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Hong Kong Island's towers, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon beyond, seen from Sky Terrace 428, 428 metres above sea level at the top of The Peak.
HONG KONG

What Hong Kong’s fintech infrastructure can teach South Africa about digital sovereignty

A visit to Hong Kong prompts questions about Octopus, digital identity, payment rails and who controls the infrastructure that increasingly mediates everyday life in South Africa.

  • Andile Masuku
8 min read
Agriculture Minister Wille Aucamp has signed a landmark protocol opening the Chinese market to South African cherry exports for the first time.
AGRICULTURE EXPORTS

South African cherries gain first-time access to Chinese market

Agriculture Minister Wille Aucamp has signed a protocol granting South African cherry producers access to China, with blueberry negotiations also nearing completion.

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read
South African wine exports to China are benefiting from newly removed tariffs.
EXPORTS

China’s zero-tariff policy opens new market opportunities for African exporters

China’s expanded zero-tariff policy is helping selected African exporters cut landed costs and explore new routes to market.

  • Yogashen Pillay
4 min read
The Jaecoo J5 has been confirmed as one of the vehicles that Chery Group will build in South Africa.
TRADE

South Africa must turn Chinese investment interest into factories and jobs

South Africa’s weak manufacturing performance makes Chinese investment an opportunity—but only if it creates local suppliers, skills, factories and sustainable jobs rather than…

  • Lauren Patlansky
3 min read
South Africa’s steel industry has received a temporary tariff shield against Chinese imports, but economists warn the move could also increase costs for manufacturers and consumers across the economy.
IMPORTS

China steel imports face 28.11% tariff as South Africa moves to shield local industry

ITAC says dumped Chinese colour-coated steel has caused, or threatens, material injury to the SACU industry. The provisional measures will apply for six months while the…

  • Yogashen Pillay
4 min read
Tharisa Mines, the platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer is a significant player in the global chrome industry, supplying some 10% of China. Tharisa has also secured a significant mining lease for its Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe,
MINING

Tharisa secures mining lease for Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe

Tharisa has secured a significant mining lease for its Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe, marking a crucial step towards initial production and job creation in the region.

  • Tawanda Karombo
3 min read
A Chinese shipowner begins the first weekly container service through the Arctic on an express route to Europe, making the voyages until October. The company, Sea Legend, tested the premise last year when it completed the first China-to-Europe container ship transit through the frigid Northern Sea Route (NSR) along Russia's coastline.
CHINA

Chinese firm to launch Arctic shipping route till October

Sea Legend will become the first operator to run a regular container service through the NSR, for a seven-week period until October 3.

  • AFP
2 min read