On 9 February 2026, the chief executive of pan-African telecoms operator Paratus Group announced the activation of the terrestrial fibre backbone G2M (Goma-to-Mombasa), a 2,000 km route [...]

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will host the South Africa–Zimbabwe Business Forum on the margins of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa [...]

The extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) through to December 31, 2028, provides important strategic breathing room for South Africa, while also preserving a [...]

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has called for public comment on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Modernisation Discussion Paper of 2023 , which outlines a new digital VAT model [...]

Desertification, the phenomenon whereby fertile land becomes unproductive and desert-like, is spreading at alarming rates across the globe due to rising temperatures, droughts and deforestation. Read More

BRICS members are exploring a plan backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to establish a grain exchange that could potentially end the “hegemony” of certain commodity exchanges [...]