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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
25-year extensions of Island View liquid-bulk terminal leases to boost fuel security – Creecy
18th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has issued a directive instructing the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to renew the leases of existing liquid-bulk terminal operators in the Island View precinct at the Port of Durban for a further 25... 


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Part of the new Emeris campus under construction
ADvTECH to open new Emeris university campus in Sandton, aiming for 6 000 students in 2026
Updated 3 hours ago By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed private education provider ADvTECH will open a new Emeris university on Grayston drive, in Sandown, Sandton, and aims to start with 6 000 students when it opens next year, ADvTECH Group... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane and Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku.
Fruitful outcomes needed quickly from crucial Minerals Council, Mintek agreement
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the crucial memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will be signed tomorrow by Minerals Council South Africa and South... 


Rand slips before South African Reserve Bank's rate decision
Rand slips before South African Reserve Bank's rate decision
18th September 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand slipped on Thursday ahead of an interest rate decision by the central bank. At 0622 GMT, the rand traded at 17.45 against the dollar, about 0.3% weaker than Wednesday's close. 


Eskom's head office
Court annuls permit for Eskom to build new gas power plant
17th September 2025 By: Reuters

One of South Africa's top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing state utility Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public... 


Dignitaries at the launch of the new RTGs, including Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips (second and third from right respectively)
First new rubber-tyred gantry cranes introduced at Cape Town Container Terminal
17th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The first nine of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been introduced at the Cape Town Container Terminal as part of a R3.4-billion investment programme at the facility by Transnet Port... 


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Algeria's solar race
Algeria's solar race
12th September 2025

Africa’s solar surge is gaining momentum. The number of countries importing solar panels from China has climbed over the past year, according to a new Ember report, appropriately titled The first... 


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V&A Waterfront CEO designate Graham Wood
V&A appoints CEO designate
17th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The board of directors of the V&A Waterfront has, following an extensive local and international search, appointed former Sun International hospitality COO Graham Wood as CEO designate to replace... 


Fidelity acquires SSG to boost regional integrated facilities services objectives
17th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Services and risk solutions company Fidelity Services Group has acquired a majority shareholding in security, facilities management and cleaning services company SSG Holdings, which will accelerate... 


Toyota's manufacturing plant in South Africa
Automotive market is recovering, but affordability and export headwinds threaten long-term growth
17th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa’s automotive market built momentum this year, supported by a favourable interest rate environment, record-low new-vehicle inflation and liquidity from the two-pot pension reform, but... 


e tolls gantries
Outa takes Sanral to court to have e-toll debt cases declared abandoned
17th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has filed legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and three Ministers, asking the High Court to declare that Sanral... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox.
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore's financing and offtake term sheet
17th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with... 


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Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau
Trump’s trade envoy to meet with Parks Tau
17th September 2025 By: Bloomberg

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau are expected to meet on Thursday in a bid to resolve an impasse over tariffs, people with knowledge... 


Kaspersky sSA GM Chris Norton
Kaspersky releases extended detection and response tools to protect SMEs
17th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has launched a set of extended detection and response (XDR) tools, as well as a managed XDR service, designed to protect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), said... 


A Zero Carbon Charge EV charging station
DBSA announces finalisation of major investment in EV charging station company CHARGE
17th September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African development finance institution, the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), announced on Wednesday that all due diligence and final agreements have been completed, and all... 


Tribunal dismisses predatory pricing complaint against AMSA, as longs wind-down deadline nears
Tribunal dismisses predatory pricing complaint against AMSA, as longs wind-down deadline nears
17th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Competition Tribunal has dismissed an application for interim relief against ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) sought by steel producers Cape Gate and Scaw South Africa, which alleged that AMSA... 


Kaspersky GReAT lead security researcher Maher Yamout
Significant increase in spyware, banking trojans and infostealers – Kaspersky
17th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports that a significant rise in the number of spyware, banking trojans and infostealer cyberattacks was detected in the first quarter of this year, compared with the... 


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Magazine round up | 12 September 2025
Magazine round up | 12 September 2025

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

HARD TIMES: ArcelorMittal South Africa announced earlier this month that it had placed the Newcastle blast furnace into temporary care and maintenance and had initiated retrenchment processes. While discussions were still under way in a bid to salvage the mill and the group’s long-steel business, the prospects looked bleak at the time of going to press. Photograph: Creamer Media
HARD TIMES

ArcelorMittal South Africa announced earlier this month that it had placed the Newcastle blast furnace into temporary care and maintenance and had initiated retrenchment processes. While... 

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Africa must act now to collectively seize beckoning energy-linked critical minerals opportunity

The countries of Africa have a beckoning opportunity to collectively leverage its critical minerals endowments, which require energy to turn to account. To get best advantage, the countries of... 

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Tariff pushback

The extreme pace of the 2025 news cycle has made it difficult to remember even the most important developments. For instance, it is difficult to recall the immediate concern raised in January over... 

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Basani Maluleke, group executive of personal banking at Capitec
Basani Maluleke

This week we profile Basani Maluleke, group executive of personal banking at Capitec 

SHOCKING: When the latest round of electricity tariffs were announced earlier this year, Eskom immediately raised questions about whether the methodology had been applied correctly. Once the reasons were published, the utility approached the courts for a review, claiming errors by the regulator, or Nersa, which has been on the wrong side of several legal rulings, acknowledged error and subsequently reached a R54-billion settlement, for which consumers will now pay.
SHOCKING

When the latest round of electricity tariffs were announced earlier this year, Eskom immediately raised questions about whether the methodology had been applied correctly. Once the reasons were... 

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