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Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Logistics & Transport

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Francois Nortjé 12 Mar 2026

In Q3 2025, while many industries experienced employment declines, mining added 2,000 jobs (y-o-y), bringing its workforce to 474,000. (Image source: ©World Finance )

Mining

Mining sector a rare source of resilience in Q3 2025

18 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump victory spells trouble for the rand and Brics allies

7 Nov 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

Branding

Brand Finance names SA's most valuable brands with MTN ranked no.1

8 Apr 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 1

Lodewyk Meyer, Marc Yudaken, Mike van Rensburg and Virusha Subban 10 Jan 2022

Source: supplied. George Herman, director & chief investment officer, Citadel

Economy

The influence of the 2021 economy on potential 2022 investment factors

George Herman 22 Oct 2021

Wessel Badenhorst, office managing partner, Hogan Lovells

Mining

How to get SA's foreign direct investment in mining right

Wessel Badenhorst 8 Jun 2021

Nivaash Singh, co-head of mining and resources finances, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

Markets & Investment

Global commodities' position as a bull sector within a bear market represents a unique opportunity for African mining

Nivaash Singh 16 Feb 2021

Yushanta Rungasammy, director and co-head, corporate & commercial, CMS South Africa

Mining

Covid could have a positive impact on mining in the long run

Yushanta Rungasammy 28 Jan 2021

Mining

Lockdown restrictions continued to impede mining output

Geoff Nölting 14 Jul 2020

4 challenges impacting effective workforce management

Management & Leadership

4 challenges impacting effective workforce management

Kaunain Nurani 14 Jul 2020

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images

Economy

Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty Images

Economy

Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea

Misheck Mutize 4 May 2020

Johann Pretorius, Renaissance Capital

Mining

Metals and mining outlook: Uncertainty presents opportunities

Johann Pretorius 21 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Markets & Investment

Report explores African investment options

25 Sep 2019

Accenture to launch local Applied Intelligence Studio for Mining

Data & Analytics

Accenture to launch local Applied Intelligence Studio for Mining

6 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

Sarina de Beer 9 Jan 2019

Is Africa hurtling towards a fiscal abyss?

Markets & Investment

Is Africa hurtling towards a fiscal abyss?

Njuguna Ndung'u & Witness Simbanegavi 19 Dec 2018

Exhibitions & Events

#MFGIndaba: New dawn for the economy

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2018

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, Kenya.

Marketing

Partnerships provide a lifeline for cash-strapped countries

Kingsley Ighobor 20 Sep 2017

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Shipping

More choppy waters for shipping

Karl Gernetzky 3 Jan 2017

Streaming: changing the mining finance model

Mining

Streaming: changing the mining finance model

Georg Kahle 7 Sep 2016

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Railway

General freight helps grow Transnet revenue

Fifi Peters 28 Jun 2016

Andries Rossouw

Mining

Slower, lower, weaker... but mining still has its eye on the prize

7 Jun 2016

Marketing

Africa is poised for a digital revolution

23 May 2016

Nick Alexander, director of Business Development for Africa, Kwikspace

Construction & Engineering

#AfricaMonth: No 'easy opportunities' in Africa

Sindy Peters 18 May 2016

Accounting software firms take advantage of weakening rand

Software

Accounting software firms take advantage of weakening rand

Bekezela Phakathi 20 Jan 2016

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Logistics & Transport

2016 trucking industry outlook

19 Jan 2016

SA's monetary policy stance under the microscope - Sarb

Markets & Investment

SA's monetary policy stance under the microscope - Sarb

14 Jan 2016

Mining companies must invest timeously in well-researched studies

Mining

Mining companies must invest timeously in well-researched studies

3 Dec 2015

Gloves are off for the global mining industry, says PwC

Markets & Investment

Gloves are off for the global mining industry, says PwC

8 Jun 2015

Brazil's growth on a shallow BRICS road

Research

Brazil's growth on a shallow BRICS road

26 May 2015

[MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research

Mobile

[MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research

Leigh Andrews 7 Nov 2014

Unlocking Africa's industrialisation potential

Industrial automation

Unlocking Africa's industrialisation potential

19 Jun 2014

The hidden threat: spreadsheets in the supply chain

Energy & Mining

The hidden threat: spreadsheets in the supply chain

Steve Maxwell 12 Nov 2013

Agriculture

Mobilising agribusiness

Lauren LaFronz 9 Sep 2013

Finance

Global and South African economic outlook

Craig Pheiffer 17 Jul 2013

Dr Adrian Saville

Finance

It's about the state of sub-Saharan Africa, not the world

Dr Adrian Saville 5 Jun 2013

Trade growth in 2013 to improve, but remain subdued

Shipping

Trade growth in 2013 to improve, but remain subdued

Jonathan Horn and Matthew Conroy 4 Mar 2013

Energy & Mining

Mining job losses do not bode well for SA's unemployment rate

12 Dec 2012

China-Africa ties deepen as China eyes new markets

Retail

China-Africa ties deepen as China eyes new markets

4 Dec 2012

Shipping

Petrol price to drop

1 Jun 2012

Molefe warns of risks to Transnet's investment plan

Administration

Molefe warns of risks to Transnet's investment plan

1 Jun 2012

Grindrod expects to up earnings in 2012

Shipping

Grindrod expects to up earnings in 2012

5 Mar 2012

Energy & Mining

Mining - nationalisation uncertainty hampering growth

Warrick Robertson 9 Feb 2012

Remgro to facilitate growth projects: Grindrod

Shipping

Remgro to facilitate growth projects: Grindrod

Andries Mahlangu 22 Sep 2011

Financial Services

Sanlam now eyeing South-East Asia

Ray Faure 12 Sep 2011