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... 

The Competition Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Angola Competition Authority (ACA), establishing a general framework for bilateral communication and cooperation... 

Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has, alongside the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), approved funding of up to $200-million... 

Enormous investments are being made in ports, rail and transport logistics in Southern Africa, as well as more broadly in Africa, including by international companies and consortia. "Global... 

Better transport and trade infrastructure across Africa will make it quicker and cheaper to transport goods, while lower tariff and non-tariff barriers will reduce the cost of goods and increase... 

The South African aluminium industry faces many challenges, including the need for greater recyclability and the push for a greener, more reliable power supply, says semi-finished nonferrous metals... 

It is undeniable that aluminium is one of the most recyclable materials in circulation globally, with about 75% of the total 1.5-billion metric tonnes of aluminium generated to date still in use,... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Jabu Mdaki has expressed satisfaction with the company's progress in meeting its Phase 1 recovery plan targets, while also acknowledging the need for... 

Multilateral development finance institution the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) has released its inaugural ‘2023 Africa Export Competitiveness Report’. The report is aimed at... 

South Africa’s electricity story is an example of what can be achieved when a problem is approached in a new way, and holds potential lessons for other industries, business organisation Business... 

To overcome gender-biased stereotypes and preconceptions in the workplace, concerted efforts to embrace diversity and inclusion should be a non-negotiable hallmark of corporate strategy, highlights... 

Amid the operational challenges of the country’s transport sector, freight forwarding solutions company Tswalanang Logistics highlights the necessity of creating educational opportunities and... 

Efforts to facilitate the greater participation of women in key sectors of the economy, such as the transport sector, are viewed with the utmost importance by women-led investment firm Identity... 

African policy leaders must support robust growth in the cold chain for the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and to boost prosperity, food supply chain resilience and... 

Trade and investment relations will be key themes during President Cyril Ramaphosa State visit to the People’s Republic of China from September 2 to 5, Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo... 

The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, two South African engineers who have been imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for 558 days, this week attended a session of Parliament to appeal to the... 

South Africa’s agriculture exports decreased by 0.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year to $3.37-billion. This followed a 6% year-on-year growth rate in the first quarter of the year. 

Construction, engineering and contract mining group Aveng has outlined plans to split its Australian and South African operations into two separate and independent entities. This demerger, which... 

ASX- and JSE-listed Renergen says it has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation into allegations levelled at the company over the past few months regarding potential... 

Trade finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to double its financing of intra-African trade from $20-billion in 2021 to $40-billion by 2026, Afreximbank Global Trade... 

South Africa must develop industrial policies that build the international competitiveness of its export industries, including by enabling small businesses that could be exporting much more,... 

Construction and mining group Aveng has alerted shareholders that they can expect an earnings a share and headline earnings a share profit for the financial year ended June 30, compared with the...