[TOP STORY] Sahpra to halve medicine approval times to boost local manufacturing

Loading player...
‘It's certainly a start. There are a range of measures that the South African government needs to take in order to further industrialise the pharmaceutical sector and narrow the trade deficit,’ says Pharmisa chair, Dr Stavros Nicolaou.
16 Jul 2025 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

Other recent episodes

[TOP STORY] Middle East crisis pressures SA trade, oil and rand

‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.
2 Mar 8AM 8 min

[TOP STORY] US tariff turmoil creates strategic opening for SA

‘I think really the solution for South Africa is to drive the African integration scheme, which has been floundering for a long time, here is the opportunity for South Africa to lead the continent,’ says Professor Rajneesh Narula, director of the Dunning Centre for International Business.
27 Feb 7AM 7 min