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Education

#WorldTeachersDay: Why teachers matter as much as engineers and scientists

5 Oct 2026

The entrepreneur who used broken goods to repair his future. Meet Nkumbulo Magqabi

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

The entrepreneur who used broken goods to repair his future. Meet Nkumbulo Magqabi

Issued by Cape Chamber 23 Jun 2026

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Nursing

New Cipla and FirstRand partnership is making healthcare accessible again

25 Mar 2026

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

Economy

SA’s economic recovery efforts bear fruit

17 Dec 2025

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Finance

Gauteng's poverty numbers rise amidst national decline, says Stats SA

12 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied

Food Security

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues

23 Oct 2025

Women in agriculture: Cultivating growth and transforming communities

Agriculture

Women in agriculture: Cultivating growth and transforming communities

Karabo Mabuza 26 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Govt commits over R1tn to infrastructure investment

17 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

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

Economy

#Sona2025: Can a stronger defence sector pivot SA's economy to prosperity?

Sandile Ndlovu 10 Feb 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

Agriculture

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

14 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

A woman uses a donkey cart to transport a barrel of water in drought affected areas in Higlo Kebele, Adadle woreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via Reuters/ File Photo

Climate Change

Climate Investment Funds board backs $500m Ethiopia nature plan

Simon Jessop 6 Dec 2024

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Agriculture

Land reform can work: Prioritising rural economic development and inclusive change

Peter Setou 13 Nov 2024

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Import/Export

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Tunde Macaulay 4 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Ramaphosa announces DA's Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister

1 Jul 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Source: Rand Merchant Bank.

Banking

Rand Merchant Bank breaks new ground in Africa with World Bank partnership

5 Feb 2024

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

US-Africa duty-free programme needs changes -US trade official

Joe Bavier 27 Oct 2023

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

ESG & Sustainability

How decentralised digital currencies can empower sustainable finance

Chris Blair 11 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Lauren Bright 14 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. David Mparutsa, head of enterprise and supply-chain development at Absa Africa

Banking

A call for the mobilisation of the continent's resources and resilience

12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Chris Blair, chief executive officer of 21st Century.

Remuneration & Payroll

#Budget2023: Walking the tight rope of social grants

Chris Blair 24 Feb 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Health & Social Welfare

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

Marecia Damons 14 Dec 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Health & Social Welfare

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Azania Muendane.

Events & Conferencing

Locations Africa Conference to be held at Constitutional Hill

30 Sep 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

ICT

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Food, Water & Energy Security

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Sustainable Farming

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

#WomensMonth: 'Start small, but start doing something' - Prof Elain Vlok, Clover Mama Afrika Trust

Education & Skills Development

#WomensMonth: 'Start small, but start doing something' - Prof Elain Vlok, Clover Mama Afrika Trust

Sindy Peters 1 Aug 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Supply Chain

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

Air logistics helping to drive economic growth

Aviation

Air logistics helping to drive economic growth

Natasha Parmanand 17 Jan 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

AGOA eligibility requirements under review in three African countries

Virusha Subban 15 Nov 2021

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

Agro-processing

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research & Development

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021