AYABONGA CAWE | Addis bets on new strategy for industrial transformation
This is the land that in 1935 comes suddenly to the world’s attention, wrote WEB du Bois of Ethiopia, suggesting that the nation on the Horn of Africa came to the world’s notice “by being involved in war and rumours of war, a threat to the sanctity of international agreements, a crisis in Christianity (and) foreboding a new orientation in the problems of colour and race”.
AYABONGA CAWE: Grain pits to gas — nations rethink strategic reserves
When Eastern Cape farmer Gary Miles found two grain pits in 1975 “beneath a clump of scotia trees”, as recounted by historian…
AYABONGA CAWE: Energy costs threaten our industrial future
There has been no progress regarding a negotiated price agreement with Eskom, read a stock exchange news service…
AYABONGA CAWE: Global trade reform stalls as power struggles and war escalate
The word “reform”, often emblazoned in the reports and columns of this publication, can mean many things…
AYABONGA CAWE: South Africa must build new ‘grain pits’ to weather global shocks
In our preparations for what is likely headed our way, we require a grain pit of experience and principles that can weather the storms of a new and increasingly belligerent world. If not, we face collective ruin.
AYABONGA CAWE: Global overcapacity plagues ceramic tile industry
Safeguard measures struggle against Asian tile import surge. “A visit to several closed factories reveals a haunting sight”…
AYABONGA CAWE: Cement crisis bubbling closer to home as Zimbabwe lifts import controls
Afrimat wants our political leadership to make ‘sound economic decisions’ and …
AYABONGA CAWE: Navigating geopolitics with tactical tariffs
India is one of the most protected markets in the world. However, it is also one of the markets that is most reliant on open relations with its trading partners. Characterised by high tariffs and stringent regulatory barriers, Delhi has been in an aggressive dealmaking mood of late.
AYABONGA CAWE: Duty credits under scrutiny in automotive industry reform
There are a few trade-related explanations for why the market share of Asian producers has rapidly grown in ways that should…
AYABONGA CAWE: Steel crisis exposes limits of laissez faire as global states step in
The early return from leave nearly 50 weeks ago by some mandarins of the trade department following ominous news AMSA…