Cape Town is examining the sale of its majority stake in its International Convention Centre

The Cape Town City Council has decided to start an exploratory public participation process into the sale of the city’s majority shareholding in the Cape Town International Convention Centre... 

Global healthcare group Haleon making major investments into its South African operation

UK-based global consumer healthcare company Haleon is investing R500-million in its South African operation, Haleon South Africa Cape Town site director Cindy Carter highlighted in a media briefing... 

Stellenbosch University opens cutting-edge medical training facility

Stellenbosch University (SU) has officially opened the most advanced and largest teaching centre in Africa for medical morphology. The Medical Morphology Learning Centre (MMLC) is a... 

Airlink donates a retired aircraft to a Gauteng school, to help train future aviation specialists

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has donated a decommissioned regional airliner to the Rhodesfield Engineering School of Specialisation (SOS), in Kempton Park, via the Gauteng... 

Nigerian company incorporates new LPG tanker into its growing fleet

Nigerian liquid natural gas and petroleum products transport, trade and marketing company WAGL Energy has taken into service its latest ship, the MT Iyaloja (Lagos). The ceremony was held in Ulsan,... 

Concor highlights latest phase of its Conradie Park development

South African construction, project development and mining services group Concor has announced the start of groundwork on the next stage of its Conradie Park development in Cape Town. Conradie Park... 

Kenya eyes green hydrogen to aid farmers

Kenya has made “significant strides” since it launched the Green Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap for Kenya at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023, Kenya Electricity Generating Company... 

IATA to reaffirm its commitment to net-zero with its third World Sustainability Symposium

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted the industry’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon... 

Intra-SADC tourism development hampered by protectionist aviation policies

Outdated and restrictive policies regarding aviation are hampering the development of tourism within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), it was pointed out by participants in the... 

South African researchers win prestigious international prize for AI-based system

The Institute for Collider Particle Physics (ICPP), which is based at the University of the Witwatersrand, has been named as one of the winners of the international ODESS 2025 prize, awarded by the... 

Armscor has hosted the first supplier day for military veteran-owned businesses

South African defence procurement, disposals and research and development agency Armscor has hosted a supplier information day for military veteran-owned companies. This was the first such event... 

ATNS joins international initiative to reduce carbon emissions by more efficient routing

Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South Africa’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), has announced that it has joined the international Green Aviation Insights (GAIN) initiative. GAIN... 

International Council of Beverages Associations launches its African arm

The global representative body for the non-alcoholic beverage industry, the International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA) has announced the establishment of ICBA Africa. It also announced... 

Competition Commission approves sale of sawmill by Sappi to Normandien Farms

Paper and pulp producing group Sappi Southern Africa has announced that the Competition Commission has approved its sale of the Lomati Sawmill, in Mpumalanga, to another South African group,... 

Agency highlights rapid global progress in SMR development

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), which is an agency of the intergovernmental Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, has published the third edition of its “NEA Small Modular Reactor... 

Airline Airlink and lessor Azorra finalise agreement for ten new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink and US-based aircraft leasing, management and finance group Azorra have finalised their agreement, under which Airlink will lease ten new Embraer... 

IATA agreement with software company makes its emissions data more widely available

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and software enterprise Chooose, have entered an agreement that will expand market... 

The African Development Bank has achieved significant successes over the past decade

Outgoing African Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has highlighted the successes of the institution. His term of office ends on September 1. The bank has maintained a AAA... 

IATA reports on the busiest airliners and airport pairs in 2024

The most-used airliners in the world last year were Boeing and Airbus single-aisle (or narrowbody) types, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in the latest edition of... 

Last year saw strong growth in all air passenger travel, but especially in the premium-classes

Last year, growth in first-class and business-class combined (collectively known as premium-class) international air travel exceeded the growth in international economy-class air travel, the... 

South African space company identified as a world-leader in its segment

South African high-data-rate satellite communication subsystems manufacturer CUBECOM, which specialised in the nanosatellite (“CubeSat”) and microsatellite markets, was celebrating the fact that... 

Growth in global air cargo continued in June, but at a 'modest' rate – IATA

Despite trade disruptions, global total air cargo demand continued an upward trend in June, albeit by only 0.8%, year-on-year (y-o-y), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has... 

IATA stresses importance of aviation to Africa

Commercial aviation brings great benefits to Africa, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted. But African... 

Next director-general for the international SKA radio telescope announced

The UK-based international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced its selection as the organisation’s next director-general. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey, an Australian... 

South African food inflation remained on an upward trend in June

South African food inflation accelerated again in June, in both year-on-year and month-on-month terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural (BFAP) think tank has highlighted in its latest “Food... 

Kenya is focusing on producing green hydrogen to make fertilisers to benefit its farmers

Kenya has made “significant strides” since it launched the Green Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap for Kenya at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023, Kenya Electricity Generating Company... 

Egypt seeks to stimulate green hydrogen, and derivatives, production

Egypt is seeking to position itself as a major hub for the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia (the latter being produced using the former as a feedstock; green ammonia is also much... 

Necsa, EWSETA sign MoU to jointly develop high-grade skills in South Africa   

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) jointly announced on Monday that they had signed a memorandum of... 

Turkish defence expo went well for South African companies, reports the dtic

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has reported that companies which exhibited on the South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), in... 

CSIR trialling biobased agricultural mulch films to replace plastic ones currently used

Applied science and research and development agency, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), reports that a field trial of biobased and biodegradable agricultural mulch films is... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems sees data centres as one of emerging new markets in Africa

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South... 

Africa Finance Corporation funds major road network improvement programme in Angola

African infrastructure and industrial development funding agency, the African Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced that it has disbursed €75-million out of an €85-million sovereign facility,... 

Airbus announces that the latest ocean-monitoring satellite has gone to its launch site

The space business of Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group Airbus has announced that the second Copernicus Sentinel-6 ocean-surface monitoring satellite has been transported to... 

National Treasury reports malware attack on one of its websites

The National Treasury has reported that it has been subject to a malware attack. The malware was detected on its Infrastructure Reporting Model (IRM) website, which was its system for online... 

Nuclear Energy Agency highlights rapid progress in development of SMRs globally

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), which is an agency of the intergovernmental Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, has published the third edition of its “NEA Small Modular Reactor... 

Aerospace group Embraer announces its biggest ever order backlog

Brazil-based aerospace and defence group Embraer has reported that, at the end of the second quarter of this year (2Q25), it recorded the highest ever order backlog in its history, totalling... 

dtic hosting a South African National Pavilion at Turkish defence exhibition

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has highlighted that it has a South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), now under way in Istanbul,... 

Academy of Science of SA releases updated Code on excellence in scholarly publishing

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has published the third version of its guidebook to ensuring excellence, integrity and transparency in scholarly publication. The original was... 

Design of technology demonstrator aircraft for 6th-generation stealth fighter released by UK

UK-based global major aerospace and defence group BAE Systems has, in conjunction with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK-based power and propulsion group Rolls-Royce, and pan-European missile... 

Fit-for-purpose air cargo infrastructure seen as key growth driver

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline (including air cargo) sector, while air cargo accounted for less than 1% of the...