Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the approval of a revised unbundling plan for Eskom and the potentially far-reaching implications for both the State-owned company and the... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has sent a team of engineers to investigate a possible dam failure on a farm along the R568 road near Bronkhorspruit. The team is assessing Thabo’s dam... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

Somewhere in Linden, Johannesburg, Albertus Bekker is putting the finishing touches to a new violin after almost 150 hours of painstaking work. Bekker is what is known as a luthier – he handcrafts,... 

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,... 

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... 

A state-of-the-art hot isostatic press (HIP) facility has been unveiled by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Pretoria, Gauteng, providing South African manufacturers... 

International energy company EDF power solutions on December 11 achieved the commercial operation date (COD) at the 140 MW San Kraal Wind Farm, which forms part of its 420 MW Koruson 1 project... 

Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium production, US consumers are now having to pay the... 

Following its ordinary meeting on December 9, the Competition Commission has approved JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat’s proposed acquisition of Ochre... 

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... 

Trade union Solidarity says the time is ripe for negotiations for an appropriate Eskom power tariff that can keep the ferrochrome industry afloat while benefitting other parties. Although this... 

The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) says there are growing signs of gains being made in the South African economy, despite the fact that several structural challenges remain.... 

The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and International Container Terminal Services... 

Another milestone has been passed as the construction of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II continues. Polihali dam has reached the rockfill placement milestone of elevation 1 977... 

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has reported that its Business Confidence Index (BCI) has improved significantly between September and November, from 121.1 to 132.3. The... 

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... 

The 75 MW Umoyilanga hybrid project, which combines solar, wind and battery storage technologies across two sites to produce dispatchable electricity, has taken a step closer to its full commercial... 

National Energy Regulator of South Africa- (Nersa-) licensed renewable-energy buyer and trader Africa GreenCo has announced that Isabel Fick will be joining the company as group head of trading and... 

A US House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa, and there was no immediate mention of excluding... 

In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that covers everything from food labelling to the... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding and a licensing agreement with a California-based data and life sciences platform, PromptBio, to... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to 5.2-billion passengers in 2026. In Africa, the... 

Renewable-energy provider Scatec has started commercial operation of the second 60 MW phase of the 120 MW Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana, completing the country’s first utility-scale solar PV... 

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... 

Mining Weekly has just visited the laboratories that Rainbow Rare Earths has established very innovatively on the north-western fringe of Greater Johannesburg as part of its journey towards... 

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... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint has launched the new R26-million Sandton Drive Link Bridge as part of a larger effort to enhance safety, accessibility and walkability for... 

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.... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10-million loan to support the development of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy's $10-billion green ammonia project, in Namibia. The loan, sourced from the... 

With the 2026 wine grape harvest approaching, all eyes remain on late-season conditions and fruit development, but industry body South Africa Wine says South Africa’s vineyards appear... 

South Africa’s Critical Minerals Strategy Implementation Plan has been approved by Cabinet, which claims it will significantly contribute to economic growth and job creation. In May, Cabinet... 

The national flag carriers of South Africa and Türkiye, South African Airways (SAA) and Turkish Airlines, have signed a codeshare agreement, which will take effect on March 1, 2026. Under the terms... 

Cabinet approved the submission of the draft Gas Bill 2025 to Parliament for further processing at its last scheduled meeting for 2025, which took place on December 5. Minister in The Presidency...