Tag: commodity prices

Political uncertainty globally will have ripple effects on Africa, primarily through impacts on commodity prices and global economic sentiment. While the early months of 2017 have seen improved prices for the commodities on which many southern African economies rely, longer term economic sentiment is more mixed. Meanwhile, governance improvements and the embedding of democratic practices and norms will be tested by pockets of instability as succession battles take place across the region.

2016 was a tough year for many South Africans - and small businesses took a hard knock as the local economy experienced many challenges to...

An anticipated increase in demand for goods and services within Africa has the potential to give innovative companies with turnovers of between R300 million...

The African growth story is no longer a fairy tale. Over the past decade multinational companies, private equity funds and infrastructure development programmes have...

2016 marked another challenging year for South Africa’s mining industry in the wake of subdued commodity prices, an increase in short-term volatility, increased pressure...