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Declan Cherry and Daniel Cherry of Traderbag, the Durban company that has launched sustainable paper carrier bags to the retail market. Image Supplied

ESG

Myths about plastic shopping bags debunked

15 hours

From spare rooms to national brands - Fastway Couriers on South Africa's home business revolution

SMEs

From spare rooms to national brands - Fastway Couriers on South Africa's home business revolution

Issued by Fastway Couriers 1 day

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

Agriculture

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

2 days

Economy

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

2 days

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 2 days

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

EU starts first investment roadshow in South Africa targeting minerals

Colleen Goko and Tim Cocks 3 days

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Advertising

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Issued by Joe Public 1 Jun 2026

Oil steadies as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil steadies as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

Seher Dareen, Helen Clark, Sudarshan Varadhan 29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

#WorldFoodSafetyDay: WHO urges food service kitchens to 'prepare for the unexpected'

Food & bev. services

#WorldFoodSafetyDay: WHO urges food service kitchens to 'prepare for the unexpected'

27 May 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

Agriculture

Food inflation slowdown points to easing pressure on consumers

Paul Makube 21 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Eskom in talks with World Bank over nuclear expansion in SA

Wendell Roelf 21 May 2026

Image supplied.

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

20 May 2026

Act For Change: Checkers and Meals on Wheels to deliver R1m worth of stationery to learners in SA

ESG

Act For Change: Checkers and Meals on Wheels to deliver R1m worth of stationery to learners in SA

18 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Energy

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

Local manufacturer, Lesco leverages AI to protect, not replace, vulnerable workers

Manufacturing

Local manufacturer, Lesco leverages AI to protect, not replace, vulnerable workers

12 May 2026

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

11 May 2026

Turning student spend into lasting loyalty

Higher Education

Turning student spend into lasting loyalty

Issued by Varsity Vibe 7 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

5 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil worries spook European markets before ECB and BoE decisions

Marc Jones 30 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil prices rise 3% as Iran war stand-off persists

28 Apr 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

CIOs are paying for a waste problem that vendors created

Kwirirai Rukowo 28 Apr 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sustainability

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026

Supplier excellence celebrated at Agrimark's Supplier of the Year Awards 2025

Supply Chain

Supplier excellence celebrated at Agrimark's Supplier of the Year Awards 2025

23 Apr 2026

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Travel

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Joanna Plucinska, Ilona Wissenbach and Isaac Anyaogu 17 Apr 2026

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

Food Security

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

14 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 10 Apr 2026

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Agriculture

Middle East tension pushes up costs for Western Cape farmers

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2026

Proudly SA member injects R300m investment into equipment upgrades to strengthen local production

Packaging

Proudly SA member injects R300m investment into equipment upgrades to strengthen local production

Issued by Proudly SA 7 Apr 2026

South African farmers grapple with rising diesel costs as harvest season approaches

Agriculture

South African farmers grapple with rising diesel costs as harvest season approaches

Sisipho Skweyiya 2 Apr 2026

Hostex 2026 records 16.5% growth in visitor numbers and 60% increase in exhibitors

Hospitality

Hostex 2026 records 16.5% growth in visitor numbers and 60% increase in exhibitors

Issued by Hostex 2026 31 Mar 2026

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Import/Export

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Issued by AMIE 31 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

How Iran conflict has forced Sarb's hand on repo rate

John Loos 27 Mar 2026

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Climate Change

South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Shipping

Cape shipping diversions boost Africa’s bunkering hubs

25 Mar 2026

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Agriculture

SA's livestock gets lifeline with new FMD vaccine approval

24 Mar 2026

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 2026 MavericKids drop-off

ESG

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 2026 MavericKids drop-off

Issued by Daily Maverick 24 Mar 2026

African airlines face rising jet fuel costs amid Middle East supply disruption

Aviation

African airlines face rising jet fuel costs amid Middle East supply disruption

Wendell Roelf and Seher Dareen 23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director: CIPS Southern Africa.

Finance

From back-office to boardrooms: Procurement's role in navigating global turmoil

23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied | Port of Cape Town Liquid Bulk Precinct

Logistics & Transport

TNPA appoints operator for liquid bulk terminal at Port of Cape Town

20 Mar 2026

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 20 Mar 2026

Source: landagent via

Agriculture

World Water Day: Building resilience through smarter water management in agriculture

Belinda Boer 20 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters. World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.

Finance

WTO reform deadlock may prompt some countries to seek other options on free trade

Olivia Le Poidevin 20 Mar 2026