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Mining

How SA can play crucial role in African mining

Eduardo Muñoz 1 day

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Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 3 days

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director: Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa.

Manufacturing & Parts

Crisis mode: SA's new strategies for supply-chain disruptions

26 Jun 2025

Social Media

Global Alliance demands mental health protections for content moderators

20 Jun 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Executive pay in a storm: Strategies for boards in turbulent times

Chris Blair 18 Jun 2025

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Agribusiness

South African agribusiness optimism remains despite confidence index dip

Wandile Sihlobo 18 Jun 2025

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Technology

Logistics sector opens new tech-driven career paths for SA’s youth

18 Jun 2025

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

Agriculture

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

13 Jun 2025

Fuel prices decrease from Wednesday

Fuel & Energy

Fuel prices decrease from Wednesday

3 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Food & Wine

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Anna-Bet Stemmet 3 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 28 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Cornelius Coetzee, country director for Verto South Africa.

Finance

#AfricaMonth: Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

Katja Hamilton 27 May 2025

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Industrial & Logistics Property

Industrial property in SA shines with stellar 15.1% returns amidst global supply chain shifts

Mahir Hamdulay 20 May 2025

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

Supply Chain

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

19 May 2025

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

Agribusiness

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

14 May 2025

Infrastructure investment to turbocharge SA’s transport and trade future

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure investment to turbocharge SA’s transport and trade future

14 May 2025

Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea, after it was successfully towed through Egypt's Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 10, 2025. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Shipping

Suez Canal Authority proposes fee cuts amid Red Sea crisis

Menna Alaa El-Din, Ahmed Tolba and Mohamed Ezz 13 May 2025

5 signs that your business plan needs to be revisited in today’s economy

Business Plans

5 signs that your business plan needs to be revisited in today’s economy

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 May 2025

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Import/Export

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Issued by AMIE 9 May 2025

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

Marketing

3 Media and creative measurement trends from Warc

9 May 2025

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

7 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Markets & Investment

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory mood sours sharply in April, Absa PMI shows

5 May 2025

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Retail

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Sipho Mhaga 2 May 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: April food prices climb as cereals and meat costs rise

2 May 2025

Source: Afreximbank.

Banking

Afreximbank rolls out $3bn credit line to cut Africa's fuel imports

30 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

30 Apr 2025

Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 set to boost SA’s tourism sector and economy

MICE

Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 set to boost SA’s tourism sector and economy

24 Apr 2025

Acsa champions digitalisation to enhance air cargo efficiency

Cargo & Storage

Acsa champions digitalisation to enhance air cargo efficiency

22 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

16 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Interplay of US tariff policies and South African property market: What to know

16 Apr 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariff pause sparks surge in European and Asian markets

10 Apr 2025

Source: PwC South Africa.

Markets & Investment

Is a US-led global recession on the horizon?

9 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

China vows retaliation as US tariffs spark global market fears

9 Apr 2025

IFPA reacts to 30% tariff on SA fresh produce, warns of global impact

Agro-processing

IFPA reacts to 30% tariff on SA fresh produce, warns of global impact

7 Apr 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Heightened marine trade risks and what they mean for insurance

Kennedy Ntenjwa 7 Apr 2025

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Viticulture & Oenology

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Anna-Bet Stemmet 4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row - PMI

4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold scales record peak as Trump tariffs fuel safe-haven scramble

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee 3 Apr 2025

Source: Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump's trade war: US slaps 30% tariff on South African imports

Katja Hamilton 3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks tread with caution as Trump's tariff plans loom

2 Apr 2025

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

1 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 Mar 2025

Source: World Trade Organization.

Markets & Investment

The US escalates trade tensions by halting WTO payments

28 Mar 2025

Source: Standard Bank/X. Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

African Markets Conference: Leaders call for SSA to drive global economic reset as US steps back

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2025