Amid evolving consumer trends in the retail space, physical retail has witnessed a resurgence in recent years, while online shopping has decreased globally this year, Standard Bank behavioural... 

As US election jitters hung over this week's meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of Kazan welcoming leaders of countries which together... 

Despite enthusiasm for the development of a hydrogen economy from the public and private sectors, there remains a significant lack of coordination to effectively implement projects and bring the... 

If hydrogen technology developer Mitochondria Energy CEO Mashudu Ramano had known beforehand how difficult it would be to find local suppliers for hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyser parts, he... 

Leaders of the nations in the BRICS grouping, which accounts for 37% of global economic output, predicted its influence would grow as they met in Russia on Tuesday, outlining common projects... 

Africa has registered some impressive progress in the shipping sector, United Nations Trade and Development (Unctad) has reported, in its 'Review of Maritime Transport 2024'. From the first half of... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has described the domestic automotive industry as the “unsung hero of the South African economy” after joining the naamsa | The Automotive... 

The integrity of the global gold supply chain has been the subject of intense scrutiny of late, following a damning report by Swiss nongovernmental organisation SwissAid earlier this year, which... 

It is anticipated that the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will take effect in 2026, will significantly affect the South African manufacturing sector,... 

Investing in the local manufacturing sector is a real opportunity to stimulate the South African economy, mid-market private equity firm Agile Capital partner Liz Kolobe tells Engineering News,... 

Proudly South African technical textiles, personal protective equipment and advanced wound care products manufacturer Beier Group has announced the appointment of Warren Sachs as Group CEO... 

South Africa, Namibia and Angola retained their rankings in the fourth issue of Standard Bank’s Africa Trade Barometer (SB ATB) at positions one, two and ten, respectively. The ATB trade... 

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has reported a headline loss of a little more than R1-billion for the third quarter. “The global and local steel market deteriorated further since... 

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) expects global steel demand to decrease by 0.9% to 1.75-billion tonnes this year. “2024 has been a difficult year for global steel demand as the global... 

Global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) value chain company Petredec and South Africa’s State-owned logistics company Transnet announced a ground-breaking rail freight solution last month, that is set... 

Representatives of South Africa's metals and engineering industry and government have emphasised the need to transition the industry to a low-carbon pathway and discussed the benefits this would... 

Multinational sustainable packaging and paper producer Mondi has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher... 

The governments of South Africa and Botswana have committed to strengthening economic ties between the two countries and reducing barriers that impede the free flow of goods. During a meeting... 

Meeting the 193-million-ton rail stretch target set under the newly launched second phase of the partnership between business and government would require a significant amount of work and... 

Diversified industrial company Barloworld has reported a 7.4% decline in group revenue from R40.4-billion to R37.4-billion for the 11 months ended August 31, compared with the same period last... 

Infrastructure financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the... 

After having slipped to 44 in the second quarter of this year, the FNB/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Civil Confidence Index reached an eight-year high of 50 in the third quarter. According to... 

Maritime piracy along the Somali coast is seeing something of a resurgence in 2024 because the root causes on land have gone largely unaddressed and international support has declined,... 

Changes to interest rates both locally and across key markets, coupled with positive political sentiment linked to the Government of National Unity, are enhancing foreign investor confidence in... 

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) has announced a strategic partnership with DP World Trade Finance to address the working capital challenges faced by businesses across sub-Saharan... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says that, despite Transnet’s turnaround progress, the State-owned enterprise is not able to meet the target of increasing South Africa’s yearly rail volumes to... 

The political broadening of governance has led to the encouragement of expectations in the trade environment, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) says. Although there remain... 

The successful completion of a clothing, textile, footwear and leather (CTFL) waste disposal pilot project, managed by national support programme National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa... 

In an operational update to shareholders for the six months ended June 30, JSE-listed Metair Investments has said its business verticals demonstrated resilience despite the challenging operating...