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The BRICS leaders' summit in Hangzhou, China on Sunday 4 September 2016. From left, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Indian President Narender Modi, Chinese President...

The digitalisation of the economy offers a huge leapfrogging opportunity to Africa, as the continent bypasses older technology to immediately embrace the new. This was the starting point of a WEF Africa discussion on the economic potential of digital technology.

G20 leaders at the recently ended G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane, Australia, have agreed to step up trade and increase job creation as a way to reduce inequality and poverty. The leaders also committed to contributing more resources to curtailing the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

G20 leaders at the recently ended G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane, Australia, have agreed to step up trade and increase job creation as a way to reduce inequality and poverty. The leaders also committed to contributing more resources to curtailing the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

South Africa is tackling threats to its large citrus export market, aiming to keep the country’s R6-billion citrus industry export competitive.

South Africa is tackling threats to its large citrus export market, aiming to keep the country’s R6-billion citrus industry export competitive.

South African President Jacob Zuma, speaking at the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, lauded China's commitment to Africa while calling for a more balanced, sustainable trade relationship between the Asian giant and the continent.

Improving global trade conditions for lower-income countries is critical to stimulating the recovery of the global economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said ahead of a G20 ministerial meeting in Mexico on Thursday.

The Eastern Cape province opened another chapter in its ongoing efforts to improve its regional competitiveness and increase job creation with the formal launch of a dedicated automotive cluster.
• Motor industry, government talk jobs

The South African Rooibos Council is participating in an international project to improve the export competitiveness of rooibos, one of the country's best-known products and, as a tea, a sought-after local and international beverage.