A P558.2 million contract went to SteelBase Construction in February 2026 for a 60 km road in southern Botswana; residents welcomed the jobs but raised relocation and compensation concerns.
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From Author-to-Authority: Fitzgerald Mujuru the Award-Winning Author-Business Coach
In today's knowledge economy, thousands of experts write books. Few become authorities. The difference isn't the quality of their knowledge - it's the strategic infrastructure behind their publishing. Fitzgerald Mujuru's transformation exemplifies Cabanga.Africa's...
Physical and Digital Infrastructure: The Balance of Business Power in Southern Africa
The Changing Face of Business in Southern Africa Across Southern Africa, the rules of business are shifting. For decades, the measure of strength was tangible: buildings, warehouses, retail outlets, fleets of delivery vehicles, and a visible, loyal workforce....
Performer vs. Operator: Why South Africans and Zimbabweans Clash – And Why They Need Each Other
Act I: The Clash That Wasn’t Conflict Across the borders and the cities, in construction sites, schools, hospitals, mines, and meeting rooms-there is a quiet tension that never quite explodes, but never disappears either. South Africans, born of rhythm and roar, feel...
SADC eighth Industrialisation Week: built-market implications — for regional operators
Mineral beneficiation, agro-processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing all require the same unglamorous precondition before a single unit of output can move: a building, connected to power, water and a road or rail line capable of getting product to a border. None of...
SADC regional leather value chain — built-market implications — for regional operators
A regional leather value chain is, underneath the policy language, a logistics and land-use problem: hides have to move from abattoir to tannery, tannery to finisher, and finisher to market, often crossing at least one border in the process, and each of those...
SADC regional quality winners — built-market implications for SADC firms and investors
Eswatini Meat Industries can now claim, with independent adjudication behind it, that its product meets an international quality standard. Whether that meat can reach a retail shelf in Lusaka or Dar es Salaam in saleable condition depends on something the award says...
Ndivhuwo Lefosa-Madzivhandila: Breaking Barriers in Construction and Infrastructure Development
Ndivhuwo Lefosa-Madzivhandila is redefining leadership in the construction and infrastructure sector, proving that excellence, sustainability, and economic transformation are not just buzzwords but the pillars of an impactful legacy. As a businesswoman and industry...
North-South time release study: built-market implications across SADC member states
A border post is, in engineering terms, a piece of infrastructure with a fixed physical throughput — a finite number of inspection bays, weighbridges, warehouse yards and processing counters. No amount of customs policy reform can move more trucks through Beitbridge...