Grid, renewable-energy expansions should proceed in parallel

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... 

Modern utility projects require project certification

Modern integrated projects are posing a challenge, when it comes to certification. So highlighted accredited certification body Conformity International South Africa director Igor Djurdjevic in a... 

Municipalities can no longer treat their water systems as cash cows

In South Africa, the water utilities and systems are treated as stepchildren, by the various levels of government, affirmed Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (Awsisa)... 

Water and electricity systems are coming together, Enlit audience hears

Water and electricity systems are no longer separate and isolated, but are now intertwined in South Africa and across Africa. So highlighted Siemens South Africa CEO Sabine Dall'Omo, in her keynote... 

Eskom Rotek is ensuring proper asset management for the utility

Proper asset management by Eskom has achieved an electricity availability factor of 65.16% this year-to-date, highlighted Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI) engineering manager Reinaldo da Veiga. He was... 

Airlink to start direct service between Cape Town and Zanzibar later this year

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced that it is to introduce the first-ever direct flight between Cape Town and Zanzibar. The service will launch in October, and will... 

Radio astronomer and engineer Justin Jonas awarded honorary doctorate by UP

The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded South African radio astronomer Professor Justin Jonas an honorary doctorate, in honour of his contributions to radio astronomy and associated engineering... 

Denel highlights importance to it of partnerships, R&D

In its presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, embattled State-owned defence industrial group Denel highlighted the importance to its future of... 

Denel presents its plans to Parliament

In a presentation to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, beleaguered State-owned defence industrial group Denel outlined its hopes and plans for restoring its... 

South Africa has reaffirmed its support for the Benguela Current Convention

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has hailed the work of the trinational Benguela Current Convention (BCC). He was addressing the seventh Ministerial Conference of the... 

Dube TradePort announces its AgriZone 2 is ready to open

KwaZulu-Natal province’s Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone has announced that it is getting ready to open its latest development, the 18-ha Dube AgriZone 2. This is a fully-serviced development... 

Africa AgriTrade Coalition financial initiative launched at summit in Kenya

French development finance institution Proparco has announced the launch of the Africa AgriTrade Coalition, to scale up agricultural value chain trade financing across the continent. In addition to... 

Bad weather affects services at Western Cape airports

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has urged people planning to fly to or from Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) or George Airport to check with it, or their airlines, for any... 

2026 is a very good year for South African wines, industry body says

Nonprofit organisation South Africa Wine, which is the representative body for the industry, reports that the national grape harvest for this year is estimated at 1.37-million tons, which is... 

Transport Minister highlights South African commercial aviation safety

South African Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has lauded the safety record of the South African commercial aviation sector, while noting the need to improve safety in the general aviation (GA)... 

Campaign launched to urge South Africans to take practical actions to fight climate change

The UN in South Africa and the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, together with the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), have launched a Climate Action and Just Energy Access and... 

Global ecosystem data network that South Africa helped create is now operational

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has highlighted that the global FLUXNET Shuttle data system became fully operational last week, and that the South African Environmental Observation Network... 

Most African countries not yet capable of achieving sustained industrial growth

Africa still has a long way to go to achieve industrialisation, the Business Council for Africa has highlighted, in its '2025 Annual RED Index of Industrial Development in Africa'. (RED stands for... 

Emirates Airways has restored most of its services, including to South Africa

Dubai-, United Arab Emirates (UAE), based global major airline Emirates has announced that it has restored operations on 96% of its global network, following the disruptions caused by the conflict... 

Airbus announces a new executive VP for strategy

The Airbus group has announced that it has appointed a new executive VP for strategy, Eric Kirstetter, who previously worked for the global strategy consultancy Roland Berger. His predecessor,... 

King Shaka International Airport playing a major role in the KwaZulu-Natal economy

Airports Company South Africa has highlighted that May 1 marked the sixteenth anniversary of Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (KSIA), which is now the country’s third busiest airport. KSIA... 

Conflict in the Middle East causes decline in air cargo demand in March, says IATA

Global air cargo markets decelerated in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA was the global representative body for the airline industry.) “Air cargo demand... 

Global air passenger demand up in March, with Africa leading, despite Gulf crisis – IATA

Global total air passenger demand increased by 2.1%, year-on-year in March, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has... 

African governments need to prioritise aviation, says IATA

Aviation was a strategic enabler for African social and economic development, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted, at its Focus Africa Conference, in Addis Ababa,... 

Shortlists of nuclear regulator board candidates released by Parliamentary Committee

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has released the list of 26 candidates that it has shortlisted for interviews, to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear... 

Western Cape recycler to double capacity with new baler

Thirty-year old Western Cape recycling and waste management company CL Trading is set to double the amount of recyclables that it can process, with the installation of a new, imported, R3-million... 

South Africa needs efficient air cargo hubs to boost economic growth

Efficient performance by South Africa’s air cargo hubs was a key strategic instrument to propel the country’s economic growth and increase its competitiveness in world markets. So highlighted FedEx... 

African domestic capital pools now exceed external capital inflows

The ten years from 2014 to 2024 saw a hugely important turning point for Africa, infrastructure and industrial development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has highlighted, in... 

UK development finance agency has unveiled its new strategy

UK development finance institution, British International Investment, has released its new five-year strategy. This has been developed to meet the challenges posed by a changing world, including... 

Airbus Space to provide imagery and analysis for global coffee industry mapping project

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has been selected as the technical partner in the international Coffee Canopy Partnership. Backed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the... 

South African Auctioneer of the Year competition set for early June

The 2026 Battle of the Auctioneers will take place on June 8, the South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) has announced. Formally called the SAIA National Auction Championship, it will take... 

Africa Finance Corporation obtains major facility from India Exim Bank

Pragmatic continental and industrial development finance institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), announced on Monday that it had strengthened its well-established relationship with the... 

LPG is Africa’s fastest option for clean energy access – Sahara Group

Nigerian energy multinational Sahara Group believes that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is Africa’s most immediately available and scalable option for secure and reliable energy that is also clean.... 

UK FinTech making Cape Town its number two tech hub

Western Cape trade, tourism and investment agency Wesgro has highlighted that UK-based FinTech enterprise, the ClearScore Group, has decided to make Cape Town its second major tech hub outside of... 

Necsa SMR briefing attracts 54 potential partners

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) held, on Thursday, a compulsory briefing for suppliers interested in its expression of interest (EoI) regarding small modular reactors (SMRs).... 

AfDB enters into MoU with the European Stability Mechanism

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The ESM assured the financial stability of the euro currency... 

Stellenbosch and Coventry universities celebrate a decade of successful partnership

South Africa’s Stellenbosch University and the UK’s Coventry University have celebrated the tenth anniversary of their partnership and collaboration. The crowning element of this relationship was... 

Africa urged to seize opportunity to increase its refining capacity

Current conflicts have been a reminder of the fragility of global energy networks, with 30% of the world's supply of oil and gas now shut down due to the disruption of shipping through the Strait... 

African development needs greater refining capacity

African industrialisation needs secure energy supply chains. So highlighted African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) executive secretary Anibor Kragha in a concise address to the 2026... 

Africa needs to add value to its resources

Exporting raw materials and then importing finished products is bad for Africa. So affirmed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in a concise video address to the 2026 African Refiners and...