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Finance

OPEC Fund commits $1bn in new financing for developing nations

Duncan Miriri and Marc Jones 19 Jun 2025

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

FMCG

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Jun 2025

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

Shipping

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

20 May 2025

Online webinar: Navigating economic stagnation in South Africa

Economy

Online webinar: Navigating economic stagnation in South Africa

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2025

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Retail

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Sipho Mhaga 2 May 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

African Mining Week: Role of infrastructure to unlock mining potential

25 Apr 2025

Source: Standard Bank/X. Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

African Markets Conference: Leaders call for SSA to drive global economic reset as US steps back

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2025

12th Transport Evolution Africa Forum & Expo set for June

Logistics & Transport

12th Transport Evolution Africa Forum & Expo set for June

18 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

Agriculture

New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

17 Feb 2025

Finance

RMB: Africa's top investment destinations

12 Aug 2024

Source: AGOA.info. Florie Liser, president and chief executive officer of Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).

Economy

US congress shows strong bipartisan support for Agoa reauthorisation

31 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AfCFTA Secretariat and Africa24 Media sign historic MoU

24 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Trends

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

Logistics & Transport

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

4 Mar 2024

5 key trends for air travel in 2024

Aviation

5 key trends for air travel in 2024

Wrenelle Stander 13 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Standard Bank's inaugural nature-conservation loan powers Wilderness' market expansion

11 Oct 2023

Source: African Rainbow Energy. Patrice Motsepe, Brics Business Council chairperson.

Economy

#BRICS2023: Brics Business Council chair urges swift implementation of AfCFTA

23 Aug 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Infrastructure & Utilities

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

Source: © HLPhoto -

Tax Law

Increasing quota for frozen chicken imports as SA prices rise

Virusha Subban 17 Apr 2023

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Import/Export

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Ruby Acquah, Yohannes Ayele 25 Jan 2023

Markets & Investment

New e-platform links 7 African capital markets with $1.5tn market capitalisation

12 Dec 2022

A 4-point guide on what it takes to build a successful business on the African continent

SMEs

A 4-point guide on what it takes to build a successful business on the African continent

Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 Sep 2022

Image source: Andres Rodriguez –

Corporate & Commercial Law

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 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

Image supplied: Performers from MBMS 2018

Art

My Body My Space takes to public spaces again

9 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied

Economy

Inquiry into rising inequality, unemployment and corruption in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Intellectual property - is AI sufficiently central to Africa's agenda?

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Intellectual property - is AI sufficiently central to Africa's agenda?

Marco Vatta 5 Jan 2022

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

Events

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

29 Oct 2021

Decentralised finance may be the panacea for filling Africa's investment gap

Corporate & Commercial Law

Decentralised finance may be the panacea for filling Africa's investment gap

Pomy Ketema 14 Jul 2021

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

Food, Water & Energy Security

AfDB board approves bank's policy prioritising water security

27 May 2021

James Chester, senior director, Africa Oil & Power

Coal, Oil & Gas

Slow progress on petroleum bill is hampering development

James Chester 1 Feb 2021

New body aims to align CFO function across Africa

Accounting & Auditing

New body aims to align CFO function across Africa

27 Jan 2021

Cargo & Storage

DHL Global Forwarding invests R126.5m in new SA facility

13 Jan 2021

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Infrastructure & Utilities

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Economy

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

Economy

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

ESG & Sustainability

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

Dorothy Tembo 1 Apr 2020

Impact of free trade area in Africa will be huge

Corporate & Commercial Law

Impact of free trade area in Africa will be huge

Andrew Skipper 21 Jan 2020

2020 vision: Outlook and trends in the residential property market

Residential Property

2020 vision: Outlook and trends in the residential property market

Dr Andrew Golding 12 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Peace in the Horn of Africa leads to economic recovery

14 Nov 2019

AWIEF conference 2019.

Marketing

AfCFTA must be linked to women empowerment

Louise Marsland 31 Oct 2019

Investments in rail transport essential for the success of Africa's free-trade area

Logistics & Transport

Investments in rail transport essential for the success of Africa's free-trade area

Aubrey Lekwane 30 Oct 2019

The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries. Wikimedia Commons

Markets & Investment

Nigeria's border closure has implications for Africa's economic integration

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong 28 Oct 2019

How inclusionary housing can make Cape Town a better place

Affordable & Social Housing

How inclusionary housing can make Cape Town a better place

Jonty Cogger 17 Oct 2019

EurAfrican Forum 2019.

Marketing & Media

Creating a prosperous, sustainable future for Africa

23 Jul 2019