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In a year where trade has dominated the headlines since the U.S. started imposing higher tariffs against its trading partners, agricultural export activity is worth paying close attention to. Encouragingly, the start of the year has remained positive for the sector. In the first quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agricultural exports totalled US$ 3.36 billion, …

New developments since the Oval Office spectacle cast new light on the potential implications for South Africa’s critical minerals, space ambitions, and ongoing trade negotiations. Three weeks ago, behind closed doors at the White House, South African-born billionaire Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump found common ground in a much friendlier, extended lunch meeting …

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has been named the official Guest Country of Honour at the 4th China–Africa Economic & Trade Expo, taking place from 12-15 June in Changsha, China. WATCH: Discussion | African excellence goes global This major event, held under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, brings together leaders from government, trade, media, and industry …

When I meet Gavin Evans on a Friday morning, it’s to talk about his memoir Son of a Preacher Man, which he’s visiting South Africa to promote.  But I’m more interested in hearing what it was like to report for the Mail & Guardian in the dying days of apartheid. Evans was one of the …

Staff Writer  ·12 Jun 2025 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is in the process of making significant changes to the country’s payment landscape and is proposing two new policies as an interim step. The prosals have broad definitions of payment activity, and any non-bank businesses with some sort of transfer facilities (like e-wallets, for …

The City of Johannesburg has launched Project Lokisa to crack down on the metro’s biggest defaulters as it takes an aggressive stance on debt recovery. Through the project, the City of Johannesburg will focus on disconnecting defaulting consumers, including large electricity and water consumers, and residential properties valued at over R5 million. “The City of …

Deputy director-general for Agricultural Production, Biosecurity and Natural Resources Management, Dipepeneneng Serage, has confirmed that government will proceed with its vaccination strategy against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Speaking during the recent AVI Africa conference, Serage highlighted his department’s commitment to ensuring that farming can continue safely and sustainably. “My job is to bring science …

Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 June 2025 – South Africa will participate as the Guest Country of Honour at the upcoming China – Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE), taking place from 12 to 15 June 2025 in Changsha, Hunan Province – China. As the flagship gathering under the Forum on China – Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), …

An extensive network of undersea cables connects South Africa to the rest of the world, with multinational tech giants like Meta Platforms and Google helping to roll out this infrastructure. While the first fibre optic cable landed in South Africa in 1993, the country has used undersea connectivity for over 145 years. The first cable …

Africa’s largest non-banking financial services group and its subsidiaries sponsor Africa’s first G20 Summit The Sanlam Group – together with its subsidiaries – SanlamAllianz and Santam – today announced its sponsorship of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit, set to take place in Johannesburg in November this year. The Group stated that their support of …

With one of the youngest populations globally, South Africa holds a demographic spark that could ignite the economy. But that depends on young people being healthy, educated and employed — which is not happening 12 June 2025 – 05:00 by Sanisha Packirisamy Each year on June 16, South Africans honour the legacy of the 1976 …

The following are edited remarks I delivered at the launch of the joint Free Market Foundation-Solidarity Research Institute report on the cost of so-called “broad-based black economic empowerment” policies at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on 12 June. Thank you to everyone for making the time to be here today. I am Martin van Staden, and I …

South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC), the continent’s biggest money manager, and two development institutions have pledged $37 million (around R655.6 million) to a fund for financing green hydrogen projects. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa will help finance the SA-H2 fund, which blends public …

A record 28 percent of venture capital investment flowed to AI startups in Q2 2024 alone. But beneath these impressive statistics lies a challenge: how to ensure AI development serves humanity ethically rather than amplifying existing biases and inequalities. There is an urgent need for global coordination on ethical AI standards, particularly for small and …

It really is preposterous, isn’t it? A government that wants to establish a new state-owned shipping company, but whose navy has little to no working ships and whose air force has little to no working aircraft. Thankfully, government is – as it does – moving forward so unhurriedly that we may not see final legislation …

South Africa 43 for 4 (David Bedingham 8*, Temba Bavuma 3*, Mitchell Starc 2-10) trail Australia 212 (Beau Webster 72, Steve Smith 66, Kagiso Rabada 5-51) by 169 runs. South Africa are in a world of trouble on 43 for four at stumps despite performing superbly to bowl out Australia for 212 on the first …

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Staff Writer  ·12 Jun 2025 National Treasury has admitted that previous attempts to raise revenue through raising income taxes didn’t work, and that trying to do so to fill the current gap in the budget will hit the same wall. Responding to the debate around the 2025 Budget, the finance department reflected on the various …

More than 1,000 starving elephants may have to be culled. Parliamentarians demand answers by tomorrow (Friday). In a scathing parliamentary session on Tuesday, 10 June members of the Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment accused North West officials of gross mismanagement and evasion of responsibility for the ongoing elephant crisis in the Madikwe …

Angie Motshekga inspecting Paramount’s stand at AAD 2024. South Africa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, has expressed her strong admiration for the South African defence industry (SADI), calling it one of the country’s most valuable assets and a pillar of national capability. Speaking following the conclusion of the South African National Defence …

Watch – Are the IMF and World Bank pointing fingers at BEE? Multimedia   South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to journalists during a meeting… Media Coverage of Africa: South African media plays a crucial role in covering African news and issues, contributing to a broader understanding of the continent. Read More at the Source

The National Ceremonial Guard is an integral part of Armed Forces Day parades. Events and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year contributed in no small measure to the postponement of two major annual SA National Defence Force (SANDF) events. Armed Forces Day (AFD), centred round the troopship SS Mendi sinking …

Look to the southern horizon just after sunset tonight, June 11, to witness the lowest full moon in nearly 20 years, known as the Strawberry Moon. Thanks to an orbital phenomenon called a major lunar standstill, the moon will rise unusually low in the sky — creating a dramatic and rare view for Southern Hemisphere …