By Retlaw Matorwa Prior to the 2010 World Cup, efforts to host the Da Lai Lama on South African soil threatened Beijing and Pretoria relations. Acceding to…

By Timo Shihepo Windhoek – Swaziland and Namibia having missing out on potential trade opportunities and other business ventures mainly because both have struggled to implement trade…

By Mpho Tebele Gaborone- Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states economies are facing a major risk due to the under performance of the South African economy, economists warned here…

By Hassan Houry IN the past, the world was clearly split into developing and developed countries – with the latter boasting the most advanced logistics ecosystems. Today, the…

By Tichaona Kurewa HARARE- ZIMBABWE’S trade deficit for 2016 dropped slightly to US$2.83 billion from US$3.29 billion in 2015 due to various protectionist measures put in place…

By Andreas Thomas WINDHOEK – THE bilateral cooperation between Namibia and France will be greatly enhanced, as the business community takes a leading role in boosting relations through…

By Timo Shihepo WINDHOEK–FIVE southern African countries – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland – have opened a new chapter in their bilateral relations with the…

By Magreth Nunuhe SWAKOPMUND–SOUTHERN Africa needs to strengthen and modernise its rail network in order to reduce logistical costs and increase competitiveness, according to Michelle Tinkhoff, Sales Director…

Zimbabwe, Namibia, SA in fight to maintain ivory trade By Ed Stoddard SOUTH Africa’s Kruger National Park is littered in places with the trunks of trees uprooted and…

THE 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wildlife fauna and flora (CITES) began in Johannesburg, South Africa,…

By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO - GETTING just a sliver of the global trade in goods and services worth more than US$70 trillion, Africans have every excuse to decide…

By Pavithra Rao and Franck Kuwonu UNTIL she travelled abroad when she started college, Zara Mwanzia had thought that chapatti — the delicious bread she ate while growing…

THERE was an international outcry two years ago when poachers killed about 300 elephants in Zimbabwe’s national parks. The operation was relatively simple. Due to perennially low…

By Chris Alden & Ross Harvey THREE countries in southern Africa have banded together to press for the lifting of the ban on international trade in ivory. South…

By Magreth Nunuhe THE Namibian Ambassador to the European Union (EU), Dr Kaire Mbuende, says there are ideas floating around Britain’s exit from the EU on future terms…

By Magreth Nunuhe Windhoek – Trade reciprocity between the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the European Union is crucial to establishing a mutually beneficial trade arrangement between…

By Magreth Nunuhe Windhoek – If the United Kingdom (UK) were to pull out of the European Union (EU), it would have repercussions in terms of its trade…

By Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Harare – The 57th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, which kicks off in Bulawayo next week, is expected to improve trade relations between…

By Magreth Nunuhe Gobabis – Omaheke region, Namibia’s last eastern frontier region bordering with Botswana, could within the next two years become one of the most strategic gateways…