[Prefatory Note: The text below is a modified version of remarks made at the opening plenary session of the “1st Global Conference on Israeli Apartheid: Dimensions, Repercussions and the Means to Combat It,” 29-30 November 2019, Istanbul.
Fifty-two boardroom pitches from 25 countries secured investments worth $40.1 billion.
The AIF focused on projects and advancing deals spanning several sectors, including Energy, Infrastructure, Transport and Utilities, Industry, agriculture, ICT and Telecoms
“Without the free movement of people, there can be no free movement of goods” – Jean-Guy Afrika
South African recently hosted tourism exhibitors from 23 African countries [PREUSS]
Africa’s GDP can quadruple by 2040, but with only a 50% rise in energy demand
A new dawn in energy resilience may come to Africa if there is a sizable move to renewable energy
Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, but by implementing the right policies, energy demand need only expand by 50% according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which had its first public presentation of the report at the second African Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Will prevent marine poaching and mitigate fire risk
AIS Data spread for SDR payload. Photo Credit: Amaya Space
A constellation of South African nanosatellites will be put in orbit next year to monitor shipping to prevent the poaching of marine resources such as abalone and sharks, while they will also track fires so ground-based personnel can move livestock out of harm’s way and prevent the spread of the fire.
A South African writer for The Saker Blog Around 2008, what is called Xenophobia, broke out. This has been repeated from time to time and to state it simply, the
On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity.
On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity.
“The South African government sees the success of the transaction, believed to be the largest ever out of Sub-Saharan Africa, as an expression of investor confidence in the country’s sound macro-economic policy framework and prudent fiscal management.”
The National Treasury building in Pretoria [PREUSS]
The South African government placed $5 billion worth of bonds in the international capital market on September 23 2019 in the largest bond issuance by a Sub-Saharan African country.
