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Truworths profit falls nearly 5% as high living costs hit spending

Retail

Truworths profit falls nearly 5% as high living costs hit spending

Sfundo Parakozov 28 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Market upheaval as Moscow Exchange halts trading amid rouble rally

Katja Hamilton 14 Feb 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Stocks slip, bitcoin nears $90,000 as 'Trump trade' whipsaws markets

Amanda Cooper 12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS

Vladimir Soldatkin 24 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

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Economy

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

Source: Royal Television Society Over 300 BBC World Service journalists - around 15% - work in exile

Media Freedom

Media Freedom: BBC's World Service Presents highlights journalists forced to work in exile

6 May 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

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

ESG & Sustainability

Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

A worker watches as a loader unloads coal at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Source: Reuters/Amit Dave

Coal, Oil & Gas

Indonesia and SA eye coal exports to India amid geopolitical shifts

Brijesh Patel and Sethuraman N R 29 Feb 2024

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Trends

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Amadou Diallo 19 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Import/Export

Wine exports experienced an increase of R342m

Eduardo Urzagasti 8 Feb 2024

Iata: Air cargo demand in Africa falls as global markets recover in 2023

Cargo & Storage

Iata: Air cargo demand in Africa falls as global markets recover in 2023

2 Feb 2024

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Logistics & Transport

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Lisa Baertlein 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Cooking oil prices tamed amid the record 2023 canola harvest

Agriculture

Cooking oil prices tamed amid the record 2023 canola harvest

30 Nov 2023

Diamonds are displayed during a visit to the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in Gaborone. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko.

Mining

De Beers limits diamond production as G7 contemplates Russia ban

Brian Benza 14 Nov 2023

Markets & Investment

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Online Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

A combine harvests wheat in a field in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan July 14, 2021. Source: Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo.

Agriculture

Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat, says traders

Issued by 26 Sep 2023

A combine harvests wheat in a field in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan July 14, 2021. Source: Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo.

Agriculture

Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat, says traders

Sarah El Safty and Michael Hogan 26 Sep 2023

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Fuel & Energy

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Robert Brecha 20 Sep 2023

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

Travel

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

19 Sep 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from the country late last year destined for Russia.

Law Practice

South Africa says inquiry found no evidence of arms shipment to Russia

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Bhargav Acharya 4 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf Roan Mackintosh, MD - Africa at Incubeta, re-visits his 2023 BizTrends predictions

Marketing

#BizTrends: 6 pitfalls tripping up your digital marketing plans

Roan Mackintosh 18 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks down, gold up as investors embrace safe havens after Russia mutiny

26 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Agribusiness

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

Finance

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

Harry Scherzer 8 Jun 2023

Gloomy winter for the poor as further food price increases loom

Food, Water & Energy Security

Gloomy winter for the poor as further food price increases loom

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 2 Jun 2023

Global air cargo demand declines in April, reports Iata

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand declines in April, reports Iata

2 Jun 2023

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

FMCG

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

Seun Sanni 31 May 2023

Image: Supplied

Trends

6 trends shaping the future of work

Phumza Capa De Bruin 24 May 2023

Source: © Julia Larson When it comes to shaping your customer experience and service delivery, do not underestimate the emotional and psychological state of South Africans

CRM, CX, UX

8 great CX fundamentals to get your customers back to love doing business with you again

Liezel Jonkheid 8 May 2023

Africa's air cargo traffic falls by 6.2% in March

Cargo & Storage

Africa's air cargo traffic falls by 6.2% in March

4 May 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

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

27 Mar 2023

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Coal, Oil & Gas

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Wendell Roelf 15 Mar 2023

African airlines see cargo volumes decline by 9.5%

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see cargo volumes decline by 9.5%

8 Mar 2023

2023 trends that could affect car insurance

Insurance & Actuarial

2023 trends that could affect car insurance

Issued by Irvine Partners 3 Mar 2023