By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News (Zimbabwe)
Illustrative image · Diego F · Licence PexelsThe Cold Storage Company, Zimbabwe’s state-owned meat processing company, wants to revive the entire beef value chain, notably canning, tanning and wet blue leather production. The strategy aims to increase the value derived from livestock farming and strengthen the meat processing industry, according to the Daily News.
Zimbabwean authorities are digitising local authority and public service records to strengthen transparency and limit illegal sales of land and property. The measure targets loopholes exploited by intermediaries and corrupt municipal officials, according to Daily News.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Daily News (Zimbabwe) ·
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says industrial policy must strengthen local production, value chains and the processing of raw materials. The approach is based on the new industrial policy approved by the Federal Executive Council, Tinubu said at the Lagos International Trade Fair, according to This Day.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is targeting a balanced budget by 2027 to preserve macroeconomic stability and strengthen public spending discipline. He presented this policy direction at the national seminar preparing the 2027 budget, which will be based on the NDS2 development strategy, reports Daily News.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Daily News (Zimbabwe) ·
German group Marquardt plans to invest up to €52 million to develop three production units in Greater Tunis and create more than 400 jobs. The investment is expected to increase the manufacture of high value-added automotive components and strengthen Tunisia’s integration into global supply chains, according to Tunisia Online.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Tunisia Online ·
Zimbabwe to maintain unvalidated title deeds after July 2027The Zimbabwean government says owners will not lose their homes or land for failing to validate their title deeds within 24 months. After July 2027, unvalidated paper deeds will remain legally valid but cannot be used for sales, transfers or bank guarantees, according to Ziyambi Ziyambi.
Loss of AGOA makes South African trade with the US more expensiveThe end of AGOA benefits is expected to increase the cost of trade between South Africa and the United States, despite the maintenance of other trade regimes. South African exports benefiting from these preferences represent about $1.6 to $1.7 billion, according to Business Day.The week in Africa
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