October 2025

31 October 2025 – South Africa’s business confidence continued to improve in September, boosted by stronger financial market performance, rising commodity prices, and higher export volumes, according to the latest South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) released on Tuesday. The BCI climbed 1.1 points month-on-month and 10.9 points year-on-year […]

30 October 2025 – South Africa holds the largest untapped export potential on the African continent, with the potential to inject $75 billion (R1.3 trillion) into annual exports over the next five years. This figure far exceeds the combined opportunities of Egypt, Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the latest Where to Invest

28 October 2025 – There’s a myth in African logistics that port congestion is primarily a berth problem. Ships anchor at the port limits, and the finger-pointing begins. However, terminal operations experience across the continent reveals a far more subtle and costly reality. The visible delays at the quayside are symptoms. The actual challenge lies

27 October 2025 – The maritime industry’s vessel-sharing alliances (VSA), together with Mediterranean Shipping Company, which has no official VSA arrangements, hold more than 82% of the international container industry’s market share. Container News reports that the combined market share of the major alliances and MSC has risen slightly to 82.5%, up from 82.1% four months

24 October 2025 -South Africa’s poultry industry is sending mixed messages. It’s encouraging government restriction on chicken imports from the US while criticising the slow progress on promised export expansion under the Poultry Master Plan. The contradiction highlights a deeper issue — an industry torn between protectionism and competitiveness as regulators probe its market conduct.

23 October 2025 – There has been a steady growth in the value of imports from South Africa’s neighbours, with the exception of Botswana and Zambia. The biggest rise has been Angola, which has become a major supplier of crude petroleum, with import value more than doubling between 2023 and 2024. Second-biggest was Namibia, with the

22 October 2025 – South Africa’s wine industry is preparing for a promising 2026 harvest following a favourable winter and spring. Good rainfall, beneficial winter dormancy, and early spring warmth have supported even bud break and strong initial growth across most wine regions. According to Dr Etienne Terblanche, Vinpro consultation services manager, the 2025 post-harvest

21 October 2025 – Globalisation is holding firm—and Africa is helping drive that resilience. Despite the steepest surge in U.S. tariffs since the 1930s, global trade continues to expand and business investment abroad remains steady, according to the latest DHL Global Connectedness Tracker by DHL and NYU Stern. The report projects global trade to grow

20 October 2025 – Exports to the United States have dropped 46% since April 2025, with small direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses hit hardest. This is according to the SME Export Index, launched on October 20 by South African international shipping platform TUNL. Said to be the first index to track the true impact of US tariffs

17 October 2025 – The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) expired last month, ending 25 years of duty-free access for over 30 African nations to the US market. South African exporters now face crippling 30% tariffs that threaten jobs and key industries. Though some show resilience through market diversification, trade, industry, and competition minister