SA’s 2nd International SEZ Conference in KZN spotlights 12 zones, 224 investors, R31.7bn and 28,821 jobs. What the numbers mean for investors.
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KAGO Scholarship Funds Construction Training for Unemployed Workers
The KAGO Scholarship awarded over P250,000 to train ten students in building and construction trades in Botswana, targeting a stubborn skills shortage.
Six Records That Make a Business Cleaning Programme Auditable
Undocumented cleaning is invisible cleaning. Six records – schedule, checklists, chemical data, training, incidents and sign-off – turn a business hygiene routine into evidence.
Zimbabwe’s $115 million rail financing push is really a mining-logistics strategy
NRZ wants locomotives, wagons and network repairs, but the deeper commercial objective is restoring a rail system capable of carrying mining growth to regional ports.
Uganda’s $250 million fuel terminal is building the storage layer beneath its oil economy
The planned 320-million-litre Kampala Storage Terminal addresses a basic but strategic constraint: an oil economy cannot function efficiently without inventory security.
Real Estate Tagged a Money-Laundering Hotspot, P1.1bn in Dirty Money
A Botswana risk assessment estimates ~P1.1bn laundered through real estate amid surging valuations and weak oversight. Why property, the cost, the response.
Pool-House Reform Opens the Door to More Homeowners
On 5 March 2026 Minister Ramogapi added a tenant-purchase option and dropped plot-size and eligibility limits to Botswana’s pool-house scheme; 277 sold, 248 in
P558m Road Contract to Spur Rural Mobility
Government has awarded SteelBase Construction a P558.2m contract for a 60km Digawana–Ntlhantlhe road. What the price signals and what all-weather rural
Kazungula Bridge Authority Formalised, Strengthening Botswana–Zambia Ties
Botswana and Zambia have formalised the Kazungula Bridge Authority — hosted in Botswana, with Zambia keeping the executive director role. Why governance, not