May 28, 2018//-Aspire Art Auctions, the South African auction house, is offering two ‘fresh to the market’ Irma Stern paintings which beautifully capture her vision of Africa as the home and melting pot of cultures – African, European, Arab and Chinese – and which pay tribute to all these influences.
Category: Economy
Trade Mission to Kenya and Tanzania Yields Significant Results
Pretoria, South Africa, May 28, 2018// — A week-long Trade and Investment Mission to Kenya and Tanzania organised by Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has yielded good leads for two South African companies and given others a chance to meet with potential investors and partners in the East African markets.
No Puzzle About Weak Business Investment: It’s the Economy!
The debate continues on why businesses aren’t investing more in machinery, equipment and plants. In advanced economies, business investment—the largest component of private investment—has contracted much more since the global financial crisis than after previous recession.
Nigeria Conflict Stops Sorghum Farmers’ Bid to Benefit From Trump
May 28, 2018//-Chinese importers seeking alternative sources of sorghum as risks of a trade spat with the U.S. linger are finding Nigeria, the world’s second-largest producer, unable to fill the gap as violence in producing regions leave fields idle.
South Africa, Tanzania Encouraged Businesses to Utilise Trade Agreements
Pretoria, South Africa, May 28, 2018/ — South Africa and Tanzania have encouraged the business sector from both countries to commit to and utilise some of the agreements signed by their respective governments in order to find it easy to operate in the continent.
Do You Get Diabetes from Eating Too Much Sugar?
May 27, 2018//There is a widespread belief that sugar is the sole cause of diabetes. After all, the disease is characterised by high levels of sugar in the blood.
The Debt Challenge to African Growth
From increases in life expectancy to steep declines in infant mortality, many of Sub-Saharan Africa’s development indicators are heading in the right direction. But with public-debt levels increasing, fiscal reforms are needed to ensure that the region’s progress isn’t stifled by interest payments. Washington, DC, USA, May 26, 2018// – Sub-Saharan Africa is confronting a […]
Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya Jostle for $400,000 Fall Armyworm Tech Prize
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 25, 2018// — Nesta on behalf of Feed the Future today announced that 228 applications have been received, mostly from Africa, for the $400,000 global Fall Armyworm Tech Prize.
CDD-Ghana Urges African Leaders to Focus on Building Sustainable Path to End Corruption
Accra, Ghana, May 25, 2018//-Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has urged African leaders to focus on building a sustainable path to end corrupt practices to promote good governance, accountability and higher levels of transparency at all levels in their governance and social structures.
Working Muslim Women Are A Trillion-dollar Market
May 25, 2018//-An unprecedented migration of women, particularly millennial women, has taken place from home to work across the Muslim world in the last 15 years.