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President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a EU-South Africa summit, ahead of the G20 Summit, which was held from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Yves Herman

Markets & Investment

G20: SA, EU sign "unprecedented agreement" on critical minerals

Tim Cocks 24 Nov 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Congo's cobalt ban leaves Glencore with unsold stockpiles

7 Aug 2025

Flexible return policies can make or break online sales - FedEx survey

E-commerce

Flexible return policies can make or break online sales - FedEx survey

16 Apr 2025

Coffee trade hit hard as prices surge, industry braces for impact

Agriculture

Coffee trade hit hard as prices surge, industry braces for impact

10 Mar 2025

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

Cargo & Storage

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

9 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Jason Gilchrist 3 Jul 2024

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Healthcare

Antibiotics shortages: What's causing them and how countries can minimise the impact

Kostas Selviaridis and Nonhlanhla Dube 21 Dec 2022

Proactive approach needed in mitigating construction supply chain disruptions

Materials & Equipment

Proactive approach needed in mitigating construction supply chain disruptions

5 Jul 2022

Supply-chain chaos is a boost for local warehousing and manufacturing

Supply Chain

Supply-chain chaos is a boost for local warehousing and manufacturing

Rael Levitt, Issued by Inospace 27 Jun 2022

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Research

Basic food costs at SA's big retailers compared

2 Jun 2022

Africa. Relevant or relegated? Find out at this year's Nedbank IMC 2022

Events & Conferencing

Africa. Relevant or relegated? Find out at this year's Nedbank IMC 2022

Issued by IMC Conference 25 May 2022

Supply chain's chaos is warehousing and manufacturing's gain

Supply Chain

Supply chain's chaos is warehousing and manufacturing's gain

Rael Levitt 18 May 2022

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

26 Jan 2022

Source: ©Francesco Remolo

Economy

SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

22 Oct 2021

Source: Supplied

Research

SA private label growth continues unabated, totalling R71bn in annual sales

7 Sep 2021

Africa needs fairness, vaccines to revive its tourism sector - Kenya tourism minister

Tourism

Africa needs fairness, vaccines to revive its tourism sector - Kenya tourism minister

Duncan Miriri 19 Jul 2021

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Retail

A year in review: Covid-19 and the consumer sector

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Versfeld and Kelvin Madembo 18 May 2021

Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Covid-19

South Africa didn't take advantage of its role in Covid-19 vaccine trials: why it should have

Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Food Security

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Jules Siedenburg and John Paul Cauchi 26 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: Wine in the wake of corona

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Wine in the wake of corona

Kristen Duff and Gosia Young 7 Jan 2021

Richard dos Santos

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 2021 holds supply chain profession's greatest endeavour ever

Richard dos Santos 6 Jan 2021

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Agribusiness

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020

#BizTrends2021: 6 key trends for small businesses in 2021 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 6 key trends for small businesses in 2021 and beyond

Mike Anderson 6 Jan 2021

Reshaping customer expectations in the logistics, supply chain industry

Logistics & Transport

Reshaping customer expectations in the logistics, supply chain industry

17 Nov 2020

Private label sales soar during SA lockdown

Research

Private label sales soar during SA lockdown

25 Sep 2020

Media

Covid-19 boosts trust in traditional mass media

Chris Moerdyk 21 Jul 2020

Kenyan miners have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic Recep Canik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Mining

Covid-19 is underscoring the vulnerable lives of Kenya's artisanal gemstone miners

Judy N Muthuri 18 Jun 2020

Consumer markets under pressure in 2020

Research

Consumer markets under pressure in 2020

Camilla Butler 5 Jun 2020

Going underground in Camarines Norte province, Philippines. EPA

Mining

Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal

Sara Geenen & Boris Verbrugge 27 May 2020

Covid-19 driving fundamental shifts in Africa's consumers

Research

Covid-19 driving fundamental shifts in Africa's consumers

27 May 2020

Mass burials in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Raphael Alves

Covid-19

Coronavirus: there is no global south exceptionalism

David Hunter 20 May 2020

Children are a high-risk population prone to severe complications from malaria. Shutterstock

Covid-19

Why malaria treatment shouldn't take a back seat to Covid-19

Jaishree Raman 15 May 2020

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

Regulatory

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

Willem H. Boshoff 14 May 2020

Mapping physical shopping behaviour during the SA lockdown

Research

Mapping physical shopping behaviour during the SA lockdown

17 Apr 2020

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Retail

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Xiaodan Pan, Benny Mantin and Martin Dresner 3 Apr 2020

Global food price index drops in March

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food price index drops in March

2 Apr 2020

There's no shortage of toilet paper in SA - Pamsa

FMCG

There's no shortage of toilet paper in SA - Pamsa

30 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Health & Social Welfare

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Dr Victor Oladokun 30 Mar 2020

Digital marketing during a pandemic

Marketing

Digital marketing during a pandemic

Neil Clarence, Issued by Vicinity Media 26 Mar 2020

Watch: Pick n Pay discourages panic buying in song with top SA artists

Retail Marketing

Watch: Pick n Pay discourages panic buying in song with top SA artists

25 Mar 2020

Creating brave ideas to tackle Covid-19 challenges

Advertising

Creating brave ideas to tackle Covid-19 challenges

Issued by Loeries 27 Mar 2020

Coronavirus-led changes in consumer behaviour

Retail

Coronavirus-led changes in consumer behaviour

25 Mar 2020

Machine learning can keep SA's retail shelves stocked

Technology

Machine learning can keep SA's retail shelves stocked

23 Mar 2020

Credit: Vgrigas via Wikimedia

Retail

Panic buying in the wake of Covid-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa

James Lappeman 23 Mar 2020

New regulations to curb stockpiling, price hikes released

Regulatory

New regulations to curb stockpiling, price hikes released

20 Mar 2020

Covid-19: SA supermarkets appeal to shoppers to quit panic buying

Retailers

Covid-19: SA supermarkets appeal to shoppers to quit panic buying

Lauren Hartzenberg 19 Mar 2020

Pick n Pay introduces special shopping hour for pensioners

Retailers

Pick n Pay introduces special shopping hour for pensioners

17 Mar 2020

Wes Mountain/The Conversation,

Media

Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they tell it

16 Mar 2020

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

Trends

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020