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Billionaire hits out at US exclusion of Swaziland from Agoa Following a scathing attack against the United States (US) for its exclusion of Swaziland in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), questions have been raised in the media around the motives for the removal. In an interview with daily online business publication, BDLive, South African-born Swazi billionaire, Natie Kirsch, claimed that the US’s exclusion of Swaziland from Agoa was hurting Swazi citizens in order to send a message to Swaziland’s absolute monarch, King Mswati III. Truck overloaded by 115.3t intercepted Overloaded trucks and trailers are once again in the spotlight after a trailer with a record weight of 171.3 tonnes was intercepted in Nairobi. Grindrod announces 2014 final results In its final results for the financial year ended December 31, 2014, Grindrod reported a revenue increase of 2% to R32.717bn inclusive of joint ventures (2013: R32.135bn). Political failings to impact Africa’s growth? Experts are warning that there may be limits to sub-Saharan Africa’s growth story in the coming months as politics is becoming a central risk factor in several countries. Historic SA/ Germany airport agreement signed Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) and Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding – representing Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany – have signed a cooperation agreement between the Saxony airport and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to boost their cargo management operations.