There is a city in the south of Zambia; a city of the future, called Choma. It has the profile of a city ready for rapid development, and hosts lucrative resources, and is populated by a people willing to relate.
Copper, a major export of Zambia, is under scrutiny as challenges arise and the industry constantly under probity. The Zambian copper mining industry as we know it today had its genesis in the 1920s.
As we prepare for Post-Corona New Normal in global and local economics, Zambian business owners and brands, can no longer ignore the intellectual property issues arising from product package designing that affect the sales or their products – Trade Dress.
There are six distinct aspects of economic thought in Botswana that an investor or entrepreneur trading in the country must be aware of, all cited in specific factors of an economy in flight – Botswana’s Financial sector, Meat Sector, Technology, Energy, Development, and Business Enabling Environment.
Woodfuel is the main cooking fuel for over 60% of households in Africa. This is expected to increase in the coming decades, due to lack of alternative household energy and growing charcoal demand in urban centres.
The Government of Botswana has established the Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) in 2015 to support and manage the development of the 8 SEZs in Botswana, and assist in economic diversification through developing trade and investment in Botswana while providing key services to foreign direct investors to the country.
In 2015, Wilbert R. Mutoko of the North-West University (South Africa), presented a paper titled ‘The role of small, micro- and medium enterprises in employment creation: The case of the manufacturing sector in Botswana’ at the 2015 7th International Conference on Business and Finance (ICBF). This is a paper provides insights into the developments of human capital in Botswana.