Deputy President Paul Mashatile, on April 30, proposed that three “war rooms” on the economy and jobs, on clean governance and on poverty and hunger be established, in line with the three... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has published a notice in the Government Gazette to impose safeguard duties on imports of hot-rolled steel products. This is after the... 

Funding from the newly established Transformation Fund will be allocated to various productive sectors of the economy, including the services industry, tourism and agriculture, among others,... 

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has indicated that the State-owned utility is planning to “smooth” its maintenance profile over a longer horizon to avoid the security-of-supply risks currently associated... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has started a request for proposal (RFP) process for the appointment of a terminal operator to design, develop, fund, construct, operate, maintain and... 

The good gold price is providing gold mining companies with much more confidence to execute capital programmes, and a sentiment doing the rounds is that South Africa should, in every respect, make... 

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2, with the outlook regarded as stable. Moody’s notes that the upgrade reflects what it calls the city’s... 

The Global Solar Council (GSC), the international trade association representing over 97% of the world’s installed solar PV capacity, is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by spotlighting a... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced that the load factor for proposed gas-to-power (GtP) plants in South Africa will be increased from 25% to above 50%. Speaking... 

Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) has welcomed the Gauteng High Court ruling on May 2, which dismissed Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s... 

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced an adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from May 7. Both grades of petrol will... 

JSE-listed poultry producer Astral Foods expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended March 31 to decrease by between 45% and 55% year-on-year following a cybersecurity incident,... 

With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana set to table South Africa’s third iteration of the 2025 national Budget to Parliament on May 21, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says the... 

Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell has expressed reservations about the proposed creation of an Office of the Engineer-General within the public... 

With some people and political parties calling for South Africa’s labour laws to be relaxed in response to the prevailing economic climate and high unemployment rate, President Cyril Ramaphosa... 

Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision that its $4.2-billion case against South African telecommunications group MTN can be tried in South... 

Global air passenger traffic increased again in March, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the global representative body for the... 

According to analysis by market research and business strategy consulting firm IntelStor, the application of tariffs, as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US,... 

At a high-level dialogue held on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, African institutions and global credit rating agencies reaffirmed their commitment to developing a fair,... 

With Nigeria's formal submission of tariff concessions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, South Africa expects improved bilateral trade and greater access to markets... 

Logistics services and supply chain solutions company DP World has started the $165-million expansion of its container terminal at the Port of Maputo as part of a long-term strategy to meet global... 

State-owned South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) has completed the transfer of 402 employees from Central Energy Fund (CEF) subsidiary companies iGas, PetroSA and the Strategic Fuel... 

The Durban Chemicals Cluster (DCC) Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Accelerator has driven more than R41-million in new sales, generating an estimated 359 new jobs in the local chemicals... 

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased by four points to 44.7 in April, with the headline PMI remaining in contractionary territory for a sixth consecutive month.... 

The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously acquire a project in Guinea, alongside its Siguiri... 

After closing two sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday, another two will be closed on Friday. This will leave four sluice gates open as the water level of, and inflow into, the dam decreases to... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses a major tariff review initiated by the International Trade Commission of South Africa for inputs used in solar, wind and battery storage facilities... 

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

While there is strong demand for gas for industrial and commercial uses in South Africa – and no shortage of finance for upstream oil and gas projects – the country has yet to take meaningful steps... 

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) will host the forty-fourth World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre, from May 14 to 16. Following the conference, the... 

The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new opportunities. That is the view of DRDGOLD chairperson Tim... 

While losing access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) would certainly harm South Africa’s economy, the impact would be more akin to an “irritation” than a “devastation”, DNA...