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South African food inflation continued to decelerate last month
27th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to just as food inflation, for short) decelerated again in July, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, to 4.5%, the... 


A Redefined-owned property in Sandton
Redefine Properties optimistic about future of office space rental market
27th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Redefine Properties has indicated optimism in the recovery of the office space rental sector, which suffered a severe drop-off in demand at the... 


Image of the 800 000th unit produced at DTSA's plant in East London
Daimler Truck Southern Africa assembles 800 000th unit
27th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) this month celebrated the assembly and handover of the 800 000th completely knocked-down (CKD) unit from its source plant in Woerth, Germany, at its East London... 


Image of the Brunel solar team
Sasol Solar Challenge set for September 13 start
27th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Now in its sixteenth year, the Sasol Solar Challenge is set to start on September 13 in Secunda, in Mpumalanga, and wrap up at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on September 20. The biennial race,... 


Powerlines in sugarcane fields in South Africa
South African private power producers seek fair deal over output curbs
27th August 2024 By: Reuters

South African private power producers are seeking compensation for revenues lost when adhering to requests from state utility Eskom to limit electricity supply to the national grid, industry... 


Lilian Ngoyi street was damaged in a July 2023 explosion
JRA appointing a new contractor for Lilian Ngoyi street rehabilitation
27th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is appointing a new contractor to undertake the rehabilitation of Lilian Ngoyi street, after having terminated the contract of the previous contractor Step Up... 


Gauteng e-Government Department invests in cybersecurity
27th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Gauteng’s e-Government department is planning to increase cybersecurity for the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG). The GPG collects, manages and stores significant volumes of sensitive data, from... 


Inside the OR Tambo International Airport
ACSA has terminated a digital and biometrics project for its airports
27th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) announced on Tuesday that it had terminated a contract with French technology company IDEMIA. No reason was given for the ending of the contract. The... 


Free State Agriculture highlights crime along Lesotho border to Free State MECs
27th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Agriculture organisation Free State Agriculture (FSA) met with members of the executive council (MECs) in the province to highlight increasing crime affecting communities and farmers on the border... 


Solidarity launches skills bank to boost growth, job creation
Solidarity launches skills bank to boost growth, job creation
27th August 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Trade Union Solidarity on Tuesday pointed out that a precondition for growth and job creation in South Africa is excellent infrastructure and appointing the people with appropriate skills, publicly... 


Nersa has committed to ensuring that all regulatory processes, including public hearings, are followed for the MYPD6 application
Nersa promises ‘utmost transparency’ after confirming receipt of Eskom's MYPD6 submission
27th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received, on August 16, Eskom’s sixth multiyear price determination (MYPD6) revenue application for the 2025/26, 2026/27... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom holds back from declaring end to loadshedding pending return of delayed units
26th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has refrained from officially declaring an end to loadshedding despite having operated for more than 150 days without implementing rotational cuts; a period that coincided with the... 


AI can help with local data beneficiation, boosting local enterprises
26th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Businesses can use their own data in AI systems to understand their business challenges in new ways and with greater accuracy, which will help them to make different decisions. The use of AI... 


An image depicting the boxes used for battery disposal
Partnership formed to responsibly dispose of end-of-life hearing devices, batteries
26th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Used or end-of-life hearing devices, button batteries and related electronic and electrical equipment will be diverted from South Africa’s landfills, owing to a collaboration between Producer... 


AFC to support Nigerian gas-to-methanol plant development
26th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Infrastructure solutions provider Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is arranging a project development facility to support Africa’s largest gas-to-methanol plant, in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The project... 


Latest phase in additive manufacturing development programme launched
26th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa (RAPDASA) announced on Monday that the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) had approved funding for the fourth phase of the... 


Italtile store
Italtile profit dips slightly amid increased rivalry in sector
26th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed tile manufacturer Italtile says its financial results for the year ended June 30 were impacted on by a significant change in the structure of the competitive landscape, with numerous new... 


Image of the Cape Town
Cape Town secures additional R2.8bn in infrastructure finance
26th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town has secured R2.8-billion in infrastructure funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Cape Town aims to spend R39.5-billion on infrastructure from July this... 


GreenSun's residential solar-as-a-service offering
GreenSun launches first of a kind solar energy-as-a-service offering for households
26th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As South Africa’s regulators mull a proposal from Eskom that could see electricity tariffs rise by as much as 40% next year, renewable-energy company GreenSun Renewable Energy has launched an... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Clause posing threat to municipal electricity revenues may be excluded when ERA enters into force
26th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa has left the door open to excluding a section in the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act that could negatively affect the revenues municipalities raise from... 


Harmony Gold's Mponeng mine, the world's deepest.
Operational performance elevates Harmony Gold to new heights
26th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South African gold mining major Harmony Gold has been elevated to new heights owing to sustained operational excellence, high recovered grades and record gold prices. In the 12 months to June 30,... 


An image of President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa assigns responsibilities for several SOEs to their respective Ministries
26th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assigned shareholder responsibility for each of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to the... 


Phase 1 redevelopment at the Murray Park Library precinct
JDA starts renovations and upgrades to Murray Park Library
26th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has started with upgrades to the Murray Park Library, in Malvern, Johannesburg, which opened in 1957 and has served as a cornerstone of knowledge and... 


Hitachi's Zaxis 7G excavator
Hitachi introduces new-gen excavator, backhoe loader to Southern Africa
26th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Japanese multinational Hitachi’s African business, Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa (HCAF), is making available to the Southern African market the Zaxis 7G Series excavator and the BX100... 


Inaugural report offers suggestions to improve Africa’s exports
26th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Multilateral development finance institution the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) has released its inaugural ‘2023 Africa Export Competitiveness Report’. The report is aimed at... 


An image of BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso
BLSA CEO highlights opportunities, concerns in reform of logistics sector
26th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s electricity story is an example of what can be achieved when a problem is approached in a new way, and holds potential lessons for other industries, business organisation Business... 


Railway lines in Southern Africa
Scramble for critical minerals spurs an African rail revival
26th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed for the energy transition at its... 


MTN, WWF launch PachiPanda Challenge to inspire youth-led environmental solutions
26th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

MTN South Africa, in partnership with the WWF South Africa, has launched the PachiPanda Challenge, an initiative aimed at enabling young innovators to tackle South Africa’s environmental... 


IFC Africa VP Sérgio Pimenta
IFC confirms eagerness to fund private grid projects in South Africa
26th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed that its stands ready to support South Africa’s efforts to facilitate private sector participation in the expansion of the country’s... 


The winners of the cidb ERWIC Awards
Fifth cidb ERWIC Awards recognise catalysts for change in construction industry
23rd August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

This year’s Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards, hosted by the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) on August 22, highlighted the importance of diversity... 


Africa’s energy transition must be balanced – ISS
23rd August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa’s energy transition must strike a “delicate” balance, with the continent needing to find a balance between addressing its energy needs and mitigating carbon emissions, Institute for Security... 


Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser.
Gold Fields’ big South Deep mine is being uplifted for quality-ounce longevity
23rd August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg- and New York-listed Gold Fields said on Friday that it is taking steps to set up its big South Deep gold mine on Gauteng’s West Rand for the long-term production of quality gold... 


44% of automotive customers ready to switch to EVs, research shows
23rd August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Although about 44% of automotive customers say they are ready to buy an electric vehicle (EV) as their next vehicle, 46% remain unsure, while 10% say they will definitely not buy an EV, according... 


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