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Taxation & Regulation

Trump tariff bombshell: US–South Africa trade relations hit new low

8 Jul 2025

Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

Agriculture

Bird flu outbreaks renew calls to reopen chicken imports from Brazil

4 Jul 2025

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Issued by Catchwords 29 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

Source: Supplied.

Economy

CPI steady at 3.2% in February as housing and utilities drive inflation trends

20 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

VAT increase versus spending cuts: South Africa’s budget dilemma explained

28 Feb 2025

Emira releases circular for second tranche investment in Polish property specialists DL Invest Group

Markets & Investment

Emira releases circular for second tranche investment in Polish property specialists DL Invest Group

Issued by Catchwords 19 Feb 2025

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Shipping

Red Sea crisis: Supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire

Gokcay Balci 3 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

The MPC has held the repo rate steady - now what?

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Aviation

Global air cargo demand surges 11.1% in April 2024, IATA reports

11 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand firms after local retail sales, US inflation data

Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2024

As fuel prices increase – what it means for South Africans from a road freight logistics perspective

Road Freight & Fleet Management

As fuel prices increase – what it means for South Africans from a road freight logistics perspective

Gavin Kelly 16 Feb 2024

African air cargo down 0.1%, capacity up 2.7% in Sept

Cargo & Storage

African air cargo down 0.1%, capacity up 2.7% in Sept

13 Nov 2023

African airlines see 4.7% drop in cargo volumes

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 4.7% drop in cargo volumes

6 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar teeters near one-year low; euro climbs to 17-month peak

Rae Wee 18 Jul 2023

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Agribusiness

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Paul Makube 6 Jun 2023

A faster acceleration in food price inflation to another record high in March

Agribusiness

A faster acceleration in food price inflation to another record high in March

Paul Makube 20 Apr 2023

No respite for consumers as food inflation accelerates further in February 2023

Agro-processing

No respite for consumers as food inflation accelerates further in February 2023

Paul Makube 23 Mar 2023

Is it time for South Africans to switch the channel from DStv?

Hospitality

Is it time for South Africans to switch the channel from DStv?

Anton Gillis 23 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's January inflation slows to 6.9% y/y, as forecast

15 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African rand dives after president cancels Davos trip over energy crisis

16 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African rand rallies on lower-than-expected US inflation

Anait Miridzhanian 11 Nov 2022

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

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA rand hits 29-month low after hot US consumer inflation

Anait Miridzhanian 14 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

TFG reports first-quarter sales jump, shares rise

Nqobile Dludla 29 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters. A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a grocery store in East London, in the Eastern Cape province.

Economy

South Africa inflation strikes 13-year high

Alexander Winning and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 21 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders.

Finance

Peak inflation? Not yet for emerging markets, it seems

David Rees 21 Jul 2022

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Agribusiness

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Paul Makube 5 Jul 2022

Supply chain's chaos is warehousing and manufacturing's gain

Supply Chain

Supply chain's chaos is warehousing and manufacturing's gain

Rael Levitt 18 May 2022

Markets & Investment

The South African Reserve Bank announces its decision

Katja Hamilton 27 Jan 2022

Markets & Investment

Inflation close to peaking; US consumer pricing reports biggest spike in 40 years

13 Jan 2022

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

Salesforce predicts consumers will face higher prices this festive season

CRM

Salesforce predicts consumers will face higher prices this festive season

28 Oct 2021

The supply chain crisis has a silver lining - container ships should be decarbonised faster

Supply Chain

The supply chain crisis has a silver lining - container ships should be decarbonised faster

Stavros Karamperidis 25 Oct 2021

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

FMCG

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

30 Jul 2021

South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg, file.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Economy

South African rand extends gains as rating agencies maintain outlook

Promit Mukherjee 24 May 2021

Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers

Supply Chain

Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers

Anna Nagurney 11 Jan 2021

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

FMCG

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Agriculture

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina 12 Jun 2020

FMCG

Webinar: How to change the food system - perspectives from consumer cooperatives

5 Jun 2020

Africa Food Security 11 via

Food Security

Mitigating Covid-19's impact on Africa's food systems

Atsuko Toda and Dr Martin Fregene 17 Apr 2020

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Food, Water & Energy Security

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 15 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

E-commerce

SA retail sales up 11.6% compared to last year [report]

23 Dec 2019

Renewable energy technologies will in the next two years be competitive on price with fossil fuels. Shutterstock

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices

Roula Inglesi-Lotz & George Alex Thopil 11 Nov 2019

Good news for landlords as rental growth remains steady

Rental

Good news for landlords as rental growth remains steady

15 Aug 2019

Amazon's bottomless appetite

E-commerce

Amazon's bottomless appetite

François Lévêque 3 Jun 2019

Foot-and-mouth disease task teams formed

Agribusiness

Foot-and-mouth disease task teams formed

Marike Brits 16 Jan 2019