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Morocco’s OCP secures $1.5bn funding amid tightening fertiliser markets

Agriculture

Morocco’s OCP secures $1.5bn funding amid tightening fertiliser markets

Ahmed El Jechtimi 3 days

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Travel

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Joanna Plucinska, Ilona Wissenbach and Isaac Anyaogu 17 Apr 2026

Residential Property

Shift happens!

Issued by Catchwords 17 Apr 2026

PwC’s South African Family Business Survey has found that South African family businesses outperform global peers, achieving a double-digit growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

How 5 key areas are driving success for top SA family businesses

15 Apr 2026

A vehicle passes a Shell gas station in Wijchen, Netherlands. Image credit: Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell in talks to sell 600 South African petrol stations in $1bn deal

15 Apr 2026

(Source: @Meet Frank Publicis has announced its Q1 2026 results

Advertising

Publicis outperforms industry, confirms growth guidance for 2026

14 Apr 2026

Supplied image: Adrian Moors

Management & Leadership

SA boards: Moving beyond box-ticking to real corporate accountability

Adrian Moors 14 Apr 2026

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

Food Security

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

14 Apr 2026

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Food & bev. services

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Clement Bonnerot 13 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. Andrew Dabalen, chief economist, Africa region, World Bank, speaks during the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, US, 18 October, 2025.

Markets & Investment

Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs

10 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 10 Apr 2026

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Andre Scholle 9 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Hundreds killed in Lebanon, oil surges

Katja Hamilton 9 Apr 2026

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to the media in front of a Hyundai Glovis car carrier bound for Tacoma, in the western United States, as he visits an automobile logistics hub at Pyeongtaek port to check export and import operations, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 3 April, 2026. Reuters/Kim Soo-hyeon

Shipping

Hyundai Motor flags export disruptions as Middle East conflict hits shipping

Daewoung Kim 7 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Equities gain, oil settles higher as investors watch US-Iran standoff

Sinéad Carew 7 Apr 2026

Dr Lynne Derman, Executive Director People & Talent at 21st Century

Management & Leadership

Regaining engagement: Why coaching is no longer a luxury for executives

Dr Lynne Derman 2 Apr 2026

South Africans still travelling, but tighter budgets and fuel hikes are driving domestic choices

Tourism

South Africans still travelling, but tighter budgets and fuel hikes are driving domestic choices

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 2 Apr 2026

Fuel price shocks hit African SMEs as conflict drives volatility

SMEs

Fuel price shocks hit African SMEs as conflict drives volatility

2 Apr 2026

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Labour Law

LAC overturns interdict: CCMA to decide whether section 188A(11) jurisdictional requirements exist

Keshni Naicker and Sanele Vilakazi 1 Apr 2026

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Logistics & Transport

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Ahmed El Jechtimi 1 Apr 2026

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

Agriculture

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

1 Apr 2026

April fuel shock: Petrol, diesel prices announced

Fuel & Energy

April fuel shock: Petrol, diesel prices announced

31 Mar 2026

Ramaphosa ‘losing sleep’ over fuel crisis as SA weighs levy cut - UPDATE

Fuel & Energy

Ramaphosa ‘losing sleep’ over fuel crisis as SA weighs levy cut - UPDATE

31 Mar 2026

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

Agro-processing

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

30 Mar 2026

Law Practice

Is the game worth the candle? Ways to resolve disputes without breaking the bank

PJ Veldhuizen 27 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

How Iran conflict has forced Sarb's hand on repo rate

John Loos 27 Mar 2026

Women in governance: Why representation, influence, and capability matter more than ever

Management & Leadership

Women in governance: Why representation, influence, and capability matter more than ever

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 26 Mar 2026

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

FMCG

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

26 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Shipping

Cape shipping diversions boost Africa’s bunkering hubs

25 Mar 2026

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Mining

Rising energy costs pose risks to South Africa's mining exports

25 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's consumer confidence improves in Q1 but Mideast war risks loom, survey shows

Prerna Bedi 24 Mar 2026

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Agriculture

SA's livestock gets lifeline with new FMD vaccine approval

24 Mar 2026

When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

Law of Succession

When the ‘immortal’ falls: A reflection on Chuck Norris and our own mortality

Grant Fietze, Issued by Capital Legacy 23 Mar 2026

Why creative risk-taking is essential for advertising success

Advertising

Why creative risk-taking is essential for advertising success

Issued by Penquin 23 Mar 2026

African airlines face rising jet fuel costs amid Middle East supply disruption

Aviation

African airlines face rising jet fuel costs amid Middle East supply disruption

Wendell Roelf and Seher Dareen 23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Property

Property leaders warn: Interest rate hike could crush South Africa's fragile economy

Samuel Seeff 23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director: CIPS Southern Africa.

Finance

From back-office to boardrooms: Procurement's role in navigating global turmoil

23 Mar 2026

With reports that Formula One race organisers are considering scrapping or relocating several Middle Eastern races this year due to heightened security concerns, the events industry is once again confronting the reality of operating in an unpredictable world (Image source: @ Scuderia Ferrari Club https://sfcriga.com/ Scuderia Ferrari Club]])

Events & Conferencing

Event organisers need a mindset of resilience as global instability shapes the events landscape

23 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters. South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, Zane Dangor, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new US ambassador was quoted as saying the country's association with the Islamic Republic was an impediment to good relations with Washington.

Markets & Investment

South Africa rejects US pressure to distance itself from Iran

Tim Cocks 18 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

17 Mar 2026

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

Transport

Ramaphosa outlines plan to transform SA’s transport network

17 Mar 2026

The hidden workplace risk of overconfident young professionals

Skills Development & Training

The hidden workplace risk of overconfident young professionals

Melini Moses, Issued by Express Yourself 16 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Property Development

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

The 4 major factors reshaping global commodity markets

Mining

The 4 major factors reshaping global commodity markets

16 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Sectional title gains momentum as South Africa's house prices climb

John Loos 12 Mar 2026

SA agribusiness confidence falls sharply on disease and market concerns

Agribusiness

SA agribusiness confidence falls sharply on disease and market concerns

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as Iran steps up attacks on Gulf shipping

Sam Li and Siyi Liu 12 Mar 2026