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The Belcon cold store
Maersk cuts the ribbon on the final cold store in its R1.7bn investment drive
28th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in Cape Town, located at Transnet Park in Bellville.... 


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Legal borehole drilling is a key mitigator of South Africa’s water crisis
28th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The legal drilling of boreholes and the responsible use of groundwater is an essential part of alleviating the ongoing water crises occurring across South Africa, industry watchdog the Borehole... 


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ATNS assures public it is successfully rebuilding, restoring its core capabilities
28th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s air traffic management agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), has said that it has made “significant progress” in rebuilding its core capacities and stabilising its... 


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Transport challenges demand sincere cross-government commitment – Cesa
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s transport challenges demand a holistic, long-term approach that integrates planning, technical expertise and governance across all levels of government, says industry body Consulting... 


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Balwin builds on residential market recovery with strong performance
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Balwin Properties has reported encouraging results for the six months ended August 31, supported by a lower interest rate cycle, enhanced loan affordability and improved sentiment from... 


South African food inflation slowed again, in September, think tank reports
28th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food inflation decelerated in September, for the second month in a row, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has highlighted, in its latest “Food Inflation... 


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SA's changing energy mix
SA's changing energy mix
24th October 2025

South Africa plans to add 105 000 MW of new generation capacity to the grid by 2039, according to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the minister of electricity and energy, when he announced the release of the... 


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IEA forecasts record LNG growth to lower prices, spur demand
28th October 2025 By: Reuters

A record wave of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity coming online until 2030 is set to transform gas market dynamics by strengthening global supply security and easing market... 


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African development banks set to expand lending as capital buffers rise, S&P says
28th October 2025 By: Reuters

S&P Global Ratings said African regional development creditors are poised to expand lending to fill national financing gaps, as capital buffers strengthen and new frameworks increase their... 


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Harmony Gold committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, says Motsepe
28th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s largest producer of gold by volume, has highlighted in the latest suite of... 


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Latest renewables survey points to strong 220 GW development pipeline
27th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The latest edition of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey (SAREGS) has again confirmed that there is a strong and growing development pipeline of solar PV, wind, battery and hybrid... 


FirstRand acquires stake in Optasia concurrent with Optasia’s IPO
27th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Financial services provider FirstRand has announced an agreement to acquire 20.1% of Optasia, one of the world’s largest AI-powered fintech platforms that provides financial access to people across... 


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Egypt, South Africa, Morocco remain among Africa’s top investment destinations
27th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Financial services company RMB on October 27 launched the Where to Invest in Africa (WTIIA) 2025/26 edition, developed in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). The... 


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Tru-Cape expects strongest cherry harvest in Ceres
27th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Fruit distributor Tru-Cape expects a strong, early harvest of cherries this season in Ceres, in the Western Cape. In fact, the company is confident that early indications point to the largest... 


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‘Boost for global standing’ – Ramaphosa welcomes S Africa’s grey list exit
27th October 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that government has committed more spending to counter money-laundering and terrorism financing, as he welcomed South Africa’s exit from the Financial... 


Wage talks in vehicle assembly sector deadlocked
Wage talks in vehicle assembly sector deadlocked
27th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says wage talks in the vehicle assembly sector have stalled, with the union and employers at odds over the increases on offer to cement a... 


DoT opens RFI process for passenger rail, including long-distance projects
DoT opens RFI process for passenger rail, including long-distance projects
27th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 24 October 2025

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

WINDS OF CHANGE: The giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm is visibly changing the electricity landscape of the coal heartland of Mpumalanga. This month, Seriti Green announced that the third phase of the wind component of its 900 MW renewables development in the coal region had entered construction and that 25 wind turbines had already been installed near Bethal, Davel and Morgenzon. The third 155-MW phase advanced to financial close after securing long-term funding from Standard Bank, RMB and ABSA.
WINDS OF CHANGE

The giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm is visibly changing the electricity landscape of the coal heartland of Mpumalanga. This month, Seriti Green announced that the third phase of the wind component... 

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Europe’s exceptionally friendly economic embrace of South Africa is very pleasing

“We can now take €12-billion into our Just Energy Transition Partnership,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen remarked to an acknowledging Cyril Ramaphosa in Brussels last week.... 

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Sustaining Growth

It is now widely accepted that we live in a misinformation era – one where it has become acceptable, even fashionable, to be anti-science. Scientific consensus is making way for conspiracy... 

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Kgomotso Lebele, country MD of Accenture
Kgomotso Lebele

This week we profile Kgomotso Lebele, country MD of Accenture, which helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise their operations,... 

UNDER PRESSURE: The pressures faced by the South African steel industry have been well documented throughout the year. The lack of domestic demand growth, coupled with rising electricity and logistics costs, continues to eat into margins. However, the industry is also at the centre of trade-war hostilities, where tariffs are the order of the day. In the process, surplus steel is seeking new markets and there are reports that imports into South Africa are surging. There are no good solutions, but government intervention is looking increasingly likely.
UNDER PRESSURE

The pressures faced by the South African steel industry have been well documented throughout the year. The lack of domestic demand growth, coupled with rising electricity and logistics costs... 

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ISO-certified Condra manufactures overhead cranes, portal cranes, cantilever cranes and crane components: hoists, drives, end-carriages, brakes and...

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The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The SAIMM started as a learned society in 1894 after the invention of the cyanide process that saved the South African gold mining industry of the...

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Invincible Valves

Established in 1982, Invincible Valves is a medium-sized enterprise in Germiston, serving global and local markets.

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Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...

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