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Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

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Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 1 day

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Markets & Investment

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

Banking

Online shopping surges 51% as South African consumers shift to digital, Absa reports

22 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

16 Apr 2025

Source: Green Building Africa (GBA).

Financial Services

Lending confidence rebounds: What’s behind the rise in South Africa's credit activity?

7 Apr 2025

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices steady in March

7 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row - PMI

4 Apr 2025

The Ctrack Quarterly Transport and Freight Index – Q1 2025

Logistics & Transport

The Ctrack Quarterly Transport and Freight Index – Q1 2025

Issued by Ctrack 27 Mar 2025

Agriculture

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

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

Economy

Government urged to push structural reforms as South Africa's GDP grows 0.6%

Katja Hamilton 5 Mar 2025

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Agribusiness

A sign of resilience agriculture GDP rebounds 17.2% in Q4 2024

Paul Makube 4 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariffs and budget delays spark new market strategies

Adriaan Pask 3 Mar 2025

Economy

Salaries in South Africa surpass expectations with strong January growth

26 Feb 2025

Clur Index: 2024 ends on a high note for SA's shopping centres

Commercial Property

Clur Index: 2024 ends on a high note for SA's shopping centres

18 Feb 2025

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

7 Feb 2025

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Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine exports show resilience amid global challenges

27 Jan 2025

TFG sales rise 8.4% during Christmas quarter

Sales

TFG sales rise 8.4% during Christmas quarter

Nqobile Dludla 24 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank likely to cut rates by 25 bps say economists

Vuyani Ndaba 23 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters. A general view shows the Tetra Pak factory floor in Durban, South Africa, 4 April, 2024.

Economy

Absa PMI: December 2024 conditions worse than usual

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

10 Dec 2024

Source: frimufilms via

Agribusiness

Q3 2024: South Africa’s agricultural sector GDP drops by 28.8% year-on-year

Paul Makube 5 Dec 2024

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024

Shopping centre rental growth closing gap on CPI - Clur Index

Commercial Property

Shopping centre rental growth closing gap on CPI - Clur Index

25 Nov 2024

TFG delivers strengthened gross profits

Banking & Finance

TFG delivers strengthened gross profits

8 Nov 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

9 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity accelerates in Sept as inflation eases, PMI shows

Bhargav Acharya 4 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Maize crop shrinks to under 13 million tons, lowest in 5 years

Paul Makube 27 Sep 2024

Food inflation ends 8-month decline, rising 4.1% year-on-year in August

Agribusiness

Food inflation ends 8-month decline, rising 4.1% year-on-year in August

Paul Makube 19 Sep 2024

PR & Communications

#Exclusive: Dustin Chick: Enough of the OMGs – it’s time to ask, ‘what now?’

Dustin Chick 18 Sep 2024

Business executives grow more pessimistic about US economy, AICPA & CIMA survey finds

Economy

Business executives grow more pessimistic about US economy, AICPA & CIMA survey finds

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 10 Sep 2024

Community and smaller shopping centres shine as new retail frontier emerges - Clur Index

Commercial Property

Community and smaller shopping centres shine as new retail frontier emerges - Clur Index

6 Sep 2024

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

29 Aug 2024

Banking

Standard Bank sees increased home-loan approvals as demand resurfaces

Toni Anderson 22 Aug 2024

African airlines see 11.8% rise in air cargo demand for June

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 11.8% rise in air cargo demand for June

31 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf Adam Hunter, head honcho at Hook, Line & Sinker looks at the future of PR in a changing world on World PR Day

PR & Communications

#WPRD2024: The future of public relations in a changing world

Adam Hunter 16 Jul 2024

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Logistics & Transport

Logistics sector sees May recovery amidst slower growth

5 Jul 2024

National dip in trading, but WCape shopping centres perform best - Clur Shopping Centre Index

Retail

National dip in trading, but WCape shopping centres perform best - Clur Shopping Centre Index

21 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Aviation

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

11 Jun 2024

Global air cargo capacity, demand continue to grow, says Iata

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo capacity, demand continue to grow, says Iata

3 May 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

Materials & Equipment

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Spar shows strength in SA with retail sales growth of 7.1%

Retailers

Spar shows strength in SA with retail sales growth of 7.1%

27 Mar 2024

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Agribusiness

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Mar 2024

Adverse weather dampens crops outlook for 2023/24 production season

Agribusiness

Adverse weather dampens crops outlook for 2023/24 production season

Paul Makube 29 Feb 2024

SME development and its ability to retain social licences in mining

SMEs

SME development and its ability to retain social licences in mining

Issued by Edge Growth 26 Feb 2024

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

PR & Communications

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

23 Feb 2024