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Itac confirms modest reduction in ferrous scrap discount in newly Gazetted guidelines
Itac confirms modest reduction in ferrous scrap discount in newly Gazetted guidelines
Updated 6 hours ago By: Terence Creamer

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has Gazetted only modest changes to the contentious price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal, reducing the discount for domestic ferrous scrap consuming industries from... 


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TymeBank appoints new CEO
Updated 6 hours ago By: Darren Parker

Digital bank TymeBank has received approval from the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority to appoint Cheslyn Jacobs as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2026. Jacobs will succeed Karl... 


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Fuel prices set to drop on Wednesday
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

Fuel prices across the board will decrease on November 5, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced. The price of petrol is set to fall by 51 c/ℓ for both 93 and 95... 


Cybersecurity industry urged to deploy, leverage AI-based systems
Updated 6 hours ago By: Schalk Burger

AI-based systems used to enhance cyberattacks, mainly by rapidly processing data of companies before and once inside an organisation's digital perimeter, are reducing the time cyberattackers need... 


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Airlink to start flying to Nacala in Mozambique next year
3rd November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African domestic and regional airline Airlink has announced that it is to start services from Johannesburg to the Mozambican coastal city of Nacala in February next year. Nacala will be the... 


Global investment projects dropped in 2025
Unctad reports continued fall in global FDI during first semester of the year
3rd November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UN Trade & Development, better known as Unctad, has reported, in its latest 'Global Investment Trends Monitor', that global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 3% during the first half of this... 


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Over half of SA's township businesses have an annual turnover above R500 000
Over half of SA's township businesses have a yearly turnover above R500 000
31st October 2025

Townships are where roughly a third of South Africans live and trade, and township trade is not just a ‘side-hustle’. It is estimated to be worth anywhere between R200-billion and R900-billion... 


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Air passenger demand continued to grow in September – IATA
3rd November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, reports that total global air passenger demand increased by 3.6%, year-on-year... 


In September, global air cargo continued to reroute itself to avoid US tariffs
3rd November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body of the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that global total air cargo demand in September increased by 2.9%,... 


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Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 


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South African rand inches higher ahead of manufacturing PMI, car sales data
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand edged higher in early trade on Monday, ahead of the release of a local manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey and vehicle sales numbers for the month of... 


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Operation Vulindlela Phase II progressing
31st October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The second phase of Operation Vulindlela is progressing across the various reforms, it was highlighted during a Phase II progress report for the second quarter, on October 31.   Operation... 


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Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Amid delay to private grid tender, Ramokgopa indicates willingness to pay ‘premium’ to unlock industrialisation
31st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Rampkgopa has indicated that South Africa should be willing to pay a premium to ensure that the multi-billion-rand expansion of the electricity grid... 


SATI reports good start to 2025/26 table grape season
31st October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The 2025/26 South African table grape season is off to a promising start, with conditions across all five production regions indicating a normal season, says industry organisation the South African... 


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Wabtec–Lucchini partnership marks R47m boost for South Africa’s rail manufacturing sector
31st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has welcomed the forthcoming launch of a strategic partnership between train technology company Wabtec South Africa and railway wheels... 


Scatec CEO and Release chairperson Terje Pilskog
Release signs new solar, battery lease agreements in Liberia and Sierra Leone
31st October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Solar and battery leasing company Release, which is majority-owned by renewable energy company Scatec, has signed new lease agreements totalling 64 MW of solar power and 10 MWh of battery storage... 


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DPWI launches Phase 1 of building South Africa’s first new small harbours since democracy
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala launched the first phase of a landmark programme to build new small harbours in neglected coastal towns, on October 31. In a media... 


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Magazine round up | 31 October 2025
Magazine round up | 31 October 2025

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

ON THE MEND: Earlier this month, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reported several recovery milestones in its handling of containers and automotives. TPT CEO Jabu Mdaki announced that the State-owned entity had broken 14 performance records in the last six months. “Some of the milestones were last seen ten years ago, including exceeding the 100 000 twenty-foot equivalent units mark in a single week – which TPT has already achieved three times in the current financial year.”
ON THE MEND

Earlier this month, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) reported several recovery milestones in its handling of containers and automotives. TPT CEO Jabu Mdaki announced that the State-owned entity had... 

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The limited investor eagerness that’s popping up must be wholeheartedly supported

Demand upcycles don’t last forever and opening the way for investment during economic upturns benefits everyone. But despite this, certain keen private-sector investors are having to mark time... 

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Shocked, not surprised

The latest edition of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, dubbed IRP 2025, has been Gazetted and its contents have not really come as any surprise. But that does not suggest it does not... 

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Victor Nemukula, MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment
Victor Nemukula

This week we profile Victor Nemukula, MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment, a supplier of industrial equipment, including forklifts and construction equipment 



RED CARPET TREATMENT: There are definite signs across Johannesburg that the struggling city aims to put its best foot forward when hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and related meetings, during November. Most of the spring cleaning is linked to the city’s main corridors, with some serious road maintenance under way. The picture will quickly change, however, should any world leader stray from those carefully manicured routes and into Joburg’s potholed, waterless and traffic-light-defective suburbs and townships.
RED CARPET TREATMENT

There are definite signs across Johannesburg that the struggling city aims to put its best foot forward when hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit, and related meetings, during November. Most of the... 

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