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Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

Agro-processing

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

22 Nov 2024

The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on the SA economy

Economy

The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on the SA economy

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar slips as FX traders gird for US election outcome

Amanda Cooper 5 Nov 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AfCFTA Secretariat and Africa24 Media sign historic MoU

24 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

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Agribusiness

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jan 2024

Image source: Singkham from

Climate Change

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Fintech

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

Image source: Pamela Marie –

Legislation

Have your say on scrap metal export proposal

16 May 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

AMIE calls for a comprehensive review of import duties on poultry

Agro-processing

AMIE calls for a comprehensive review of import duties on poultry

17 Oct 2022

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Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

South Africa's farm exports are an economic lifeline - with weak spots

Agribusiness

South Africa's farm exports are an economic lifeline - with weak spots

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Sep 2022

New government tax on car tyres hits consumers hard

Commercial & Industrial

New government tax on car tyres hits consumers hard

12 Sep 2022

Economy

Local vaccine production boosts economic transformation and job creation in South Africa

Patrick Tippoo 22 Jun 2022

Source: Irochka via

Agriculture

AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade

Ameir Mbonde 21 Feb 2022

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

FMCG

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Issued by Trade Intelligence 31 Jan 2022

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2021

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Banking

Nixon's decision to delink the dollar from gold still hounds the IMF, South Africa and Africa

Danny Bradlow 16 Aug 2021

A small toy figure and representations of the virtual currency Bitcoin stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken May 20, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Fintech

Analysis - China's Bitcoin crackdown sparks fears of dirtier cryptomining

Umberto Bacchi & Beh Lih Yi 30 Jun 2021

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

Agriculture

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

20 Apr 2021

South African government should focus on expansion of agricultural export markets

Agribusiness

South African government should focus on expansion of agricultural export markets

Wandile Sihlobo 19 Mar 2021

Food Security

South Africa's food security conditions

Wandile Sihlobo 19 Feb 2021

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Agribusiness

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons

Economy

How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

Michael E Odijie 18 Nov 2020

President-elect Joe Biden

Economy

Biden's election bodes well for SA's economy

Raymond Parsons 9 Nov 2020

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

Fishing

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

28 Oct 2020

ITAC introduces changes to steel industry prices

Materials & Equipment

ITAC introduces changes to steel industry prices

6 Oct 2020

EU and UK are major markets for South African exports, including vehicles. Shutterstock

Economy

Here's why South Africa and its neighbours are anxious about EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks

Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Economy

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Agribusiness

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Casey Delport 29 Jun 2020

Economic cooperation is the linchpin of the US-SA bilateral relationship. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

South Africa must get ready for an inevitable loosening of trade ties with the US

Mills Soko 2 Jun 2020

Afro-optimism in focus at BizTrendsLIVE!2020

Trends

Afro-optimism in focus at BizTrendsLIVE!2020

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 13 Jan 2020

Research

Africa gains prominence in Global Retail Development Index 2019

13 Jan 2020

SA cement producers apply for safeguards as imports undercut local industry

Materials & Equipment

SA cement producers apply for safeguards as imports undercut local industry

15 Aug 2019

South Africa’s agriculture and food production industries are exempt from the carbon tax - for now. Shutterstock

Energy

South Africa's carbon tax matters - for the economy and tackling climate change

Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

Neither President Trump nor President Xi appears likely to back down. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Markets & Investment

China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won't cool down anytime soon

Greg Wright 15 May 2019

International partnership launches trade Master's degree

Higher Education

International partnership launches trade Master's degree

2 May 2019

Regional integration remains low, according to African Regional Integration Index. Credit: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Research

More work needed on regional integration in Africa

25 Mar 2019

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

Food Security

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

14 Feb 2019

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

#IATF2018: How African leaders can help transform agriculture in Africa

18 Dec 2018

#RecruitmentFocus: SA's jobs summit failed to tackle the hard issues

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: SA's jobs summit failed to tackle the hard issues

Owen Skae 26 Nov 2018

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Import/Export

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Joachim Jarreau, Cristina Mitaritonna and Sami Ben 26 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

Marketing

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

Challenges in the rapid digitisation of Africa

Digital

Challenges in the rapid digitisation of Africa

18 Sep 2018

Policy response to the digital economy needed in Africa

IoT

Policy response to the digital economy needed in Africa

12 Sep 2018

Dr Roelof Botha

Financial Services

Recession? What recession? Now let's talk land reform

Nicci Botha 10 Sep 2018

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

Marketing

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

25 Jul 2018