LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Tyre manufacturer
invests R670m in
local plant
Goodyear South Africa
will invest R670 million
to increase production
of high-value-added
(HVA) consumer
tyres at its Uitenhage
manufacturing plant.
Zim establishes
SEZs
The Zimbabwean
government will soon
approve a Special
Economic Zone (SEZ)
framework which it
believes will facilitate
local and international
trade as well as
attract further foreign
investment by providing
an improved regulatory
framework.
Where do
Africa’s biggest
opportunities lie?
Gabon, Botswana and
Angola are the top three
most attractive markets
for retail expansion
in Africa – out of 15,
according to the AT
Kearney 2015 African
Retail Development
Index (ARDI).