Business
Rio Tinto’s asset sell-off cuts decarbonisation commitments
Rio Tinto’s decision to sell up to $15-billion worth of assets and rein in spending marks one of the most significant strategic resets by...
Unemployment row deepens as Collen Malatjie rebukes ANC chair Gwede Mantashe
ANC Youth League president Collen Malatjie has become the latest leader to publicly criticise ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe following his controversial remarks on unemployment.
Malatjie...
South Africa’s food waste crisis is a climate blind spot
South Africa is throwing away more than 10-million tonnes of food every year, yet millions of households struggle to access sufficient nutrition.
With the festive...
Local capital sparks Africa’s start-up funding comeback
Africa’s start-up ecosystem is emerging from two difficult years with renewed momentum, buoyed by a funding rebound that is increasingly being driven by local...
South Africa should push for Sacu reform to unlock trade flexibility
Some countries may be reluctant to engage deeply with South Africa on trade because of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).
To potential partners, the...
FlySafair crowned most punctual airline in Middle East, Africa
South African low-cost carrier FlySafair has been recognised as the most punctual airline in the Middle East and Africa for 2025, cementing its position...
Companies from Europe’s richest economy to stay in Russia despite sanctions
Hundreds of German companies want to continue doing business in Russia despite the increasingly stringent Western sanctions in the wake of Moscow's war against...
Malawi’s maize industry hit by downy mildew outbreak
We generally talk about animal health in South Africa because of frequent outbreaks of animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease in cattle and African...
‘Regional issues could force SA to reconsider it position in SACU’
2025 was a generally good year for South Africa’s agriculture and the broader Southern Africa farming sector. We emerged from a drought and heatwave...
Lush green grazing veld benefiting livestock industry big time
On Sunday we drove across the various regions of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), which offered an opportunity to view the agricultural conditions from a distance.
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