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#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

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Megan Roper 26 Jul 2018

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#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018

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Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

11 May 2018

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

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African Union flag.

Why Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

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How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

James William Comerford 26 Feb 2018

Game-changing trends for the manufacturing industry in 2018

Game-changing trends for the manufacturing industry in 2018

Antony Bourne 5 Feb 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

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Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

16 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A premium African surf brand with global appeal

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13 Jul 2018

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

Nine decades of Coca-Cola in Africa

11 May 2018

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

9 Apr 2018

African Union flag.

Why Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

James William Comerford 26 Feb 2018

Game-changing trends for the manufacturing industry in 2018

Game-changing trends for the manufacturing industry in 2018

Antony Bourne 5 Feb 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

16 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A premium African surf brand with global appeal

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Olajide Fabamise 4 Oct 2017

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

8 Sep 2017

Sweet end of packaging

Sweet end of packaging

1 Aug 2017

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Dereshin Pillay 27 Jul 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

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Nicholas Kitonyi 3 May 2017

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

Postive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of the Washington Nelson Mandela Leadership Initiative which will allow young African leaders to study at some of the USA's top universities. Image: Wikipedia

Africa must look for partnerships

Chris Bathembu 5 Aug 2014

Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors

Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors

Charlotte Mathews 21 Jul 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

Alucan in Nigeria contributed upwards of US$300m to Nampak's earnings since February. Image:

Nampak earnings up 7.4% to 114.3c

Mark Allix 28 May 2014

Peter Motlare says problems at Dangote hurt Tiger Brands but plans are underway to resolve these problems. Image: Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands earnings from operations reach R8.56

Nick Hedley 22 May 2014

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 20 May 2014

Sales in various African countries showed some growth but volumes in Zimbabwe were down by 18%. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller's Africa sales slow growth

Nick Hedley 17 Apr 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

Algeria represents some real opportunities for South African companies claims PPC's Ketso Gordhan. Image:

PPC looks to seal big Africa deals

Nick Hedley 25 Feb 2014

An employee at the Onitsha brewery in Nigeria checks a batch of beer. Image: SABMiller

SABMiller invests US%110m in Nigeria

24 Jan 2014

Wayne Samson says Ellies earnings were hurt after the Eskom contract came to an end. Image: Ellies Holdings

Ellies Holdings earnings down 40.9% to 25.09c

21 Jan 2014

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