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Cape Town’s boat-building industry must act to mitigate effect of US tariffs – Vos
Updated 4 hours ago By: Irma Venter

The South African boat-building industry must find an answer to the 30% tariff levied on all boats exported from South Africa to the US as from August onwards, says City of Cape Town Economic Growth MMC James Vos. “We must act immediately and... 


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Cyril Ramaphosa and Enoch Godongwana
Ramaphosa appoints Godongwana acting President amid back-to-back travels
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana as acting President, from October 21 to 27. Ramaphosa is undertaking consecutive international visits in the coming days,... 


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Investment firms partner to launch R150m smart utilities, infrastructure initiative
21st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Real estate investment and fund manager ALT Capital Partners, through its REimagine Fund 1, has formed a strategic partnership with the investment holding company New GX Capital funded Airnergize... 


NNR welcomes reappointment of Kgomo as CEO
21st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has welcomed the announcement by Cabinet of the reappointment of Ditebogo Kgomo as CEO of the organisation, stating that it marks an important milestone in the... 


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Longer-term demand-side support needed to realise universal electricity access in Africa – IEA
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

African countries need $150-billion of investment to realise universal electricity access by 2035, which equals $15-billion of investment every year; however, less than $2.5-billion was committed... 


GSMA, leading African operators launch initiative to lower barriers to smartphone ownership in Africa
Updated 5 hours ago By: Natasha Odendaal

In a new industry-wide initiative to boost digital inclusion in Africa, the GSMA and six of Africa’s largest mobile operators – Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, MTN, Orange and Vodacom – have... 


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Eskom is still generating thousands of gigawatt-hours burning diesel
Eskom is still generating thousands of gigawatt-hours burning diesel
17th October 2025

Although there were just four days with loadshedding in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year, Eskom generated more than 1 000 GWh of electricity using its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs),... 


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GSMA, African mobile operators, AI ecosystem unite to accelerate development of inclusive African AI
Updated 4 hours ago By: Natasha Odendaal

A continent-wide collaboration has been formed to strengthen Africa’s AI ecosystem by developing inclusive African AI language models. The initiative comprises the GSMA, Airtel, the African... 


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Fitch expects South Africa to set 3% inflation target in November
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Fitch Ratings expects South Africa to announce a revised 3% inflation target during November's medium-term budget policy statement, a senior analyst said on Tuesday. Central bank Governor Lesetja... 


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Lamola cites 'positive vibes' on AGOA
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Trade talks between South Africa and the United States are "very positive", and there is hope that the US congress could renew a key free trade agreement with the continent before the end of the... 


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US Africa envoy sees positive progress on extension of AGOA
21st October 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump’s Africa envoy signaled progress toward the renewal of a program allowing African nations duty-free access to the world’s largest economy. “We understand that it’s moving... 


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Concerned carmakers race to beat China's rare earths deadline
21st October 2025 By: Reuters

Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives worried they could lead to parts shortages and plant closures. Rare earth... 


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Kenyan and Qatari national flag carriers have concluded a codeshare agreement
20th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways have entered into a codeshare agreement, that covers 19 destinations, the two carriers have announced. The codesharing will commence on this coming Sunday, October... 


Balwin flags 25% to 30% higher earnings for six months to end-August
20th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed residential property developer Balwin, in a trading statement, says it expects its earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months to August 31 to be... 


ECSA, SAICE to host sustainable development engineering symposium in March
20th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and industry organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) will host the Engineering Symposium on March 25 and 26,... 


VW's Plant Kariega builds 500 000th Polo
20th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) says its Plant Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, has built 500 000 units of the latest iteration of the popular VW Polo, since the introduction of... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister’s ‘State will lead, market will follow’ electricity assertion raises questions
20th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s insistence that the State will lead and the market follow in the procurement of new electricity generation, while simultaneously... 


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Magazine round up | 17 October 2025
Magazine round up | 17 October 2025

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

NEXT GENERATION: A new, advanced subsea diamond recovery crawler has been installed on Debmarine Namibia’s flagship vessel Benguela Gem, which operates off the coast of Namibia. Following nearly four years of development, the crawler is larger than its predecessors, weighing 370 t and measuring 28 m long and 8 m high and wide. With a sweeping mining arm that covers a 21 m arc in 25 seconds, the crawler operates between 100 m and 135 m below surface, drawing a combination of seawater, sand, gravel and diamond-bearing material through an 800-mm-diameter pipeline.
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A new advanced subsea diamond recovery crawler has been installed on Debmarine Namibia's flagship vessel Benguela Gem, which operates off the coast of Namibia. Following nearly four years of... 

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South Africans must insist on transparency at all levels of government

Opacity helps corruption to thrive and it must not be allowed to continue in instances where there is valid reason to believe that irregularities are more than likely taking place. South Africans... 

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Content over form

South Africans are naturally strongly opposed to any more hefty electricity hikes, having borne above-inflation increases for years while power disruptions intensified and Eskom’s finances... 

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Freddy Mugeri, CEO of Hydro Power Equipment
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This week we profile Freddy Mugeri, CEO of Hydro Power Equipment, a high-pressure water-powered valves and mining products and services provider 

WRECKING BALL
WRECKING BALL

Allegations of corruption have always dogged the Gauteng health department, but the latest Tembisa Hospital revelations have highlighted the scale of the looting. If R2-billion can be stolen from... 

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