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TIA joins, invests in Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
30th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has joined as one of the founding members of the Innovation Agencies in Africa... 


Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again identified Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area... 


Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
30th January 2026 By: Reuters

State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen by Reuters showed, though it remains well below... 


MPC member Chris Loewald to leave Reserve Bank
30th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

The head of economic research at South Africa’s central bank is taking early retirement from the institution, reducing the number of voting members on the monetary policy committee. Chris Loewald,... 


TNPA signs 25-year LPG Durban port terminal deal
30th January 2026

State-owned port authority Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) signed a 25-year Terminal Operator Agreement with petroleum and petrochemical company WASAA Gases (WASAA) and the Central Energy... 


Uptake of alternative fuels necessitates better medical support access
30th January 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

The maritime energy transition from traditional fuels and marine gas to cleaner fuels, such as ammonia, biofuels, e-fuels, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol, is raising concern at... 


Draft amendments to B-BBEE codes open way for Transformation Fund
29th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has Gazetted proposed amendments to the existing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes of good practice in a bid to open the way... 


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Budget

Govt to require 2% of housing grants to go to innovative building technologies
21st January 2026

The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) will require provinces and metropolitan municipalities to allocate at least 2% of their 2026/27 housing grants to innovative building technologies (IBTs),... 


Godongwana invites concise suggestions on 2026 Budget
20th January 2026

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited suggestions on the 2026 Budget ahead of him presenting it in Parliament on February 25. The Budget allocation aims to strike a balance between... 


Absa CIB arranged Treasury’s R11.8bn infrastructure bond
10th December 2025

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) acted as sole lead arranger and infrastructure finance structuring agent for the National Treasury’s R11.8-billion Infrastructure and Development Finance... 


Competition Policy

Competition Commission welcomes ConCourt’s dismissal of Takata application to review competition ruling
20th January 2026

The Competition Commission has welcomed the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) order, handed down in December 2025, in which it dismissed, with costs, automotive parts company Takata South Africa’s... 


Illicit economy is eroding legitimate economy, Mavuso warns
19th January 2026

The illicit economy is killing jobs, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has said, citing the recent announcement by British American Tobacco (BAT) that it will shut its... 


Prime rate framework defended amid Competition Commission scrutiny
16th January 2026

The Banking Association South Africa (BASA) has defended South Africa’s long-standing prime interest rate framework, saying the fixed spread between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) repurchase... 


Labour

Dam raising project to improve water yield, economic growth
12th December 2025

The R6-billion Clanwilliam Dam project, which is expected to be completed in 2029, was visited in early September by Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, who oversaw the progress of the... 


CoCT water projects to benefit several communities
12th December 2025

To help to deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing several water projects, including the... 


NUM again rejects Eskom’s unbundling, says privatisation will lead to unaffordable energy for the poor
11th December 2025

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,... 


Legislative Environment

Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


TNPA signs 25-year LPG Durban port terminal deal
30th January 2026

State-owned port authority Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) signed a 25-year Terminal Operator Agreement with petroleum and petrochemical company WASAA Gases (WASAA) and the Central Energy... 


K148 road construction halted as court interdict sparks appeal over enviro approvals
28th January 2026

Construction of the proposed K148 road, in Gauteng, has been halted after NT55 Investments founder Francois Nortjé secured a High Court interdict, with the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport... 


Macro & Micro

Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


MPC member Chris Loewald to leave Reserve Bank
30th January 2026

The head of economic research at South Africa’s central bank is taking early retirement from the institution, reducing the number of voting members on the monetary policy committee. Chris Loewald,... 


Draft amendments to B-BBEE codes open way for Transformation Fund
29th January 2026

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has Gazetted proposed amendments to the existing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes of good practice in a bid to open the way... 


State Companies

Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026

The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again identified Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area... 


Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
30th January 2026

State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen by Reuters showed, though it remains well below... 


SANEDI, DUT advance green hydrogen collaboration with HySA tour
29th January 2026

The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) facilitated a tour for the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to the Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Infrastructure on January 20... 


Statistical Releases

Frontier economies’ investment growth has halved – World Bank
21st January 2026

Frontier market economies - a cluster of 56 mostly middle-income economies - have on average achieved less than half the rate of investment growth per person in the 2020s than the rate achieved in... 


Only 30% of CEOs confident about revenue growth in the next year – survey
20th January 2026

Audit and assurance firm PwC's ‘2026 Global CEO Survey’ shows that only three in ten, or 30% of, CEOs say they are confident about revenue growth over the next 12 months, which is down from 38% in... 


Strong issuance in South Africa’s debt capital market continued in fourth quarter of 2025
19th January 2026

Strong issuance in South Africa’s debt capital market continued in the fourth quarter of 2025, with about R50-billion of gross term issuance recorded, amid strong demand and spread compression,... 


Tourism

Mozambique President cancels Davos trip due to severe floods
19th January 2026

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week due to severe floods that have damaged infrastructure and affected hundreds of thousands of... 


Sector builds momentum amid global shifts
16th January 2026

South Africa’s business events industry is strengthening its position as a preferred host for major African and international gatherings as several advantages continue to set the country apart,... 


Aviation and tourist sector entities urge State to adopt digital border control technologies
8th December 2025

International air transport sector-owned technology company SITA and global private sector travel and tourism industry non-profit promotion entity, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), have... 


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