Danish shipping giant Maersk has announced plans to halt its direct cargo shipping route between South Africa and the United States, effective October 1, 2025. The decision is expected to significantly impact South African exporters, who will now face longer transit times and higher logistics costs. According to a company notice sent to clients earlier […]
East African Community (EAC) countries expect overall national government spending to rise in the upcoming financial year that starts on 1 July 2023 and ends on 30 June 2024. Finance ministers from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda are to present their annual 2023/2024 budgets under a common theme before their respective parliaments on Thursday June […]
Morocco is unrelenting in its fight against contraband. The North African country has taken a series of measures to crackdown on smuggling while offering alternatives to the locals, basically trough a free economic zone. Works are already in progress to build the zone, which shall offer retailers in the cities near the occupied enclave of […]
