SEZ(Special Economic Zoning): Redefining Africa’s New Economic Game

By Boniface Okanga  London, England, 17 July 2026 Special economic zoning (SEZ) is the future of Africa. And the future of Africa is special economic zoning. Africa’s current new economic game is to use industrialization as a catalyst of economic productivity, employment creation, export earnings and socio-economic growth. However, special economic zoning (SEZ) will redefine […]

Innovating in the Era of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Technologies

By Jennifer Davis Adesegha, Pule Aaron Motsoetla and Sello Solomon Tlabakwe London, England AbstractInnovating is the actual practical process of converting innovative ideas into tangible goods, value-creating services, business processes or business models. However, as artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies become more advanced and integrated into new product development, the process of new product […]

Additive Manufacturing: Redefining Mechanical Engineering in the 21st Century’s Manufacturing Operations

By Meher Pratik Malvania Berlin, Germany Abstract As the additive manufacturing technologies continue to evolve and improve, their further integration into mechanical engineering has also continued to improve. In effect, the thin line between mechanical engineering and additive manufacturing is increasingly becoming blurred as additive manufacturing gets to be regarded as the best-known aspect of […]

Innovation Ecosystem Scanning: The Driver of What to Innovate or Not to Innovate

  Boniface Okanga, Nekeshia Danvers and Ruga Rugyiya London, 5 April 2026   Some businesses often become excited on hearing that “today’s winners are tomorrow’s losers and today’s losers are tomorrow’s winners”. It provides hope, but it is not automatic that today’s winners are tomorrow’s losers. Some winners often work hard and continue working hard […]

China: Location Advantage and Larger Population as a Strategic Competitive Advantage

  By Boniface Okanga, Adri Drotskie and Jennifer Davis Adesegha Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 March 2026 With a market of 1.33 billion consumers, China is certainly one of the most sought-after markets of the world. This is largely attributable to its market size, low cost of skilled labour and enormous growth potential that its largely […]

India:  A Case of Economic Liberalization as a Driver of Economic Productivity and Growth

  By Adri Drotskie, Boniface Okanga, Darelle Groenewald, and Jennifer Davis Adesegha Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 March 2026 Referred to also as the Peninsular, India, a country of diverse cultures, religions, and languages, is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. India also shares borders with Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet […]

South Africa: The Investment Gateway to the Increasingly Attractive African Markets

    By Adri Drotskie, Boniface Okanga and Jennifer Davis Adesegha Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 March 2026 South Africa, an economy of 45 million people with a GDP of $4.6 billion, is certainly emerging as one of the most attractive markets in the world. With sound economic policies that support domestic competitiveness, outward orientation, and […]