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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

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

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

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee 2 days

Source: Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

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

Katja Hamilton 2 days

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma giants push back against Trump's planned tariff rollout

2 days

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

Covid-19

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

26 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse

Aaron Ross, Tim Cocks and Vivianne Wandera 13 Mar 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Playing the Trump card: How to get an investment edge in 2025

10 Mar 2025

Global air cargo experiences 18 months of continuous growth

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo experiences 18 months of continuous growth

6 Mar 2025

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

5 Mar 2025

Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 25 February 2025. Reuters/Nic Bothma

Climate Change

No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global poverty

Kopano Gumbi and Andy Bruce 27 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South Africa, Trump and the EWC

Issued by Aluma Capital 4 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT

Trends

US deregulation under Trump serves as a boon for equities, a bane for climate change

David Crosoer 29 Jan 2025

Public Health

CDC, FDA, NIH face communication lockdown under Trump

22 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's triumphant return: What it means for South Africa and Agoa?

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2025

Source: © World Kings Meta's platforms Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes

Media Freedom

Meta's Zuckerberg's shift on fact-checking: A "sprint" to appease a new president?

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jan 2025

Nvidia H100 GPUs are the cornerstone of the AI revolution. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Biden policy is first stress test for Nvidia AI card house

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 21 Jan 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar starts 2025 on a high

Andre Cilliers 2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf SA’s future economic performance will hinge mainly on domestic policy decisions says the NWU's PUI

Economy

SA economy: Negative trends are reversible - if the right steps are taken

19 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies and energy reform to dominate 2025 markets

31 Dec 2024

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

Cargo & Storage

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

9 Dec 2024

From dive to thrive: How PR can resuscitate a launch flop

PR & Communications

From dive to thrive: How PR can resuscitate a launch flop

Emma Rijkers, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 29 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Property

The true cost of borrowing: South Africans are losing their homes

19 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Stocks slip, bitcoin nears $90,000 as 'Trump trade' whipsaws markets

Amanda Cooper 12 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

US bond sell-off: A harbinger of things to come?

12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's approach to global trade: Market uncertainties rise

Andre Cilliers 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Post-Trump election: Emerging economies on edge

Raymond Parsons 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump victory spells trouble for the rand and Brics allies

7 Nov 2024

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

PR & Communications

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

23 Feb 2024

Huawei's comeback adds diversity to stagnant consumer electronics market

Hardware

Huawei's comeback adds diversity to stagnant consumer electronics market

Lindsey Schutters 21 Sep 2023

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Unintended pregnancy rates are highest in Africa: a look at the complex reasons

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Apr 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

What the USA's Prosper Africa trade initiative means for the continent

Virusha Subban 28 Oct 2021

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

Media

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

24 Feb 2021

Branding

Time to unify

Issued by Levergy 21 Dec 2020

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Agribusiness

Global agriculture trade remains steady through pandemic

Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020

A Covid-19 test in Utah. The country’s pandemic response has been politicised, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Covid-19

Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in healthcare politics for years, health scholars warn

Simon F Haeder & Sarah E Gollust 4 Nov 2020

The evolution of purpose

Branding

The evolution of purpose

Graham Staplehurst, Issued by Kantar 29 Sep 2020

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Telecoms & Networks

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Jean-Paul Michel Larçon 3 Sep 2020

Economic cooperation is the linchpin of the US-SA bilateral relationship. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

South Africa must get ready for an inevitable loosening of trade ties with the US

Mills Soko 2 Jun 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Health & Welfare

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

A session at Davos highlighted the consequences of capitalism. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

Markets & Investment

Can capitalism solve capitalism's problems?

Elizabeth Schmidt 3 Feb 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Media Freedom

Of foxes and paradoxes in the media henhouse

Derek Abdinor 17 Sep 2019

Strait of Hormuz

Coal, Oil & Gas

What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?

Rockford Weitz 23 Jul 2019