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Agriculture

Ramaphosa announces DA's Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister

1 Jul 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Source: Rand Merchant Bank.

Finance

Rand Merchant Bank breaks new ground in Africa with World Bank partnership

5 Feb 2024

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

US-Africa duty-free programme needs changes -US trade official

Joe Bavier 27 Oct 2023

Young Winterton brickmaking entrepreneur receives welcome boost from Sappi

Construction & Engineering

Young Winterton brickmaking entrepreneur receives welcome boost from Sappi

Issued by Sappi 9 Oct 2023

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

ESG & Sustainability

How decentralised digital currencies can empower sustainable finance

Chris Blair 11 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agriculture

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Education

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Lauren Bright 14 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. David Mparutsa, head of enterprise and supply-chain development at Absa Africa

Finance

A call for the mobilisation of the continent's resources and resilience

12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Chris Blair, chief executive officer of 21st Century.

HR & Management

#Budget2023: Walking the tight rope of social grants

Chris Blair 24 Feb 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

ESG & Sustainability

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Marecia Damons 14 Dec 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

ESG & Sustainability

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Azania Muendane.

Marketing & Media

Locations Africa Conference to be held at Constitutional Hill

30 Sep 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

ICT

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Agriculture

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

#WomensMonth: 'Start small, but start doing something' - Prof Elain Vlok, Clover Mama Afrika Trust

ESG & Sustainability

#WomensMonth: 'Start small, but start doing something' - Prof Elain Vlok, Clover Mama Afrika Trust

Sindy Peters 1 Aug 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Retail

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

Air logistics helping to drive economic growth

Logistics & Transport

Air logistics helping to drive economic growth

Natasha Parmanand 17 Jan 2022

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Legal

AGOA eligibility requirements under review in three African countries

Virusha Subban 15 Nov 2021

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

Agriculture

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Agriculture

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

Property

Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in

25 May 2021

Mayor Plato announces site transfer for flagship Mitchells Plain TVET college

Education

Mayor Plato announces site transfer for flagship Mitchells Plain TVET college

Issued by False Bay College 25 May 2021

Powering the economy through alternative energy

Energy & Mining

Powering the economy through alternative energy

5 May 2021

South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed

ESG & Sustainability

South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed

Sophie Plagerson 15 Jan 2021

The race against economic inequality within emerging markets - a case for SMEs

Entrepreneurship

The race against economic inequality within emerging markets - a case for SMEs

Soromfe Uzomah 16 Oct 2020

Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector

Agriculture

Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector

6 Aug 2020

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO

Agriculture

We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

African tourism has been put on ice by coronavirus - here's how some countries are reviving it

Tourism & Travel

African tourism has been put on ice by coronavirus - here's how some countries are reviving it

Davina Stanford and Adama Bah 19 Jun 2020

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Agriculture

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Siera Vercillo 14 Apr 2020

Image credit: Markus Winkler on .

Marketing & Media

Is the world ready for global natural disasters?

Victor Moreriane, APR 3 Apr 2020

UN food agencies offer support to China

Agriculture

UN food agencies offer support to China

6 Feb 2020

Agriculture

Department calls for compliant wood-packaging

5 Feb 2020

Fundi's top 5 educational trends for the year

Education

Fundi's top 5 educational trends for the year

30 Jan 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) with a host of African leaders at the UK Africa Investment Summit in London. EPA-EFE/Hollie Adams

Finance

UK-Africa trade and investment: who benefits?

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2020

Wind energy company powering skills development work

Energy & Mining

Wind energy company powering skills development work

Issued by SAICA 20 Jan 2020

Building new cities to meet Africa's rapid urbanisation is a risky bet

Construction & Engineering

Building new cities to meet Africa's rapid urbanisation is a risky bet

Astrid R.N. Haas 4 Nov 2019

Social grants provide an important cushion amid poverty in South Africa. shutterstock

ESG & Sustainability

What some entrepreneurial welfare beneficiaries do to improve their lives

12 Sep 2019