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African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Supply Chain

African supply chains face real-world test amid geopolitical tensions

Wayne Meisel 20 hours

Source: Reuters. World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23 January, 2026.

Finance

WTO reform deadlock may prompt some countries to seek other options on free trade

Olivia Le Poidevin 20 Mar 2026

Logistics & Transport

Logistics are key to Africa’s cross-border e-commerce growth

13 Feb 2026

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Digital

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Issued by Converge Africa 10 Feb 2026

Logistics & Transport

African trade set for digital revolution with new infrastructure launch

25 Nov 2025

Unveiling Seacom 2.0

Telecoms & Networks

Unveiling Seacom 2.0

Issued by Stone 26 Sep 2025

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

Technology

Nzimande calls for enhanced tech adoption in developing countries

9 Sep 2025

China announces zero-tariff access for African countries, boosting trade opportunities

Logistics & Transport

China announces zero-tariff access for African countries, boosting trade opportunities

17 Jun 2025

Young entrepreneurs get a boost with new exporter incubation programme

Entrepreneurship

Young entrepreneurs get a boost with new exporter incubation programme

3 Jun 2025

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

Supply Chain

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

19 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

AfCFTA's ambitious plan: Opportunities and roadblocks ahead

Meluleki Nzimande 10 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

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Road Freight & Fleet Management

Tech lightens the load of high-risk road transport

Kamal Patel 21 Nov 2024

Pharmaceuticals

African drug supply chain gets smarter with IBM-powered AI platform

14 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

BankservAfrica and UnionPay International boost e-commerce in Africa

10 Jul 2024

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

Logistics & Transport

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

28 Feb 2024

Image source: Denis Ismagilov –

Corporate & Commercial Law

The role of private equity investment in Africa's transformation

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 3 May 2023

Exhibitions & Events

Inaugural Made in the Cape expo set to ramp up Western Cape exports

27 Feb 2023

Import/Export

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Markets & Investment

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President at Salesforce South Africa

Skills Training

Everyday vs workplace digital skills: Preparing for an all-digital world

Zuko Mdwaba 25 Mar 2022

Streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

Corporate & Commercial Law

Streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

Virusha Subban 28 Feb 2022

Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance

Economy

AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

ESG & Sustainability

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

Dorothy Tembo 1 Apr 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: 10 African women to watch in blockchain and Bitcoin

Blockchain Africa

#BlockchainAfrica: 10 African women to watch in blockchain and Bitcoin

31 Mar 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

Blockchain Africa

#BlockchainAfrica: The impact of blockchain on the global economy

Ilija Acimovic 4 Mar 2020

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

24 Feb 2020

Digital traders will not escape taxation. Create Jobs 51/Shutterstock

Taxation & Regulation

Kenya's tax on digital trade and services: what's known and not known

Mercy Muendo 9 Dec 2019

SA taking steps towards a 4IR economy

Legislation & Regulation

SA taking steps towards a 4IR economy

11 Nov 2019

Marketing

Africa's free trade area: the journey begins

23 Aug 2019

Africa needs effective ICT policies to enhance competitiveness

ICT

Africa needs effective ICT policies to enhance competitiveness

12 Jun 2019

(L-R) Zouhair Chorfi, Secretary general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco, newly elected Chair of the bureau of the committee of experts; HE Elsadig Bakheit Elfaki Abdalla, Chair of the outgoing bureau of the committee of experts; Vera songwe, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Credit: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

Research

Digital trade and the economy in Africa

25 Mar 2019

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

Marketing

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

25 Jul 2018

The implications of 'digital trade' on human rights

Digital

The implications of 'digital trade' on human rights

28 May 2018

Windswept on Chapman’s Peak.

Women's Month

#BehindtheSelfie with... Josephine Buys

Leigh Andrews 3 Aug 2016

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Research

$1.5tr growth opportunity at risk as digital collaboration fails

9 Oct 2015

New tool strengthens collaboration between media owners, agencies

Media

New tool strengthens collaboration between media owners, agencies

19 May 2014

Bertelsmann & Pearson finalise merger transaction Penguin Random House

Publishing

Bertelsmann & Pearson finalise merger transaction Penguin Random House

2 Jul 2013