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NTCSA setting up market surveillance unit as part of preparations for SAWEM launch in April
NTCSA setting up market surveillance unit as part of preparations for SAWEM launch in April
Updated 11 minutes ago By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the... 


Tau launches upgraded, real-time beneficial ownership register in partnership with the CIPC
Updated 48 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has launched the upgraded beneficial ownership register, through which accredited users from law enforcement agencies can get beneficial ownership... 


Whether capital mobilisation improves will define the next decade for Africa
Updated 53 minutes ago By: Natasha Odendaal

The next decade will not be defined by whether capital exists in Africa, but rather by whether that capital is put to work, said World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC)... 


Kropz to increase Nanophos production capacity at Elandsfontein
Kropz to increase Nanophos production capacity at Elandsfontein
Updated 1 hour 22 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

As Aim-listed Kropz shifts its focus to Nanophos production, the company reports that it plans to increase Nanophos production capacity at its Elandsfontein site, in the Western Cape to 180 000... 


All sectors and companies need software skills as AI's impact grows – BCG
Updated 1 hour 36 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

AI is having an impact across all sectors and companies are realising that they need software capabilities to manage AI deployments, as these are not available in every company or business... 


Nutun chief client and operations officer Stephen de Blanche
Local contact centres shift towards digital integration
Updated 1 hour 43 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

As the business process outsourcing (BPO), or global business services (GBS), sector in South Africa continues to grow, local contact centres are shifting their focus towards digitally enabled jobs... 


Aletta Mashao
Sufficient capacity to accommodate EV growth, but low-voltage networks a looming problem – Eskom
Updated 2 hours 46 minutes ago By: Irma Venter

State-owned power utility Eskom says it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the current growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales, buoyed by surging oil prices, but points out that low-voltage... 


Bobby Ramagwede
Chinese imports will decimate local auto manufacturing industry – AA
Updated 2 hours 48 minutes ago By: Irma Venter

The current rate of vehicle imports from China will decimate the local vehicle and parts manufacturing industry, warns Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa CEO Bobby Ramagwede. Addressing... 


Manganese mines and ports.
South Africa’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz
Updated 2 hours 52 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its... 


Electric fence on farm
Agri SA, Institute for Security Studies formalise commitment to combat rural crime
Updated 4 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Agri SA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), which formalises a working relationship built over the past year. The two organisations... 


Boeing logo on a wall
Ethiopian Airlines to sign agreement with Boeing for 10 freighters
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Ethiopian Airlines will later on Wednesday sign a deal with Boeing for ten freighter aircraft, a banner at the venue of a signing ceremony showed. Earlier this month two industry sources told... 


An oil tanker at sea
Policy uncertainty remains elevated, despite easing somewhat in the third quarter
Updated 5 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Although still in negative territory, the North-West University Business School's Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) for the third quarter eased to 61.3 from 81.9 in the second quarter and, while still... 


Air cargo on pallets
IATA reports strong demand for air cargo in August
Updated 6 hours ago By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that there was strong demand for air cargo during August. All regions saw... 


SANY positions hybrid tech with launch of new mining truck
SANY positions hybrid tech with launch of new mining truck
Updated 7 hours ago

The mining industry is under growing pressure to improve productivity while reducing operating costs and its environmental footprint. At the launch of its new SRT100S off-highway mining truck, SANY... 


Excavators to be used on the site of Dangote's new Kenya refinery
Nigeria's Dangote breaks ground on $16 billion East African oil refinery in Kenya
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

Construction begins on Wednesday of a $16-billion Kenyan oil refinery aimed at lowering East Africa's fuel costs and saving the region hard currency used to import refined products. Aliko Dangote... 


Joburg's City Power needs capable people, control of its revenue and the private sector – CDE
29th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Johannesburg’s troubled electricity utility City Power’s infrastructure is deteriorating, its finances are precarious, much of the bulk electricity it buys never becomes revenue and it has been... 


Cabinet says local DFI could take equity in stand-alone TNPA
Cabinet says local DFI could take equity in stand-alone TNPA
29th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Cabinet has mandated Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to investigate the feasibility of one of the country’s development finance institutions (DFIs) becoming a minority equity partner,... 


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French companies look to bolster investment as South Africa progresses reforms
29th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa is already implementing various reforms to improve the performance of State-owned enterprises like Eskom and Transnet and, thereby, drive higher growth rates. With progress evident in... 


An Airbus A350F
Rolls-Royce highlights that its engines powered the first flight of Airbus’ new A350F model
29th September 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce has highlighted that the latest version of Airbus’ A350 airliner family, the A350F dedicated freighter, which made its first flight on... 


In tense meeting with lawmakers, Sanral says it will miss deadline for road maintenance tenders worth R9.5bn
In tense meeting with lawmakers, Sanral says it will miss deadline for road maintenance tenders worth R9.5bn
29th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has confirmed that it will not meet the November 30 target deadline for the award of 241 routine road maintenance (RRM) tenders with an... 


114 MW SunCentral 1 reaches commercial operation
29th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy company SolarAfrica's 114 MW SunCentral 1 plant, in the Northern Cape, has reached commercial operation. This is an important step for the company's move to delivery and operation... 


Gideon Neethling
Neethling criticises Cape Town’s electricity pricing as Golden Arrow prepares to add another 40-plus electric buses
29th September 2026 By: Irma Venter

Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) is out on tender for another 40 to 60 electric buses to join the GABS fleet after April next year, says company engineer Gideon Neethling. Speaking on Monday at the... 


RenEnergy solar installation
Solar considerations becoming more nuanced beyond kilowatt-hour savings
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As Eskom’s fixed charges make an increasing share of electricity bills, the economics of partial solar installations are becoming more nuanced, says renewable energy engineering, procurement and... 


A Saildrone USV
CSIR playing key role in international Southern Ocean carbon data project
29th September 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Southern Ocean-focused Constraining Carbon with Optimised Observing (COCO2) research project, which unites researchers in South Africa, Australia and the US, is now under way and will soon be... 


Schneider Electric celebrates 55 years in South Africa
29th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Electricity technology and automation company Schneider Electric celebrates 55 years of operation in South Africa and commits to supporting the country as it expands and modernises its energy and... 


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VW, Gotion eye $3.7bn battery investment in Europe, Africa
29th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

Volkswagen and Gotion High-Tech Co plan to invest €3.22-billion ($3.7-billion) in battery facilities in Europe and North Africa as they push to set up an electric vehicle supply chain outside... 


South Africa's A2X complementary stock exchange.
South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing
29th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 


The Johannesburg skyline
South Africa defers Paris Club bid, turns to borrowers’ platform
29th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa told the Paris Club that it won’t seek full membership of the group of mostly rich-nation creditors, as it focuses on its involvement in a UN-backed coalition of borrower countries... 


Aliko Dangote
Nigerian businessman Dangote says he aims to list fertiliser company next year
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote said on Tuesday he hopes to list his group's fertiliser company Dangote Fertiliser sometime next year. "Sometime next year we hope to list it. Let it be owned by... 


FNB senior economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi
Civil construction business sentiment remains weak
29th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Civil Confidence Index decreased to 40 in the third quarter, from 43 in the second quarter, with 60% of respondents dissatisfied... 


Vodacom South Africa delivers compact dual-band Massive MIMO solution
29th September 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom South Africa has successfully tested what it said is the world’s first integrated passive-active Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) solution, unlocking greater flexibility for... 


The Johannesburg skyline
South Africa's foreign direct investment inflows pick up in the second quarter
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa recorded foreign direct investment inflows of R49.8-billion in the second quarter, up from R20.3-billion in the previous quarter, the central bank said on Tuesday. The South African... 


EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland
Opinion: Billions left out of Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile cost disclosure
29th September 2026

After almost two decades, South Africans are entitled to a complete accounting of the Medupi and Kusile power station projects, but some questions remain unanswered, writes EE Business Intelligence... 


SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago
Kganyago outlines challenges, opportunities for South Africa in current climate
29th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The world needs to contend with a new, “fragile”, reality – while the world economy and trade continue to grow, debt levels and geopolitical stresses are undeniable and risks are increasing, which... 


BII commits $65m for Zambia sustainability bond, Zim agricultural trade finance
28th September 2026 By: Schalk Burger

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $65-million to support financing initiatives in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In Zambia, BII is anchoring the Zambia... 


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