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Nersa approves higher electricity hikes for 2026/27 after R54.7bn error
Nersa approves higher electricity hikes for 2026/27 after R54.7bn error
Updated 1 hour 29 minutes ago By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has officially confirmed that the average tariff increase for Eskom direct customers will rise by 8.76% on April 1 and by 9.01% for municipalities on July 1. The confirmation follows the March... 


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Rand Water selected as preferred bidder for Zanzibar management, operations partnership
Updated 3 minutes ago By: Natasha Odendaal

Rand Water has been selected as the preferred bidder to provide technical support, infrastructure management and operational improvement to the Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA) through a ten-year... 


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SAWEA announces new board members, AGM highlights
9th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced that it has elected four new board members at its 2026 AGM, held on February 26. SAWEA, in a media release, notes that Caroline Nhlane... 


Environmental dept launches national consultation on EIA reforms
9th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in collaboration with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, provincial environmental affairs departments and other... 


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Harmony Gold expects higher upcoming half-year earnings
9th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s largest gold mining company on Monday gave notice of its expectation of higher upcoming earnings. In a trading statement for the six months December 31, Harmony Gold Mining Company... 


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70% energy cut by South African SmeltDirect is ‘huge achievement’ – researcher
9th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The 70% reduction in electricity used by the SmeltDirect technology is a huge achievement, a giant leap forward, Phoenix Research’s David Roche-Kelly remarked following the update on the local... 


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Repowering coal power stations
6th March 2026

Komati is the first of Eskom’s coal stations to stop operating. Eskom’s plans to repower and repurpose Komati include a solar facility and battery storage. There is also a trade school, an... 


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IATA highlights upcoming Focus Africa conference
9th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted that its next Focus Africa Conference will again be hosted by Ethiopian... 


Modern grid needed as more renewable energy comes online – SAPVIA
9th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa has an installed solar PV capacity of 10.2 GW, 72 GW of renewable-energy projects at an advanced stage of development and a pipeline of 220 GW of renewable-energy projects. However,... 


Cesa says management development training course fully subscribed
9th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) says the 30 places available for its 2026 Business of Consulting Engineering Management Development Programme (BCE MDP) were fully... 


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Costs, imports eat away at Mpact’s profits but 2026 is poised for growth
9th March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After experiencing a demanding period in the year ended December 31, 2025, JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has managed to grow underlying earnings before... 


Building confidence index remains stable – FNB/BER
9th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Building Confidence Index, published by financial services firm FNB and research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), remained relatively stable in the first quarter of the... 


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Ledwaba resigns as Cilo Cybin CFO
9th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Reshoketswe Maggy Ledwaba has resigned as CFO and executive director of JSE-listed Cilo Cybin, effective March 31. She will, however, remain with the company until April 30 to ensure an orderly... 


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BLSA calls for more convictions following first major State capture conviction
9th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Progress on improving accountability is finally materialising South Africa; however, the pace is still too slow, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes... 


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Lyra Energy begins construction of R4bn Thakadu solar PV plant
9th March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Construction has started on Lyra Energy’s inaugural 255 MW Thakadu solar PV plant, located on the border of South Africa’s Free State and North West provinces, after the R4-billion project reached... 


Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago
Reserve Bank to redraft risk scenarios as Iran war boosts oil price
9th March 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's central bank will redraft its risk scenarios for its next rate-setting policy meeting as the widening Middle East conflict pushes up oil prices, the country's central bank governor... 


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Tunisia plans $1bn expansion of Tunis-Carthage airport to quadruple capacity
9th March 2026 By: Reuters

Tunisia plans to expand its main Tunis-Carthage airport at an estimated cost of about three-billion dinars ($1-billion), aiming to nearly quadruple passenger capacity as part of efforts to... 


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Magazine round up | 06 March 2026
Magazine round up | 06 March 2026

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

GRID UNLOCKED: Renewable energy company Anthem recently announced the energisation of the Gamma B Main Transmission Substation (MTS) pictured here. Built on the border of the Northern and Western Cape provinces, the Gamma B MTS has been integrated into the National Transmission Company South Africa’s network. It provides the infrastructure needed to feed electricity that will be produced from Anthem’s 420 MW Northern Cluster wind farm into the grid. The wheeled electricity is contracted to Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, and NOA Group Trading.
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Renewable energy company Anthem recently announced the energisation of the Gamma B Main Transmission Substation (MTS) pictured here. Built on the border of the Northern and Western Cape provinces,... 

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South Africa must go all out to accelerate its reindustrialisation

The re-industrialisation of South Africa is an absolute must and it is good to see that public-private collaboration has been successfully applied to bring dormant industrial infrastructure back to... 

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Important shifts

The overarching theme of last week’s Budget was definitely the fiscal turning point that has now finally been reached. Debt is being stabilised and the trajectory of the deficit is narrowing,... 

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Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings
Tshidi Mndzebele

This week we profile Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings, a provider of engineering, procurement and construction management services 

UNDER PRESSURE: While manufacturing has been under pressure in South Africa for more than a decade, the squeeze is now on across various key subsectors. Besides the closure of minerals processing capacity, including in ferroalloys and steel, the outlook for the flagship automotive industry is also worrying. It is nevertheless far from clear whether South Africa can afford the industrial and trade policy remedies being proposed.
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While manufacturing has been under pressure in South Africa for more than a decade, the squeeze is now on across various key subsectors. Besides the closure of minerals processing capacity,... 

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