May 19
Africa: Africa Must Turn Trust and Critical Minerals Into Factories, Jobs and Lasting Growth
South Africa's G20 presidency last year revived an old and uncomfortable question: If Africa has been "rising" for more than two decades, why has so much of that promise failed to… Read more »
August 03, 2025
South Africa: Uncertainty and Fear Haunt Automotive Industry in Wake of Tariff Increases
Workers and executives in the Eastern Cape automotive industry have expressed concern and anxiety after the Trump administration imposed a 30% tariff on imports from South Africa. Read more »
July 29, 2025
South Africa: Where People Defy the Numbers - The Paradox of SA's Automotive Industry
Detractors point out that automotive manufacturing accounts for just 3,2% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and argue that the incentives given to the sector could be… Read more »
July 13, 2025
South Africa: Trump Tariffs Threaten Thousands of Eastern Cape Manufacturing Jobs - - but Mitigating Action Can Be Taken
Thousands of direct and indirect jobs in manufacturing in the Eastern Cape are at risk from the impacts of the new US tariffs. What can be done to mitigate against this? Read more »
