Global inverter and energy storage system provider Sungrow, is partnering with South African construction group WBHO in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest renewable energy project. Sungrow says its... 

State-owned utility Eskom says it continues to take decisive action following the disclosure in its full-year 2024 financial results, released in December 2024, of a forensic report detailing the... 

South Africa's private sector economy showed signs of fragility in June, as the S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) barely remained in expansionary territory. Business... 

The Gcwalisa, or refill in isiZulu, pilot project in the township of Alexandra, Johannesburg, has shown how quality, recyclable packaging such as polypropylene (PP) jars and polyethylene... 

In this opinion article, Dr Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado, attorneys at the Centre for Environmental Rights, argue that the ‘gas cliff’  should not be used as a justification for building... 

The fundamental challenge many vehicle assembly operations in South Africa currently face is that their operations are becoming less vital to the success of their parent companies. This is linked... 

South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday. The... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has welcomed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF;s) approval of the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (Sanbi) Eco-Disaster... 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has called for expressions of interest (EoIs) from the country’s universities and research entities that are interested in hosting the Presidential PhD... 

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) says the increase in the general fuel levy is set to trigger unwelcome economic consequences in the agriculture sector. The increase in the... 

South Africa’s ferrous scrap metal resources may fail to meet domestic demand should either the export tax thereon or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed, electric... 

SQM Lithium Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of SQM International Lithium, has announced its investment of $3-million in Vok Bikes, an Estonia-based startup developing next-generation... 

The new National Energy Regulator of South Africa-approved tariff hikes of 11.32% from July 1, 2025, also restructure how South Africa's 165 licensed municipal electricity distributors buy and... 

South Africa must accelerate structural reforms to offset global challenges that include US President Donald Trump’s trade war, the African Development Bank said as it cut the nation’s economic... 

North-West University (NWU) Environmental Sciences and Management Unit Professor Louis du Preez and herpetologist Vincent Carruthers have developed an app, Frogs of Southern Africa, to help people... 

Development think tank the Milken Institute and philanthropy organisation the Motsepe Foundation have announced the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing. The challenge calls on... 

In the 2024/25 financial year, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) allocated an average of 6% of its total procurement spend to youth-owned businesses and suppliers, while an additional R62-million was... 

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest ‘Inflation Expectations Survey’ that respondents are expecting headline consumer inflation to average about 3.9% for the remainder of the... 

Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking, in partnership with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci), has launched the Export Readiness Programme to provide support to... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy confirmed that Transnet will issue requests for proposals (RFPs) from the end of August to begin the formal procurement process for private sector participation... 

In fewer than three years, major Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed mining giant BHP will be shipping ore from Australia to Asia in a greener manner amid intensification of transportation... 

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued compliance notices to 45 noncompliant suppliers of goods across South Africa after uncovering numerous contraventions of the Consumer Protection... 

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a R2.5-billion corporate loan to the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality. This is the bank’s first... 

Many developing countries are experiencing rising debt vulnerabilities that divert scarce resources away from essential development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, Finance... 

JSE-listed fastmoving goods manufacturer Tiger Brands has been investing in its farming value chain to get closer to the source where products are cultivated and increase localisation of its... 

The Energy Council of South Africa is strongly supportive of the goal of launching the initial phase of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market  (SAWEM) in early 2026, arguing that the... 

An $88-million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space, the group that operates said on... 

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that total global air passenger traffic in May was up 5%, year-on-year... 

Green and climate-resilient buildings and properties provide higher returns on investment, typically have lower vacancy rates and their cost-to-income ratios are tracking ahead of buildings that... 

Amid a growing illicit alcohol trade in South Africa, now worth about R25.1-billion, the Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA) has called for urgent national cooperation to address the scale,... 

South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $474.6-million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP). This IGGGP is the second phase of the bank's... 

The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet for having made substantial improvements to its volume throughput throughout South Africa’s key container... 

JSE-listed Hyprop Investments on June 30 entered into a sale of rental enterprise agreement with MEP SPV 3, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium Equity Partners, to dispose of a 50% undivided...