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Budget debates must be focused on infrastructure investment to drive growth – BLSA
17th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

To create growth, South Africa needs to invest in infrastructure and infrastructure must be front and centre in the debate over the Budget, says business formation Business Leadership South Africa... 


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Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers
17th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald Trump’s trade policies are impacting the world... 


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TotalEnergies faces French manslaughter probe over Mozambique attack
17th March 2025 By: Reuters

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies over potential manslaughter and a failure to assist people in danger during a jihadist attack in Mozambique, the energy firm said,... 


Bernard Magoro has been IPPO head since April 2020
Government advertises for new head of Independent Power Producers Office
17th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government is advertising for a new head of the Independent Power Producers Office (IPPO), a position that has been held by Bernard Magoro since April 2020. In an advert published... 


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
US expels South Africa's ambassador, calling him 'race-baiting' Trump hater
17th March 2025 By: Reuters

The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates President Donald Trump. Ties have slumped since Trump cut... 


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Electric steel producers call for reinstatement of scrap metal export ban
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A representative group of local electric steel producers has urged Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau to reinstate a ban on the export of scrap metal. “The ban will ensure the... 


Ambassador of South Africa to the US Ebrahim Rasool
South Africa attempting to take nuanced line in navigating US relations
14th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

There has been a deluge of more than 100 executive decisions taken by US President Donald Trump following his re-election in November, including the imposition of import tariffs on traditionally... 


From left, European Council President António Costa, President Cyril Ramaphosa and  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Cape Town.
Platinum given major boost by EU backing green hydrogen generation in South Africa
14th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 


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Local manufacturing company reports that it is near the end of a major autoclave project
14th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Johannesburg-based South African thermal systems manufacturing company Cyclotherm Boilers has proudly announced that it has almost completed a “landmark project”. This involved the design,... 


TRIM CEO Moshe Motlohi
TRIM confirms 98 applications for rail slots but new tariff uncertainty clouds third-party outlook
14th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The newly established Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) has confirmed that it received 98 applications for slots being made available across the network to private train operating... 


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Sacci finds trade conditions improved in Feb but not enough to create more jobs
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) finds in its latest Trade Conditions Survey for February that respondents are positive following the “best conditions since the middle of... 


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Petco encourages more consumers to join recycling efforts
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of Global Recycling Day on March 18, producer responsibility organisation Petco asserts that even small actions can make a big impact. The organisation laments that valuable recyclable... 


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Western Cape could start exporting renewable power by 2032
14th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Western Cape government says it remains on track to reach its target of generating 5 700 MW of its own energy by 2035, and could even become a net exporter of renewable energy by 2032. Premier... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Fitch thinks S Africa will struggle to stabilise debt as projected in budget
14th March 2025 By: Reuters

Fitch ratings agency said on Friday that it thought South Africa's government would struggle to stabilise debt as projected in this week's revised budget. "South Africa's 2025 budget, unveiled on... 


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Africa’s solar capacity grows, but falls well short of potential – council
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nonprofit trade body Global Solar Council (GSC) finds in its latest market report that Africa’s solar installations are set to soar over the next four years, with 23 GW projected to be installed.... 


The George airport runway
Two South African airports win awards at international event
14th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Two of Airports Company South Africa’s (ACSA’s) airports received awards at the Airports Council International World’s 2024 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Experience Awards, ACSA has announced. The... 


Virginia gas project, in the Free State
Renergen sells first commercial liquid helium
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Natural gas and helium producer Renergen’s share price has increased by 40.5% on March 14 after announcing the start of commercial sales of liquid helium. This follows the company having faced... 


Paul Baloyi
Hulamin designates Baloyi to succeed Leeuw as chairperson
14th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed aluminium producer Hulamin reports that independent nonexecutive chairperson Thabo Leeuw will retire after 17 years of working for the company, effective August 31. During his tenure,... 


TotalEnergies' headquarters in France
US approves $5bn loan to TotalEnergies for Mozambique gas project
14th March 2025 By: Reuters

The board of the US Export-Import Bank approved a nearly $5-billion loan for a long-delayed LNG project in Mozambique, clearing a key hurdle to restarting the project under development by French... 


Magazine round up | 14 March 2025
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14th March 2025

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


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Pollution threatens to overwhelm the country’s water supply systems
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

As many regions across South Africa, including the City of Johannesburg and eThekwini, continue to grapple with significant water supply challenges and extended outages, the growing threat of water... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
EU announces €4.7bn investment package for South Africa
13th March 2025 By: Reuters

EU leaders announced a €4.7-billion investment package during a visit to South Africa on Thursday, at a time when both are on worse terms with the United States than they have been for decades. The... 


Complexity of South Africa's economic environment led to tough Budget balancing
13th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

While national tax policy is based on the premise that a revenue service can continue to collect more revenue on the basis of growth in an economy, growth has been elusive for South Africa's... 


JA Engineering CEO Matimba Mahange, JA Engineering business development, sales and marketing director Mbulelo Nkasana, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile and JA Engineering COO Danie Van Wyk
Gauteng heavy equipment manufacturing sector has not reached its full potential, Maile says
13th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

After visiting manufacturing and engineering company JA Engineering’s facilities in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, on March 13, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile said he was upbeat... 


Acting Exxaro CEO Riaan Koppeschaar.
Exxaro boosting small business, education, post-mining economies, farming ventures
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 


Stats SA industry statistics director Nicolai Claassen
Manufacturing production decreased by 3.3% y/y in January
13th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reveals that manufacturing production decreased by 3.3% year-on-year in January. The petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastics division was the largest negative... 


Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage.
Business organisations express discontent with VAT increase
13th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In response to the budget speech presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on March 12, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) says it welcomes the focus on macroeconomic stability, structural... 


Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré
Graham-Maré expects Cabinet to adopt long-awaited industrialisation masterplan for renewables ‘within the month’
13th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré reports that the long-awaited South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is currently wending its way through the Cabinet... 


Bacsa urges business to tackle extortion through E2 programme
13th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industry body Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa) is calling on businesses across South Africa to make full use of its proven extortion prevention programme, which forms an integral part of... 


Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter
Kieswetter confident that Sars modernisation will boost tax collection
13th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter on March 13 explained the revised revenue estimate presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the Budget tabled in... 


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Scatec commissions first 60 MW of solar farm in Botswana
13th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec has started commercial operation of the first 60 MW of the 120 MW Mmadinare Solar Cluster, in Botswana. The power plant is Scatec’s first installation in... 


Auto industry body warns that VAT increase will undermine economic recovery, auto production
Auto industry body warns that VAT increase will undermine economic recovery, auto production
13th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

naamsa | The Automotive Business Council warns that the value added tax (VAT) increases, as presented in the Budget this week, will place “an overwhelming burden on household spending, reduce... 


The new track
Stellenbosch high school gains tech-rich athletics track as part of development programme
13th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Hoërskool Stellenbosch has opened its new multimillion-rand World Athletics Class 2 certified track, built with funding from the Athletics Cycling Education (ACE) Trust. Architect Sam Pellissier... 


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