The Great Renaissance Dam & its fallout
Blue Nile resonates with myths and fairy tales. More than that, it waters countries that it passes through-eleven in number -namely Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,...
Will “Eco” score over CFA?
Colonial rule in Africa may be over but still there is a colonial hangover refusing to leave the cultural and economic ethos of the...
Cocoa certification standards: good or bad?
Cocoa producers world-wide, particularly African growers, decry the introduction of new certification standards since they feel that it might depress their income from the...
Kremlin to AfCATA- Road is bumpy
Kremlin is on a gambit in Africa. The objective is pure and simple: not to lag behind China, the US and to a lesser...
How South African women entered a male bastion and conquered it?
Penetrating a male bastion is always difficult, particularly when the domain is fraught with risk and malice. But two South African sisters have overcome...
Is oil refinery an Achilles Heel of Dangote?
Quite in line with the report of www.trendsnafrica.com , the Dangota’s much talked about oil refinery, which boasts of changing Nigeria’s oil refining sector, may face...
The downside of South Africa’s racial clash
Not long ago, South African corporations like Shoprite, Mr Price, Pep and MTN were great symbols of African pride and, to a great extent,...
Election Blues in Botswana
Botswana is gearing itself for a general election. Opposition parties are struggling to come to an understanding to win the race under the banner of...
Ghana to become headquarters of AfCATA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - the largest trade bloc in the world – has become a reality after protracted...
Trillian told to pay back Eskom R595 million
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the Trillian Capital Partners, owned, among others, by Gupta brothers of India, who ruled...
