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A framework peace agreement between the US and Iran has sent oil prices tumbling 5% to $83 a barrel in mid-June, well below the May peak of $126.41, while share markets and bonds rallied globally. The deal promises to ease inflationary pressures and reduce the need for higher interest rates, with analysts forecasting Brent crude to fall to $80 by year-end assuming the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
African energy M&A accelerates as structural reforms attract private capital and Gulf investorsYears of painful reforms across African governments, including streamlined regulations, fuel subsidy removals and improved transparency, have lured foreign funders ranging from export credit agencies to Gulf investors and hedge funds, says Standard Chartered's Africa chief executive. In South Africa, the removal of the licensing threshold for embedded generation has unlocked a transaction pipeline, with corporates acquiring power assets to secure supply, independent power producers consolidating for scale, and infrastructure funds deploying capital into platforms with long-term contracted cash flows.
Optical networks and electrification identified as critical enablers of Africa's industrial transformationInvestment in high-capacity digital infrastructure and reliable electricity systems is becoming increasingly important as African countries pursue industrialisation and digital transformation, with AI adoption and cloud computing driving demand for 400G and 800G optical networks and dispatchable power capacity. Huawei has partnered with Broadband Infraco and Eskom on intelligent backbone and private power communications networks, while analysts stress that electrification at scale requires coordinated policy, regulation, infrastructure and investment to support long-term industrial growth.
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The latest First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research Civil Confidence Index remained unchanged at 43% in the second quarter of this year. This index gauges the sentiment and economic...
By: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Hegazy - Business Development Leader, Energy and Chemicals, Schneider Electric East Africa Tanzania’s energy and chemicals segment is projected to show tremendous growth in...
To strengthen its integrated hose solutions for industrial applications, industrial solutions provider BMG has expanded its hose and fittings portfolio, introducing the Boston industrial hose range...
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) president Mervyn Naidoo has called on government to urgently close the prevailing gap between its stated commitment to...
As the region accelerates digital transformation, infrastructure development, energy expansion, and public-sector modernisation, new global research from Project Management Institute (PMI) reveals...
Africa must resposition its trade infrastructure to capture greater value from global economic shifts, with industrialisation, stronger intra-African trade and improved access to finance identified...
South Africa’s welding and cutting sector is facing a critical shortage of competent welding personnel at a time when local manufacturers must meet tougher global quality demands and adopt...
Investment in high-capacity digital infrastructure and optical networks will become increasingly important as African countries pursue industrialisation, digital transformation and greater economic...
Share markets and bonds rallied hard on Monday and oil prices tumbled 5% as a framework peace deal between the US and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for...
Energy has a way of making itself felt before it appears in a budget line. When a mine loses shifts to power cuts, or a manufacturer is running diesel generators as a primary source for the third...
The National Treasury has welcomed credit rating agency Fitch’s decision to upgrade South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ and to maintain its stable...
The yearly tariff-setting process with the Department of Water and Sanitation continued to function as expected as at May 2026.
Wine industry leaders and stakeholders convened in Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, this week to assess the future of South African wine, with speakers taking stock of the economic headwinds,...
In this article by Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) chief economist and group executive Zeph Nhleko, he highlights infrastructure investment as the central lever to break South Africa’s...
The new foreign affairs era that is already upon us comes with threats but also opportunities. South Africans are duty bound to seize the opportunities and to stave off the threats. An immediate...
By: Ndapwilapo Selma Shimutwikeni - Energy and Natural Resources Advisor and Convenor of the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) The Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2026,...
South Africa is heading into one of its biggest construction periods in decades. At the South Africa Infrastructure Investment Summit in May 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa made it clear that...
German investment in South Africa is likely to continue as German companies target new markets and long-term opportunities, leveraging the country as an entry point into the African market, says...
Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity...
We South Africans must go all out to reduce our reliance on imported energy for as long as the future global order remains uncertain. We must minimise exposure to geopolitical energy supply shocks...
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