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Source: Reuters.

Finance

Oil holds ground amid political uncertainty in US, Mideast

Florence Tan 19 hours

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Entrepreneurship

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Phumla Mavundla 2 Jul 2024

Caps collected from used plastic bottles are stored in a bucket at the Waste museum in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 23 February 2022. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year

Isaac Anyaogu 26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Finance

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Rolls-Royce power systems include the full MTU business portfolio

Construction & Engineering

Deutz gets Compcom green light for Rolls-Royce deal

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jun 2024

The US could spark a new age of nuclear energy development

Energy & Mining

New US nuclear energy bill could spark SMR boom

Lindsey Schutters 20 Jun 2024

Finance

International money transfers: How SA’s exchange controls affect (and protect) them

21 Jun 2024

Source: Maize Suppliers.

Healthcare

Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

Thokozani Simelane 14 Jun 2024

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Construction & Engineering

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Issued by PG Bison 4 Jun 2024

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

Agriculture

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

3 Jun 2024

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

Agriculture

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

3 Jun 2024

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Agriculture

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Roy Thomas 31 May 2024

Illegal used car imports: Costing the country and consumer dearly

Automotive

Illegal used car imports: Costing the country and consumer dearly

Issued by AutoTrader 28 May 2024

AutoTrader Convention inspires dealers to see things differently

Automotive

AutoTrader Convention inspires dealers to see things differently

Issued by AutoTrader 23 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa considers complaining to WTO against EU carbon border tax

Wendell Roelf and Kate Abnett 23 May 2024

Finance

EU carbon price on imports ‘violates’ WTO rules, says Patel as SA heads for clash with bloc

Peter Fabricius 20 May 2024

Where do most of South Africa’s imported cars come from?

Automotive

Where do most of South Africa’s imported cars come from?

Ryan Bubear 10 May 2024

Growth in online retail bodes well for SA's industrial property sector

Property

Growth in online retail bodes well for SA's industrial property sector

Johann Nell 7 May 2024

Industry leaders, innovators to congregate at Machine Tools Africa

Retail

Industry leaders, innovators to congregate at Machine Tools Africa

Issued by Machine Tools Africa 2024 29 Apr 2024

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Agriculture

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Paul Makube 26 Apr 2024

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Agriculture

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Nelson Banya 25 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Mastering complex import payments in SA

24 Apr 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

Construction & Engineering

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Could better international money transfers be key to giving SA’s solar importers a competitive edge?

23 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

Libby George, Dhara Ranasinghe, Karin Strohecker, Naomi Rovnick,and Marc Jones and Yoruk Bahceli 10 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

Zero Carbon Charge to establish off-grid electric truck charging network in SA

10 Apr 2024

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

Retail

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

Agriculture

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

12 Mar 2024

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Agriculture

FAO report: World food commodity prices decline for 7th consecutive month

11 Mar 2024

Children walk past a vegetable stall in Soweto 23 July 2015. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/file photo

Retail

SA current account deficit widens sharply in Q4

Kopano Gumbi 7 Mar 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

Mazda pulls the plug on local bakkie offering amidst fierce market competition

Automotive

Mazda pulls the plug on local bakkie offering amidst fierce market competition

6 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agriculture

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Hostex 2024: Africa's premier expo unites industry for 3 days

Tourism & Travel

Hostex 2024: Africa's premier expo unites industry for 3 days

Issued by Hostex 2026 5 Mar 2024

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Energy & Mining

Fuel prices rise on back of higher global oil costs and weaker rand

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

A worker watches as a loader unloads coal at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Source: Reuters/Amit Dave

Energy & Mining

Indonesia and SA eye coal exports to India amid geopolitical shifts

Brijesh Patel and Sethuraman N R 29 Feb 2024

South African fashion retailers boost local production amid port delays

Retail

South African fashion retailers boost local production amid port delays

Nqobile Dludla 29 Feb 2024

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

Logistics & Transport

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

28 Feb 2024

SA beef hits Saudi shelves after 15-month negotiation

Agriculture

SA beef hits Saudi shelves after 15-month negotiation

27 Feb 2024

Sasol is in for a rough fiscal. Source: Sasol

Energy & Mining

Sasol profit down 34% midway through fiscal year

Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2024

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

Logistics & Transport

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

4 Mar 2024

Hostex 2024: Africa's expo unites leaders and innovators for three days of inspiration

Tourism & Travel

Hostex 2024: Africa's expo unites leaders and innovators for three days of inspiration

Issued by Specialised Exhibitions 20 Feb 2024

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Logistics & Transport

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Amadou Diallo 19 Feb 2024

Finance

Lula's two-hour working capital access revolutionises SME funding in South Africa

14 Feb 2024

Advice for SA entrepreneurs: the top 3 industries to build a business in this year

Entrepreneurship

Advice for SA entrepreneurs: the top 3 industries to build a business in this year

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Feb 2024

South Africa is squandering its export opportunities

Logistics & Transport

South Africa is squandering its export opportunities

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 8 Feb 2024

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Retail

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Eduardo Urzagasti 8 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South African factory activity slumps in January - Absa PMI

2 Feb 2024