Economic development in Africa is steadily happening, and key to this is the infrastructural development of the Trans-African Highway network - roads that connect countries in Africa. The Trans-African Highway network is a network of roads that spans the continent of...
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SADC agricultural standards — built-market implications — for SADC firms and investors
A regional seed standard is only as useful as the quarantine post, testing laboratory or bonded warehouse that gives it physical effect at a border. SADC's harmonised approach to seed, pesticides and agricultural inputs is, in that sense, a demand signal for a...
SADC regional tourism platform — built-market implications — across SADC member states
Sixteen SADC member states have just backed a private-sector platform to integrate tourism across the region, yet the physical infrastructure that tourism depends on — border posts, airports, road corridors connecting national parks and coastal resorts — remains as...
SADC tourism protocol amendment — built-market implications for businesses across SADC
Tourism is one of the most infrastructure-dependent sectors in the SADC region: it depends on roads and rail reaching border posts, on airports and air routes connecting national capitals to secondary tourism nodes, on power and water reaching remote lodges, and on...
Sandton Angles: The Wealthiest Square Mile in Africa, in Pictures
Sandton, dubbed as the wealthiest square mile in Africa, is a different world from many African cities, and if you pay close attention, you can capture the detail that went in and still goes into making it work - the infrastructure. In several spontaneous shots, Oscar...
SADC green economy strategy — built-market implications — for SADC firms and investors
A road, a rail line and a power interconnector do not stop being separate assets just because a regional plan says they should function as one system. That is the practical tension facing engineers and financiers reading SADC's consolidated climate and...
The Freight and Logistics Industry in South Africa
A diverse industry, investing in freight and logistics in South Africa requires an understanding of the overall industry, especially road-based. South African road-based logistics service providers are affected by consolidation processes driven by the fast-moving...
The Growth of Facade Engineering and Construction Industry in South Africa
Facade Engineering, commonly complimented with Rope Access, a speciality niche within the Construction industry, is subtly growing in South Africa, with bright future prospects both globally and in Africa. In South Africa, companies like Africa Façade Access (Pty)...
The Growth of Facade Engineering and Construction Industry in South Africa
Facade Engineering, commonly complimented with Rope Access, a speciality niche within the Construction industry, is subtly growing in South Africa, with bright future prospects both globally and in Africa. In South Africa, companies like Africa Façade Access (Pty)...