Agentic AI systems account for 17% of total AI value this year. This is expected to increase to 29% by 2028, says management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its 'The Widening AI... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

Africa faces a “distressing decline” in foreign health aid and should raise more money domestically, including via taxes on tobacco and alcohol, said South African Finance Minister Enoch... 

Global trader of sesame and cashew nuts Robust International is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing plants now operational in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique. The... 

The South African rand was steady on Thursday, while investors awaited news on whether the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa, which expired on Tuesday, will be renewed. They were... 

In July 2025, over 85% of South Africa’s land freight was carried by road. For every tonne moved by rail, more than six were hauled by road. Over the past 15 years, the amount of road freight per... 

African exporters of agricultural and light manufacturing products could face shrinking market access to the US, while the expiry of the US preferential trade framework the African Growth and... 

South Africa's domestic new-vehicle sales are on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in five years, driven by consumer demand for affordable cars, the president of the auto... 

South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time when overall South African employment fell,... 

The South African arm of Ford Motor has attributed the planned retrenchments to lower European orders for its Ranger pickup truck, driven by recent tax changes in the UK and sluggish export volumes... 

Pan-African infrastructure investor and multi-vehicle asset manager Africa50, on October 1 announced the appointment of Sérgio Pimenta as CEO of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF).... 

The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will, on October 6, launch its digital platform for its member businesses, and all its services, including business training courses,... 

While African financial institutions play an important role in driving sustainable development amid global challenges such as climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, tackling climate and... 

In a fitting start to transport month on October 1, event organiser Vuka Group mobility group director Ben Pullen opened the Smarter Mobility Africa conference by emphasising the importance of... 

Having finally announced the completion at the end of September of its generation build programme, which included two mega coal projects that ran years behind schedule and tens of billions over... 

Vukani Mngxati has been appointed CEO of Microsoft South Africa, effective October 1. His appointment builds on Microsoft’s more than three decades of partnership and investment in South Africa,...