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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Infrastructure in focus as South Africa reaches fiscal ‘turning point’
25th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Accelerating infrastructure investment emerged as a central theme of the 2026 Budget, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana characterised as representing a “turning point” for both debt stabilisation and for government’s reform-led growth... 


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Blu Label’s H1 results, excluding Cell C, remain resilient
25th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited Group on Wednesday said it has emerged from the six months ended November 30, 2025, with a simplified structure, stronger capital base and clearer strategic... 


EDF power solutions commissions 420 MW Koruson 1 wind power cluster
EDF power solutions commissions 420 MW Koruson 1 wind power cluster
25th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

International energy company EDF power solutions has announced the commissioning of the 420 MW Koruson 1 cluster, including three wind farms, namely San Kraal, Phezukomoya and Coleskop, located... 


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South Africa’s asset managers lag international counterparts in responsible investment – Just Share report
Updated 5 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s largest asset management firms are lagging their global counterparts in responsible investment practices, nonprofit organisation Just Share’s ‘Asset Manager Responsible Investment... 


Altron Document Solutions acquires controlling equity stake in Xtec KZN
25th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Document management, print and digital workflow solutions provider Altron Document Solutions (ADS) is acquiring a controlling equity stake in document solutions and technology services company Xtec... 


Engineering News editor Terence Creamer
2026 Budget highlights
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big themes in the 2026 Budget, delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on February 25, as well as what the Budget means for business and... 


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Plug-in hybrid sales quadruple in one year in SA
Plug-in hybrid sales quadruple in one year in SA
20th February 2026

Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) nearly quadrupled in South Africa in 2025. The number of vehicles sold jumped from 738 units in 2024 to 2 810. Unlike traditional hybrids, which rely entirely on... 


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Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller
Sandsloot project has potential to ‘truly move needle’, excited Valterra Platinum reports
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

“No doubt, you're all keen for an update on the Sandsloot underground project, not only because it's genuinely exciting, but because it has the potential to truly move the needle, and here’s why... 


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Eskom to distribute power in debt-stricken South African towns
Updated 7 hours ago By: Bloomberg

Eskom Holdings will be allowed to take over the distribution of electricity in South African municipalities that collectively owed the state utility R85.2-billion at the end of last year. The... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
Tau signals strategic reset to strengthen economic transformation
25th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

During an engagement session between the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and all 11 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Sector Charter Councils, held in Pretoria, on... 


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Valterra Platinum’s market cap soars to R450bn, final R11.5bn dividend declared
25th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The market capitalisation of South Africa’s Valterra Platinum has soared to R450-billion from R300-billion at year-end and a gross final 2025 dividend of R11.5-billion has been declared. Earnings... 


South32 COO Noel Pillay
Aluminium poised to support low-carbon future, support energy transition
25th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aluminium is going to be very important going forward, supporting a low-carbon future for the planet, which is why it is so advantageous for South Africa to have an upstream smelter in the country... 


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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South African rand firms ahead of national budget
25th February 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's rand was firmer in early trade on Wednesday, ahead of the 2026 national budget speech to be delivered by the finance minister later in the day. At 0615 GMT, the rand traded at... 


Centurion Systems doubles down on local manufacturing
Centurion Systems doubles down on local manufacturing
25th February 2026

South African security technology manufacturer Centurion Systems has recently reclaimed production lines from overseas to boost local job opportunities and meet growing demand. Darren Parker tells... 


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Eskom publishes Medupi FGD cost-benefit analysis report for public comment
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Power utility Eskom is encouraging communities, environmental groups, industry representatives, government institutions and other interested and affected parties to review, and comment on, a draft... 


Lindsay Ralphs appointed chairperson designate of Blu Label
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed distribution company Blu Label has appointed Lindsay Ralphs independent nonexecutive director and chairperson designate, with effect from February 24. Ralphs's appointment as chairperson... 


Chris Yelland
Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa's electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price... 


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Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
Magazine round up | 20 February 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

BILATERAL TRADE: South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market for more South African products and facilitating Chinese investment into South Africa. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Beijing, China, on February 6 by South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Minister Wang Wentao.
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South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more South African products and facilitating Chinese... 

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Eskom’s concerning powerline zig-zag must be quickly reversed

Eskom and the Electricity Ministry should be advised by the Cabinet to sit at the knee of their national transport cousin Transnet to learn just how positive public-private collaboration can be for... 

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Moral hazard

There is currently a marked difference between how Eskom and Transnet are being assessed against their respective reform milestones. While the State electricity producer is being adjudged,... 

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Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteur
Nicolaas Jonker

This week we profile Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteurs, a multidisciplinary civil construction and mining-services company specialising in underground safety innovation, patented... 

TRANSMISSION TUSSLE: Organised business won a major victory when President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened to roll back an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. In his State of the Nation Address, he said the new State-owned Transmission System Operator must own the grid assets, which Eskom wanted retained by a subsidiary, and set a three-month deadline for coming up with a solution.
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Organised business has expressed strong reservations about an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. It contends that the decision not to transfer... 

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