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The decision to sunset Long Steel has sparked debate in the steel industry. Source: ArcelorMittal

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal Long Steel closure sparks debate over industrial policy

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 1 day

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Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Tshwane declares Hammanskraal water safe for consumption

2 days

“Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Law Practice

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Tania Broughton 2 days

People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

Construction & Engineering

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Indonesia joins Brics bloc as full member, Brazil says

Gabriel Araujo and Stanley Widianto 2 days

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

3 days

Mining industry stands to win from Trump Arctic interests

Mining

Mining industry stands to win from Trump Arctic interests

Lindsey Schutters 3 days

Healthcare

Samatu condemns government inaction on unemployed doctors, warns of public healthcare crisis

Dr Cedric Sihlangu 3 days

Source: Reuters. Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2022.

Finance

Mauritius issues arrest order for former finance minister, report says

Villen Anganan 3 days

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Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

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Youth Employment

Western Cape invites youth to apply for YearBeyond Programme

7 Jan 2025

Sourcefin lands R150m investment from Futuregrowth to boost SME lending

Funding

Sourcefin lands R150m investment from Futuregrowth to boost SME lending

7 Jan 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Landmark Global Minimum Tax Act: SA's MNEs face reform

Katja Hamilton 7 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's property market is poised for growth in 2025

6 Jan 2025

Medtech

Network restored at Western Cape healthcare facilities

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

Media

As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?

Anita Varma 6 Jan 2025

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Healthcare

South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Source: The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Finance

Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail

Villen Anganan 6 Jan 2025

Entrepreneurship

The AI revolution, sustainable investments and other trends shaping SA's business landscape in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Banking

Mauritius arrests ex-governor of central bank, local media report

Villen Anganan 3 Jan 2025

Meet the January films competing for Oscar glory

Film

Meet the January films competing for Oscar glory

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jan 2025

Nicol Myburgh, head of HR Services at CRS outlines some changes businesses face following the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEA) 4 of 2022 coming into effect

Employment Equity

New Employment Equity Amendment Act: Compliance is achievable

3 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. AfricArena celebrated 100 years of innovation with @totalenergies_za for the 100 Startupper of the Year Challenge at the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2024.

SMEs

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

2 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

WHO chief's close call in Yemen air strike

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand drifts in holiday-thinned trade

24 Dec 2024

Source: © the Workers Union John Botha, joint-CEO of Global Business Solutions, emphasises the importance of collaboration to mitigate the effects of retrenchments

Management & Leadership

Rethinking retrenchments though collaboration and a combination approach

John Botha 27 Dec 2024

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

Palliative care

St Luke's Hospice in-patient unit shut down

Katja Hamilton 24 Dec 2024

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

Finance

Will SA's big banks finally face accountability?

23 Dec 2024

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Services

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

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Climate Change

Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala 27 Dec 2024

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

Agriculture

Botswana lifts ban on SA vegetable imports

20 Dec 2024

Zambia opens doors to 53 countries with new visa waiver

Travel

Zambia opens doors to 53 countries with new visa waiver

20 Dec 2024

Energy

Eskom forecasts profit and operational turnaround

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf has published more on sasfin Bank, which has, it says, "this year seemingly declared defeat after a series of scandalous revelations about the deep rot in its foreign exchange business"

Banking

Sasfin: Defeated after the scandal on the rot in its foreign exchange business

20 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

2025 seems to be the year South Africa's electricity problems turn the corner. Source: Microsoft Designer

Energy

New year, new Electricity Regulation Amendment Act

Lindsey Schutters 19 Dec 2024

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Namhla Skweyiya, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

#BestofBiz 2024: Entrepreneurship

17 Dec 2024