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Agriculture

AfDB unlocks $200m for Africa's smallholder farmers

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AWIEF2025 opens next week in Cape Town

Marketing & Media

AWIEF2025 opens next week in Cape Town

Issued by Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum 23 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is corporate gaslighting – the real change must come from the fossil fuel industry

Alex Lenferna 22 Oct 2025

Logistics & Transport

DHL Group rolls out €300m investment to strengthen Africa’s trade networks

17 Oct 2025

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Manufacturing & Parts

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Nqobile Dludla 6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Benedict Oramah, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank and Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC.

Banking

Intra-African trade gets a boost as Afreximbank renews partnership with ITC

2 Oct 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters/Leah Millis. South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, speaks during a press conference, in Washington, D.C., US, 21 May, 2025.

Taxation & Regulation

South African minister meets US representative in push for trade deal

Sfundo Parakozov and Alexander Winning 19 Sep 2025

Osahon Akpata, CEO, Canex Creations Incorporated (CCInc)

Marketing & Media

Osahon Akpata named CEO of Canex Creations Inc.

18 Sep 2025

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Medtech

South African entrepreneurs win at IATF Healthcare Hackathon

17 Sep 2025

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

Agriculture

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

17 Sep 2025

SA agri exporters target new markets amid global trade shifts

Agribusiness

SA agri exporters target new markets amid global trade shifts

12 Sep 2025

South Africa, Algeria move to boost trade with new routes

Logistics & Transport

South Africa, Algeria move to boost trade with new routes

10 Sep 2025

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

Technology

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

9 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

IP Law

Will 'Cold' Palmer's shivering celebration become a worldwide trade mark?

Peter Mercuur 21 Aug 2025

Trump tariffs, Sarb shift to test SA startups in August

SMEs

Trump tariffs, Sarb shift to test SA startups in August

5 Aug 2025

Inospace reports strong results, as SMEs grapple with headwinds

Industrial & Logistics Property

Inospace reports strong results, as SMEs grapple with headwinds

Issued by Inospace 28 Jul 2025

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IP Law

#Trademark: Who owns the IP – the brand or influencer?

Amani Patel 23 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Rachael Akalia, Senior Marketing Manager: Commercial, Yellow Card.

Materials & Equipment

Supply chains are only as fast as their payments — the case for instant settlement

Rachael Akalia 18 Jul 2025

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 11 Jul 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

Research

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

27 Jun 2025

China announces zero-tariff access for African countries, boosting trade opportunities

Logistics & Transport

China announces zero-tariff access for African countries, boosting trade opportunities

17 Jun 2025

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Energy

Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

12 Jun 2025

Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics

Jan Bornman 11 Jun 2025

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

FMCG

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Profmed chief executive officer, Craig Comrie.

Medical Aid

Profmed steps in as 1,800 qualified SA doctors face job and healthcare crisis

Katja Hamilton 4 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Import/Export

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Frank Knight 3 Jun 2025

#AfricaMonth: Minor Hotels’ Lindi Mthethwa on why regional collaboration is key to Africa’s tourism potential

Hospitality

#AfricaMonth: Minor Hotels’ Lindi Mthethwa on why regional collaboration is key to Africa’s tourism potential

Robin Fredericks 30 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

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

Supply Chain

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

19 May 2025

These are the 2024 winners of the competition. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Short films, big dreams: Canex Shorts competition calls for entries

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 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

Agribusiness

Beyond banks: How partnerships are unlocking capital for African agriculture

Jérôme van Innis 10 Apr 2025

Jérôme van Innis is the co-founder, Pumpkn.io. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Jérôme van Innis | Transforming Africa’s agri-sector through innovative financing

Jérôme van Innis 25 Mar 2025

The countdown begins to the Africa Trade Conference: Access Bank to host pioneering event in Cape Town

Financial Services

The countdown begins to the Africa Trade Conference: Access Bank to host pioneering event in Cape Town

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 10 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal closure confirmed, but hope floats in steel market

Lindsey Schutters 28 Feb 2025

AfDB, Standard Bank partner for R3.6bn SMME funding and trade growth

SMEs

AfDB, Standard Bank partner for R3.6bn SMME funding and trade growth

26 Feb 2025

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 12 Feb 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

AfCFTA's ambitious plan: Opportunities and roadblocks ahead

Meluleki Nzimande 10 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's future at stake in impending energy and trade address

Katja Hamilton 31 Jan 2025

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

Agro-processing

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

2 Jan 2025

CILT conference tackles sustainable transport in sub-Saharan Africa

Logistics & Transport

CILT conference tackles sustainable transport in sub-Saharan Africa

2 Dec 2024

A protest organised by the Simunye Workers Forum in 2021. The Labour Appeal Court is to hear an appeal against a ruling that the forum be registered as a trade union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

Tania Broughton 21 Nov 2024

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Road Freight & Fleet Management

Tech lightens the load of high-risk road transport

Kamal Patel 21 Nov 2024