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Logistics & Transport

Post-election unrest hits Maputo port volumes

Nelson Banya 22 Jan 2025

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Logistics & Transport

AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Nelson Banya 19 Jul 2024

The importance of reshaping a more resilient, innovative, and self-sufficient trade sector in SA

Logistics & Transport

The importance of reshaping a more resilient, innovative, and self-sufficient trade sector in SA

Bobby Madhav 15 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Understanding cross-border investments: A guide for South Africans

7 Jun 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Strategies in flux: Trends shaping the South African foreign exchange intermediary sector

14 Feb 2024

Source: Archive | Transnet

Logistics & Transport

Govt throws troubled Transnet R47bn lifeline

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

Markets & Investment

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Shipping

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Ricardo Reboredo and Elisa Gambino 20 Dec 2022

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Railway

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Nelson Banya 18 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Energy

Transnet strike is bringing SA's economy to its knees

13 Oct 2022

Economy

Business delegation made a strong case for SA as an investment destination at Davos

17 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS

Financial Services

Moody's upgrades South Africa outlook to 'stable' on better fiscal health view

4 Apr 2022

FMCG

Watch: How the war in Ukraine is straining edible oil prices

15 Mar 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Climate Change

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Research

SA rises 8% in brand value, maintains position in top 50 most valuable nation brands

19 Oct 2021

Source: ©Getty Images

Markets & Investment

Manganese a rising star

Danette Breitenbach 15 Sep 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Agro-processing

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

NJ Ayuk 12 Jan 2021

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Economy

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Raymond Parsons 30 Dec 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

Economy

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago chairs the International Monetary Finance Committee. Getty Images

Banking

The big asks Africa needs to table with the IMF and World Bank: here's the list

Danny Bradlow 9 Apr 2020

Futurist, Marius Oosthuizen

Financial Services

The economic impacts and prospects of Covid-19

25 Mar 2020

Andrew Ness, ASIP, portfolio manager, Franklin Templeton emerging markets equity

Markets & Investment

Emerging markets show a quiet resilience

Andrew Ness 4 Nov 2019

Developing entrepreneurs for inclusive economic growth

Community

Developing entrepreneurs for inclusive economic growth

Jacques Vermeulen 3 Sep 2019

Boosting intra-Africa trade

Marketing

Boosting intra-Africa trade

4 Jul 2018

Prof. Jen Snowball.

Research

SACO report highlights growth of trade in cultural goods and services

27 Feb 2018

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Internal trade barriers show signs of falling

Ilse van den Berg 30 May 2017

Africa needs export diversification

Marketing

Africa needs export diversification

26 Apr 2017

The imperative of Africa's economic diversification

Marketing

The imperative of Africa's economic diversification

20 Apr 2017

Risks for Africa growth from Brexit and China's economic downturn

Marketing

Risks for Africa growth from Brexit and China's economic downturn

5 Apr 2017

Misinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

Import/Export

Misinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

8 Mar 2017

MichaelGaida via

Shipping

More choppy waters for shipping

Karl Gernetzky 3 Jan 2017

Populism and its effect on trade in Sub-Saharan Africa

Marketing

Populism and its effect on trade in Sub-Saharan Africa

Shannon Butler 11 Nov 2016

#USElection: Cliffhanger weighs on markets

Markets & Investment

#USElection: Cliffhanger weighs on markets

Dave Mohr & Izak Odendaal 8 Nov 2016

Do brands still have a billion reasons to believe in Africa?

Branding

Do brands still have a billion reasons to believe in Africa?

Golden Muzanago 13 Jul 2016

OECD-FAO Outlook sees likely end to high agricultural prices

Agriculture

OECD-FAO Outlook sees likely end to high agricultural prices

6 Jul 2016

SAR Connecta via

Railway

General freight helps grow Transnet revenue

Fifi Peters 28 Jun 2016

Intra-regional trade is the key to boosting economic growth in Africa, says Maersk executive

Research

Intra-regional trade is the key to boosting economic growth in Africa, says Maersk executive

25 May 2016

Logistics & Transport

Intra-Africa trade a key catalyst for growth

23 May 2016

El Niño a threat to continuity of African supply chains

Distribution

El Niño a threat to continuity of African supply chains

11 May 2016

Sura Nualpradid via

Telecoms & Networks

Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa's risk increases as China slows down

Supply Chain

Sub-Saharan Africa's risk increases as China slows down

17 Feb 2016

Risky business: China's economic slowdown and Sub-Saharan Africa supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Risky business: China's economic slowdown and Sub-Saharan Africa supply chains

16 Feb 2016

Africa's phone users reach 700 million

Mobile

Africa's phone users reach 700 million

Christabel Ligami 15 Feb 2016

Survey finds most promising markets in sub-Saharan Africa

Logistics & Transport

Survey finds most promising markets in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Jan 2016

Food giant Unilever posts 5% drop in 2015 profits

Banking & Finance

Food giant Unilever posts 5% drop in 2015 profits

20 Jan 2016

Will a Fed lift-off be the final nail in the coffin of the emerging-market dream?

Import/Export

Will a Fed lift-off be the final nail in the coffin of the emerging-market dream?

Sarah Boumphrey 16 Sep 2015