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Commodities & Fairtrade

Meat and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index higher in July

8 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African central banks' gold rush faces liquidity, price risks, Fitch unit says

Duncan Miriri 31 Jul 2025

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Mining

Kumba sees 3% sales boost from improved logistics services

24 Jul 2025

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Mining

Rising platinum prices to benefit SA's fiscal plans - Old Mutual

Colleen Goko 23 Jul 2025

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Mining

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea

Hanri Mostert and Tracy-Lynn Field 22 Jul 2025

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine at a crossroads: Turning US tariffs into global brand opportunity

Jeremy Sampson 17 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa.

Materials & Equipment

Procurement at a crossroads: How South Africa can lead in a changing market

15 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt's proposed chrome export tax threatens jobs

7 Jul 2025

FAO: Meat and dairy lift food prices as sugar falls

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Meat and dairy lift food prices as sugar falls

4 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxaro consults Leeuwpan employees on potential job cuts

1 Jul 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

Research

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

27 Jun 2025

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Mining

Inefficiencies have an outsized impact on mining operations. Here's why

Arjen de Bruin 23 Jun 2025

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Mining

Mining production records 0.6% increase in April

13 Jun 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's $5.8bn Hive project aims to lead low-cost ammonia output

Wendell Roelf 12 Jun 2025

Agriculture GDP outperforms after surging 15.8% in Q1 2025

Agribusiness

Agriculture GDP outperforms after surging 15.8% in Q1 2025

Paul Makube 9 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Food & Wine

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Anna-Bet Stemmet 3 Jun 2025

Tiger Brands' strategy triumphs in challenging economic times

Banking & Finance

Tiger Brands' strategy triumphs in challenging economic times

3 Jun 2025

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Software

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Jonathan Maurer, Issued by BET Software 29 May 2025

April's CPI inflation ticks up with surge in food and drink prices, says Stats SA

Banking & Finance

April's CPI inflation ticks up with surge in food and drink prices, says Stats SA

21 May 2025

Source: © Pulse A webinar convened by the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) webinar explored global geopolitics and Africa’s strategic role in critical minerals, highlighting cobalt

Energy & Mining

Africa better equipped for 'critical’ minerals boom

19 May 2025

5 signs that your business plan needs to be revisited in today’s economy

Business Plans

5 signs that your business plan needs to be revisited in today’s economy

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 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

Agriculture

Record rebound in agriculture machinery sales as South Africa's rains boost crop yields

Paul Makube 9 May 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Relationship building in African procurement is key to economic growth and resilience

8 May 2025

Western Cape renews MoUs to support new farmers

Agriculture

Western Cape renews MoUs to support new farmers

7 May 2025

The chat commerce revolution: Turning conversations into customer conversions

Artificial Intelligence

The chat commerce revolution: Turning conversations into customer conversions

Jonathan Elcock, Issued by rather.chat 6 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Markets & Investment

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Amol Prabhu, Country CEO: South Africa & Market Head for Barclays.

Markets & Investment

How global volatility and international family businesses are shaping private and investment banking in Africa

24 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

"Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised"

17 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

14 Apr 2025

Rainbow Chicken champions resilience, youth development and sustainability at Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken champions resilience, youth development and sustainability at Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 11 Apr 2025

TNPA issues RFP for Cape Town liquid bulk terminal

Logistics & Transport

TNPA issues RFP for Cape Town liquid bulk terminal

9 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Agribusiness

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2025

Industrial Commodities Holdings announces strategic leadership changes

Markets & Investment

Industrial Commodities Holdings announces strategic leadership changes

Issued by Stone 7 Apr 2025

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices steady in March

7 Apr 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago - Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Global trade fears keep South Africa’s interest rates on hold

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2025

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

FMCG

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

Ann Sebastian 19 Mar 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Linda Saunders, Country Leader and Senior Director Solutions Engineering Africa, Salesforce

Data & Analytics

The integration challenge facing 95% of IT leaders with AI agents – and how to overcome it

Linda Saunders 11 Mar 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

Agriculture

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

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

FMCG

RCL Foods posts profit surge, resumes dividends

Nqobile Dludla 4 Mar 2025

Finance

JSE outshines market indices with stellar 2024 performance

3 Mar 2025

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Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

Report reveals R5.27bn blow to SA's citrus exports in 2024

Agro-processing

Report reveals R5.27bn blow to SA's citrus exports in 2024

18 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South African Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025