Seifsa will deepen sector advocacy to support infrastructure development, boost industries

As infrastructure is repaired, expanded and modernised, the metals and engineering sector stands to benefit directly from increased demand for local manufacturing, fabrication and engineering... 

Improved logistics, municipal service delivery, criminal justice key to GDP growth – Mavuso

South Africa can unlock higher GDP growth by making progress in three critical areas, namely logistics infrastructure, local government service delivery and the effectiveness of its criminal... 

Global Cooperation Barometer shows countries rewriting the way they cooperate

The Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed by international finance organisation the World Economic Forum (WEF) and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, reveals that strong... 

BACSA strengthens leadership with appointment of Du Plessis, Kingston

Business-led nonprofit platform Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) has appointed advocate Anton du Plessis as strategy and performance executive head and CEO-designate, and Martin Kingston... 

Governance failures turning waste tyre depots into public health, environmental hazards – Redisa

The Rustenburg Waste Tyre Depot, visited by Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts, is not representative of the dire state of depots across the country, says tyre... 

AI-generated tools being used across cyberattack chains, requires systematic approach to training and internal policies – Kaspersky

The rapid development of AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape in 2026 for individual users and for businesses. Large language models (LLMs) are influencing defensive capabilities while... 

Impower Solar encourages public input on redetermination of Eskom revenues as ‘critical economic decision’

Solar and energy storage engineering, procurement and project management contractor Impower Solar urges all stakeholders and interested parties to submit input by January 21 on the National Energy... 

Abebe Aemro Selassie set to retire as IMF African department director

International financial institution the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that IMF African department (AFR) director Abebe (Abe) Aemro Selassie intends to retire on May 1. “As AFR... 

Absa PMI remains in contractionary territory

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased further by 1.5 points to 40.5 points in December and remains firmly in the range indicating contraction. However, an... 

Creecy welcomes court order setting aside driver's licence card machine tender

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have welcomed the High Court's declaratory order that sets aside the Driving Licence Card Machines tender. The Gauteng North... 

Stakeholders invited to comment on Eskom’s ferrochrome NPA application

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) invites members of the public to submit comments on State-owned power utility Eskom’s request for a temporary electricity price relief for... 

Nersa invites comments on MYPD6 redetermination consultation paper

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) invites members of the public to submit comments on its consultation paper on 'Nersa Redetermination of Eskom's Sixth Multi-Year Price... 

Eskom reports no new breaches in online vending system

State-owned power utility Eskom says there are no new issues regarding the Online Vending System (OVS) breach, which had first been disclosed during its financial results briefing in December 2024.... 

BLSA welcomes Mothibi's appointment as National Director of Public Prosecutions

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) welcomes the appointment of Advocate Jan Lekgoa Mothibi as the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) National Director of Public... 

60% of African companies faced AI-enabled attacks; 25% of AI defence tools seen as advanced - BCG report

The 'AI Is Raising the Stakes in Cybersecurity' report, published by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), finds that almost 60% of African companies believe they experienced an AI-powered... 

Business activity declined sharply in Dec, S&P PMI shows

Financial information, analytics and market intelligence company S&P Global’s South Africa Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) ended 2025 in its weakest position for the year. The headline PMI dropped... 

Jubilee receives $10m second instalment from sale of South African chrome, PGM operations

AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group, which is now focused on copper production in Zambia, has received the second cash instalment of $10-million from South African private mining resources group One... 

Nersa extends comment period for electricity trading rules consultation paper to Jan 31

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced that the notice and comment period for the consultation paper on electricity trading rules published on November 16, 2025, has... 

$753m financing package secured for the Lobito Atlantic Railway concession

The 1 300 km Lobito Atlantic Railway connecting the Port of Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border to strengthen regional integration and improve access... 

Ramaphosa appoints new Climate Commission commissioners

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed new commissioners to the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), says PCC executive director and commissioner-designate Dorah Modise. “As we undertake this... 

Attacq appoints Peter de Villiers as interim CFO

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has appointed Peter de Villiers as interim CFO, with effect from February 1. This follows the November announcement that current CFO Raj Nana has... 

Broad-based decline in fourth-quarter inflation expectations for 2026 and 2027 – BER

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the average inflation expectations of the three professional groups surveyed by research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) subsided significantly.... 

Angola deploys passenger information, name record gateway at Luanda airport

Angola has deployed air transport industry technology services company SITA's advance passenger information (API) and passenger name record (PNR) gateway at the Dr António Agostinho Neto... 

Cybersecurity threats, AI disruptions top concerns for IT leaders in 2026, survey shows

Cybersecurity threats and the impact of AI maturity and regulation are the two most significant disruptors facing the industry in the coming year, a survey of 250 IT leaders by data backup and... 

NUM again rejects Eskom’s unbundling, says privatisation will lead to unaffordable energy for the poor

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has again stated that it rejects the unbundling of State-owned Eskom in any form. It says the policy of separating Eskom into various entities,... 

Manufacturing production increased by 0.2% y/y in October

National statistics agency Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says manufacturing production increased by 0.2% year-on-year in October, with eight of the ten manufacturing divisions reporting... 

UK's CFA calls for sustainability project proposals in South Africa

The UK-funded technical climate assistance programme Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa has launched a fourth call for proposals for low-carbon businesses seeking investment for... 

Transitional role of blended finance in focus, as green financing moves to more complex adaptation projects

Blended finance to support projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or reduce the risks from future climate-related events is transitional in nature, a panel of investment and development... 

Mergence's Sustent makes offer to take Mahube Instructure private

Investment companies Mergence Investment Managers and Creation Capital have incorporated a new special purpose vehicle called Sustent Holdings, which has made an offer to buy JSE-listed renewable... 

PwC report highlights ongoing cost-of-living concerns in South Africa, urges employers to pay heed

Strategy consulting business PwC Strategy&, in its December ‘South Africa Economic Outlook’ report, says South Africa’s real GDP per capita declined by a cumulative 4.2% over the past ten years.... 

Grindrod reports lower bulk mining commodity prices, terminals perform well to end-Nov

In an update of its performance for the 11 months to November 30, JSE-listed logistics services company Grindrod says the average price of dry-bulk mining commodities decreased by 12% when compared... 

Global trade to hit record this year, but momentum is slowing – Unctad

Global trade is on course to exceed a record $35-trillion this year, a 7% year-on-year increase, according to global trade organisation UN Trade and Development’s (Unctad's) year-end ‘Global Trade... 

Turner & Townsend to acquire pan-African real estate project management firm Profica

Professional services company Turner & Townsend will acquire Johannesburg-headquartered specialist real estate project management and construction solutions consulting firm Profica. This strategic... 

TotalEnergies, Galp to launch exploration, appraisal campaign for development of Namibia discovery

Energy company TotalEnergies and oil and natural gas company Galp have agreed to launch an exploration and appraisal campaign, including three wells over the next two years, with a first well... 

Africa structurally positioned to lead green transition, requires supply chain and capacity building

Africa is structurally positioned to lead in areas such as green industrialisation, the energy transition and food security, says consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its 'Africa... 

More than three-quarters of people in South Africa say AI is useful – study

More than three-quarters of respondents in South Africa say AI is useful, and trust levels are comparably high to other emerging markets, which reflects a population that is curious and optimistic... 

Municipalities have eight days to comment on new electricity trading rules, platform warns

South African municipalities have eight days to influence electricity trading rules that will reshape how they operate, budget and deliver services, says digital electricity platform company... 

BFA, Caribou and consulting firm form Alliance for Inclusive AI

Impact investment company BFA Global, private wealth management company Caribou Group and global consulting firm MicroSave Consulting (MSC) have formed the Alliance for Inclusive AI – an open... 

Nampak grows full-year revenue and Ebitda, reduces debt

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak increased its revenue for the financial year ended September 30, by 8% year-on-year, while trading profit increased by 26% and trading margin improved to 12.3%... 

Five35 Ventures secures anchor investment from the MEDA

Venture capital fund Five35 Ventures has secured an anchor investment from economic development organisation the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Mauritius Foundation, which also...