Africa's sustainable
railway industry
in transit

In 2017, as Cape Town faced one of the most severe droughts in its history, the city issued a R1 billion green bond – South Africa’s first municipal instrument of its kind. The proceeds were channelled into projects designed to strengthen long-term urban resilience: electric bus procurement, water systems, energy efficiency upgrades, coastal infrastructure, and sanitation treatment.

Bakang Letshwiti, Head of Public Sector Coverage and Pulana Mokwele, Coverage Banker, Absa CIB, explain how public–private partnerships can be leveraged to overcome South Africa’s infrastructure-funding crisis and unpack the vital role banks play in making those collaborations effective.

At the inception of South Africa's sixth administration in 2019, government took a bold decision to replace the annual Industrial Policy Action Plans (IPAPs) with sector-specific master plans.

In the late '80s, Anglo American pioneered an innovative supplier development model in South Africa.

Almost five years since that first terrifying lockdown, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the African continent are still feeling the impact of the global pandemic.

It isn’t for lack of ambition or ability that women in corporate South Africa find the C-suite doors often shut.