One of the themes discussed at this year’s WEF Africa conference is the need for infrastructure development. It is seen as the driver of economic growth, yet Africa has a long way to go in the sector. ABN’s Chris Bishop sat down with Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s Minister of the [...]
The African Union (AU) has earmarked a standby force for Africa as one of its key initiatives. ABN caught up with Zoli Kunene, chairman of defence equipment manufacturer Denel, for his views on how this would impact the company. ABN Digital Generic Player
South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan talks about how WEF Africa is building on from the World Economic Forum that was held in Davos this year. ABN Digital Generic Player
Rwanda’s Finance Minister Claver Gatete sat down with ABN’s Godfrey Mutizwa to share how Rwanda convinced foreign investors that it was a stable, innovate country in Africa. ABN Digital Generic Player
One of the challenges for trade in Africa has been lack of facilitation of inter trade among countries on the continent. South Africa wants to establish a free trade zone in Africa by 2017. South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davis is one of over 1,000 leaders from business, [...]
South Africa is leading the continent when it comes to economic competitiveness. That’s the finding of the 2013 Global Competitiveness Index released annually by the World Economic Forum. It ranks South Africa as 52 out of 144 countries. ABN’s Godfrey Mutizwa speaks with Christine Ramon, Chief Financial Officer at Sasol [...]
ABN’s Thomas Murray caught up with Brian Simmonds, Founder of Ghanaian telecoms company M-pedigree. Simmonds goes into depth about his business strategy and how it is increasing competitiveness and helping improve the lives of Africans. ABN Digital Generic Player
One of the key themes at the WEF Africa forum this year is job creation and how it is needed to stimulate growth. An organisation that knows just how important this is, is UNI Global. It brings together over 900 trade unions representing over 15 million members worldwide. Philip Jennings, [...]
The Africa Competitiveness Report for this year shows that growth has so far not been sufficiently matched by improvements in competitiveness. Competitiveness is uneven across the region with countries such as South Africa and Mauritius reasonably strong, but 14 out of the 20 African states are the least competitive countries [...]
ABN’s Karima Brown speaks to Chuck Slaughter, a young social entrepreneur attending the conference to understand the value of this platform and if it is indeed poised to unlock the opportunities on the continent. ABN Digital Generic Player
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