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Maritime industry stakeholders celebrated the significant progress made by Transnet in eliminating the backlog of vessels at anchorage in Durban, dropping the number from 20 to zero in 2024. This achievement comes as a relief to shipping lines, importers, and exporters who have faced costly delays in trade due to…

Tawanda Karombo Jubilee Metals Group has entered into a partnership with a local miner in a bid to address the mounting piles of platinum group metals (PGM) feedstock at its South African operations.This agreement, announced on Wednesday, is set to facilitate the processing of at least 18 000 tons of…

Since market deregulations in 1996, South Africa’s agricultural growth strategy is premised on continuous access to export markets in Europe and America, while also expanding export footprint to special markets in Asia and the Middle East. The government and the private sector in South Africa have been very successful in…

South Africa's financial services led the JSE lower on Wednesday as the local bourse tracked large declines in stock markets all over the world, with investors fearing a global recession arising from the brewing US and China trade war.The global meltdown on stock exchanges due to the imposition of import…

The United Nations (UN) in Africa has urged the continent to find self-sustainable measures for development finance in a bid to counter the suspension of aid from the United States. Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa, said the next five years to 2030 must be…

These are tumultuous times. Global geopolitics has sharply turned towards isolationism, protectionism, and transactional diplomacy. Under the Trump administration's revived leadership in the US, the world is witnessing the resurgence of trade wars and punitive tariffs. South Africa is finding itself increasingly at the crossroads of this geopolitical chessboard, especially…

Imagine standing on the lawn of a home you poured your blood, sweat, and savings into, watching as it's repossessed by the bank. Now imagine discovering that the very same house, cornerstone of your life, has been sold by that bank for as little as R100. For some South African…

UnionPay strengthens partnership with Standard Bank to advance digital payments in AfricaUnionPay has announced that it has welcomed senior leadership from Standard Bank for high-level discussions, reinforcing their long-standing partnership aimed at advancing digital payment solutions across Africa. According to UnionPay, the collaboration, which dates back to 2010, focuses on…

Banks are increasingly making use of technologies in a bid to thwart criminals. With a need to balance fulfilling customers’ desires for instant gratification in terms of having items delivered ASAP with the extra time it takes them to verify transactions, new solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly…

The Master’s Office has faced significant criticism in the media over the past few years due to frustrations with service delivery issues. As a 350-year-old institution, with its first trust recorded in 1833, the Master’s Office is under increasing pressure to adapt to societal changes and a growing client base…