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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... →
New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT
By: Martin Creamer 25th January 2024 The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) signed with State rail enterprise... →
