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Daily Maverick joins forces with UCT Summer School for a special series

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Christophe Deloire was the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Source: RSF.

Media Freedom

Meet the world's bravest reporters at CPJ's 34th annual awards, hosted by John Oliver

11 Nov 2024

Finance

New UK sanctions on Russia also target Africa Corps

Muvija M 8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Driven by Trump win: Bitcoin smashes $75k milestone

Katja Hamilton 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump victory spells trouble for the rand and Brics allies

7 Nov 2024

Financial Services

Russia launches crypto mining for global trade

1 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Oil hovers at one-month low with supply drivers back in focus

Laila Kearney 30 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#BRICS2024: Inside the plan to harness nuclear power for sustainable growth

25 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS

Vladimir Soldatkin 24 Oct 2024

Source: Photohost agency brics-russia2024.ru.

Economy

#BRICS2024: Ramaphosa pushes for fair growth in the Global South

Katja Hamilton 23 Oct 2024

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Agribusiness

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#BRICS2024: South Africa sees Russia as a valued ally, Ramaphosa tells Putin

Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya 22 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Putin says BRICS will generate most of global economic growth

18 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Image source: Alena Darmel from

Digital

Thriving world of esports: Trending games, top countries and prize money

10 Oct 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

How the new CAJAC rules could improve Africa-China arbitration proceedings

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 26 Sep 2024

Financial Services

Brics currency proposal: A misguided venture doomed to fail

Nicholas Woode-Smith 23 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X

Finance

From Struggle to State Capture: Remembering Pravin Gordhan

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Mobile & Apps

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Lindsey Schutters 18 Sep 2024

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Financial Services

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Banking

#FOCAC2024: Standard Bank champions China-Africa trade ties

Katja Hamilton 13 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Media coverage of Africa has always been dominated by narratives of disease, poverty, conflict and political instability

Media

Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Wallace Chuma, University of Cape Town and Trust Matsilele, Birmingham City University 12 Sep 2024

Source: New Development Bank.

Banking

South Africa needs to step up to attract investments from the New Development Bank

Duarte da Silva 3 Sep 2024

Media Freedom

Reuters safety adviser killed and 3 journalists injured in Ukraine attack

28 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf The 10 most banned apps in the world, with Facebook the number one most banned app globally

Digital

Top 10 most banned apps globally - Facebook at no1

26 Aug 2024

How to conquer distribution challenges in emerging markets

FMCG

How to conquer distribution challenges in emerging markets

Issued by MACmobile 22 Aug 2024

Source: AGOA.info. Florie Liser, president and chief executive officer of Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).

Economy

US congress shows strong bipartisan support for Agoa reauthorisation

31 Jul 2024

Economic strains and lifestyle changes drive new trends in SA's auto market

Commercial & Industrial

Economic strains and lifestyle changes drive new trends in SA's auto market

Paul Marshall 29 Jul 2024

NHI

Complementary medicine can get us closer to universal healthcare

Bianca De Canha 23 Jul 2024

Source: © CPJ The Basmanny district court in Moscow has convicted Russian-American journalist and writer Masha Gessen of disseminating "fake" information about the Russian military

Media Freedom

Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen convicted of disseminating "fake" information

19 Jul 2024

Property

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

African airlines see 14.1% rise in demand for passenger travel in May

Travel

African airlines see 14.1% rise in demand for passenger travel in May

5 Jul 2024

The US could spark a new age of nuclear energy development

Nuclear Power

New US nuclear energy bill could spark SMR boom

Lindsey Schutters 20 Jun 2024

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Agro-processing

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Paul Makube 20 Jun 2024

SA dominates as adventure tourism destination

Tourism

SA dominates as adventure tourism destination

19 Jun 2024

Source: Youtube.

Fintech

SA Court attaches Google assets over YouTube dispute

14 Jun 2024

Medtech

SPIEF'24: Can 'Express-R' transform driver health checks?

Katja Hamilton 12 Jun 2024

Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Financial Services

Putin confirms Brics' independent payment system in the pipeline

Katja Hamilton 10 Jun 2024

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

Agribusiness

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

3 Jun 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Media

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

Agriculture

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

24 May 2024

SA classic car market on world map after rare barn find

Commercial & Industrial

SA classic car market on world map after rare barn find

21 May 2024

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

Tourism

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

7 May 2024

Source: Royal Television Society Over 300 BBC World Service journalists - around 15% - work in exile

Media Freedom

Media Freedom: BBC's World Service Presents highlights journalists forced to work in exile

6 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

The rise of aparthotels: Fad, buzzword, or booming sector?

Jonathan Liebmann 3 May 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024