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The wine, steel, vehicle and insurance sectors are among those most affected by protectionist US tariffs.
AFCFTA

US tariff shake-up sends ripples through African trade and global supply chains

This latest wave of tariff changes signals a broader trend toward economic nationalism and trade realignment.

  • HB Senekal & Julia Choate
6 min read
The remains of a truck that was torched on the N4. Photos: SAPS
FREIGHT

Eleven trucks torched on second anniversary of July 2021 riots

Arsonists set trucks alight on the N3 and N4 highways in attacks that have been described as economic sabotage

  • Lyse Comins
5 min read
Despite new management, problems that are costing the economy dearly continue to compound. Can the logistical behemoth turn the tide? Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
COAL

Transnet turns a new leaf, but there are many cracks in the system

Despite new management, problems that are costing the economy dearly continue to compound. Can the logistical behemoth turn the tide?

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
6 min read
A general view of burnt out goods after a Pick n Pay truck was torched along the N1 in Klipheuwel on July 08, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that both the N7 and N1 were affected by protests after a nationwide call for truck drivers to stop operating to protest the employment of foreign drivers. The truck drivers also threatened to shut down the whole country. (Photo by Jacques Stander/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
DOCUMENTATION

Brakes put on foreign truck drivers

New legislation aims to protect local jobs in the transport sector amid questions as to whether SA has enough willing and skilled drivers

  • Anathi Madubela
5 min read