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Mining Indaba 2024 - Minister needs to go back to basics to fix mining iss
1st February 2024 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (the MPRDA), the keystone... →
Ramaphosa says continental market will promote agricultural development, food security as trade begins under AfCFTA 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 31st January 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the start of preferential trade will create great opportunities for growth and development for... →
IMF cuts South Africa's 2024 growth forecast 
By: Bloomberg 30th January 2024 The International Monetary Fund downgraded its economic-growth forecasts for South Africa, warning that logistical challenges are constraining... →
Global economic growth expected to stagnate this year
By: Darren Parker 30th January 2024 Global economic growth is expected to be subdued, if not stagnant this year, with global trade also expected to be sluggish, financial services... →
Decline in coal line security incidents is improving performance – Transnet 
By: Martin Creamer 29th January 2024 Security incidents that disrupt trains transporting coal to South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) for export to the world are in... →
Mining Indaba 2024 - Rail reform and liberalisation: Where we are and what it means for the South African rail sector
29th January 2024 The rail sector in South Africa is at a breaking point and urgent action is required. From a freight perspective, Transnet's incapacity to dispatch... →
Government's new plan to shift cargo from roads back to rail 
By: News24Wire 26th January 2024 Government is seeking to finalise a plan aimed at improving its rail network and move cargo away from its overburdened roads. While the economy... →
The value of tacit knowledge for economic success
By: Saliem Fakir 26th January 2024 Michael Polanyi, the brother of the famous Karl Polanyi (the writer of The Great Transformation), says in his book, Tacit Knowledge, that “we can... →