Sappi joins a global programme to eliminate harmful chemicals in the fashion supply chain

South Africa-based global woodfibre-based renewable resources group Sappi has announced that it has joined the ZDHC Foundation Roadmap to Zero programme. This programme seeks to eliminate harmful... 

Energy trader EXSA appoints a specialist in regulation as one of its top executives

Energy trading company Energy Exchange of South Africa (EXSA) has announced the appointment of Dr Roelof van Huyssteen as its head of regulatory. This was the latest of the company’s top-level... 

Outa takes government to High Court over Aarto Phase 2 implementation

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has announced that it has initiated an urgent application to the High Court to put the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic... 

Stellenbosch University lab playing a key role in unprecedented Africa2Moon space mission

Stellenbosch University (SU) has highlighted the role of its Electronics Systems Laboratory (ESL) in the groundbreaking Africa2Moon space mission, which will form part of China’s Chang’e-8 robotic... 

Commission recommends to Tribunal that it approve Harith's buyout of FlySafair, but with conditions

The Competition Commission of South Africa has announced that it has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the latter approve the acquisition of Safair Holdings by Harith Aviation, with... 

Three major agencies commit to jointly support African prosperity and resilience

The African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have jointly committed themselves to helping build a resilient... 

South African scientist formally inducted into the world’s oldest academy of sciences

National Research Foundation (NRF) board member Professor Glenda Gray has been inducted as a Fellow of the world’s oldest and one of its most prestigious academies of sciences – the UK’s Royal... 

Major new commitments of funding announced for clean cooking in Africa

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Thursday that $900-million of new commitments had been made to the international Clean Cooking in Africa (CCA) initiative. Further, of the... 

Airbus expects a total global demand for 42 000 new airliners over the next 20 years

Global major aerospace group Airbus expects total air passenger traffic to grow at an annual rate of 3.9% over the next 20 years, driven by a global gross domestic product that would increase by... 

Airbus, MTU Aero Engines create JV to develop hydrogen fuel cell aircraft engine

Global major aerospace group Airbus and German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines have announced the creation of a joint venture (JV) focused on the development and commercialisation of a fully... 

UCT scientists have found a stressed geological fault underneath the Karoo basin

Earth scientists at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Department of Geological Sciences have identified a hitherto unknown geological fault underneath the Karoo basin. This fault extends across... 

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...