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Eskom is also working on a standard smelter offer that could be extended to other ferroalloy producers.
Eskom is also working on a standard smelter offer that could be extended to other ferroalloy producers.
Glencore-Merafe pauses retrenchments until end-March as it weighs Eskom’s 62c/kWh offer
Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has paused a retrenchment process at its ferrochrome smelters by a month to March 31 after Eskom made a 62c/kWh tariff offer on the eve of its previous February 28 deadline for the implementation of... 


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PSG welcomes conservative Budget, says moving in right direction
27th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

During a post-Budget briefing on February 27, financial services firm PSG group chief economist Johann Els and PSG policy and regulatory affairs head Ronald King said that, while South Africa faces... 


Budget shows encouraging signs of stabilisation, tax specialist says
27th February 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa is at a “turning point”, with encouraging signs of stabilisation, although challenges still persist, and this is reflected in the 2026 Budget delivered on February 25. This was... 


Growthpoint advances retail portfolio strategy with R75m redevelopment of Walmer Park Shopping Centre
Growthpoint advances retail portfolio strategy with R75m redevelopment of Walmer Park Shopping Centre
27th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties is advancing its strategy of reinvesting in high-performing South African retail assets with a R75-million redevelopment of the Edgars premises at Walmer Park... 


Sarens expands operations in Namibia with Walvis Bay logistics hub
Sarens expands operations in Namibia with Walvis Bay logistics hub
27th February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Heavy lifting and engineered transport services company Sarens has announced the opening of a new logistics hub near Walvis Bay, in Namibia. Covering an area of more than 4 ha, the company says the... 


Palo Alto Networks Europe, Middle East and Africa CEO Helmut Reisinger
Palo Alto invests in, commits to, cybersecurity, cloud protection in South Africa
27th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

NYSE-listed cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks Europe, Middle East and Africa CEO Helmut Reisinger has said the company will continue to invest in its technical and services capabilities in... 


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SA earned $669m from wine exports in 2025. A fifth of that was from the UK
SA earned $669m from wine exports in 2025, with one fifth from the UK
27th February 2026

South Africa’s wine exports increased to $669-million in 2025, an increase of $21.5-million on 2024, but still $25-million short of 2022. The UK is the biggest export market for South Africa’s wine... 


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EcoRestore Africa co-founder and CEO Chloe Cormack
South African-Kenyan woman-led startup seeking to revitalise African soils naturally
27th February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Eighty per cent of Africa’s arable soils are degraded, as are 70% of the continent’s freshwater ecosystems, with 40% of African countries suffering declines in crop yields ranging from 20% to 80%,... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne talking tailings expansion.
China’s ‘encouraging’ hydrogen progress witnessed first-hand by Northam Platinum
Updated 1 hour 15 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

The ‘encouraging’ recent developments of the hydrogen economy in China have been witnessed first-hand by South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) miner and marketer Northam Platinum. This was... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne presenting half-year results.
Consensus is broadening that robust platinum pricing will continue, Northam reports
27th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The broadening market consensus is that supply and demand fundamentals will continue to support robust pricing for platinum, and this, together with Northam Platinum’s  growth profile, places the... 


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Northam Platinum declares record interim cash dividend of R2.8bn
27th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs) company Northam Platinum on Friday declared a record interim cash dividend of R2.8-billion from income reserves. For the six months ended December 31, the board of... 


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Presidency assumes control of Iran naval inquiry from Defence Department
27th February 2026 By: Sashnee Moodley

The probe into Iran’s participation in the BRICS Plus naval exercises, held in South Africa in January, is being relocated from the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans to the Presidency. This... 


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Magazine round up | 27 February 2026
Magazine round up | 27 February 2026
27th February 2026

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


Olympus development sod-turning ceremony in Sandton
Growthpoint, Tricolt turn soil on Olympus residential towers
26th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties and luxury property developer Tricolt Group have started construction at 81 200 m2 mixed-use residential and retail development Olympus, in Sandton’s Summit... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller
Jameson cells ringing efficiency bells at Valterra Platinum
26th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The two words, Jameson and cells, came up several times during Valterra Platinum’s information-packed presentation of excellent 2025 financial results, owing to these cells ringing many efficiency... 


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Rail localisation study launched as public and private train operators gear up to meet 250Mt target
26th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

A study has been launched to assess South Africa’s existing railways manufacturing capacity and capability and to make recommendations on how policy and procurement can be leveraged to bolster... 


Greening Women Enterprises' Malintle Kheleli
Initiative to reduce climate impacts on Basotho women farmers
26th February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Lesotho is one of the African countries most exposed to the deleterious effects of climate change. So pointed out Malintle Kheleli of Greening Women Enterprises, which is the flagship initiative of... 


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Magazine round up | 27 February 2026
Magazine round up | 27 February 2026

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

CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION: Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent signing of binding agreements to acquire shares and claims in manganese assets held by Ntsimbintle Holdings and OM Holdings for R11.67-billion. The transaction will give Exxaro exposure to four operating mines, including 60.1% effective ownership in the Tshipi Borwa openpit manganese mine (pictured), in the Northern Cape.
CRITICAL DIVERSIFICATION

Exxaro Resources, which is best known for coal mining, has joined the International Manganese Institute, signalling its diversification into the critical mineral. The move followed Exxaro’s recent... 

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Back-on-track independent State-owned transmission entity is very good news

President Cyril Ramaphosa has brought the sudden uncertainty around South Africa’s electricity transmission future to a welcome end. In last week's far-reaching State of the Nation Address, the... 

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Trading spaces

Electricity trading in South Africa, as Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice explained recently, is at once active and in transition. Just how active, is reflected in a report commissioned by the South... 

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 Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa
Neil Colquhoun

This week we profile Neil Colquhoun, president of Epson Middle East, Türkiye and Africa-Central and West Africa. Epson is a technology company specialising in printing, scanning, visual display,... 

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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Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

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For over 60 years, VEGA has provided industry-leading products for the measurement of level, density, weight and pressure. As the inventor of the...

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Rittal is a world leading provider of top-quality integrated systems for enclosures, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure and...

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