Various organisations, government entities and economic commentators have welcomed global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF’s) decision to... 

African countries are seeing a measurable improvement in trade with other African countries, as well as in exports abroad, although challenges around the viability and competitiveness of new... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has made a preliminary finding that certain steel products imported from China are being dumped and are causing material... 

Trade talks between South Africa and the United States are "very positive", and there is hope that the US congress could renew a key free trade agreement with the continent before the end of the... 

US President Donald Trump’s Africa envoy signaled progress toward the renewal of a program allowing African nations duty-free access to the world’s largest economy. “We understand that it’s moving... 

Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) says its Plant Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, has built 500 000 units of the latest iteration of the popular VW Polo, since the introduction of... 

The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Export Index shows that exports by South African SMEs to the US have dropped by 46% since April, with small direct-to-consumer businesses hit hardest,... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched a pioneering CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility (SCEF), the first of its kind on the African continent, on October 17. This... 

Last week, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reportedly handled 100 158 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and 27 879 fully-built units (FBU) across automotives. In the same week, the Ngqura Container... 

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has signed a landmark stone fruit trade protocol with China’s General Administration of Customs Minister Sun Meijun. The agreement opens the Chinese market,... 

Multinational logistics company DHL Group on October 15 announced an over €300-million planned investment in sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement was made during the DHL Group's ‘Global Trade... 

A competitive bidding process has been launched for the selection of a terminal operator to construct and manage a break bulk facility for the cold storage of fish and related products on a... 

With South Africa being at a critical juncture in its trade journey, a new White Paper released by global fintech platform Verto, reveals that, while local businesses face mounting pressures from... 

The Road Freight Association (RFA) has thrown its weight behind the proposed R50-billion Port of Gauteng project, calling it a potential “missing link” to revitalise South Africa’s logistics... 

The latest ‘Global Trade Update’ from UN Trade and Development (Unctad), released on October 9, shows that global trade expanded by about $500-billion in the first half of the year, despite... 

Biennial tradeshow Electra Mining Africa 2026 will introduce a host of new features, including a brand new Orange Zone area that will be situated in the Arena at the Expo Centre, more theme days,... 

Less than a year out from Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), the exhibition is already 90% sold demonstrating the strong industry support for the show, says event organiser Montgomery Group Africa... 

Industrial solutions provider BMG will participate in Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), once again presenting its “extensive engineering solutions and technical services that have been refined... 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a terminal operator agreement with FFS Tank Terminals to operate and maintain a liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Cape Town for a... 

A postponement from incorporating indirect carbon emissions into the European Union’s (EU’s) calculation of a product’s embedded emissions under its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will... 

The expiry of the US preferential trade framework the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on September 30 means that South Africa must aggressively pursue alternative trade partnerships... 

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... 

The lapse of a flagship US trade initiative with Africa that expired overnight is putting scores of businesses on the continent and hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk, raising fears that even a... 

Private sector initiative the Port of Gauteng has released a White Paper to mark the start of Transport Month, setting out a plan aimed at addressing the inefficiencies in South Africa’s freight... 

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) finds in its latest trade brief that South Africa’s agricultural exports increased by 8% in the second quarter, compared with the second quarter... 

South Africa's trade minister Parks Tau said he was optimistic that the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa, which expires later on Tuesday, would be renewed. Tau's office said in... 

JSE-listed ASP Isotopes has announced that, effective October 1, Paul Mann, the founder, chairperson and CEO of ASP Isotopes, will become executive chairperson of ASP Isotopes and will be taking a... 

US President Donald Trump's administration supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that expires on Tuesday,... 

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €545-million Team Europe package to support Africa's transition to clean energy. The announcement was made by means of a video... 

Considering the global economy thrives on predictability, when certainty evaporates, businesses have to adapt or perish, says Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. In her latest... 

Mauritius will host the eighteenth US-Africa Business Summit in 2026, says US business organisation the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA). Each year, the summit brings together African heads of...