Business Maverick

Botswana’s new administration drops vegetable import ban

By Marthinus Botes

Business Maverick

SA set to import US maize for first time since 2017 amid a tight market and record prices

By Ed Stoddard

Africa

Loaded for Bear: Animal rights activists and climate change deniers have a few things in common

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Tiger Tiger, burning less bright - what China’s economic problems mean for SA

By Tim Cohen

Business Maverick

South Africa’s narrower trade surplus bodes ill for the rand, but cooling oil price may help

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

SA’s current account balance falls into the red, bad news for the rand

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

SA ministers’ customs duty dithering ‘costs economy and importers billions’

By Georgina Crouth

Africa

Ukraine war imperils Africa’s staples and fertiliser supply, but farmers and governments can fix this, say experts

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

South Africa

The Lesser-spotted Christmas turkey: bird flu and industry woes impact on imports to SA

By Rebecca Pitt

South Africa

Capitalism’s recalibration: From globalisation to deglobalisation to onshoring

By Patrick Bond

Business Maverick

South Africa’s current account surplus narrows in third quarter from record levels

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

R14/$: Strong commodity demand helps a feisty rand to punch above its weight

By Mfuneko Toyana