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An institution's annual report is, formally, a record of what it claims to have achieved. It is only sometimes, and only ever partially, a record of what independent evidence can confirm. The Report of the Executive Secretary 2022/23, signed 7 November 2023 and...
Before an analyst, an investor or a journalist can say anything useful about a regional strategy, they need to know exactly what the document says, what it does not say, and how confident the underlying record is. On 10 October 2023, the Southern African Development...
It is a dawn of a new era with Zandaux.com's B2B e-Commerce Marketplace in South Africa. In the bustling streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, a digital revolution is underway; the advent of Zandaux.com, a multi-vendor digital marketplace, is set to redefine the...
Regional bodies produce a great deal of language about integration and comparatively little verifiable data about it, and SADC's own account of its Real Time Gross Settlement system is a useful case study in that gap: a single official communiqué asserts a...
In a candid revelation that sheds light on the challenges faced by citizen entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry, a resounding sentiment of frustration emerged during the recent Local Manufacturing Summit in Gaborone. The event provided a vital platform for...
The most reliable account of what SADC actually decided on 17 August 2023 is not a news headline or a theme slogan - it is the communiqué itself, a document that records specific, dateable institutional actions alongside a broad thematic frame that is easy to...
The rise of e-commerce has had a profound impact on the retail landscape, and small businesses are no exception. In the past, small businesses were often at a disadvantage when it came to competing with larger retailers, who had more resources to invest in online...
The rise of E-Commerce in South Africa has opened up significant opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to establish successful online stores; and there are eight steps they must take in order to succeed. According to Deloitte, the e-commerce market was estimated to...
In today's dynamic and interconnected world, opportunities abound across a vast array of sectors and industries. From the fertile fields of agriculture to the soaring skyscrapers of real estate, from the transformative power of information technology to the healing...