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January new-vehicle sales up by 7.5%; naamsa warns of increased protectionism in export markets
January new-vehicle sales up by 7.5%; naamsa warns of increased protectionism in export markets
Updated 6 hours ago By: Irma Venter

Total new-vehicle sales in January, at 50 073 units, increased by 3 479 units, or 7.5%, compared with January last year, reports naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The industry body says the positive numbers, carried over from a buoyant... 


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South African rand weakens ahead of manufacturing data, car sales data
2nd February 2026 By: Reuters

The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors weighed what the Federal Reserve might look like under US President Donald Trump's reported... 


AMSA flags sharply narrower losses for 2025
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

AMSA flags sharply narrower losses for 2025 Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expects its losses for the year ended December 31, 2025, to narrow significantly. 


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Agri SA warns some incoming policy, law changes are impracticable
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA calls in its ‘2026 Policy Outlook’ for a renewed... 


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Scatec reports strongest construction pipeline yet
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Renewable energy company Scatec Group has reached an all-time-high near-term growth portfolio, with various projects rapidly achieving development milestones. Scatec reported total power... 


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BFAP says consumers can expect some easing in food inflation this year
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s food inflation increased by 4.4% year-on-year in December, while consumer price inflation (CPI) increased by 3.6% year-on-year. The food categories with the highest inflation in... 


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South Africa has bought 11 GW of solar panels from China in the past three years
South Africa has bought 11 GW of solar panels from China in the past three years
30th January 2026

Chinese solar panel exports to South Africa shot up in 2023. And even though national loadshedding effectively ended early in 2024, the demand for solar panels has remained high. In 2025 alone,... 


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Nersa registered 147 new power generation facilities in the Dec quarter
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –... 


Outgoing Sanedi CEO Dr Titus Mathe will become TIA CEO
Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


TIA joins, invests in Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
30th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has joined as one of the founding members of the Innovation Agencies in Africa... 


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On-the-roll Chery to expand South African range with iCAUR, Lepas launches
30th January 2026 By: Irma Venter

Chinese car maker Chery will add two new brands to its South African portfolio this year – the electric iCAUR range and the Lepas sports-utility vehicle (SUV) line-up. This will take the group’s... 


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Glencore spells out mineral status across Africa, Australia, Americas
30th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

In a 60-page resources and reserves publication, diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has outlined its copper, zinc, nickel, ferroalloys, aluminium, coal and oil reserves spread across... 


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Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again identified Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area... 


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Coega backs development of pioneering logistics, industrial hub in Angola
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Coega Development Corporation, in the Eastern Cape, has signed a technical agreement with capital management firm Provest to support the development of a pioneering logistics platform and... 


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Greater water supply resilience needed across Gauteng
30th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

There is a need for greater resilience in Gauteng’s water supply system, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Friday. The comments followed an explosion of a motor connected to one... 


Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


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Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
30th January 2026 By: Reuters

State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen by Reuters showed, though it remains well below... 


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Magazine round up | 30 January 2026

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

COOL RECEPTION: US President Donald Trump has been unable to keep his story straight as to why America should be allowed to acquire Greenland. Is it for security reasons? Is it for the vast territory’s untapped critical minerals? Is he acting on a grievance related to not being awarded the 2025 Peace Prize? Or is he seeking to distract from political pressures at home? Whatever the real reason, Trump’s aggressive posture has received a reception from key allies that is cooler than a winter’s day on the Arctic island. Photograph: Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump has been unable to keep his story straight as to why America should be allowed to acquire Greenland. Is it for security reasons? Is it for the vast territory’s untapped... 

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The restoration of a lower electricity price pathway is an absolute must

Eskom belongs to the people and it must not be allowed to exclude itself from having to compete fairly. The national electricity utility’s errant past has wrecked our economy and any last minute... 

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In his prime, it was typical for fans of those teams in which French international footballer N'Golo Kanté played, including Chelsea, to quip that “70% of the Earth is covered by water, the rest by... 

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Nishen Hariparsad, GM for technology and marketing at BME
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This week we profile Nishen Hariparsad, GM for technology and marketing at blasting solutions and mining services product supplier BME 

BRATTISH: Active moves by President Donald Trump to exclude South Africa from the G20 gathering in Miami might not rank at the top of recent outrageous actions by the US leader, including his vulgar gesture to an auto worker who heckled him during a plant visit. However, viewed alongside his brattish letter to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, blaming Norway for his failure to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, it is suggestive of yet more brutishness to come, especially if such bullying continues to be tolerated.
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Active moves by President Donald Trump to exclude South Africa from the G20 gathering in Miami might not rank at the top of recent outrageous actions by the US leader, including his vulgar gesture... 

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