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Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
5th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost way of meeting the two objectives would be by... 


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Former Vodacom executive eyes $200m AI fund post Optasia exit
5th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Former Vodacom Group executive Romeo Kumalo’s investment firm plans to raise a $200-million fund to back AI-focused companies across Africa, as it bets on a wave of innovation following its... 


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South Africa's private sector activity declines as demand weakens in October, PMI shows
5th November 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's private sector activity contracted for the first time in seven months in October, as firms faced a renewed downturn in output and orders, S&P Global reported on Wednesday. The South... 


Godongwana appoints new Pension Funds Adjudicator
5th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Lebogang Paul Mogashoa as the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) for the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA). The appointment is for a period... 


Itac imposes provisional duties on vehicle windscreens from China
5th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has made a preliminary finding that circumvention of the antidumping duties on windscreens for vehicles is taking place and... 


IATA reports that global airline passengers increasingly using digital and biometric systems
5th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has released its 2025 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), compiled from 10 000 responses in... 


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Over half of SA's township businesses have an annual turnover above R500 000
Over half of SA's township businesses have a yearly turnover above R500 000
31st October 2025

Townships are where roughly a third of South Africans live and trade, and township trade is not just a ‘side-hustle’. It is estimated to be worth anywhere between R200-billion and R900-billion... 


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South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province.
South Africa’s South Deep gold mine sells 20% more gold in latest quarter
5th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province sold 20% more gold in the September quarter and 22% more gold than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The 86 300 oz of... 


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South Africa's rand pauses slide as investors await next catalyst
5th November 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's rand inched up early on Wednesday, attempting a recovery from an almost two-month low as investors awaited fresh signals on the global and domestic economic outlook. At 0630 GMT, the... 


Sun City Hotel gets major revamp
Sun City Hotel gets major revamp
5th November 2025

Sun International’s Sun City Resort, in the North West, has relaunched its Sun City Hotel, reviving its former glory and “reimagining” the iconic original hotel. Natasha Odendaal has the story. 


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Milkor puts spotlight on its 380 UAV
4th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African defence and aerospace company Milkor has, with the upcoming G20 Summit in Johannesburg now only a few weeks away, highlighted the capabilities of its Milkor 380 medium-altitude... 


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Sugar import surge has led to local industry loss of R760m already this year
4th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body SA Canegrowers says an unprecedented surge in imported sugar is leading to drastically lower sales of locally produced sugar. The organisation believes not enough is being done to... 


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UWC appoints Raymond Parsons as Extraordinary Professor
4th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Professor Raymond Parsons has been appointed as an extraordinary professor in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). In a media release, UWC... 


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Optasia successfully lists on the JSE
4th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Financial technology (fintech) company Optasia has successfully listed on the main board of the JSE, with its initial public offering (IPO) having been priced at R19 apiece. The listing marks a... 


The Newcastle Works.
AMSA confirms Newcastle output has ceased, moves to appeal Labour Court decision
4th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

JSE-listed steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that production has ceased at the Newcastle Works, in KwaZulu-Natal, and that the process to place its long-steel business... 


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As Joburg's gold begins to re-show, Pilgrim’s Rest gold plant project accelerates
4th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 


Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Lesufi declares Gauteng ready to host G20 Summit, vows lasting improvements beyond event
4th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has declared Gauteng fully prepared to host the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre, following several months of intensive coordination between the... 


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Magazine round up | 31 October 2025
Magazine round up | 31 October 2025

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

ON THE MEND: Earlier this month, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reported several recovery milestones in its handling of containers and automotives. TPT CEO Jabu Mdaki announced that the State-owned entity had broken 14 performance records in the last six months. “Some of the milestones were last seen ten years ago, including exceeding the 100 000 twenty-foot equivalent units mark in a single week – which TPT has already achieved three times in the current financial year.”
ON THE MEND

Earlier this month, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reported several recovery milestones in its handling of containers and automotives. TPT CEO Jabu Mdaki announced that the State-owned entity had... 

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The limited investor eagerness that’s popping up must be wholeheartedly supported

Demand upcycles don’t last forever and opening the way for investment during economic upturns benefits everyone. But despite this, certain keen private-sector investors are having to mark time... 

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Shocked, not surprised

The latest edition of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, dubbed IRP 2025, has been Gazetted and its contents have not really come as any surprise. But that does not suggest it does not... 

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Victor Nemukula, MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment
Victor Nemukula

This week we profile Victor Nemukula, MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment, a supplier of industrial equipment, including forklifts and construction equipment 



RED CARPET TREATMENT: There are definite signs across Johannesburg that the struggling city aims to put its best foot forward when hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and related meetings, during November. Most of the spring cleaning is linked to the city’s main corridors, with some serious road maintenance under way. The picture will quickly change, however, should any world leader stray from those carefully manicured routes and into Joburg’s potholed, waterless and traffic-light-defective suburbs and townships.
RED CARPET TREATMENT

There are definite signs across Johannesburg that the struggling city aims to put its best foot forward when hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and related meetings, during November. Most of the... 

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