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).... 

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... 

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 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... 

A fire at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday disrupted international and domestic flights, though the state company that manages South Africa's airports said the fire had been extinguished.... 

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... 

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... 

The US imposed an additional tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection said, the rate initially announced by President... 

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... 

Bearish options bets on the rand are at the highest in almost three years as traders start to question whether the South African currency’s headlong rally has further to run. So-called risk... 

South Africa’s finance minister is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s budget, opting to wait until at least October to introduce the rule aimed at curbing public debt,... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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...