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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: April food prices climb as cereals and meat costs rise

2 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Ezzat Sankari, channels business director for Sungrow across Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia says as South Africa accelerates towards a greener future, storage innovation could determine the difference between progress and paralysis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Storage, South Africa’s missing link in the energy puzzle

Ezzat Sankari 25 Apr 2025

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices steady in March

7 Apr 2025

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

FMCG

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

1 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 Mar 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

SA's coffee industry in hot water: price surges explained by Domaine Rautenbach of Jacobs Coffee

FMCG

SA's coffee industry in hot water: price surges explained by Domaine Rautenbach of Jacobs Coffee

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

7 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Jenna Harris 4 Feb 2025

Jon Kornik is CEO of Plentify

Trends

#BizTrends2025: How geysers can pave the way for a solar energy boom

Jon Kornik 13 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

Agro-processing

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

2 Jan 2025

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

Agriculture

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

20 Dec 2024

South Africa needs 14,000km of transmission cables over the next decade. Source: Pok Rie/Pexels

Energy

Government tackles transmission crisis with private sector collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 11 Dec 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

10 Dec 2024

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Informal Retailing

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Annelene Dippenaar 6 Dec 2024

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

Skills Training

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

20 Nov 2024

Food inflation steady at 40.1% in September, but monthly pressures persist

Agribusiness

Food inflation steady at 40.1% in September, but monthly pressures persist

Paul Makube 29 Oct 2024

Markets & Investment

Middle East crisis: How oil price outcomes will impact wider financial markets

25 Oct 2024

Cape Town, NYC, and Berlin join forces to redefine travel

Travel

Cape Town, NYC, and Berlin join forces to redefine travel

10 Oct 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

9 Oct 2024

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

Retail

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

7 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Maize crop shrinks to under 13 million tons, lowest in 5 years

Paul Makube 27 Sep 2024

Residential Property

Study finds alarming rise in residential vacancies across South Africa

26 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on

Nyasha Chingono 20 Sep 2024

Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Retailers

Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Ann Crotty 18 Sep 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

Tourism drives economic growth in SA with inclusive initiatives

Tourism

Tourism drives economic growth in SA with inclusive initiatives

9 Sep 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Healthcare

Healthcare’s blank cheque safety net pushes up costs

3 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, industry principal at TPN.

Property

Demand for SA rental property on the rise

5 Aug 2024

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Fishing

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Issued by SAIMI 29 Jul 2024

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Tourism

Tourism budget speech highlights economic and job growth

18 Jul 2024

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

5 Jul 2024

The impact of Elon Musk’s staggering generous pay package will be felt far beyond corporate America. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

Executive pay: The virus Elon Musk is exporting back to SA

Ann Crotty for Just Share 21 Jun 2024

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

Banking & Finance

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

12 Jun 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise for third straight month

7 Jun 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Electricity Regulation Bill - spotlight on creating a competitive market

Angelo Tzarevski and Clara Hansen 24 May 2024

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

Agribusiness

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

17 May 2024

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

Commodities & Fairtrade

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

3 May 2024

From cultivation to cup: South Africa must brew up rooibos tea tourism

Tourism

From cultivation to cup: South Africa must brew up rooibos tea tourism

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 30 Apr 2024

Lance Dickerson, cofounder and MD of Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The fundamental flaw in SA’s renewable power investment

Lance Dickerson 24 Apr 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices up in March

8 Apr 2024

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Agro-processing

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Paul Makube 8 Apr 2024

Minister Ramokgopa visiting Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga as part of a programme to address challenges at six identified power stations which are facing challenges.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

18 months into EAP, strides made in curbing electricity crisis but challenges remain

Lindsey Schutters 1 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Economy

#SARBMPC: Repo rate holds steady for 5th consecutive MPC meeting

28 Mar 2024