The 30 June Shutdown and the One Road SA's Imports Can't Lose
A national truck-driver shutdown set for 30 June targets the N3, N2 and Durban harbour routes — the single corridor most of…
Read more →Hormuz Reprieve: Cheaper Oil and a Firmer Rand Reset Import Costs
Brent fell below $86.50 and the rand firmed to R16.30 as a US-Iran ceasefire neared, handing SA importers a double tailwind —…
Read more →SA's Trade Surplus Doubled to R89bn — On Gold, Not Industry
South Africa's year-to-date trade surplus has more than doubled to R89.3 billion, but the gains rest on high gold and PGM prices…
Read more →SA Citrus Is Now World Number One — and the 30% US Tariff Bites
South Africa has overtaken Spain as the world's largest citrus exporter just as the 2026 season opens — but the 30% US…
Read more →The Symbiotic Paradox: AI, Supply Chains and South Africa
AI is being deployed to repair the world's fractured supply chains — even as the capital flooding into AI infrastructure strains the…
Read more →The Tea Route Reimagined: Scaling South African Rooibos Exports for China
South Africa’s Rooibos industry enters a "total market reset" as China scraps all import tariffs, opening the door to 1.4 billion consumers…
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