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US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 19 hours

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Import/Export

How to secure exports beyond the US-SA diplomatic dance

Frank Knight 2 days

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

4th Industrial Revolution

Shares finish down with investors focused on Nvidia results

Chibuike Oguh 29 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa GDP growth outlook gets biggest cut since early 2023

Vuyani Ndaba 28 May 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Legal showdown for land rights: New push to scrap the Expropriation Act

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Higher Education

Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

Issued by University of Pretoria 27 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Cornelius Coetzee, country director for Verto South Africa.

Finance

#AfricaMonth: Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

Katja Hamilton 27 May 2025

Source: Reuters. US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, 25 May, 2025.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariff deferral raises hopes for EU trade talks

26 May 2025

Branding

What brand leaders can learn from Ramaphosa’s Oval Office encounter

Issued by Brandfundi 23 May 2025

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Media

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 23 May 2025

Source: © ReutersConnect Lebo Madiba managing director PR Powerhouse examines what the Trump–Ramaphosa meeting revealed about strategic messaging under pressure

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump–Ramaphosa meeting | Strategic messaging under pressure

Lebo Madiba 22 May 2025

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

21 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Source: © 123rf US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films entering the US, have led the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA) to express concern

Film & Cinematography

100% proposed tariffs on foreign films to US sends “chilling signal"

21 May 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

Musk's xAI updates Grok chatbot after 'White genocide' comments

4th Industrial Revolution

Musk's xAI updates Grok chatbot after 'White genocide' comments

19 May 2025

Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Supply Chain

Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Samuel Jacobs 16 May 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Trump signs executive order to slash US drug prices by up to 80%

14 May 2025

Source: GCIS. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Finance

Ramaphosa backs Africa-led development at CEO Forum

13 May 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

Source: Supplied. Sandile Mpanza, Head: Commercial Property Finance, Africa Region, Absa CIB.

Markets & Investment

EAPI Summit 2025: Transforming East Africa's real estate landscape

8 May 2025

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s supply chains brace for Trump’s tariffs and Agoa uncertainty

7 May 2025

DRDGold celebrates 130 year on JSE as increased gold price delivers

Gold

DRDGold celebrates 130 year on JSE as increased gold price delivers

7 May 2025

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

SMEs

How US tariffs on SA are reshaping small business strategies

6 May 2025

Domestic car market shines amid global tariff pressures

Commercial & Industrial

Domestic car market shines amid global tariff pressures

6 May 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

Brendan Seery 5 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory mood sours sharply in April, Absa PMI shows

5 May 2025

Advertising

Surging UK ad spend hits £42.6bn, driven by online and TV VOD growth

30 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

30 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

Brendan Seery 29 Apr 2025

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Shipping

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 29 Apr 2025

Source: WEF. Former World Economic Forum founder, Klaus Schwab.

Finance

Klaus Schwab exits WEF leadership after 52 years, marking an end of an era

22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Commercial & Industrial

Trump’s tariffs an unmanageable risk for SA carmakers

Lance Branquinho 22 Apr 2025

Kristi Noem in the advertisement.

Advertising

Mexico slams Trump's 'discriminatory' immigration ad

22 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer at Schroders.

Finance

Trump’s tariffs are a game of snakes and ladders; long-term investors must remain calm

Johanna Kyrklund 23 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Nicholas de Clercq, Quantitative Analyst :Prescient Investment Management.

Markets & Investment

How unprecedented uncertainty under Trump is shaping market trends

Nicholas de Clercq 22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Trump's tariff order prompts ad spending cuts by Temu and Shein

17 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Sweden to increase military spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030 after Ukraine conflict

17 Apr 2025

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Agribusiness

The agricultural sector can overcome the impact of potential Agoa exit

Meluleki Nzimande and Megan Jarvis 17 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Global markets lose $10.3tn in value, turmoil hits major economies

16 Apr 2025

HIV/AIDS

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028

Jesse Copelyn 23 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

15 Apr 2025

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho grants operating licence to Musk's Starlink

15 Apr 2025

Mary Beth West, a senior strategist from the US, challenges the industry to confront its role in blurring the lines between advocacy, ideology, and profit at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit (Image supplied by Lebo Madiba)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Bell Pottinger’s legacy and the shifting terrain of PR, ethics and geopolitics

Lebo Madiba 14 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

14 Apr 2025