Turkish Airlines announces increased number of flights to both its South African destinations

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights on both its Istanbul-Johannesburg and Istanbul-Cape Town routes, with effect from late October. This will be to meet... 

New fractional ownership scheme for business aircraft launched in South Africa

Africa’s first fully commercial aircraft fractional ownership programme has been launched by a company specially created to provide this service, SoterJets, which is a subsidiary of South Africa’s... 

Rapidly increasing global nuclear energy capacity would involve significant challenges

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), an entity of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has cautioned that successfully fulfilling global ambitions to significantly increase... 

South Africa’s renewables boom outpaces grid capability

South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding,... 

Airlink unveils its rugby-supporting green machine E190 airliner

South Africa’s largest regional and domestic airline, Airlink, has unveiled one of its Embraer E190 jetliners repainted in a one-off celebratory all-green livery. The aircraft, ZS-YAE, was... 

Africa saw the strongest air passenger growth in May, reports IATA

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that total global air passenger traffic fell by -2.2%, year-on-year, in... 

Lufthansa Group to boost flights to and from South Africa

The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will operate an unprecedented number of flights between Europe and South Africa during the 2026-27 northern winter/southern summer season, starting at the... 

In May, Africa registered the strongest air cargo demand of all regions

Global total air cargo demand increased by 6%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in May, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline... 

Rate of mishandled air baggage is declining globally

The global aviation industry’s specialist IT and communications group, SITA, has reported that Africa is still the region with the highest rate of mishandling airline luggage. Its 'Baggage IT... 

New international air service between Europe, South Africa inaugurated 

Spanish airline Air Europa has started direct flights between Madrid and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. This event was highlighted by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). The... 

South African food inflation continued to decelerate in May

South African year-on-year (y-o-y) food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation declined again in May, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted. It was 1.9% during that... 

IATA urges action to boost the aviation supply chain to cut the aircraft order backlog

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted the delays in deliveries of new airliners. These delays are having real... 

Three African and two non-African countries have joined low-carbon aviation alliance

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the global representative body for the airline industry – has highlighted that Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the UK, and Guyana have signed the... 

Necsa and University of Pretoria have signed an MoU to collaborate in the nuclear sector

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria (UP) to create a framework for bilateral cooperation regarding... 

UCT celebrates tenth birthday of institute focused on processing astronomical data

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the tenth anniversary of the country’s Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). This is a joint endeavour between UCT, the... 

CIPC puts spotlight on its Beneficial Ownership register and requirements for companies

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has highlighted the importance to the country of its Beneficial Ownership (BO) register. From April 1, 2023, when the register was... 

South Africa facing major mismatch between renewable energy, grid management

South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding,... 

Interviews of candidates to fill nuclear regulator board vacancies have been completed

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has completed its interviews of candidates to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and has agreed on which... 

UCT to launch competition to design a new centre in honour of President Nelson Mandela

The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Thursday that it is to launch a competition for the design of a new facility to honour democratic South Africa’s primary founding father, and first... 

CIPC announces new digital platforms to improve customer service

South African company registration and intellectual property (IP) rights agency, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), announced on Thursday the launch of its latest... 

Small modular reactor construction is set to boom, if challenges overcome

UK-based data, analytics and business intelligence company GlobalData has forecast that global small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) capacity is set to increase by around six-fold over the period... 

Parliamentary committee to conduct interviews for nuclear regulator board this week

During this week, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy will, it has announced, interview all 26 shortlisted candidates for the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).... 

IATA creates alliance to overcome bottlenecks in the development of aviation carbon trading

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced the launch of the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA EEU Supply, as part of... 

IATA calls for action to accelerate the still disappointing global production of SAF

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has lamented the continuing slow development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)... 

Middle East crisis to hit airlines hard this year, but Africa will see the strongest demand growth

Conflict in the Middle East was having a substantial effect on the airline industry, worldwide, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in its latest financial outlook... 

Grid, renewable-energy expansions should proceed in tandem

In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy... 

Necsa outlines plans for rejuvenating South Africa’s nuclear sector

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), the State-owned company responsible for nuclear research and technology development, as well as the provision of nuclear applications and... 

Necsa outlines plans for rejuvenating South Africa’s nuclear sector

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), the State-owned company responsible for nuclear research and technology development, as well as the provision of nuclear applications and... 

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory now has 14 members

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that France has become the international organisation’s fourteenth member. French President Emmanuel Macron signed the documents of... 

IATA, ICAO to cooperate on facilitating sustainable aviation fuels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) and the intergovernmental International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have... 

World’s longest-ranged airliner makes its maiden flight

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has announced the successful first flight of the world’s longest-ranged airliner, the A350-1000ULR. This has been developed at the specific request... 

New direct European air connection for Windhoek

Swiss low-cost carrier Edelweiss Air, part of the Lufthansa Group, has announced the start of its Zurich-Windhoek service. The first flight on this new route was actually flown on Monday from... 

The SKA Observatory has a new head

The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced... 

The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa announces its new CEO

The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Linda Seroka, who took up the position on June 1. ECIC is a State-owned company that... 

Nersa completes its consideration and approval of electricity distributors’ tariffs

The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) announced on Sunday that it had completed the evaluation and approval process for all the tariff applications from licensed municipal and... 

Traditional communities' role in land administration needs to be respected

In South Africa, government, at all levels, tends to approach the issue of spatial planning and land management from a purely technocratic point of view. This will not work, warned House of... 

Africa’s future in space dependent on legal, regulatory frameworks – dtic

Africa’s future participation in the space economy will also depend on its legal and regulatory frameworks, highlighted Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) chief director of space... 

Informal land ownership a major issue globally, highlights World Bank

Two-thirds of the world's assets are in land and buildings, highlighted World Bank global leader in land Mikka-Petteri Törhönen in a presentation at the XXVIII Congress of the International... 

The capabilities of the African geospatial information sector must be strengthened

Worldwide, geospatial information had become a multibillion-dollar sector, and is still growing, highlighted UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) Geospatial Information Management Section... 

Industrial decarbonisation requires modernisation which increases efficiency, cuts costs

Decarbonising industrial operations requires increasing operational efficiency, and achieving this will also reduce costs. So highlighted German development agency GIZ South African technical...