The World Bank's tenth and latest South Africa Economic Update points to serious weaknesses in the area of domestic innovation, which it says lies at the heart of a worrying divergence in the country's productivity performance when compared with both advanced economies and the country's Brics peers Brazil, Russia, India and China. The study found that productivity in South Africa fell by 6% between 2007 and 2016 as a result of insufficient investment in innovation, while private research and development (R&D) spending had declined by 40% since 2009. view more

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) recorded a sharp fall in disbursements to R12.4-billion in 2017, from a record R17.1-billion in 2016, and has indicated that it does not expect a major turnaround in 2018, owing to ongoing market weakness. The development finance institution had been targeting disbursements of around R16.5-billion in the year to March 31, 2017. view more

South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies and Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe have returned from Ethiopia where they attended the Informal Meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade on World Trade Organisation (WTO). The meeting took place at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on Monday. view more

Climate change is a global challenge and developing countries should be provided with adequate support for their mitigation and adaptation actions, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. "Climate change is a global challenge that requires no one to be left behind. The whole world affirmed this in Paris and Marrakech when the Paris Agreement entered into force on the 4th November last year," Zuma said at the conclusion of the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, United States of America. view more

The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) has announced the finalists in the 2018 WesBank Car of the Year competition. The announcement follows a voting process by a 30-member jury from the SAGMJ. The finalists are the Alfa Romeo Giulia; Audi Q5; BMW 5 Series; Kia Picanto; Land Rover Discovery; Peugeot 3008; Porsche Panamera; Suzuki Ignis; Toyota C-HR and Volvo S90. view more

The trucks division of German mobility group Daimler has invested in Israeli firm StoreDot, in an effort to accelerate the adoption of FlashBattery technology in the electric vehicle (EV) market. StoreDot, a Tel Aviv-based company founded in 2012, is a nanotechnology materials firm focused on the development of electric charging solutions and energy-storage materials. view more

A company's compliance programme should be tailored to the organisation's strategy, says Sasol chief compliance and ethics officer Dr Yondela Ndema. Discussing compliance strategy and corporate culture at the ninth Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa Corporate Governance conference, in Johannesburg, on Monday, she said Sasol's compliance programme was aligned with the organisation's business model, strategy, priorities, group risks and organisational values. view more

South Africa's PSG Group spent R675-million ($50.77-million) for a 50% stake in Evergreen Lifestyle, part of local property business Amdec, as it eyes expansion into the lucrative retirement property sector, the companies said on Tuesday. "Our investment mandate is to invest in and work with businesses that show high growth potential," said Nico de Waal, chief executive of PSG Alpha, a unit of PSG Group. view more

Zambia plans to invite bidders for a fourth mobile phone voice service provider following approval of a new licensing regime, the Minister of Transport and Communication said on Tuesday. Zambia approved a law in June allowing more mobile phone voice service providers to boost competition. view more

Rebels in South Sudan attacked government forces in Unity State, where oil fields have been abandoned due to fighting, and 25 people including civilians were killed, a local government official said on Tuesday. South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after protracted bloodshed, fell into civil war in late 2013 with troops loyal to President Salva Kiir fighting those of the ex-vice president he sacked, Riek Machar. view more

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