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38TH AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT: UNLOCKING AFRICA’S ECONOMIC POWER AND GLOBAL INFLUENCE

By Zinhle Zikalala   The 38th African Union (AU) Summit, concluded over the weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,  and was a historic moment for Africa’s economic...

SAA’s Flight Expansion Reinforcing the African Economic Scene

By Nokuthula Dhlamini   In a strategic move that mirrors its commitment towards boosting tourism and travel to South Africa, to stimulate economic growth, the national...

Recognising Excellence in Media within the SADC Region

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community comprising of 16 member States across the continent. These states include namely; Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,...

Domestic flights in South Africa

South Africa has a number of airlines flying between its major cities, and some of its smaller ones, with fares ranging from first-class to cut-price economy. Flights can be booked online from anywhere in the world.

Innovation Prize for Africa recognises Lakheni

A South African initiative that uses group buying power to lower food prices for needy communities, using a mobile app, has been nominated for...

Global conservation award for DRC park ranger and environmentalist

Rodrigue Katembo, a former child soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been awarded an international environmental prize for his work as a...

State of the Nation Address 2017: full speech

In his State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma declared 2017 the year of Oliver Reginald Tambo, who would have been 100 had...

Seed of success: South African writer shortlisted for literary award

The pan-African literary prize, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, has shortlisted three authors for the 2016 award. A South African and two Nigerian writers...

Soft power, co-operation will give South Africa an edge in Africa

Building South Africa's reputation in Africa will take effort from business and the government, as well as all South Africans, a research seminar on the nation's reputation hears. While South African businesses were respected in other African countries, South Africans were at times perceived as imposing and aggressive.

Brand South Africa’s opening remarks at the research roundtable

Premised on its mandate to build South Africa’s nation brand reputation, Brand South Africa has over the past year continued with its SA Inc research project which aims to assess South Africa’s profile, impact, and reputation in peer African markets. Brand South Africa has, in the past year, conducted research in Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.