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Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

MICE

Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

25 Feb 2025

Standard Bank launches township entrepreneurship programme

SMEs

Standard Bank launches township entrepreneurship programme

14 Feb 2025

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 12 Feb 2025

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

Agriculture

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

20 Dec 2024

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Banking

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Dec 2024

SA bets on Africa-China partnerships to offset global trade disruptions

Logistics & Transport

SA bets on Africa-China partnerships to offset global trade disruptions

Libby George 1 Nov 2024

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Import/Export

AfCFTA’s primary task must be to boost intra-African exports to levels experienced by other global trading blocs

Tunde Macaulay 4 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Bank opens up Mauritius offshore unit to Africa's small to mid-sized businesses

Nqobile Dludla 20 Sep 2024

Banking

#FOCAC2024: Standard Bank champions China-Africa trade ties

Katja Hamilton 13 Sep 2024

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 6.2% increase in air cargo demand for July

29 Aug 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Machine Tools Africa highlights latest IT and software for manufacturing market

Manufacturing

Machine Tools Africa highlights latest IT and software for manufacturing market

Issued by Machine Tools Africa 2024 20 May 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

African airlines see 22% air cargo demand growth in 3rd month of global rise

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 22% air cargo demand growth in 3rd month of global rise

8 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Trends

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Sponsorship

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Mar 2024

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

Logistics & Transport

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

4 Mar 2024

Image source: Singkham from

Climate Change

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Markets & Investment

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

Source: Wikipedia. US Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington.

Economy

Kendra Gaither takes helm as president of US-Africa Business Center

19 Oct 2023

Image source: alekstaurus –

Corporate & Commercial Law

How SA's trade relations with China are strengthening

Virusha Subban 7 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/@ZenithBank

Banking

Zenith Bank and AfCFTA revolutionise African trade

10 Aug 2023

SA's manufacturing sector and the golden opportunities for SMEs

SMEs

SA's manufacturing sector and the golden opportunities for SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Jul 2023

Banking

Standard Bank joins forces with DP World

30 May 2023

Source © sam74100 MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst have announced a joint venture, that will operate under a new company, Moment, aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa

Sales

MultiChoice Group in partnership to develop integrated payment platform

29 May 2023

Source: Twitter/@BRICSza

Finance

Pandor signals SA's likely move to adopting new global trading currency

Katja Hamilton 11 May 2023

Image source: George Milton –

IP Law

Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

Conference highlights air cargo opportunities in Africa

Cargo & Storage

Conference highlights air cargo opportunities in Africa

23 Mar 2023

Air cargo conference highlights opportunities on the African continent

Aviation

Air cargo conference highlights opportunities on the African continent

31 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Biden says US is 'all in' on Africa's future

15 Dec 2022

Calling all businesses in South Africa wanting to grow post the past 2 difficult pandemic years

Exhibitions & Events

Calling all businesses in South Africa wanting to grow post the past 2 difficult pandemic years

Issued by The Lime Envelope 16 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

SA's business events industry shines at IMEX America

Tourism & Travel

SA's business events industry shines at IMEX America

20 Oct 2022

Cape Town to host the 8th Africa Fintech Summit in November

Technology

Cape Town to host the 8th Africa Fintech Summit in November

4 Aug 2022

Economy

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Image source: luzitanija –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking China and Africa's multibillion-dollar relationship

Virusha Subban 6 Jul 2022

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

Travel

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

10 Jun 2022

RFI: ATI-001 technical and management support to USAID Southern Africa Trade Market Systems Activity

Research

RFI: ATI-001 technical and management support to USAID Southern Africa Trade Market Systems Activity

Issued by USAID TradeHub 9 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Philip Myburgh, head of trade and Afrca-China at Standard Bank.

Banking

Standard Bank launches first-ever biannual African trade index

7 Jun 2022

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Agribusiness

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Issued by In House Agency 25 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: Exponential intra-trade growth expected on the continent

Markets & Investment

#AfricaMonth: Exponential intra-trade growth expected on the continent

Katja Hamilton 6 May 2022

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

Economy

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

15 Apr 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

Funding

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Source: Irochka via

Agriculture

AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade

Ameir Mbonde 21 Feb 2022

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

FMCG

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Issued by Trade Intelligence 31 Jan 2022