Industry recycling initiative the South African Plastics Pact member companies have made significant strides towards 2025 circular economy targets for plastic packaging in the country, having... 

The worldwide renewable energy installed capacity is forecast to more than double to 8.4 TW by 2031, from 4.1 TW in 2025, and register a compound annual growth rate of 13% over the next five years,... 

Energy market intelligence company S&P Global Energy says the 17-million-barrel-a-day reduction in crude oil and refined product supply available to the market from March 1 to 11 represents the... 

Industry organisation the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched its Wind Action Plan to accelerate wind energy deployment and strengthen energy resilience. GWEC calls for governments to... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses developments on the rail reform front and how this is spurring new thinking on localisation and in the container sector. 

South Africa reported its best economic growth in three years in 2025, but 1.1% is not nearly good enough. It falls short of the National Treasury's predictions of 1.4%. It also lags well behind... 

The month of January marked a surprising resilience in South Africa’s mining sector, with overall production up 4.6% year-on-year despite severe flooding in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The January... 

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

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Alexandra Abrahams says the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s (dtic's) specialised industrial development instruments designed for the... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has extended the deadline for submitting written comments on the electricity tariff applications by the Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality,... 

Global trade flows of goods, capital, information and people rose at a faster rate in 2025 than in any other year since 2011, excluding 2017 and the post-Covid-19 rebound, and is set to grow at the... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) says it is aware of, and is attending to, reports of a strong sulphurous odour detected in various parts of Gauteng, particularly in... 

Manufacturing production decreased by 0.7% year-on-year in January, owing to weaker activity in the wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing division; and the basic iron and steel,... 

Harmony Gold Mining Company is progressing studies to recover the gold from its Free State tailings dams as well as those that span the West Wits area around its Mponeng gold mine. The Johannesburg... 

BMW’s Rosslyn plant has marked a significant production milestone with the completion of its 100 000th fourth-generation X3. The 100 000th model to roll off the German premium car maker’s Pretoria... 

A new industry organisation has been formally launched in a bid to facilitate greater collaboration among South Africa’s container stakeholders, as well as to provide a unified voice as the freight...