South Africa: Strategy

South Africa's mining sector stands at a critical juncture as the 2026 Joburg Indaba examines whether the country can translate its substantial mineral wealth and technical expertise into renewed investment. With private rail operators receiving slots, a new mining cadastre in development, and intensifying global competition for critical minerals, the question is whether administrative reforms and infrastructure improvements can deliver the predictable operating environment investors require.

South Africa has secured a groundbreaking trade agreement with China, opening new export channels for locally produced cherries and potentially blueberries. With established production infrastructure and a robust plant variety protection system under the 2018 Plant Breeders Rights Act, the country is positioning itself as a strategic global production base for commercial exploitation of new plant varieties, particularly for Northern Hemisphere markets during off-season periods.

Africa's legal profession has undergone significant transformation over the past decade, driven by technology, digital innovation, and evolving approaches to legal education and service delivery.

Welcome to this week's East Africa Investment Brief, where we spotlight the latest opportunities shaping the continent's fastest-growing sectors.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published Conduct Standard 3 of 2025 (CIS), titled Requirements for Managers of Collective Investment Schemes (the Conduct Standard), together with a Statement of Need and Impact and a Consultation Report.

Africa has the world's youngest population, with a median age of around 19 years. This demographic advantage means a growing labor force that can meet global demand for offshore services.

Njeri Wagacha sits down with Liz Fanning, Founder and CEO of CorpsAfrica, to explore her transformative journey from Peace Corps volunteer to building an organization dedicated to empowering young people and high-poverty rural communities across Africa. The conversation delves into African-led development, local ownership, youth engagement, and the critical importance of listening to communities as they identify solutions to their own challenges.

Africa's legal profession has undergone significant transformation over the past decade, driven by technology, digital innovation, and evolving approaches to legal education and service delivery.

Working in the oil and gas sector has taught attorney Amore Carstens Petersen that technical excellence is only one part of leadership in a commercially complex, technically demanding, and historically...

An AI expert in legal technology examines her discomfort with the title and explores a concerning pattern emerging in the adoption of GenAI tools. The analysis reveals troubling disparities across race and gender lines in how legal professionals are engaging with artificial intelligence technologies.

Private bodies - such as hospitals, medical practices, banks and everyday employers - regularly receive requests for access to information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 ("PAIA"). Many recipients assume they have no choice but to comply with every request placed before them

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