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A rendering of the proposed airport development
Western Cape government gives Cape Winelands Airport project environmental green light
Updated 1 hour 53 minutes ago By: Irma Venter

The R8-billion Cape Winelands Airport project in Cape Town has received environmental authorisation from the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP). The next phase will focus on developing the detailed... 


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South Africa to start R2.5bn fund to tackle unemployment
Updated 6 hours ago By: Bloomberg

South Africa will on Friday start offering loans from a R2.5 billion Youth Fund aimed at supporting small businesses, part of a push by the government to tackle one of the world’s highest... 


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South Africa records budget deficit of R15.36bn in September
Updated 6 hours ago By: Reuters

South Africa recorded a budget deficit of R15.36 billion in September, National Treasury data showed on Thursday. 


‘Our duty is to protect wildlife’ – SA reaffirms stance on ivory, rhino horn trade
‘Our duty is to protect wildlife’ – SA reaffirms stance on ivory, rhino horn trade
Updated 7 hours ago By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on Thursday rubbished media reports suggesting that South Africa intends to break ranks with the international consensus on the ivory and... 


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South African rand muted as investors mull over US-China trade deal
30th October 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was muted in early trade on Thursday, as investors digested the hawkish rate cut from the Federal Reserve and the trade deal made by US President Donald Trump and Chinese... 


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South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 


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SA's changing energy mix
24th October 2025

South Africa plans to add 105 000 MW of new generation capacity to the grid by 2039, according to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the minister of electricity and energy, when he announced the release of the... 


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South Africa working on environmental attribute certification for more complex electricity market
29th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's public and private sectors involved in environmental regulations and electricity are working to develop an energy attribute certificate (EAC) system that would enable the... 


NEF commits R51m to drive transformation in the legal sector
29th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The National Empowerment Fund (NEF), an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, has announced a combined funding commitment of R51-million to advance transformation in South... 


New plan to integrate microgrids to deliver electricity to far-flung rural areas
Department says electrification scheme to be ‘repurposed’ to tackle R75bn backlog by 2030
29th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Electricity and Energy has provided additional information about its proposal to repurpose the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) to meet the country’s 2030... 


PIC research identifies opportunities for institutional capital
29th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

A new research paper argues that institutional investors have achieved and can achieve competitive, risk-adjusted returns, while driving measurable economic growth and job creation through... 


AfDB funding South African titanium beneficiation project
29th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that its board of directors has approved financing of $75-million for South Africa-based company Nyanza Light Metals. The funding will support the... 


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ATNS cites global shortage of flight procedure designers as key reason for operational challenges
29th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned entity Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has identified a shortage of skilled flight procedure designers as the primary challenge affecting the maintenance of South Africa’s... 


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Awards celebrate South Africa’s eco-champions
29th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The 2025 Eco-Logic Awards celebrated South Africa's ecologically intelligent champions for their contributions to protecting and preserving the planet at the yearly awards ceremony held at the Two... 


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South Africa’s largest asset managers failing to protect retirement savings from climate, social risks – Just Share
29th October 2025

South Africa's largest asset managers are significantly underperforming on responsible investment practices, according to a new benchmark report released by nonprofit activist organisation Just... 


OMV launches new milling facility in Mpumalanga
OMV launches new milling facility in Mpumalanga
29th October 2025

Diverse mineral supplier OMV in September launched its new Valkenburgh milling facility at its plant in Witbank, Mpumalanga. Tasneem Bulbulia explains. 


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Nordex internship programme closing the wind energy skills gap
29th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Two years after its inaugural launch, Nordex Energy South Africa’s internship programme continues to build a pipeline of skilled technicians to service and manage wind farms. To date, 14 young... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 24 October 2025

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

WINDS OF CHANGE: The giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm is visibly changing the electricity landscape of the coal heartland of Mpumalanga. This month, Seriti Green announced that the third phase of the wind component of its 900 MW renewables development in the coal region had entered construction and that 25 wind turbines had already been installed near Bethal, Davel and Morgenzon. The third 155-MW phase advanced to financial close after securing long-term funding from Standard Bank, RMB and ABSA.
WINDS OF CHANGE

The giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm is visibly changing the electricity landscape of the coal heartland of Mpumalanga. This month, Seriti Green announced that the third phase of the wind component... 

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Europe’s exceptionally friendly economic embrace of South Africa is very pleasing

“We can now take €12-billion into our Just Energy Transition Partnership,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen remarked to an acknowledging Cyril Ramaphosa in Brussels last week.... 

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Sustaining Growth

It is now widely accepted that we live in a misinformation era – one where it has become acceptable, even fashionable, to be anti-science. Scientific consensus is making way for conspiracy... 

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Kgomotso Lebele, country MD of Accenture
Kgomotso Lebele

This week we profile Kgomotso Lebele, country MD of Accenture, which helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise their operations,... 

UNDER PRESSURE: The pressures faced by the South African steel industry have been well documented throughout the year. The lack of domestic demand growth, coupled with rising electricity and logistics costs, continues to eat into margins. However, the industry is also at the centre of trade-war hostilities, where tariffs are the order of the day. In the process, surplus steel is seeking new markets and there are reports that imports into South Africa are surging. There are no good solutions, but government intervention is looking increasingly likely.
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The pressures faced by the South African steel industry have been well documented throughout the year. The lack of domestic demand growth, coupled with rising electricity and logistics costs... 

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