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Budget Speech

#Budget2026: SA pioneers cross-border trade reform with crypto and payments regulation

2 days

Access Bank positions Africa at the centre of global trade with Africa Trade Conference 2026

Financial Services

Access Bank positions Africa at the centre of global trade with Africa Trade Conference 2026

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 19 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

4 trends reshaping SA's bulk logistics sector in 2026

19 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 17 Feb 2026

Logistics & Transport

Logistics are key to Africa’s cross-border e-commerce growth

13 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Maureen Phiri 12 Feb 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Richard Bryce & Nazeera Mia: How Africa’s new competition laws could reshape its business landscape

Richard Bryce and Nazeera Mia 11 Feb 2026

Source: Bob Adams via

Aviation

Harith to acquire FlySafair as airline maintains operations

11 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Fruit SA’s Fhumulani Ratshitanga: The global certainty deficit and its impact on agriculture

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Fruit SA’s Fhumulani Ratshitanga: The global certainty deficit and its impact on agriculture

Fhumulani Ratshitanga 4 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Source: Trevor Hill/Audi South Africa.

Finance

How Agoa renewal impacts the SA-US economic relationship

16 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | DHL Express’s Venessa Dewing: How Africa’s logistics landscape will evolve in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | DHL Express’s Venessa Dewing: How Africa’s logistics landscape will evolve in 2026

Venessa Dewing 14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 14 Jan 2026

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Forestry

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Issued by PG Bison 13 Jan 2026

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Logistics & Transport

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Joe Cash 7 Jan 2026

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

PR & Communications

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

Future-ready logistics: 5 shifts to watch in 2026 (sub-Saharan Africa)

Logistics & Transport

Future-ready logistics: 5 shifts to watch in 2026 (sub-Saharan Africa)

Issued by Unitrans 12 Dec 2025

The 3 key drivers of Africa’s food-secure future

Agribusiness

The 3 key drivers of Africa’s food-secure future

Paul Makube 28 Nov 2025

Logistics & Transport

African trade set for digital revolution with new infrastructure launch

25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Unlocking Africa's potential: Infrastructure Africa 2026 becomes reality

25 Nov 2025

Source: forwimuwi73 via

Agriculture

Sweet potential: SA raisin industry's rebound signals sustainable growth

Daneel Rossouw 24 Nov 2025

Source: The South African Subtropical Growers'? Association | LinkedIn

Agriculture

Subtropical fruit sector examines strategy, innovation and market growth

18 Nov 2025

Railway

Rolling into recovery: SA's railways on the path to revitalisation

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 13 Nov 2025

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Sustainability

Why public-private partnerships hold the key to Africa’s future

Aluwani Museisi 11 Nov 2025

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

6 Nov 2025

Image source: Drazen Zigic from

Legislation & Regulation

One-Stop Border Post Bill to intensify economic growth

6 Nov 2025

Source: K. Kendall via | A textile factory in Lesotho.

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s trade deal with the US was left in limbo: What exporters can do about it

Bedassa Tadesse 5 Nov 2025

Source: Khristina Sergeychik via

Agribusiness

Why Asia beats Africa for new SA agricultural markets

Wandile Sihlobo 3 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Game-changing $18bn commitment made to Africa at Luanda summit

31 Oct 2025

Local trailblazers put SA products on the world stage

Entrepreneurship

Local trailblazers put SA products on the world stage

30 Oct 2025

Finance

South Africa seeks to boost $25bn Southeast Asian trade ties with new deals

30 Oct 2025

US tariffs drive strategy shifts at inaugural African Boating Conference

Logistics & Transport

US tariffs drive strategy shifts at inaugural African Boating Conference

22 Oct 2025

Logistics & Transport

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

17 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

German policy needs a decisive "Africa shift", association says

Klaus Lauer 15 Oct 2025

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Automotive

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Siyabonga Mthembu 7 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

SA agriculture must embrace trade knowledge to stay competitive, experts warn

Agriculture

SA agriculture must embrace trade knowledge to stay competitive, experts warn

25 Sep 2025

African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme

Design & Manufacturing

African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme

Aaron Ross 18 Sep 2025

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

Technology

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

9 Sep 2025

NWU strengthens support for postgraduate studies (honours, master’s, and doctoral)

Higher Education

NWU strengthens support for postgraduate studies (honours, master’s, and doctoral)

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 Sep 2025

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Mining

Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

Isuzu plans South Africa as hub for African truck production

Manufacturing & Parts

Isuzu plans South Africa as hub for African truck production

Nqobile Dludla 19 Aug 2025

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

Aviation

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

13 Aug 2025

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

SMEs

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

21 Jul 2025

Rise in e-commerce activity boosts SA’s supply chain sector

Supply Chain

Rise in e-commerce activity boosts SA’s supply chain sector

16 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