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Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 17 Feb 2026

"Financial apartheid" hampers South Africa's health future

Public Health

"Financial apartheid" hampers South Africa's health future

10 Feb 2026

Railway

Rolling into recovery: SA's railways on the path to revitalisation

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 13 Nov 2025

TV

DStv inducted into Brand Africa Hall of Fame and named #1 Most Admired African Media Brand 2025

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Jun 2025

Branding

15th Annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands: African optimism vs declining brand loyalty

27 May 2025

Source: © Pulse A webinar convened by the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) webinar explored global geopolitics and Africa’s strategic role in critical minerals, highlighting cobalt

Energy & Mining

Africa better equipped for 'critical’ minerals boom

19 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Motlatsi Mthimunye, Head Investment Banking Division SA, Absa CIB.

Finance

Africa's capital markets: The key to weathering global economic storms

Heidi Barends and Motlatsi Mthimunye 28 Mar 2025

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell speaks at the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Luc Gnago

Climate Change

Climate change costs Africa up to 5% of GDP, UN climate head says

Duncan Miriri 5 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Lindeka (Leeds) Dzedze, is Standard Bank Global Markets Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Banking

#Women'sMonth: Lindeka Dzedze shares her vision for advancing women in finance

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nkareng Siwale, founder and managing director for RainDance Asset Management.

Financial Services

#Women'sMonth: Nkareng Siwale's vision for quality investing and sustainability

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Mining

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

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Informal Retailing

Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

25 Jul 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

Air cargo conference highlights opportunities on the African continent

Aviation

Air cargo conference highlights opportunities on the African continent

31 Jan 2023

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

ICT

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

30 May 2022

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Higher Education

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Feb 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Climate Change

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Health & Social Welfare

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal

Economy

Africans urged to trade more with each other

7 May 2021

Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot camp

Education & Skills Development

Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot camp

Dr Mwarumba Mwavita 4 Feb 2021

Top things to look out for at 2020 Africa Tech Festival

Technology

Top things to look out for at 2020 Africa Tech Festival

10 Nov 2020

Economy

Covid-19 and AfCFTA: why now is the time to maintain momentum despite the global pandemic

Zuneid Yousuf 15 Oct 2020

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Entrepreneurship

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Kingsley Ighobora 13 Oct 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Economy

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition

16 Jul 2020

NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19

Covid-19

NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 23 Jun 2020

Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Aftermath of Covid-19 requires Africa to be bold in its path to recovery

19 Jun 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

Economy

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

Getty Images/Stock photo

Economy

Vultures, doves and African debt: here's a way out

Danny Bradlow 7 May 2020

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Food Security

Mitigating Covid-19's impact on Africa's food systems

Atsuko Toda and Dr Martin Fregene 17 Apr 2020

Eskom and other state owned companies have become a huge burden on the government purse. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens

Danny Bradlow 12 Mar 2020

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

Climate Change

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

13 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Events & Conferencing

Africa's greatest asset is its youth

Hanan Morsy 13 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing

Experts meet to validate AfCFTA Business Index

11 Dec 2019

Youth must have a seat at the table to unlock jobs and economic growth

Recruitment

Youth must have a seat at the table to unlock jobs and economic growth

9 Dec 2019

Youth development tops AEC 2019 agenda

Youth Employment

Youth development tops AEC 2019 agenda

2 Dec 2019

2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa: Why it matters

Property

2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa: Why it matters

25 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

ESG

The path to sustainable structural transformation in Africa

22 Nov 2019

Dr Vera Songwe.

ESG

Africa's growth rests on economic empowerment of women

Louise Marsland 1 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing

Support for Zimbabwe AfCFTA implementation

10 Oct 2019

Marketing

Africa's free trade area: the journey begins

23 Aug 2019

Source image: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

#bhf2019conference: Healthcare as a key driver for economic growth

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

Image: Ghana Business News

Markets & Investment

What the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement means for the continent

Virusha Subban & Itumeleng Mukhovha 10 Jul 2019