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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...

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S 2025 SONA: A VISION FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE

On Thursday, 6 February 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) at Cape Town City Hall. He began by...

SA must champion deeper trade and investment amongst BRICS Plus countries

Johannesburg, 14 October 2024 | The South African BRICS Business Council (SABBC) is pleased to announce our participation in the upcoming BRICS Business Council...
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South Africa’s Resolve: Our Humanity Prevails, Unconditionally

Author – Lefentse Nokaneng             On 11 January 2024, South Africa took a decisive moral stance by bringing a case of genocidal intent against Israel at...

SOUTH AFRICA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA

The Deputy President of South Africa, H.E Mr. Paul Mashatile facilitates dialogue in China in an effort to strengthen trade and attract foreign direct...

Summit explores Japan’s role in developing Africa’s ‘great economic potential’

The fourth Japan Summit, hosted by Brand South Africa in Sandton this week, highlighted the importance of trade between South Africa and Japan and...

Is it New Delhi’s time to shine in Africa?

India has age old ties to Africa. Under Narendra Modi, who visited Africa for the first time as prime minister recently, the fastest growing...

Helping Africa build Chinese expertise

With China now South Africa's largest trading partner, a journal produced by Stellenbosch University aims to create understanding of East-Africa relations. The fast rate of China's involvement in the continent has had a major impact on the environment and economics, editor Sven Grimm says.

Infographic: South Africa and Ghana

Brand South Africa and Brand Ghana are hosting a dialogue in the capital of Accra this week on building competitive African nation brands. At the same time, the South Africa Incorporated research project is also in the West African country to find out what they think about us.  Here’s how the two countries fare in some of the more important economic indicators.

Competitiveness on the agenda in Ghana

Ghanaian and South African officials, business people, students and civil society will meet in Accra to thrash out ways to build competitive African nation brands. It will look at active citizenship as necessary for economic growth. The dialogue takes place against flat economic competitiveness on the continent as a whole.