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Inland port body dubs publication of Network Statement as ‘transformative moment’
14th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Multi-Modal Inland Port Association (MIPA), which represents six inland ports in South Africa and one in Namibia, has added its voice to a growing chorus of support for the newly released rail Network Statement, describing it as a... 


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Shell pursuing sustainability at Alberton depot
Shell pursuing sustainability at Alberton depot
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Oil and gas company Shell South Africa’s Alberton depot is pursuing sustainability through projects, including solar and battery power, and capacitation for biofuels.  


African development financier gets AAA rating from Chinese ratings agency
14th January 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

African infrastructure and industrial investment catalysing agency, the African Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced that ratings agency China Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI) had... 


SA Tourism expects to generate R616m from 53 planned events
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Tourism promotion agency South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has secured fifty-three bids for international events in the 2024/25 financial year to March 31, 2025, which are expected to generate... 


South African online population expresses optimism about AI - survey
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Similar to global attitudes becoming more positive about the use of AI, South Africa too demonstrates a growing embrace of AI, with adoption rates and enthusiasm on the rise, a global survey by... 


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Coaltech, Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency partner to advance JET initiatives
14th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Johannesburg-based research institute Coaltech has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA) to support research and innovative solutions towards Just... 


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Coaltech, Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency partner to advance JET initiatives
14th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Johannesburg-based research institute Coaltech has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA) to support research and innovative solutions towards Just... 


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Sasol fire heightens South Africa’s dependence on fuel imports
14th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A fire that shut Sasol’s Natref oil refinery leaves South Africa with only one crude-processing plant running, highlighting a growing reliance on fuel imports. The January 4 blaze at the facility —... 


South Africa needs strong steel policies or risks losing more manufacturing, Memsa warns
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Localisation policies and incentives for manufacturers must be restored and expanded to shield the South African economy from further de-industrialisation, with the closure of steel producer... 


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Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy
14th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome Eland mine. Eland’s chrome concentrate... 


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Photon Energy to build 250 MW solar, thermal storage plant in KZN
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

European renewable-energy company Photon Energy has successfully secured 1 200 ha of land for a 250 MW concentrated solar PV plant with 150 MW (1.8 GWh or 12 hours) of thermal hydro storage to be... 


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South Africa seeks asset-control rejig at top fuel-import hub
14th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

The State-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) wants to manage petrochemical assets at the nation’s biggest fuel-storage hub after it bought the country’s largest fuel refinery that’s adjacent to the... 


ACHASM appoints Tibor Szana as its sixth director
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) has appointed Tibor Szana as director, effective December 16, 2024. Szana, a retired Department of... 


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South Africa’s economy set to escape a decade of growth inertia
14th January 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa’s economy is set to forge an upward path this year after misfiring for more than a decade, boosted by steps to address growth constraints and higher consumer spending, according to... 


Life Healthcare to sell interest in LMI to Lantheus
13th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Life Healthcare Group, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary in the  UK, Life Medical Group Limited (LMGL), has entered into binding agreements with Lantheus Neurology UK, a... 


Treasury, SARB holding first of four G20 framework meetings this week
13th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), which are jointly responsible for overseeing the work of the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Track, will start the first set of technical... 


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Magazine round up | 13 December 2024
Magazine round up | 13 December 2024

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

BEACON’S ANNIVERSARY: The uMhlanga Rocks Lighthouse celebrated it 70th anniversary last month, having been first lit on the night of November 25, 1954. Situated on the uMhlanga Promenade, the 21-m cylindrical concrete tower is painted white, with a red top and red lantern house. The rotating lens system in the automated lighthouse produces three flashes every 20 seconds. Photograph: Transnet National Ports Authority
BEACON’S ANNIVERSARY

The uMhlanga Rocks Lighthouse celebrated it 70th anniversary last month, having been first lit on the night of November 25, 1954. Situated on the uMhlanga Promenade, the 21-m cylindrical concrete... 

We’ve simply got to  make South Africa  a better place
We’ve simply got to make South Africa a better place

As we enter the New Year, our thoughts and actions should be directed towards making this country a better place. All South Africans, in whatever circumstance they find themselves, need to do... 

Trading blows
Trading blows

Trade and industrial policy will play a more prominent and potentially more destabilising role given that President-elect Donald Trump has signalled his intention to leverage tariffs as part of his... 

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Dougal Bennett, chief commercial officer at Mukuru
Dougal Bennett

This week for profile Dougal Bennett, chief commercial cfficer at Mukuru, one of the largest money-transfer providers in Africa and a leading next-generation financial services platform that offers... 

HARD TO READ: The world has entered a most uncertain period, with hot wars in hot-spot regions having resurrected the spectre of nuclear conflict. Disinformation has played a role in several political disruptions and is undermining efforts to tackle global problems collectively, most notably the climate crisis. The ongoing geopolitical realignment has diplomatic heads in a spin, as does the prospect of President Trump 2.0.
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The world has entered a most uncertain period, with hot wars in hot-spot regions having resurrected the spectre of nuclear conflict. Disinformation has played a role in several political... 

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