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Corporate & Commercial Law

How sanctions are reshaping international arbitration for global companies

Trevor Versfeld, Chandni Gopal, and Katy Hindle 16 Sep 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel to power White Desert’s polar trips

15 Sep 2026

#ATMDubai | GCC tourism resilience rests on preparedness, collaboration

Tourism & Travel

#ATMDubai | GCC tourism resilience rests on preparedness, collaboration

15 Sep 2026

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

Agriculture

SA weighs trade risks as US tariff policy shifts

14 Sep 2026

Archive image: Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube |

Skills Training

Beyond TEfIT: Dube-Ncube urges higher education sector to sustain inclusive teaching gains

10 Sep 2026

East African farmers to benefit from US$200m climate financing

Agriculture

East African farmers to benefit from US$200m climate financing

7 Sep 2026

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via 123RF

Agriculture

FAO food price index rises as supply concerns mount

4 Sep 2026

Ivory Coast cocoa crop delay raises export concerns

Agriculture

Ivory Coast cocoa crop delay raises export concerns

Ange Aboa 1 Sep 2026

Zara clothing supplier Pearl Global evaluates Africa expansion as Europe demand grows

Manufacturing

Zara clothing supplier Pearl Global evaluates Africa expansion as Europe demand grows

Praveen Paramasivam 27 Aug 2026

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Aviation

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Cindy Hendrikse 27 Aug 2026

BigBucks Gala apple wins EU plant breeders’ rights

Agriculture

BigBucks Gala apple wins EU plant breeders’ rights

20 Aug 2026

Rooibos space mission could put Cederberg tourism on the global map

Tourism & Travel

Rooibos space mission could put Cederberg tourism on the global map

20 Aug 2026

Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

Agro-processing

Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

11 Aug 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Marina Yue Zhang 28 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

ITAC recommends keeping frozen mixed vegetable import duty at 10%

22 Jul 2026

Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Mining

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

Issued by SRK Consulting 17 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Bright Anyanwu, senior compliance manager and money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) for West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card.

Financial Services

Africa's GRC Financial Crime Awards: Yellow Card earns seven nominations

14 Jul 2026

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

Supply Chain

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

13 Jul 2026

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Commercial & Industrial

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Thanda Sithole 8 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

AI data-centre surge sparks fear of Africa construction-labour shortfall

8 Jul 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria push ahead with 4,128km gas export corridor to Europe

17 Jun 2026

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Agriculture

FAO warns of weaker global cereal harvests as grain prices rise

8 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

EU starts first investment roadshow in South Africa targeting minerals

Colleen Goko and Tim Cocks 2 Jun 2026

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Travel

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Mirko Miorelli, Alexander Klyve Gudbrandsen and Arda Dipova 2 Jun 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that rejected asylum seekers cannot reapply. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 14 May 2026

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 11 May 2026

SA tops Spain in 2025 citrus exports

Agriculture

SA tops Spain in 2025 citrus exports

12 May 2026

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

11 May 2026

ITC launches Trade Map 3.0 for global trade analysis

Logistics & Transport

ITC launches Trade Map 3.0 for global trade analysis

8 May 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sustainability

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Travel

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Joanna Plucinska, Ilona Wissenbach and Isaac Anyaogu 17 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Kim Rew, Partner: Associate at Webber Wentzel.

Insurance & Actuarial

From claims to compliance: How AI is transforming South Africa’s financial sector

Kim Rew & Jered Shorkend 13 Apr 2026

Citrus exports set for modest growth in 2026 season

Agriculture

Citrus exports set for modest growth in 2026 season

1 Apr 2026

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Import/Export

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Issued by AMIE 31 Mar 2026

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

Agro-processing

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

30 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

SA-Tied phase III: Bridging research and policy for Southern Africa's economic growth

26 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters. World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.

Finance

WTO reform deadlock may prompt some countries to seek other options on free trade

Olivia Le Poidevin 20 Mar 2026

Global food prices rise in February as wheat, oils climb

Agriculture

Global food prices rise in February as wheat, oils climb

9 Mar 2026

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Higher Education

The $750bn solution: How Afda alumnus Nkululeko Mdluli is disrupting global diagnostics

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 Mar 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

Nicholas De Decker – Associate at Lawtons Africa

Competition Law

Are your algorithms secretly colluding? The hidden risks of digital price signalling

Nicholas De Decker 16 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

Media

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

Jimmy Lai in conversation with BBC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Hong Kong court sentences publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison

9 Feb 2026

Spain announced at the World Governments Summit in Dubai that it plans to join the global push to ban children under 16 from using social media. (Source: )

Social Media

No TikTok for teens? Spain plans social media ban for under-16s

5 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | EInsurer founder Yaron Assabi: How AI is reshaping cyber insurance

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | EInsurer founder Yaron Assabi: How AI is reshaping cyber insurance

27 Jan 2026

Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Valterra forsees 106% profit rise on back of record platinum price

26 Jan 2026

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

Logistics & Transport

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

26 Jan 2026