When establishing private equity funds targeting investments in Africa, South African fund managers are increasingly starting to look offshore.
Finance
Drought-tolerant cowpea can improve crop yield in arid West Africa
Grain stocks buffer against global crisis replay
Global food prices are on the ascent again with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index.
East African banking growth continues despite global crisis
Even with the global economic meltdown hitting Africa, Kenyan banking sector has continued to grow confounding many local analysts.
Manufacturing in SA
South Africa has developed an established, diversified manufacturing base that has shown its resilience and potential to compete in the global economy - providing a locus for stimulating the growth of other activities, such as services, and achieving specific outcomes, such as employment creation and economic empowerment.