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High ad valorem tax on new vehicles ‘highly problematic and anti-developmental’ – Barnes
Updated 1 hour 50 minutes ago By: Irma Venter

The government is the biggest beneficiary of the South Africa auto industry, says manufacturing and industrialisation expert Justin Barnes. The average tax on an average vehicle sold in South Africa is roughly R120 000. 


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Altron expects strong performance for FY26
24th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Altron on Tuesday reiterated expectations of double-digit increases in earnings for the year ended February 28, 2026. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) from continuing operations and... 


Partial enforcement of equal economic opportunity laws for women hampering economies – World Bank
Updated 45 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

Only 4% of women across the world live in economies that provide nearly full legal equality, and this is keeping economies from reaching their full potential to grow and create jobs, says a new... 


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Researchers working to mitigate increasing number of contaminants in certain staple foods
24th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Invisible contaminants in staple foods are posing a serious but often overlooked threat to public health and food security across Africa say researchers at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).... 


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Aveng narrows basic interim loss to A$1.5m
Updated 15 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Infrastructure and contract mining group Aveng has reported higher gross earnings of A$69.4-million for the six months ended December 31, compared with the prior half-year's gross earnings of... 


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National Small Business Chamber launches SME funding readiness platform to address capital gap
Updated 27 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

While small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute up to 40% of GDP and account for about 60% of employment in South Africa, significant capital allocated to SME funding remains... 


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Plug-in hybrid sales quadruple in one year in SA
Plug-in hybrid sales quadruple in one year in SA
20th February 2026

Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) nearly quadrupled in South Africa in 2025. The number of vehicles sold jumped from 738 units in 2024 to 2 810. Unlike traditional hybrids, which rely entirely on... 


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Alexforbes commits R500m to renewable infrastructure
Updated 29 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed financial services company Alexforbes Investments has committed R500-million to renewable assets investment management firm the Revego Africa Energy Fund through its recently launched AF... 


Debt-for-nature swaps need commitment
Updated 4 hours ago By: Rebecca Campbell

A financing instrument often referred to, regarding green development and conservation, is the debt-for-nature swap. But what is a debt-for-nature swap? This was the topic for a panel discussion on... 


The Office of Astronomy for Development signs MoU with innovation advisory firm RIIS
Updated 4 hours ago By: Rebecca Campbell

The Cape Town-based international Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) and Johannesburg-based innovation advisory company the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) have... 


ARM non-executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motesepe.
African Rainbow Minerals expects 65% to 75% rise in basic half-year earnings
Updated 2 hours 51 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

The basic earnings of South Africa’s African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) for the first half of its 2026 financial year are expected to increase by between 65% and 75% to between R2 300-million and R2... 


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African nations turn to multilateral lenders for diversification, S&P says
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

African governments will lean more on multilateral lenders and reform momentum in 2026 even as debt distress risks remain elevated across the continent, S&P Global Ratings' head of national ratings... 


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ASPI's subsidiary forms partnership with Necsa to produce HALEU nuclear fuel
23rd February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes’ (ASPI’s) nuclear fuel processing subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) have... 


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South African firm John Thompson has re-entered Australia through a partnership
23rd February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African industrial services company John Thompson, part of the local ACTOM group, has announced that it is returning to the Australian market. It is doing so via a partnership between its... 


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Sasol to begin reducing external coal purchases as destoning plant raises quality
23rd February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol is aiming to begin ramping up internal coal production and reducing external coal purchases after its destoning plant reached beneficial operation in December. CEO... 


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Mulilo reaches financial close on 219 MW Orkney solar PV project
23rd February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Renewable energy developer and independent power producer Mulilo has has successfully reached financial close on the Orkney solar PV facility, a 219 MW direct current solar PV project with a... 


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‘SA immigration system treated as marketplace’ – SIU reveals corruption at Home Affairs  
23rd February 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) acting head Leonard Lekgetho has called on the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to consider vetting of all its employees as well as strengthening vetting... 


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Magazine round up | 20 February 2026
Magazine round up | 20 February 2026

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

BILATERAL TRADE: South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market for more South African products and facilitating Chinese investment into South Africa. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Beijing, China, on February 6 by South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China, Minister Wang Wentao.
BILATERAL TRADE

South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more South African products and facilitating Chinese... 

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Eskom’s concerning powerline zig-zag must be quickly reversed

Eskom and the Electricity Ministry should be advised by the Cabinet to sit at the knee of their national transport cousin Transnet to learn just how positive public-private collaboration can be for... 

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Moral hazard

There is currently a marked difference between how Eskom and Transnet are being assessed against their respective reform milestones. While the State electricity producer is being adjudged,... 

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Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteur
Nicolaas Jonker

This week we profile Nicolaas Jonker, CEO of Jonker Kontrakteurs, a multidisciplinary civil construction and mining-services company specialising in underground safety innovation, patented... 

TRANSMISSION TUSSLE: Organised business won a major victory when President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened to roll back an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. In his State of the Nation Address, he said the new State-owned Transmission System Operator must own the grid assets, which Eskom wanted retained by a subsidiary, and set a three-month deadline for coming up with a solution.
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Organised business has expressed strong reservations about an Eskom unbundling plan approved by the Department of Electricity and Energy in December. It contends that the decision not to transfer... 

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