I heard on the radio this evening that the Chinese company responsible for the arms shipment to Zimbabwe has been called back as permission has been denied for the ship to dock at all African ports.
For African countries to speak as one and refuse access to this arms shipment is a sign of the growing [...]
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Not sure whether Mauritius falls under the “African” Trade banner but think its close enough to be considered for a mention here. My wife has recently returned from a holiday in Mauritius and one of the first things she remarked on is how the island seems to be changing from a traditional holiday resort into [...]
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Up until a few weeks ago I was relatively supportive of Thabo Mbeki as our President. I think he had done enough unspectacular work to keep the country ticking along nicely.
Unfortunately I think his indecisiveness is now counting against him and he is going through the motions. The result – South Africans have lost faith [...]
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This is probably just the closet millitant, dictator inside me wanting to get out but lets think about this for a moment.
A Chinese ship tries to dock in Durban to unload weapons to be delivered to Zimbabwe (through South Africa). The trade unions refuse to unload it and it MAY be in contravention of a variety [...]
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There’s a rumour going around that there are Chinese troops in Zimbabwe at the moment. Is there any substance to this rumour?
I know that a Chinese ship carrying arms is in Durban at the moment but any truth to the talk about Chinese troops? Foreign soldiers in a situation like this can only be bad [...]
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The idea has been mooted before but there has always been a lot of issues around foreign exchange regulations and controls - but the idea of an African Stock Exchange still seems like a reasonable idea for the continent.
The continent provides an intriguing investment case - high risk and high reward. We’re resource rich at [...]
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Welcome to the African Trade Hub blog.
Africa has carried the title of the “Dark Continent” for decades. The majority of its countries have at some stage or other been colonised and carried the influence of European rule. The combination of European values clashing with traditional African values has seen an intriguing cultural battle between big [...]
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