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Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Mining

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

Issued by SRK Consulting 1 day

Local retailers face rising competition from overseas e-commerce

E-commerce

Local retailers face rising competition from overseas e-commerce

14 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa private sector returns to growth as inflation eases, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels/Illustrative image. Chief executive officer of SOEW, Andre Smith has raised concerns over the suspension of measures aimed at restricting substandard electrical cable imports.

Construction & Engineering

SOEW: Huge blow to local industry as cable import controls are suspended

2 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

New import rules target unsafe goods entering SA market

27 May 2026

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Agriculture

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Issued by AMIE 22 May 2026

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

Temporary US tariff hits South African wine exports

Viticulture & Oenology

Temporary US tariff hits South African wine exports

23 Feb 2026

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Economy

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Dr Greg Cline 9 Feb 2026

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

ESG & Sustainability

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

Tap-to-pay and virtual cards reshape Black Friday in SA

Retail

Tap-to-pay and virtual cards reshape Black Friday in SA

9 Dec 2025

Competition Law

Hidden cost of tariff increases: Rise in counterfeit goods

Jason Govender and Jarred West 17 Oct 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

Markets & Investment

Interplay of US tariff policies and South African property market: What to know

16 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

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

14 Apr 2025

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Viticulture & Oenology

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Anna-Bet Stemmet 4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks tread with caution as Trump's tariff plans loom

2 Apr 2025

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariffs and budget delays spark new market strategies

Adriaan Pask 3 Mar 2025

Image: Supplied

Consumer Law

Dupe or deal? Navigating counterfeit goods and scams this Black Friday

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Nov 2024

Finance

Why South Africa is the most expensive country for international money transfers

Harry Scherzer 12 Nov 2024

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Regulatory

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker 17 Sep 2024

Image source: Gunnar Pippel –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Are insolvent estates entitled to claim money declared forfeit to the State?

Rishal Bipraj 7 Jul 2023

Image source: ttatty –

Consumer Law

Court reaffirms non-compliant imported goods not allowed to enter SA

6 Jul 2023

Finance

Yes, a weak rand is making things more expensive but banks aren't helping

Harry Scherzer 8 Jun 2023

Image source: Jakub Jirsák –

IP Law

What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with women entrepreneurs during her week-long trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, in Accra, Ghana 29 March 2023. Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Corporate & Commercial Law

Africa's impact: US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

Virusha Subban 31 Mar 2023

Load shedding continues to put a real damper on small business, says SME development specialist

SMEs

Load shedding continues to put a real damper on small business, says SME development specialist

Issued by Edge Growth 31 Mar 2023

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Import/Export

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Ruby Acquah, Yohannes Ayele 25 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: What South African consumers want from retailers in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: What South African consumers want from retailers in 2023

Shannon Temple 12 Jan 2023

Sales

Egypt announces committee to set 'fair price' for basic goods

Ahmed Tolba 19 Dec 2022

Agro-processing

#StartupStory: EVOO brand Lets O'Live aspires to be a household name

Robin Fredericks 28 Nov 2022

Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: what the choices might look like

Infrastructure & Utilities

Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: what the choices might look like

Lesley Wentworth and Deon Cloete 31 Aug 2022

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Retailers

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Mohamed Argoubi 29 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters

FMCG

Distell boosted by growing beverages demand

Nqobile Dludla 25 Aug 2022

Suspension of chicken tariffs a win for SA consumers - AMIE

Agro-processing

Suspension of chicken tariffs a win for SA consumers - AMIE

2 Aug 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Construction & Engineering

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

Steady activity noted across all property price bands, despite interest rate hikes

Residential Property

Steady activity noted across all property price bands, despite interest rate hikes

Dr Andrew Golding 25 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia

7 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

FMCG

Distell reports 17.5% rise in interim profit

Emma Rumney 24 Feb 2022

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Distribution

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Jonathan Munemo 9 Feb 2022

Image source: © Aleksandra Alekseeva –

Corporate & Commercial Law

What the USA's Prosper Africa trade initiative means for the continent

Virusha Subban 28 Oct 2021

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

Agro-processing

Is localisation a cure for avian woes?

22 Sep 2021

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

FMCG

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

30 Jul 2021

Rudi Katzke, partner, Webber Wentzel

Taxation & Regulation

Using the internal administrative appeal mechanism to resolve Sars customs disputes

Rudi Katzke 6 Jul 2021

Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine - tariff ruling

Tax Law

Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine - tariff ruling

Keketso Kgomosotho, overseen by Virusha Subban 23 Apr 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 19 Apr 2021

Prepare your business for the new lifestyles of the future

Digital

Prepare your business for the new lifestyles of the future

Willie Schoeman 26 Jan 2021