North-West University (NWU) has adopted an official AI policy to provide a framework for the safe and secure management and governance of AI within the university, says NWU AI Hub director... 

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... 

JSE-listed automotive group Metair has finalised the formation of its new aftermarket parts and retail division, in line with the group’s strategy of diversification through the establishment of... 

Mahindra South Africa (SA) notched up yet another record sales year in 2025 as the move to more affordable vehicles continued in the domestic market. The company sold 18 097 new vehicles, which is... 

South Africa has the means to address water issues through minor and major actions that can happen on national, local, business and individual levels – in a manner similar to how the country... 

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s impact investor and development finance institution, has announced that it will be an anchor investor for the Allianz Credit Emerging Markets (ACE)... 

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... 

Ferrochrome output from the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture was 63% lower in 2025 than in 2024, Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, January 20. Attributable production fell from 301 000 t in 2024... 

The South Africa-UK development-focused free trade Economic Partnership Agreement, now in its fifth year and designed to harness the power of trade for mutual growth and job creation, has delivered... 

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... 

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SACCI’s) latest Trade Conditions Survey for December points to ongoing pressure on the back of a subdued domestic economy. However, the... 

The South African rand was weaker in early trade on Tuesday as forex markets continued to be dominated by "risk-off" sentiment, while domestically focused traders awaited mining data for clues on... 

JSE-listed energy and chemicals company Sasol has appointed Rhidwaan Gasant as independent nonexecutive director with effect from February 1. He satisfies the independence requirements for... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to avail an emergency relief allocation of R20-million from reprioritised water services infrastructure grants to Knysna municipality, together... 

Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says the second extension of the tenure of the board overseeing the State-owned South African National Roads Agency Limited... 

The Department of Science and Innovation, together with the South African National Space Agency (Sansa), has advised that geomagnetic storm conditions will likely increase over the next 24 hours... 

South Africa's rand was subdued on Monday as risk appetite waned amid geopolitical tensions and traders looked ahead to domestic inflation data due this week for clues on the central bank's... 

The illustrious Cullinan diamond mine, flagship of London-listed Petra Diamonds, is not only famous for hosting the largest gem diamond but a flurry of reports is now affording sky-high status to... 

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has relaunched its Adopt A School initiative in reaction to “the rapid and ongoing loss of water in the metro”, which it says “is once again edging towards a... 

Trade advisory organisation the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has received an application for the creation of a temporary rebate provision on stainless steel... 

Trade advisory organisation the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has received an application to increase the customs duty on medium-density fibreboard (MDF) to... 

Global value chains have entered an era of structural volatility and nearly three in four business leaders now prioritise resilience investments, with 74% viewing resilience as a driver of growth,... 

The launch of the first ever Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) has been officially announced. The event will be held from October 26 to October 29 this year at Eko Atlantic,... 

Custom Chemistry has managed to acquire 3% of the South African agricultural nitrogen fertiliser market in the past three years, says MD and chief scientist Gerhard Vermaak. “Our early-life... 

The implementation rate for AI systems in South Africa is about half the implementation rate in the US, which is owing to differences in skills, data infrastructure, organisational alignment and... 

Global stocks slid and the dollar eased against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap extra tariffs on goods imported from eight European... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made a small 0.2 percentage point upward revision to South Africa’s projected growth for 2026 in its January World Economic Outlook (WEO), forecasting that... 

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... 

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,... 

South Africa's rand traded weaker on Monday as risk appetite waned amid geopolitical tensions and as traders looked ahead to domestic inflation data due this week for clues on the central bank's... 

Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to internationalize the currency and dilute its dollar... 

Electricity company Globeleq has appointed Alasdair Martin as private customer solutions director, a role positioned at the centre of the independent power company’s strategy to expand... 

State-owned power utility Eskom says it will roll out a new customer service model, comprising scheduled mobile customer hubs and pop-up service points across communities. The initiative marks a... 

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...