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Eskom describes implementation of structural tariff changes as necessary shock to system
Updated 1 hour 25 minutes ago By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has acknowledged that there will be differentiated tariff impacts for various categories of electricity customers following the regulator’s approval of a new retail tariff plan (RTP) for implementation on April 1, alongside the 12.74% tariff... 


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Cogta committee calls for sustainable solutions for municipalities’ water challenges
19th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As water utility Rand Water outlined the challenges it faces, including the debt owed to it, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has called for sound... 


Anti-graft groups target Bollore Group over old Africa assets, demand restitution
Updated 2 hours 8 minutes ago By: Reuters

A dozen anti-graft campaigners have filed a complaint against logistics group Bollore and its former CEO with the French financial prosecutor, accusing them of using connections and... 


Gold assaying and refining conference in London.
South Africa’s Rand Refinery is world-leading gold market referee, LBMA highlights
Updated 3 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price soaring sky-high, insight into the global gold assaying and refining standards that need to be upheld was intensively communicated this week at the conference of the London... 


New Scania assembly plant to benefit local transport, logistics sectors
New Scania assembly plant to benefit local transport, logistics sectors
19th March 2025

Automotive manufacturer Scania Southern Africa has opened a new assembly plant in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg – which will produce between 3 200 and 3 600 units a year. Trent Roebeck has the story. 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Cesa, Macpherson reflect on public works progress and imperatives
18th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In the spirit of “engineering the future we want” Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) president David Leukes opened this year’s Cesa Infrastructure Indaba by emphasising the importance of... 


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SA Just Energy Transition funds drop to $12.8bn
SA Just Energy Transition funds drop to $12.8bn
14th March 2025

South Africa has lost over $1-billion in funding pledged by the US for the Just Energy Transition (JET). With this withdrawal, South Africa’s total pledged funding has decreased to $12.83-billion,... 


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South African global business services sector seeks to attract more foreign investment
18th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s national global business services sector representative body, Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) on Tuesday launched its refreshed sector value proposition. This is... 


ARC Investments reports improved INAV; flags proposed delisting
18th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed investment holding company African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Investments said it has experienced steady portfolio growth for the six months to December 31, 2024, with its intrinsic net asset... 


Midtier sub-Saharan Africa markets could see slight growth uptick in 2025
18th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Most midtier markets in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to see a slight uptick in their growth rates this year, economic and financial research company BMI sub-Saharan Africa country risk senior... 


Commentators warn AMSA bailout will fail without industrial policy overhaul
18th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) purported petition to government for R3.1-billion to bail out its struggling long-steel operations would be a waste of money, unless accompanied... 


DBSA CEO Boitumelo Mosako
DBSA CEO stresses need for research to support policy decisions
18th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) CEO Boitumelo Mosako has emphasised the importance of data driven and evidence-based policies, especially in the context of a complex geopolitical... 


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Bearings International relaunches its chain solutions
18th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Power transmission and bearings supplier Bearings International (BI) has relaunched its BI chain offering, with an emphasis on refining its strategy and strengthening relationships with strategic... 


The pilot project at Strandfontein
Off-grid toilet-tech project in Cape Town adds new pilot sites
18th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Off-grid sanitation technology is now operational at two pilot sites in Strandfontein and Macassar, with three new sites to be added by the end of June, says the City of Cape Town (CoCT). The city... 


Exxaro's Cennergi renewables capacity more than 437 MW.
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth
18th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach budget compromise
18th March 2025 By: Reuters

Ratings agency Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach a compromise that allows the country's deadlocked budget to pass with its focus on fiscal consolidation intact. "Our... 


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CSIR, AFD discuss enterprise development opportunities for solar PV, battery storage
18th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Research institution the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and French public agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on March 12 hosted a dissemination workshop to share... 


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Magazine round up | 14 March 2025
Magazine round up | 14 March 2025

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

UNDER PRESSURE: South African factory sentiment edged deeper into contractionary territory in February, with the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, falling to 44.7 from 45.3 in January. The gauge of expected business conditions in six-month’s time fell “as uncertainties around global trade, SA-US relations, and the return of load-shedding weighed on sentiment”. Photograph: Bloomberg
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South African factory sentiment edged deeper into contractionary territory in February, with the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, falling to 44.7 from... 

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Needed now is mindfulness, alertness, watchfulness, uptake, commitment

Never has it been more important for South Africans to collaborate in very committed fashion on all things that keep businesses afloat and enable new business opportunities to materialise.... 

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Trade war blueprint

US President Donald Trump’s recently published trade policy agenda leaves absolutely no room for nuance. Not even the tiniest crack has been left to allow light to be shed on the possible... 

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Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists
Stefan Babatchev

This week we profile Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists, a manufacturer of cranes, hoists and material handling equipment 

DEADLY CUT: The US government’s decision to halt funding for African HIV programmes was not unexpected. Nevertheless, the sudden manner of the withdrawal is both disruptive and potentially deadly for tens of thousands of people who have been heavily reliant on the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief since 2003. Unless alternative funding is found, and found quickly, the hitherto successful fight against the disease itself could be set back decades.
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The US government’s decision to halt funding for African HIV programmes was not unexpected. Nevertheless, the sudden manner of the withdrawal is both disruptive and potentially deadly for tens of... 

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