Afreximbank’s $11bn bet on SA signals new trade order
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 110 Views |
Mzwandile Masina
South Africa’s membership is expected to influence economies far beyond the Southern African region, extending into East, West, and North Africa.
Afreximbank’s headline commitment of $11 billion not only aligns with South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030 but also reinforces the country’s commitment to advancing African industrial development.
“A genuine leader is not a searcherfor consensus but a molder of consensus.”–Martin Luther King Jr.Personality wars at Gaborone City Council (GCC), Palapye District Council and recently at Francistown City Council are holding back developments as civic leaders are increasingly consumed by internal power struggles, personality clashes and political factionalism. The latest developments at the GCC are particularly troubling. The postponement...