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Exxaro concludes R13bn corporate refinancing
Updated 1 hour 53 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

Mining and renewable-energy company Exxaro has reached financial close on R13-billion in new term refinancing facilities. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company said on Thursday, February... 


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MTN eyes increased stake in IHS
Updated 2 hours 26 minutes ago By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed telecommunications giant MTN is in an advanced stage of discussions with independent tower owner, operator and developer IHS Holdings to acquire the 75% shares it does not already own.... 


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Sasol warns of interim earnings plunge on the back of impairments, weak prices
Updated 2 hours 33 minutes ago By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Sasol has warned that its earnings for the six months ended December 31, 2025, are expected to fall sharply, with earnings per share (EPS) projected to decline by between 89% and 99%... 


Transnet group COO Solly Letsoalo, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Transnet group CE Michelle Pillips, Transnet Pipelines CE Sibongiseni Khathi and Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu
Transnet Pipelines celebrates 60 years of service
Updated 2 hours 57 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet Pipelines (TPL) celebrated its sixtieth year of service to South Africa’s fuel and energy sector on February 5 and hosted a high-level business and stakeholder engagement session to... 


AMSA narrows loss to R3.4bn as it winds down longs steel unit
AMSA narrows loss to R3.4bn as it winds down longs steel unit
Updated 3 hours ago By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) reported a smaller headline loss of R3.4-billion in 2025 relative to the loss of R5.1-billion posted in 2024 after having closed its long-steel... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
Tau heads to China, seeking duty-free export access
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau will travel to China from Thursday to Saturday to sign the China–Africa Economic Partnership Agreement, which will see South African exports gain... 


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Trump's one-year AGOA extension offers brief but fragile trade reprieve, analysts say
Updated 4 hours ago By: Reuters

Washington's one-year extension of its preferential trade programme for Africa will deliver only a short-lived reprieve for the continent, analysts said, with South Africa's inclusion remaining... 


TymeBank rebrands as GoTyme Bank, introduces new app
4th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm TymeBank has officially transitioned to GoTyme Bank, which reflects its scale, maturity and ambition, while maintaining full continuity for customers. As part of the... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa touts his use of term ‘vaccine apartheid’ as a ‘crowning achievement’
4th February 2026 By: Darren Parker

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended and expressed pride in his use of the term “vaccine apartheid” to describe global Covid-19 vaccine distribution, while analysts, historians and public health... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
South Africa at pivotal point in evolution of its mining industry, says Minerals Council
4th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so inclusively. A successful and growing mining industry... 


Seifsa invites manufacturing companies to take part in decarbonisation pilot programme
4th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), in collaboration with industry organisation Danish Industry, is inviting South African... 


DWS issues a dam safety directive to Senteeko dam owner
4th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has issued a dam safety directive to Shamile CPA, owner of Mpumalanga-based My Own Dam, publicly known as Senteeko dam, to immediately undertake action... 


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Eskom unbundling plan could be ‘major setback’ for electricity reform – Busa
4th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has expressed concern that the Eskom unbundling plan announced in December might represent a “major setback” for the reforms under way in the electricity sector... 


Southern Sun and Pareto move to acquire Liberty's shares of Sandton properties
4th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed hospitality and leisure group Southern Sun has proposed nonbinding terms to acquire 50% of the shares of the Sandton Towers, Garden Court Sandton City, Sandton Convention Centre and the... 


MyCiTi will start deploying electric buses next year
Cape Town, UCT to roll out research project ahead of electric bus deployment
4th February 2026 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Urban Mobility Directorate, together with the University of Cape Town (UCT), is set to roll out a research project to test and better understand how electric buses... 


Seequent Segment Director Mining Dr Janina Elliott.
Critical minerals pipeline thin, greenfield exploration budgets flat
4th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite mining being essential for the survival of the global economy, the mining industry’s critical minerals pipeline remains thin and its greenfield exploration budgets flat. Pressure on mines... 


Cooked chicken
Rainbow Chicken expects to report higher earnings a share
4th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Fully integrated chicken and animal feed producer Rainbow Chicken expects to report a rise in its earnings per share (EPS) to between 69.46c and 76.57c for the six months ended December 28, 2025.... 


Local consortium acquires agricultural inputs company Zaad for R1.4bn
4th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural inputs company Zaad Group has been acquired by a consortium of South African private and public investment companies for R1.4-billion, which will support its next phase of growth and... 


Sappi CEO Steve Binnie
Sappi posts loss for Dec quarter amid strong rand, lower prices
4th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed woodfibre-based products and packaging manufacturer Sappi posted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $90-million for the quarter ended December 31,... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Afreximbank president George Elombi
Afreximbank announces initial $8bn funding package for South Africa as a new shareholder
4th February 2026 By: Darren Parker

President Cyril Ramaphosa has overseen the signing of South Africa’s accession to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) establishment agreement after Parliament approved the move in November... 


Mahindra South Africa parts distribution centre
Mahindra South Africa unveils rapid customer query response system
4th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Automaker Mahindra South Africa has officially launched a new rapid response system across the organisation to address customer queries within a 24-hour timeframe. Mahindra’s rapid response... 


The Cape Town central business district
South African business activity stabilises in January, S&P PMI shows
4th February 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's private sector business conditions stabilised in January after a challenging end to 2025, as demand steadied and price pressures eased, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. The... 


Seriti Green COO Chabisi Motloung
Seriti Green appoints Motloung as COO as projects move into operation
4th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Renewable energy independent power producer Seriti Green has appointed Chabisi Motloung as COO, as the company’s projects, including the giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm in Mpumalanga, move into... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump signs extension of Africa duty-free trade programme, USTR says
4th February 2026 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law extending a preferential trade programme for Africa through December 31, effective retroactively from September 30, 2025, the chief US trade... 


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Vodacom delivers strong Q3, bolstered by International, Egypt
4th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has posted a strong third quarter, with sustained growth recorded across the group’s International and Egypt operations. In a trading update for... 


TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
4th February 2026

Technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa last year launched its new sustainable monitoring and airflow response technology, or SMART Fan, for mining... 


Experts unpack pertinent grid constraint issues
Experts unpack pertinent grid constraint issues
3rd February 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s electricity transmission grid constraints pose challenges such as delaying projects and hampering electricity investment; however, the impact of this is fully understood by... 


Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré
New project management office set up to support Sarem implementation
3rd February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

A project management office (PMO) has been established to support the implementation of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (Sarem) – the country’s industrialisation strategy for the... 


Castellana's Berceo Shopping Centre in northern Spain
Vukile moves to acquire higher-growing Iberian shopping centres after disposal of Spanish retail parks
3rd February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed retail-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) Vukile Property Fund's majority-owned subsidiary Castellana will acquire the Berceo Shopping Centre, in the city of Longrono, La Rioja,... 


CESA president Dr Vishal Haripersad
Infrastructure crisis highlights urgent need for engineers to occupy ‘meaningful seat at table'
3rd February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Amid a national maintenance “crisis” and slow delivery against government’s R1-trillion infrastructure commitment, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) believes it has now become urgent for... 


ECSA supports Zambian counterpart in its bid to join international alliance
3rd February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

As part of ongoing efforts to align Zambia’s engineering standards with internationally recognised best practices, engineering professionals regulators the Engineering Council of South Africa... 


Funding for tech startups in Africa up 46% in 2025 after two years of declines
3rd February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Total investment into the African technology startup ecosystem increased by almost 50% to $1.64-billion in 2025, as the sector began to slowly recover from the impacts of the global capital... 


Municipal strike
Salga urges consistent municipal payment amid rising debt, better service delivery demanded
3rd February 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) is urging government departments, businesses and households to meet their obligations by paying for municipal services, including rates and... 


BHP's innovative Xplor programme in South Africa.
South Africa is hosting BHP’s biggest-ever explorer-technology-data bootcamp
3rd February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa is hosting the most intensive mineral systems thrust ever conducted by the exploration advancement programme being innovatively implemented by major mining company BHP. Brought... 


Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index
Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index
3rd February 2026 By: Irma Venter

After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of... 


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