The Competition Commission has released its long-awaited report examining the dominance of global technology giants — including Meta, Google and YouTube — and their impact on South Africa’s […]
South Africa’s Global Business Services (GBS) sector is on track to deliver transformative job creation and export revenue, with government in discussions to offer more substantial incentives to […]
Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth The US-Africa preferential trade deal – in place for a quarter century – expired on 30 September 2025. It’s far from certain […]
Exports to the United States have dropped 46% since April 2025, with small direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses hit hardest. This is according to the SME Export Index, launched today by South African international shipping platform TUNL.
While much of the focus has been on the enhancement of South African energy infrastructure, it is clear that we are seeing marginal gains in the fields of logistics, ports and rail infrastructure.
What are the structural reforms needed to drive economic growth and unlock South Africa’s potential with key trading partners? This is a question which has been interrogated by […]
Caffenu’s rise from startup to exporter Founded in 2013, Caffenu began as a bootstrapped business in the local coffee rental market. A practical challenge, the lack of suitable […]
At BNIC#2 in Hermanus, political scientist Frans Cronje delivered a stark but data-driven forecast for South Africa’s future
The Equiano cable alone is expected to boost South Africa’s GDP by an estimated $5.8bn (R107bn) this year.
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