South Africa's industrial development trajectory has centered on the mining, metals and energy value chains. The mining and basic metals industries were beneficiaries of favourable electricity tariffs, investment and logistics support aimed at promoting its competitiveness. Subsequently, the...

This study evaluates the potential for regional value chains in agro-processing to drive regional growth, industrialisation and development. This follows growth in agricultural productivity and increased demand for processed food within the region, coupled with rising global agro- and commodity...

Capital equipment manufacturing and related activities present an opportunity for fostering regional industrialisation and integration due to the large scope for developing productive capabilities through aftermarket services and strong complementarities between mining, construction and rail...

This paper examines the competition law enforcement record of nine authorities in southern Africa over a three-year period (2014-2016), including the main sectors and conduct identified in cases handled by different authorities. The information on cases is considered in the context of regional...

The Sasol Pande Temane natural gas project was Mozambique's first large-scale natural resource project. A review of the project conducted by the Centre of Public Integrity (CIP) found that the project had resulted in lost revenue for the Mozambican government and thus the expected benefits were...

This working paper forms part of South Africa's contributions to the BRICS Joint Working Group on Food and Agro-processing's overarching report on ‘The Global Food Value Chain and Competition Law and Policy in BRICS countries'. Constituted by the competition authorities of the BRICS countries,...

The challenge facing regional economies is how to leverage rising urbanisation, increasing populations and incomes and the resultant higher demand for fast moving consumer goods towards building industrial production capabilities and diversifying production away from minerals towards labour...

The animal feed to poultry value chain in the southern African region has seen rapid demand growth owing to increases in urbanization. This growth has been accompanied by the increase in coordinated investments by large, predominantly South African, firms across the region. We examine the...

This paper explores the effect of the spread of supermarkets on the participation of suppliers in supermarket value chains in Botswana and South Africa. Using secondary data and in-depth interviews with key players in the value chain, the paper evaluates the buyer power of supermarkets evidenced...

Since the early 2000s, there has been rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets in southern Africa. This paper is a synthesis of key findings of studies undertaken in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe on the expansion of supermarkets and the impact this has had on...