South Africa’s High Court upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power, ruling that it was unlawful because of the potential impact on public... 

National Treasury has noted Moody’s decision to affirm the country’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at Ba2 – otherwise known as non-investment grade or junk status – and maintain... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has told lawmakers that a “step change” will be needed in the delivery of new grid infrastructure if 14 500 km of new powerlines and 133 000... 

South African private sector activity increased for a fourth consecutive month in November as firms took on more workers and grew more confident about the economic outlook, a survey showed on... 

South Africa's consumer confidence slipped one point in the fourth quarter, although retail sales during the festive season are still expected to be at levels last seen in 2019, a survey showed on... 

Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of VP for gas sourcing and business... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa moved Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Nkadimeng-Simelane to a new department, amid an investigation into her conduct before she joined the Cabinet.... 

Industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) agree that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) shows that... 

Business, academia and industry associations have welcomed the reforms highlighted in the 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on October... 

JSE-listed AECI has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement with a consortium involving Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) and Sphere Investments to sell its entire ownership stake in... 

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal prohibit JSE-listed Sun International’s proposed acquisition of Peermont Holdings. The commission said on October 28 that it... 

South Africa will need to create an estimated 40 000 to 60 000 jobs related to the just energy transition (JET) over the next 25 years and it has to start preparing citizens to benefit from the... 

To achieve reindustrialisation in South Africa, collaboration across industries is crucial, Kearney metals and mining global lead Igor Hulak said during the second day of the Joburg Indaba, in... 

The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) has published a comprehensive new booklet to simplify the auction process for buyers, sellers and the general public. The ‘SAIA Auction Information... 

Multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks says it is still commercially solvent despite its current liabilities exceeding its current assets by more than R1.2-billion and its total... 

The University of the Witwatersrand, in partnership with diversified mining company Anglo American, have relaunched the old Johannesburg Planetarium as the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, after... 

South Africa’s High Court upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power, ruling that it was unlawful because of the potential impact on public... 

Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of VP for gas sourcing and business... 

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has suffered a major ransomware cyber-attack, resulting in critical IT systems going down, Engineering News has learned. This is not the first time the... 

Government has welcomed the marginal employment growth of 0.4% from 10 674 000 in March to 10 716 000 in June, saying this indicated its commitment to working with social partners to stabilise the... 

After having slipped to 44 in the second quarter of this year, the FNB/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Civil Confidence Index reached an eight-year high of 50 in the third quarter. According to... 

The Southern African private sector inbound tourism trade association Satsa has reassured that the risk to tourists in the region from the Mpox disease was low. This reassurance followed the recent... 

Radisson Hotel Group will add seven new hotels, with more than 1 200 rooms, to its African portfolio and will open two hotels in Dar es Salaam and in Mwanza, in Tanzania, in 2025. The new hotels...