AGP Executive Report
Last update: 42 minutes agoB-BBEE showdown: Icasa is backing its stance on broad-based BEE rules in the ICT sector, rejecting a ministerial push to rewrite the framework—warning the proposal is invalid and “devoid of common sense,” with Botswana–South Africa acceleration: the two countries also moved to fast-track high-impact priority projects and tighten cooperation after their Bi-National Commission in Gaborone, including urgent cross-border Foot-and-Mouth Disease controls like vaccination, surveillance and border-fence maintenance. Regional trade pressure: A fresh debate is resurfacing around Botswana’s agricultural import bans inside SACU, with critics saying repeated non-tariff barriers look like protectionism when there’s no disease threat. Energy and logistics signals: South Africa’s Eskom is back to exporting electricity as load-shedding eases, while Iran’s Strait of Hormuz rules and tanker enforcement continue to ripple through shipping routes that can touch African-linked vessels. Local development: Zimbabwe’s KAZA TFCA programme is funding ranger housing with a €2m boost, a reminder that conservation and livelihoods can move together.
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