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SA targets 100 000-plus jobs through industrial parks, SEZ expansion: DTIC

South Africa’s (SA) Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has set a target of creating more than 100 000 jobs in the new financial year through industrial and investment programmes aimed at accelerating industrialisation, boosting exports and supporting economic transformation.

AfDB, CABEI sign new pact to boost MDB lending capacity through balance‑sheet reforms

Mozambique courts Chinese investment as Chapo visit signals “new era” in ties

Mozambique has signalled a renewed push to attract Chinese investment after a state visit to China by President Daniel Chapo, described by authorities as the start of a new chapter in economic and commercial cooperation.

AI pioneer urges “steering wheel” for AI as UN debates global rules, inequality risks

Nobel laureate and artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has warned that rapid advances in AI require stronger regulation to prevent serious harm, comparing AI to “a very fast car with no steering wheel”.

SARB monitors global tensions as cost-of-living pressures mount

SARB to collect more data to assess how Middle East war could affect economic growth

Africa fails to fund big projects despite surge in local capital: Report