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A New Culinary Frontier: South African Firm Taps into China’s Chicken Feet Market

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South African company AskCarlaKote has secured a deal to export chicken feet to China, worth R300 million, creating around 3,000 new jobs and delivering 540 tonnes of chicken feet per month. The partnership between Wesgro, Standard Bank, and femaleled poultry farms in Western Cape and Mpumalanga provinces will revolutionize the South African poultry industry and provide a significant boost to the employment sector. Chicken feet make up 50% of China’s yearly chicken imports, and this deal indicates South Africa’s potential as a key exporter and a significant step towards enhanced economic integration between South Africa and China.

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An Unprecedented Performance: Cape Town International Airport

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Cape Town International Airport has achieved an unprecedented performance, with 317,000 travelers in December 2021, infusing almost R1.9 billion in direct expenditure into the local economy. This achievement has fortified the financial position of Western Cape and has become a pipeline for economic progress, creating opportunities and securing jobs. CTIA’s joint project, Cape Town Air Access, played a pivotal role in attracting flights to the region and boosting tourism, leading to positive knockon effects on job opportunities and economic possibilities for the province.