Afrophobia as a Growth Constraint, Not a Social Footnote
Growth models for South Africa carry the usual variables: investment, productivity, the terms of trade, the cost of capital, the electricity supply. Social cohesion is not among them. It is filed under politics, or sociology, or the softer pages of a country report....
Why a narrow cleaning niche beats a broad one
In a crowded market, the cleaning business that tries to do everything for everyone competes only on price, and price is a race no small operator wins. The one that solves a single, recognisable problem better than anyone else can charge for expertise instead. That is...
Five waste-recovery services a cleaning company can add
Every cleaning contract already handles waste; the question is whether the business captures any value from it or simply carries it to a skip. Adding waste-recovery services is one of the few ways a cleaning company can grow revenue without chasing new clients,...
Where cleaning ends and waste recovery begins
The line between cleaning up a mess and recovering something valuable from it is thinner than it looks. A cleaning crew that empties bins, a waste collector who sorts them, and a recycler who turns the contents back into raw material are increasingly parts of one...
MUSIKA launches a Trade Desk for Zimbabwe’s Business Buyers
Retailers, contractors and other enterprises can source South African goods through a managed procurement process. Musika launches today for Zimbabwean businesses buying from South Africa. Buyers can submit requirements, receive quotations and work through a trade...
Where cleaning ends and waste recovery begins
Cleaning, waste collection and recycling increasingly overlap in community businesses. KwaZulu-Natal’s Hammarsdale centre shows how sorting and aggregation turn rubbish into revenue, and where a cleaning operator can join the chain.
MUSIKA launches a Trade Desk for Zimbabwe’s Business Buyers
Retailers, contractors and other enterprises can source South African goods through a managed procurement process. Musika launches today for Zimbabwean businesses buying from South Africa. Buyers can submit requirements, receive quotations and work through a trade...
Authorities Clarify FMD Controls: Dairy and Aggregates Exempt
Botswana’s FMD coordinator Dr Mbeha clarifies that UHT and pasteurised milk, firewood and aggregates are exempt from movement curbs — what it means for
Digital at the Frontier: Immigration Chief Respect Gono Drives OBMS Rollout in Zimbabwe
Chief Immigration Officer Respect Gono led the Mpoenghs Border Post refurbishment and OBMS rollout, bringing online pre-clearance to Zimbabwe’s frontier.
Moswaane Calls for Unity over the Proposed Constitutional Court
At a Selebi-Phikwe kgotla on 10 February 2026, Assistant Minister Moswaane urged unity behind Botswana’s proposed Constitutional Court despite cost concerns.
Credit Where Due: ZMF’s Jessica Mazivazvose Ties Gold Surge to Support for Women Miners in Zimbabwe
ZMF’s Jessica Mazivazvose credits Zimbabwe’s gold output rise to government support and favourable prices — naming women miners as drivers of the gains.
Dr. Isheunesu Amon Chaka: Why Africa’s Institutions Must Be Built from Community Outward
Dr Isheunesu Amon Chaka, appointed to the Cabanga Africa Group board on 28 September 2026, has spent nearly two decades proving that institutions grow stronger when communities own them. Most institutions in Southern Africa were designed to stand apart from the...
Government Orders Safer Learner Transport, Phasing Out Donkey Carts
Botswana’s Ministry of Local Government in February 2026 ordered councils to provide safer learner transport and phase out unsafe donkey-cart use for
Building the Secretariat: IATFCO Closes In on a CEO as Afreximbank Commits US$28m in Harare
IATFCO nears a CEO pick as its Harare secretariat takes shape, backed by Afreximbank’s US$28m and 600,000 m² of Zimbabwean land near the airport.
Selling Zimbabwe in London: New SECZim Chair Dakshesh Patel Leads Capital-Markets Pitch
New SECZim chairman Dakshesh Patel joins ZSE CEO Justin Bgoni at a London capital-markets conference to rebuild investor confidence in Zimbabwe.
Renewed Tigray fighting threatens northern Ethiopia’s recovery
International organisations are warning of renewed military escalation in northern Ethiopia, with airport seizures and wider hostilities creating new risks for transport, investment and humanitarian access.
Egypt extends 1,250MW of gas capacity instead of replacing it
GE Vernova will provide rotor-life-extension services for five 9F gas turbines at three Egyptian plants, targeting another 13 to 15 operating years.
Congo’s carbon authorization expands a clean-energy finance channel
The DRC has increased Econetix’s Article 6 authorization to a cumulative 2.75 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, covering a programme that includes solar and clean-cooking activities.
Nigeria’s $300 million fund moves off-grid power into deployment
The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment vehicle for mini-grids and other distributed power assets.
Rwanda’s B+ rating keeps growth and debt in one frame
Fitch’s B+ Stable assessment, as reported by Rwanda’s finance ministry, reflects strong growth potential and concessional financing while keeping fiscal and debt management under scrutiny.
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