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Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

Entrepreneurship

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

1 day

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Media

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

15 Oct 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

SMEs

Interest rate cuts on the horizon: What it means for SMEs in Q4

Miguel da Silva 9 Sep 2024

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Tax Law

Crypto traders under Sars' microscope

Cor Kraamwinkel, Lenee Green, Lerato Lamola, Margaret Vermaak, and Mieke Vlok 4 Sep 2024

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Food & bev. services

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Brendan Grundlingh 28 Aug 2024

CFAO South Africa announces a new automotive body parts manufacturing plant joint venture

Manufacturing & Parts

CFAO South Africa announces a new automotive body parts manufacturing plant joint venture

Issued by Stone 23 Aug 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay launches trade desk to enhance investment, exports

Logistics & Transport

Nelson Mandela Bay launches trade desk to enhance investment, exports

24 Jul 2024

A shift in the market: The rise of Chinese automakers in South Africa

Commercial & Industrial

A shift in the market: The rise of Chinese automakers in South Africa

Issued by CHANGECARS 5 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Doing business in SA: 5 legal advantages

Ginen Moodley 3 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 2024

SA leads Africa and the Middle East in ICCA 2023 business events rankings

MICE

SA leads Africa and the Middle East in ICCA 2023 business events rankings

3 Jun 2024

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

Logistics & Transport

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

23 May 2024

FAW Trucks SA celebrates 3 decades of excellence in the Southern African market

Commercial & Industrial

FAW Trucks SA celebrates 3 decades of excellence in the Southern African market

Issued by Overall Events & Communication 14 May 2024

New Norse Atlantic route connects London and Cape Town

Travel

New Norse Atlantic route connects London and Cape Town

22 Apr 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What businesses want: Improved regulation that spurs investment

11 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

Source: Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Markets & Investment

India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks

Rachna Uppal and Emma Farge 29 Feb 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

Source: Rand Merchant Bank.

Banking

Rand Merchant Bank breaks new ground in Africa with World Bank partnership

5 Feb 2024

Banking

Landmark ruling: Dismissal of key banks in rand manipulation case

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2024

Financial Services

Sanlam Investments backs South Africa's green hydrogen strategy

2 Jan 2024

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Residential Property

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Issued by Catchwords 18 Dec 2023

Source: WPP WPP's Toronto campus. WPP's FGS Global has acquired Canadian communications and public affairs advisory firm Longview Communications and Public Affairs

PR & Communications

WPP's FGS Global acquires Longview to navigate reputational challenges

22 Nov 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

Accounting & Auditing

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

Source: Workshop 17.

Property

Big multinational companies are choosing to work in Cape Town, over London or New York

13 Sep 2023

Source: IDC. Bank of China chief executive officer, Longjian Chen seen here with SA's minister of trade and industry, Ebrahim Patel signing in the new framework agreement.

Economy

#BRICS2023: Brics Summit ushers in new era as IDC and Bank of China sign historic MOU

Katja Hamilton 22 Aug 2023

Source: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco).

Economy

South Africa to host Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of 15th Brics Summit

21 Aug 2023

Image Supplied. The front cover of the first Africa PR & Communicaitons Report

PR & Communications

PR and communications industry: A pivotal role in restoring the continent's reputation

3 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Markets & Investment

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 14 Jun 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Infrastructure & Utilities

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What's driving Africa's private equity market growth?

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 19 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Sindy Peters 16 May 2023

The impact of greylisting on SA's hospitality and leisure sector

Tourism & Travel

The impact of greylisting on SA's hospitality and leisure sector

Candice Meyer, Lize-Mari Doubell and Lauren Jimmy 8 Mar 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Grey list: What are the implications for SA going forward?

Webber Wentzel Finance Team 27 Feb 2023

The ACA and CPA submit joint feedback on Copyright and Performers' Amendment Bills

Advertising

The ACA and CPA submit joint feedback on Copyright and Performers' Amendment Bills

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 24 Feb 2023

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

Agriculture

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

13 Feb 2023

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Agro-processing

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Evodius Waziri Rutta 13 Jan 2023

Branding

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

Brendon Knott 5 Dec 2022

Source: Australian Footwear and Leather Show

Fashion & Homeware

SA's footwear and leather industry showcased in Australia

16 Nov 2022

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NHI

Collaboration is key to sustainably transforming South Africa's healthcare system

Damian McHugh 4 Nov 2022

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

FMCG

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

1 Nov 2022

Africa rising - unparalleled opportunity for investment through the use of geospatial information

Research

Africa rising - unparalleled opportunity for investment through the use of geospatial information

Issued by AfricaScope/GeoScope 24 Feb 2021

New Africa report looks at demographic changes, data centre growth, investment opportunities

Markets & Investment

New Africa report looks at demographic changes, data centre growth, investment opportunities

26 Sep 2022

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Tax Law

Examining the unintended consequences of Most Favoured Nation Clauses in tax treaties

Francis Mayebe 22 Sep 2022