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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Godongwana outlines plans for shifting spending focus towards infrastructure
12th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has outlined several initiatives being undertaken to finally begin shifting the composition of government spending from consumption to capital investment, including plans for a R15-billion infrastructure bond in... 


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IEA executive director Fatih Birol
Age of Electricity is here, IEA declares as it highlights energy security threats
12th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that the “Age of Electricity is here” in its latest World Energy Outlook, which again underlines that electricity demand will grow much faster... 


Vodacom, Starlink partner for Africa connectivity
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications company Vodacom Group has entered into a pivotal agreement with satellite broadband provider Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet to millions of... 


New chapter for Seacom after rebrand
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has undertaken a brand overhaul as it marks a new chapter and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, client focus and digital leadership. The “strategic leap”... 


Cell C, Huawei ink digital transformation deal
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cell C Business and Huawei Cloud have entered into a renewed collaboration to strengthen cloud, digital infrastructure and industry-specific solutions, A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marks... 


Cassava AI CEO Ahmed El Beheiry
Cassava Technologies launches AI multi-model exchange for African network operators
12th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Digital services and infrastructure company Cassava Technologies has launched its Cassava AI Multi-Model Exchange (CAIMEx) platform, which is designed to make AI tools and large language models... 


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Status of 2 500 MW of South Africa's grid-connected battery storage projects
Status of 2 500 MW of South Africa's grid-connected battery storage projects
7th November 2025

Two-and-a-half years ago, the government put out a call to independent power producers (IPPs) to bid to build battery energy storage facilities connected to the national electricity grid. The aim... 


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Teraco CEO Jan Hnizdo
Teraco to expand Cape Town CT1 data centre
12th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Data centre infrastructure company Teraco will expand its 2 500 m², 3 MW CT1 data centre by a further 1 000 m² of data hall space and 2 MW of critical information technology load. The facility... 


M&R Holdings announces resignation of another director
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Murray & Roberts (M&R) Holdings has announced the resignation of Daniel Grobler as a director, with effect from November 11. His resignation follows the announcement last month that the Gauteng... 


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Inflation target, tax collection among MTBPS highlights
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about the big themes in the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on November 12. 


AngloGold Ashanti's Geita mine in Tanzania.
Best prospects are within, AngloGold avers amid highlighting low-hanging Tanzania fruit
12th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

AngloGold Ashanti is constantly coming up with the same answer during its continual assessment of where this 40 000-employee gold mining major can generate the most value.   “The answer is clear,”... 


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Eskom’s borrowing costs fall as investors warm to turnaround
12th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

A measure of Eskom’s credit risk has narrowed to the lowest in a year as investors deepen bets that South Africa’s State-owned power utility has turned a corner after years of crisis. The extra... 


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Growthpoint acquires 30% in Boston Hydroelectric plant, secures exclusive access through Etana PPA
Growthpoint acquires 30% in Boston Hydroelectric plant, secures exclusive access through Etana PPA
12th November 2025

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has acquired a 30% stake in independent power producer Serengeti Energy’s operational Boston Hydroelectric plant, in the... 


Rand Economy
South African rand steady before mid-year budget review
12th November 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was stable in early trade on Wednesday, before a mid-year review of public finances that is widely expected to contain positive news for investors. At 0540 GMT the rand... 


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Insimbi Ridge Precinct to build new inland staging, intermodal capacity for N3 corridor
11th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Privately funded freight-corridor hub the Insimbi Ridge Precinct, which will introduce new inland staging and intermodal capacity, in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal, that will directly relieve pressure... 


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FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border payment service
11th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Financial services provider FNB and multinational payment card services company Mastercard on November 11 launched Globba, a cross-border payments solution powered by Mastercard Move. The product... 


Lisa Reynolds and Georgina Smit
GBCSA appoints new CEO
11th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) has appointed Georgina Smit as CEO, effective May 2026, succeeding Lisa Reynolds, who has led the organisation since 2020. The announcement was made... 


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Magazine round up | 07 November 2025
Magazine round up | 07 November 2025

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

DIGGING DEEP: A total of 57 runners from 18 countries, including South Africa, completed the world’s deepest marathon last month. Held 1 120 m below sea level in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, runners had to endure high humidity, temperatures of up to 30°C, gravel floors and almost complete darkness. To reach the full marathon distance, participants completed 11 laps of a 3.84 km underground tunnel.
DIGGING DEEP

A total of 57 runners from 18 countries, including South Africa, completed the world’s deepest marathon last month. Held 1 120 m below sea level in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, runners... 

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Every South African must insist on integrity, accountability, strategy

South Africa is taking steps to build infrastructure projects that have the potential to grow our economy, provided their implementation is accompanied by integrity, accountability, and strategy.... 

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Head spinning

Given the many moving parts in play currently within the electricity industry, there is a real risk of becoming distracted from what is truly important. Developments over the past few months alone... 

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Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa
Wojciech Kulma

This week we profile Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa, which manufactures and sells chemical products 



THE B WORD: The world economy is on a roller-coaster ride that includes sharp and unpredictable tariff twists, gut-dropping geopolitical dips and violent turns. Yet the stock markets have floated above the fray, buoyed by optimism over the effect Artificial Intelligence could have on productivity and innovation. More recently, though, the word “bubble” has entered the vocabulary, as some commentators warn of a correction and others of a possible crash.
THE B WORD

The world economy is on a roller-coaster ride that includes sharp and unpredictable tariff twists, gut-dropping geopolitical dips and violent turns. Yet the stock markets have floated above the... 

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ISO-certified Condra manufactures overhead cranes, portal cranes, cantilever cranes and crane components: hoists, drives, end-carriages, brakes and...

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