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Trade between people is one of the greatest ways to increase prosperity around the world. We each bring different skills and resources to the table, and specialization has resulted in the lowering of costs of all sorts of goods. Whereas …
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Since its release in March 2019, BET International Best Act, Burna Boy’s song, Dangote, has continued to record impressive playtime in Nigeria. The song was inspired by the personality of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Dangote is …
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Access to more data is vital for economic growth and education. Young people spend more and more time on mobile devices—the fewer regulations and the more competition we have in South Africa, the more they will be enabled to access …
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The poorest continent in the world is about to lend a hand to the United States. Last week, Africa implemented the world’s largest free-trade area, and that’s great news for American foreign policy. Back in December, U.S. National Security Advisor
The latest GDP numbers show that the South African economy declined by 3.2 percent for the first quarter of 2019. This comes after President Ramaphosa announced a R50 billion stimulus package in September 2018. Since that stimulus followed on a …
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South African Airways’ sometimes-controversial CEO, Vuyani Jarana, has resigned. When the news broke on Sunday, many were caught by surprise, perhaps because it follows only a week after the resignation of another state-owned enterprise (SOE) CEO, Eskom’s Phakamani Hadebe. The …
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The Kenyan Ministry of Transport is proposing a review of fares for Public Service Vehicles, also known as Matatu, in a move to reduce the cost of transportation for poor citizens. Despite the good intentions of this proposal, state regulation …
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The South African government published the Tourism Amendment Bill on April 12. If this had happened on April 1, one could have believed that it was an April Fool’s Joke, so comical is the logic underlying the bill. The amendment, …
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South Africa has a jobs crisis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, 6.14 million people were out of work, an unemployment rate of 27.1 percent, which is one of the highest rates in the world, along with sub-Saharan African countries …
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Two weeks ago, an advanced delegation from Eritrea visited Ethiopia amidst excitement and expectations. The delegation was led by Eritrea’s Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh. His visit to Ethiopia was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between both countries and promoting regional …
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