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Innovative businesses gain more access to global markets, study finds (SAnews) Innovation-active South African businesses have more skilled labour and greater access to the global...

Automotive demand for platinum expected to hit seven-year high this year (Engineering News) This year could potentially turn out to be quite an interesting year for platinum as a ...

Workshop aims to provide an overview of the AfCFTA (SAnews) South Africa’s Special Economic Zones operators and businesses are to be exposed to the benefits of the African Conti...

Solar, battery, inverter imports surged to R70bn in 2023 as wind turbines recovered from two-year lull (Engineering News) South African imports of solar panels, lithium-ion batter...

Stimulating sustainable wood in Green Construction in Kenya for low carbon climate resilient development (UNDP) The forest sector plays a key role in socioeconomic development of ...

South Africa: Trade statistics for January 2024 (South African Revenue Service) Today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) releases trade statistics for January 2024, recordi...

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions (Bizcommunity) The opportunities the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement cr...

Settling on funding solutions for expedited grid infrastructure set as a Just Energy Transition Investment Plan priority (Engineering News) Finalising funding solutions for the ex...

Onus largely on private sector to recover economy, says Deloitte (Engineering News) With the 2024/25 national Budget not having provided much relief to taxpayers, and the economy ...

MC13 ends with decisions on dispute reform, development; commitment to continue ongoing talks The WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) took place from 26 February to 2 March...

Premium car market outlook murky as South Africans continue to hunt for Asian bargains (Engineering News) The South African new-car market has been shifting steadily over the last...

Innovative interventions needed to turn around underperforming growth trajectory (Engineering News) Against the backdrop of a profoundly challenging macroeconomic environment wher...

Economic growth to stay low over the next three years (SAnews) South Africa’s economy is expected to grow at some 1.6% over the next three years, with real Gross Domestic Produc...

SA Canegrowers maintains sugar tax increase will destroy jobs (Engineering News) Ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on February 21, industry body the Sou...

South Africa: Budget must address revenue challenges, infrastructure investments (Engineering News) While there has been a clear effort by the National Treasury to rein in spendin...

Climate Change Response Fund to channel resources to adaptation, early-warning systems (Engineering News) Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports t...

Vegetable export bans stir concerns in Southern African agriculture (Food For Mzansi) While Botswana and Namibia have banned vegetable exports from South Africa, trade relations b...

Upcoming events: 37th African Union Summit Theme of the year: “Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qual...

It’s time for Africa! (SAnews) The official launch of South Africa’s first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on 31 ...

Investment in infrastructure gains momentum (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum, and new and innovative funding mechanisms wil...