Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week to discuss Moscow’s ongoing war on Ukraine and efforts to end it. Putin instigated... 

Licensed electricity trader Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) describes its recently concluded 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Seriti Green as a major milestone in positioning... 

JSE-listed MTN Group on Monday posted triple-digit increases in first-half earnings as macroeconomic conditions improved, characterised by greater stability in inflation and foreign exchange... 

During the opening of the 2025 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (Erwic) awards on August 14, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson lauded the resilience of... 

One in three, or 32.9%, of adults in South Africa are unemployed, highlighting that the economy is suffocating under the weight of structural inefficiencies that reforms could fix, says business... 

Headline consumer inflation is expected to rise slightly in coming months, but core inflation is anticipated to remain subdued, says consultancy EY. As South Africa navigates a path toward... 

The South African rand was subdued in early trade on Monday, with the main focus this week on domestic inflation numbers, while investors also eyed geopolitical developments which could influence... 

Telecommunications group MTN Group has made changes to its board and operating model as it looks beyond 2025. During an evaluation of its Ambition 2025 strategy and its execution over the past... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (Awsisa) have signed an agreement to mark the start of a collaborative effort... 

More than $10-billion has been committed for priority water projects across dozens of countries during a three-day inaugural African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme-hosted Water Investment... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Barloworld to a group of the company’s senior managers and a Saudi Arabian investor group. The approval came with strict conditions aimed at... 

Climate change is not only an environmental issue; rather, economic and social issues are at the core of the energy transition the world and Africa are grappling with now and, if these issues are... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 

“We are, in my view, fairly close to a possible solution,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard said during Merafe Resources question time earlier this week amid South Africa going all out to prevent... 

In efforts to scale up the capacities of Tier 2 and Tier 3 automotive suppliers, as well as new-energy vehicle component manufacturers, two entities hosted at the Nelson Mandela University, in... 

As the automotive industry starts to experience the negative effects of US import tariffs and a possible additional 10% import tariff on BRICS+ countries in future, Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo... 

Amid external pressures on South African automotive vehicle and component manufacturers making it difficult to remain competitive, the industry is also faced with other development imperatives such... 

The disciplinary sanctions imposed on engineer Atholl Mitchell by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) following the deadly George building collapse are currently suspended pending the... 

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has called for more investment to bridge Africa’s infrastructure gap in its second research paper, titled ‘Using Listed and Unlisted Financial Instruments to... 

South Africa’s economy probably expanded for a third successive quarter, buoyed by recoveries in the key manufacturing and mining sectors, although US tariffs now pose a fresh challenge to growth.... 

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) plans to complete three hospital projects by 2033. The Klipfontein and Belhar regional hospitals are both planned as new facilities that... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the background to South Africa's economic reforms; the focus on electricity sector reforms, in particular; and a new initiative to provide an... 

South Africa's rand firmed against a weaker dollar on Friday, helped by higher gold prices as worries over the United States' fiscal health sent investors into the safe-haven asset. At 0807 GMT,... 

South Africa's government will release the preliminary findings of its review of steel tariffs next week, moving a step closer to protecting the local industry from increased imports. The review... 

South Africa’s Competition Appeal Court has green lighted Vodacom Group’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in Maziv. Maziv houses all Community Investments Ventures Holding’s (CIVH’s) fibre... 

Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said on Friday, voicing disappointment and even rage that the 10-day... 

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

South Africa can unlock an additional 53 GW of electricity generation capacity by constructing 14 000 km of transmission infrastructure – a critical step in enabling the electricity sector to... 

Following the diplomatic failures that have transpired between South Africa and the US over the past six months, along with the 30% tariffs imposed on South African exports to the US as of August... 

Waste tyre recycling organisation the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) has written to members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries... 

Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers' Association (SA Canegrowers) has called on food and beverage manufacturers and retailers to commit to buying mainly local sugar in order to... 

Fourmile is rapidly competing to be the largest and highest-grade gold discovery in the industry this century, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow enthused during the quarterly presentation of the New... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted the industry’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon...