KANISA MAGAZINE

Explore the key trends shaping Namibia’s manufacturing sector in 2024, from value addition and green manufacturing to advancements in technology and export growth.

By SEZA | for Moakanyi Magazine The Government of Botswana has established the Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) in 2015 to support and manage the development of the 8 SEZs in Botswana, and assist in economic diversification through developing trade and...

By Staff Writer | for Moakanyi Magazine Trade and markets lie at the heart of the development process. In food and agriculture, markets expand consumers’ choices and create incentives for farmers. Markets thereby enable the optimal allocation of resources and provide...

By Oscar Habeenzu | for Moakanyi Magazine According to FAO, the world has 1.468 billion head of cattle, and Botswana has 2.5 million of that herd, and it is estimated to account for less than 2% of Botswana's GDP. On the other hand, Botswana is a cattle country dating...

Vodacom DRC’s customers rose 35 per cent to 21.8 million in a year while revenue per user fell 25 per cent to US$2.40. Set beside the BCC’s 6.6 per cent growth estimate, it shows where mining wealth is not arriving.

Reserves gained US$170 million in five weeks to 24 November as Brent fell 12 per cent and copper rose 6 per cent. Cobalt stayed flat near US$33,000. Price, import and financing effects explain the move and its limits.

The BCC’s October data puts Congo’s provisional 2023 growth at 6.6 per cent while capital spending is 12 per cent of state outlay and Kinshasa prices run far ahead of incomes. What a non-mining operator should plan for.

October’s BCC data separates price from volume in Congo’s external account: copper output up about 17 per cent, cobalt value roughly halved, and reserves down from US$5.0 billion to US$4.6 billion since August.