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Business Day TV speaks to Frederick Mitchell, Aluma Capital‘s chief economist

Exporters of raw material slam proposal that would assist local ferrochrome producers as ‘a costly mistake’

The Minerals Council South Africa, which represents 90% of South Africa’s mining industry, says a "highly unionised" labour force has led to workers’ pay increase while productivity has declined.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC in January and February, posing the biggest threat to the government in Kinshasa in two decades.

Companies mint it while the state and the healthcare system pay the price

Khokha allows small businesses to receive digital payments with its point-of-sale devices

Industry executives warn that peer nations are undertaking huge industrialisation drives

Out of date exchange control red tape and racial job quotas are among the obstacles to investment, says Daan Steenkamp

"Policy uncertainty hits a record high". Is that a headline that induces panic, or one that needs perspective and remedies? After all, what goes up can come down.

In September, Johannesburg hosted the Global SME Finance Forum 2025, a sideline event of South Africa’s G20-B20 presidency. The conversations on these platforms centred on the cost of capital for African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remaining too high.

Every now and then the market offers a window of opportunity — a moment when the stars align and it becomes clear that it is time to act. That moment is now for anyone with foreign currency exposure.

WhatsApp is slowly emerging as an e-commerce channel, as retailers explore ways to integrate it with their payment platforms.

Corporate travel is alive and well on the road to recovery in South Africa, despite political instability and the rise of remote work, says City Lodge Hotels CEO Andrew Widegger.

CEO says the combined group is open to any distribution partnerships with producers

Tilly Norwood never existed. That did not stop her from becoming the newest darling on TikTok and Instagram. She quipped from cafés, she pouted in parks, and she gathered followers by the hundred thousand.