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Ivory Coast cocoa grind plunges 31% in July on poor bean quality

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast cocoa grind plunges 31% in July on poor bean quality

Ange Aboa 19 Aug 2025

Image credit: USGS on Unsplash

Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Import/Export

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Issued by AMIE 9 May 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Relationship building in African procurement is key to economic growth and resilience

8 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Amol Prabhu, Country CEO: South Africa & Market Head for Barclays.

Markets & Investment

How global volatility and international family businesses are shaping private and investment banking in Africa

24 Apr 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Natural Resources Outlook 2025: Trade tariffs and geopolitics set to bolster gold's appeal

George Cheveley 13 Jan 2025

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

10 Dec 2024

Markets & Investment

Canadian trade tariffs weigh on Chinese and commodity markets

Andre Cilliers 27 Aug 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Economy

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

Markets & Investment

Rand retreats as coalition dynamics spook investors

Andre Cilliers 31 May 2024

In February 2022, Sibanye-Stillwater successfully concluded the €85m transaction to acquire French mining group Eramet’s Sandouville hydrometallurgical nickel processing facilities near Le Havre, France’s second largest industrial port.

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Q1 update progress on safety, restructuring planned

Lindsey Schutters 10 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

World shares off record highs ahead of inflation tests

Yoruk Bahceli and Wayne Cole 26 Feb 2024

Storm clouds circle the PGMs market. Source: DALL-E 3

Mining

Anglo and Glencore caught in mining market headwinds

Lindsey Schutters 23 Feb 2024

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, Exxaro CEO delivering the interim results in August 2023. Source: x.com

Markets & Investment

Exxaro 2023 statement outlines more pain for coal market, selling ferroalloys unit

Lindsey Schutters 29 Nov 2023

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

Commodities & Fairtrade

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

6 Jul 2023

Offshore drilling platforms (rear) stand together at a dock yard near Singapore port. 2015. Source: Reuters/Tim Wimborne

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns

Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis 4 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Shares rise, Treasury yields fall as US jobless claims surge

Marc Jones and Koh Gui Qing 9 Jun 2023

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Agro-processing

SA poultry grows 15% in gross volume

Susan Marais 10 Mar 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Markets & Investment

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Source: . Amid rising concerns over the Swiss lender’s financial health, Credit Suisse executives are in talks with the bank’s major investors to reassure them.

Markets & Investment

Recession fears return unabated

Andre Cilliers 3 Oct 2022

Source: Freepik.

Markets & Investment

Markets: Volatility does not mean negativity

George Herman 8 Jul 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Trends

Africa's mobile-money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Design & Manufacturing

South African factory activity at four-month high in March - PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 6 Apr 2022

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

Agriculture

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

16 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

Rand could be in for a bumpy ride in the very short term

Andre Cilliers 25 Jan 2022

Law must prevail and key corridors protected: The time to act is now

Shipping

Law must prevail and key corridors protected: The time to act is now

Dr Juanita Maree 15 Jul 2021

Cash-strapped mining companies look for innovative sources of funding

Mining

Cash-strapped mining companies look for innovative sources of funding

Jason Wilkinson, Wandisile Mandlana, Adéle de Jager & Ivan Vorster 1 Apr 2021

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Agriculture

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Sam Jones 9 Mar 2021

Lightstone shares 3 national house price scenarios for 2021

Residential Property

Lightstone shares 3 national house price scenarios for 2021

8 Mar 2021

Residential Property

Lightstone shares 3 house price scenarios for 2021

Issued by 8 Mar 2021

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images

Economy

Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

Joe Keenan, managing director, BME

Mining

More hopeful times for mining for 2020, but plenty of uncertainty

Joe Keenan 26 Feb 2020

Local nut production continues to increase

Agro-processing

Local nut production continues to increase

20 Nov 2019

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Agriculture

New report: 10-year outlook on global agriculture and fish commodity markets

9 Jul 2019

Agriculture

The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know

Michel Pimbert and Colin Anderson 22 Nov 2018

Market overview for September 2018

Agribusiness

Market overview for September 2018

5 Oct 2018

Weekly wrap on local #AgriMarkets

Agriculture

Weekly wrap on local #AgriMarkets

Wandile Sihlobo 10 Aug 2018

Market overview for July 2018

Agriculture

Market overview for July 2018

6 Aug 2018

#AgriMarkets: South-western parts of SA could receive above normal rainfall

Agribusiness

#AgriMarkets: South-western parts of SA could receive above normal rainfall

Wandile Sihlobo 26 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Agriculture

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

Roger Baxter, CEO: Chamber of Mines

Mining

Chamber lays blame for mining crisis at DMR's door

8 Sep 2017

Porto do Caio, Angola's new deepwater port

Markets & Investment

Angola's investment in non-oil sectors starts to pay off

Miguel Damião Gago 21 Aug 2017

Global food prices climb in May: FAO

FMCG

Global food prices climb in May: FAO

12 Jun 2017

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: The fast-growing, untapped African car market

Ilse van den Berg 11 May 2017