A reminder of the new SOLAS amendment which will come into effect on July 1, 2016, requiring shippers to provide a Verified Gross Mass (VGM) per container to carriers of International Sea Transportation. The new regulations prescribe two methods by which the shipper can obtain the verified mass of a packed container…

Ethiopia has been aggressively seeking foreign direct investment in garment and leather manufacturing. Global brands from H&M and Wrangler to Lee, Calvin Klein, and Timberland all have a presence in Ethiopia.

Making the way of doing business easier in South Africa will go a way long in attracting more foreign investors to the country.This sentiment was shared by a panel of four businesswomen at the Tshwane International Trade and Infrastructure Investment conference at the CSIR yesterday.

The world is moving to the city. No part of the planet is urbanising faster than sub – Saharan Africa. The continent population of roughly 1.1 billion is expected to double by 2050. More than 80% of that growth will occur in cities, especially slums.

Imaginations flew high when leading e – commerce site Amazon announced plans to start delivering packages by unmanned aerial vehicles – or drones. Consumers could now picture a world where the sky was filled with flying robots delivering products, and Amazon has since been trying to work with regulators in the US to get permission […]

East African Community member states have failed to reach a deal on a common tax rate as the blocs smaller economies worry about significant revenue losses.