The Free State has officially overtaken KwaZulu-Natal as the epicentre of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in the country with 277 active outbreaks, compared with 202 in KwaZulu-Natal. The... 

Exporters Western Cape (EWC), which promotes and supports exporters in the province, is warning that the conflict in the Middle East is creating uncertainty, especially for those South African... 

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has notified consumers about the recall by Volkswagen (VW) Group Africa of 25 729 Polo Vivo vehicles made available for sale between February 2025 and... 

National Treasury Budget Office deputy director-general Edgar Sishi will step down at the end of March to take up a position at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sishi joined Treasury in 2007... 

Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) made progress toward its renewable-energy ambitions during the half-year, with construction of the 100 MW solar plant now complete and the... 

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... 

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

Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development has been highlighted by Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu in his State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an... 

The world’s current extraordinary times are providing South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) companies with an extraordinary opportunity to focus on how to strengthen themselves. Consensus is... 

A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East... 

Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, though the buffers built by the government should help keep its debt-consolidation plans... 

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Implats is looking at solar for the Marula PGM mine and also the Impala Rustenburg operation, the company reported during a media roundtable on Thursday,... 

Shipping company MSC said on Thursday it would implement a "war surcharge" for cargoes moving to African nations and Indian Ocean islands from the Indian subcontinent and the Gulf countries, after... 

More than $50-billion has been committed to an ambitious plan to halve the number of people without access to electricity in Africa, according to the World Bank, its biggest backer. The programme,... 

In the six months to December 31, South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats generated 180% improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 

Jet fuel prices have soared globally with the Singapore rate hitting an all-time high on supply disruption concern, S&P Global Platts said on Thursday. Singapore jet fuel price hit an all-time high...