LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Zuma promises
‘radical
transformation’
President Jacob Zuma used
his swansong “January
8 statement” as leader
of the ruling ANC to
promise radical economic
transformation that will
affect all sectors of the
economy, from exports to
mining, education to land
redistribution.
Logistics major enters
commuter bus sector
Imperial Logistics has
acquired a majority stake
in Interstate Bus Lines,
the largest commuter bus
operation in the Free State.
Trump shadow over
growth prospects
Prospects of a moderate
acceleration of global
economic growth to 2.7% in
2017 after a post-crisis low
in 2016 are overshadowed
by the Trump presidency,
according to the World
Bank’s January 2017 Global
Economic Prospects report.
Agriculture could
unlock Africa’s export
potential
African agriculture holds
the key to unlocking real
export opportunities for the
continent.
Maersk boxship runs
aground in Italy
The 366-metre-long, 9 038-
TEU capacity Maersk Line
containership, the MV
Gustav Maersk, ran aground
early on Tuesday (Jan 10)
while transiting the Strait
of Messina in southern Italy
on her voyage from Rijeka,
Croatia to Gioia Tauro, Italy,
according to a statement.