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Partnership sees Italian pumps enter SA market
10th October 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

A partnership was formed between South African interconnected mechanical consumables supplier Bearings International (Bi) and Italian industrial pump manufacturer SAER, as publicly announced on... 


Integrated engineering solutions on display at EMA26
10th October 2025

Industrial solutions provider BMG will participate in Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), once again presenting its “extensive engineering solutions and technical services that have been refined... 


Trade with US critical for Western Cape, says Winde after trip
10th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City. The US has been... 


Barloworld, Newco extend standby offer closing date to Nov 7
7th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Industrial equipment company Barloworld and Newco have agreed to extend the standby offer closing date from October 15 to November 7 to provide Barloworld ordinary shareholders additional time to... 


Afrimat flags improved performance, higher interim EPS and HEPS
7th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat expects to report a 74% to 79% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between 101.4c and 104.3c for the six... 


Newco, consortium secure majority control in Barloworld takeover
6th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Industrial equipment company Barloworld and Newco have announced that Newco has received valid acceptances of its standby offer for 108.25-million Barloworld ordinary shares, representing about 58%... 


B Lab Africa Summit urges businesses to ‘act for good’
3rd October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Africa’s ability to achieve inclusive economic development amid climate change, fragmented trade and a rapidly growing population will depend on decisive action in agriculture, water, education,... 


Robust International expands African footprint with the support of European entities
2nd October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global trader of sesame and cashew nuts Robust International is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing plants now operational in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique. The... 


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Agroprocessing

Trade with the US critical for the Western Cape, says Winde as he returns from America
30th September 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City. The US has been... 


Tiger Brands confirms Ashton canned fruit factory reopening this week
30th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following the successful disposal of Tiger Brands’ Langeberg & Ashton Foods business to a consortium of local fruit producers for R1 in May, the company has reported the restart of operations,... 


SA Canegrowers launches ‘Save our Sugar’ campaign to curb threatening sugar imports
30th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In a renewed effort to urge consumers, retailers and businesses to choose locally produced sugar over imported sugar, industry body SA Canegrowers has launched a ‘Save our Sugar’ campaign. The... 


Cannabis group Cilo Cybin lists on JSE main board
29th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Medical cannabis investment company Cilo Cybin Holdings has listed on the main board of the JSE as a fully-fledged trading entity, after listing as the first cannabis special purpose acquisition... 


Aquaculture

Sea Harvest profit dips on low catch rates, tough market conditions
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed seafood, aquaculture and agroprocessing company Sea Harvest says last year was its toughest financial year since listing on the JSE in 2017, with its performance having been impacted on... 


CSIR develops satellite tool to sound alert on red tides
17th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

Abalone farmers along the South African coastline now have access to an online tool, developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), that allows them to track marine algal... 


Tanzanian startup scaling sustainable fertiliser, fish feed solutions
25th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The high cost and inconsistent quality of feedstock for fish in Tanzania and other African countries negatively impacts on the region’s aquaculture growth landscape and competitiveness, says... 


Kelp Blue Plans to issue Africa’s first corporate blue bond
8th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Kelp Blue plans to issue Africa’s first corporate blue bond next year to expand its giant kelp forests along Namibia’s coast. The De Beers-backed startup will list the first $20-million tranche of... 


Equipment

Barloworld, Newco extend standby offer closing date to Nov 7
7th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Industrial equipment company Barloworld and Newco have agreed to extend the standby offer closing date from October 15 to November 7 to provide Barloworld ordinary shareholders additional time to... 


Newco, consortium secure majority control in Barloworld takeover
6th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Industrial equipment company Barloworld and Newco have announced that Newco has received valid acceptances of its standby offer for 108.25-million Barloworld ordinary shares, representing about 58%... 


Angolan authority clears Newco’s R23.3bn takeover bid for Barloworld, parties waive Comesa approval requirement
1st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Angola’s competition authority has approved Newco’s proposed acquisition of Barloworld, fulfilling one of the key regulatory requirements for the transaction. Initially, the only remaining approval... 


Namibia clears Newco’s Barloworld takeover as Botswana, US disclosure conditions also met
11th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Barloworld and investor consortium vehicle Newco have confirmed that the Namibian Competition Commission has granted unconditional approval for the implementation of Newco’s takeover... 


Farming Economics

La Nina may affect weather from September, says WMO
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

A return of La Nina may start to affect global weather patterns from September, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, adding, however, that temperatures are still likely to... 


Inefficiencies cost fruit export industry R1bn
29th August 2025

Delays and logistical bottlenecks at the Cape Town port, in the Western Cape, cost South Africa’s apple and pear export industry an estimated R1-billion in 2024, according to supply chain solutions... 


Initiatives dispel pork misconceptions
29th August 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Industry association South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) is supporting pork industry growth through various initiatives to address consumer concerns, promote pork products and... 


South African food inflation continued on an upward path in July
27th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food inflation accelerated again in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has pointed out in its latest 'Food Inflation Brief'. The increase was 5.7%... 


Fertiliser

Omnia lifts full-year revenue, maintains operating profit, declares dividend
9th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed chemicals manufacturing company Omnia has achieved a 3% year-on-year increase in revenue to R22.81-billion for the financial year ended March 31, while its operating profit was flat at... 


Afreximbank appointed sole financial adviser for South African coal-to-fertiliser project
29th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial adviser... 


Suiso, CGS launch joint programme to investigate carbon capture potential
25th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Blue ammonia production company Suiso and the Council for Geoscience (CGS) have entered into a collaboration to research South Africa’s subsurface potential for carbon capture and green hydrogen... 


Suiso’s R31.5bn coal-to-fertiliser, methanol project passes BFS stage
30th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

The bankable feasibility study (BFS) for blue ammonia producer Suiso’s R31.5-billion coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project in Kriel, Mpumalanga, was completed earlier this month. The study was... 


Forest Products

DFFE, under Minister George, celebrates one year of protecting South Africa's environmental future
20th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George says his first year in office under the Government of National Unity has laid the foundation for a greener, more inclusive and more... 


SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification
20th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by radical shifts in US trade policy. During a webinar... 


Sappi had a tough second quarter but its US prospects look bright
8th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

Paper and pulp manufacturer Sappi’s operating performance for the second quarter of its 2025 financial year fell short of expectations owing to challenging market conditions and issues that arose... 


Mondi posts higher sales volumes, but at lower prices in first quarter
8th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

LSE- and JSE-listed paper and packaging company Mondi has reported higher sales volumes, good cost control and fewer planned maintenance shuts in the first quarter of this year, which were offset... 


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