearly 40 years… Read more
Capital developments The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) – West Africa’s regional stock exchange – is leading the way in developing Islamic capital markets on the continent. With the launch of… Read more
Value for money The British have spoken – they consider South Africa to be the best-value long-haul holiday destination. The UK’s annual Post Office report shows that Cape Town, in particular, is highly… Read more
