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Trump's tariff order prompts ad spending cuts by Temu and Shein

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Sweden to increase military spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030 after Ukraine conflict

1 day

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agriculture

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Global markets lose $10.3tn in value, turmoil hits major economies

2 days

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

3 days

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

3 days

Mary Beth West, a senior strategist from the US, challenges the industry to confront its role in blurring the lines between advocacy, ideology, and profit at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit (Image supplied by Lebo Madiba)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Bell Pottinger’s legacy and the shifting terrain of PR, ethics and geopolitics

Lebo Madiba 14 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

14 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Safe-haven Swiss franc at decade high, euro surges vs dollar as US-China trade war rages

11 Apr 2025

Source: HOLIET via

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast signals cocoa price hike in response to US tariffs

Ange Aboa 11 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariff pause sparks surge in European and Asian markets

10 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

China vows retaliation as US tariffs spark global market fears

9 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Agribusiness

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Yuan hits historic low against dollar as US-China tariffs bite harder

8 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Rand collapses to new depths against pound

7 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks plunge, markets bay for rapid US rate cuts

Wayne Cole 7 Apr 2025

IFPA reacts to 30% tariff on SA fresh produce, warns of global impact

Agro-processing

IFPA reacts to 30% tariff on SA fresh produce, warns of global impact

7 Apr 2025

Source: wirestock via

Logistics & Transport

Heightened marine trade risks and what they mean for insurance

Kennedy Ntenjwa 7 Apr 2025

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Viticulture & Oenology

What Trump’s new tariffs could mean for South African wine exports

Anna-Bet Stemmet 4 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Marketing

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump tariffs poised to exacerbate woes of ailing petchems sector

4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Japan bank stocks caught in Trump tariff rout as market slide deepens

Rae Wee 4 Apr 2025

Source: © MiningMX platinum group metals (PGMs), coal, gold, manganese and chrome are exclsuved from the US's recently announced import tariffs

Markets & Investment

PGMs, coal, gold, manganese and chrome: Excluded from US tariffs but not out of danger

4 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks slump as trade war stirs recession fear

Tom Westbrook 3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold scales record peak as Trump tariffs fuel safe-haven scramble

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee 3 Apr 2025

Source: Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump's trade war: US slaps 30% tariff on South African imports

Katja Hamilton 3 Apr 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma giants push back against Trump's planned tariff rollout

2 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks tread with caution as Trump's tariff plans loom

2 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

Issued by Trialogue 1 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Gold hits all-time high amid tariff concerns

1 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Q1 market turmoil: Tech giants hit hard by Trump’s deregulatory plans

31 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Source: World Trade Organization.

Markets & Investment

The US escalates trade tensions by halting WTO payments

28 Mar 2025

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Markets & Investment

From the decline of development aid to the rise of a reformed social sector

Issued by Next Generation 27 Mar 2025

Source: Standard Bank/X. Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

African Markets Conference: Leaders call for SSA to drive global economic reset as US steps back

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2025

Covid-19

Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Economy

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 25 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South African consumer confidence hits record lows as tax fears spread

25 Mar 2025

Social Media

The evolving battle over social media moderation: Free speech vs regulation

Grant Lapping 25 Mar 2025

Advertising

TikTok's ad chief Blake Chandlee to step down during company shake-up

25 Mar 2025

Egypt Suez Canal monthly revenue losses at around $800m, Sisi says

Cargo & Storage

Egypt Suez Canal monthly revenue losses at around $800m, Sisi says

Mohamed Hendawy 19 Mar 2025

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

Dealers

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

James Obiegbu, Gretchen Larsen 18 Mar 2025