LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Outlook bleak,

economist warns

Economic conditions are at

miserably low ebb, and look

set to make for a rather poor

run-up to the festive season

for the SA business and

trade world.

Strike cripples

exporter

Concerns are mounting

that fruit exports to Europe

and other overseas markets

could be under threat as

there is no end in sight to

the strike at Ceres Fruit

Growers (CFG).

Applying for

passports gets easier

South Africans will soon

be able to apply for their

Smart IDs and passports

at banks around the

country.

First tenders

advertised for

Namibia’s third port

The Namibian ports

authority, Namport, has

just advertised a tender

for a feasibility study for

its planned third port in

the country.