Ever wondered how African countries – and some of the continent’s cities – got their names? The origins of some of these names might just surprise you. While some nations adopted new names after... 

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) recently held the forty-third meeting of its Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (TCRO) in Brussels, Belgium, under the banner of ‘Three Decades of... 

Strong public-private collaboration is needed to help South Africa to win back its top position in ferrochrome, ferromanganese, ferroalloys and even some other metals. The restart know-how is... 

US President Donald Trump’s recently published trade policy agenda leaves absolutely no room for nuance. Not even the tiniest crack has been left to allow light to be shed on the possible... 

There are occasions when I have the privilege and opportunity to listen to fascinating and extremely learned presentations from distinguished academics and scholars. On one such occasion, a couple... 

Never has it been more important for South Africans to collaborate in very committed fashion on all things that keep businesses afloat and enable new business opportunities to materialise.... 

The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to line ministries can no longer... 

When Donald Trump was elected for a second term as US President, he became only the second former President in the nation’s history to stage a comeback after an electoral defeat. The first was... 

Where would it be more appropriate to write about tariffs than in the Roof Terrace and Lounge at 38°53′49.1″N, 77°1′59.8″W – Hotel Washington. It is only a stone’s throw away from 38.8977″N,... 

When it comes to enabling economic growth, South Africans must set aside all ideological differences and pull together smartly, particularly in the fields of energy, digitisation, and the business... 

Absent that dreaded black sharpie, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (consciously or unconsciously) engaged in a manoeuvre last week that bore more than a passing resemblance to the performative... 

In the lead-up to the election of the African Union Commission’s (AUC's) new leadership team on February 15, veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga appeared poised to take the chairperson’s job in...