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Starlink owner Elon Musk
South Africa plans legal workaround to smooth way for Starlink
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government is proposing a workaround to Black ownership requirements that will pave the way for Starlink and other satellite services to operate in the country. The government is... 


Nampak water box packaging
Nampak grows interim profitability, reduces debt by R1.8bn
23rd May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed packaging producer Nampak has reported an 11% year-on-year increase in revenue to R5.7-billion for the six months ended March 31, owing to volume growth and price management amid a... 


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Hensoldt is said to explore sale of South African optronics unit
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

German radar maker Hensoldt is exploring options for its South African optronics business, including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Hensoldt is working with... 


Necsa's Pelindaba nuclear research facility
Necsa is positioning itself to support South Africa’s future nuclear energy programme
23rd May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) supports the country adopting small modular reactors (SMRs) and believes that it can play a key role in this process. So affirms Necsa Group... 


The crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Max 737 in 2019
Families of 737 Max crash victims urge US to prosecute Boeing
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Family members of people killed in two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets are urging the US Justice Department to reject a possible deal that would allow the planemaker to avoid a criminal... 


Rand Water embarks on extensive planned maintenance
23rd May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Rand Water is preparing to kick off an extensive planned maintenance programme from May to July, impacting various municipalities throughout Gauteng. Starting on May 29, the water utility is... 


Magazine round up | 23 May 2025
Magazine round up | 23 May 2025
23rd May 2025

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


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From nearly empty six months ago, Vaal dam brims after heavy rains
23rd May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

In less than six months, the water storage level of South Africa’s Vaal dam surged from less than 30% capacity in December to overflowing, prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to... 


EAAIF raises $325m as part of $1bn Africa, Asia infrastructure plan
22nd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Blended public and private debt capital finance organisation the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has successfully raised $325-million in new debt facilities, which will help... 


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Panel discusses importance of ecological infrastructure in combatting climate change
22nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In acknowledgement of International Day for Biological Diversity, on May 22, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and... 


Traxtion locomotive
Consultant proffers organised council for logistics in South Africa
22nd May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After two years of reforms driven through the National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC), Integrated Supply Chains executive consultant Ian Bird and various other stakeholders have advocated for a... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Transnet welcomes R51bn guarantee facility
22nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Transnet has welcomed Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement of a R51-billion government guarantee facility to support its sustainability and long-term growth. Creecy this... 


Shuka CEO Richard Lloyd (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
Newly JSE-listed Shuka says experiencing supportive Zambian govt approach to mining
22nd May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE's) newly listed Shuka Minerals states in its listing presentation that it is already experiencing the “fresh approach” of the government of Zambia to mining... 


Ford is looking for 25 Rangers so it can repair a major defect
22nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa is looking for the owners of roughly 25 Ranger bakkies built between October 29, 2024, to November 07, 2024, at its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria. The... 


Inside Delta Automotive Technologies
Delta Automotive Technologies in Botswana aims to triple output by 2027
22nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Delta Automotive Technologies (DAT) currently produces 120 vehicle wiring harnesses a day for Volkswagen in South Africa, with plans to nearly triple output for the carmaker by 2027. The company... 


Image of Volvo Trucks South Africa (Volvo Trucks SA) MD Waldemar Christensen.
Electric truck take-off requires two concessions from govt – Volvo Trucks SA MD
22nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

South African truck assemblers are lobbying for two concessions from government as the world increasingly moves to electric mobility, says Volvo Trucks South Africa (Volvo Trucks SA) MD Waldemar... 


Macpherson calls for ISA formalisation to coordinate planned R1tr infrastructure investment
22nd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has called for the formalisation of coordination agency Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) through legislation to effectively lead the... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa to cut spending if tax agency doesn't meet target
22nd May 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa will need to slash spending if its tax agency does not meet its revenue collection target this year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday, as the government focuses on... 


Organisations need to use technologies as tools to combat fraud
22nd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Cybercriminals are using AI tools to commit a range of fraudulent crimes and, while machine learning (ML) and AI tools can help companies to detect and prevent fraud, only the active, focused use... 


Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump
Trump’s ambush of Ramaphosa leaves South Africa reeling
22nd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africans watched aghast on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump berated their leader in the Oval Office over false claims that there’s a genocide against White people in the country.... 


RFA CEO Gavin Kelly
Fuel levy hike to place heavier burden on South African consumers – RFA
22nd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Transport will become more expensive and consumers will pay more after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on May 21 announced a 4% increase in the fuel levy, of 16c/ℓ for petrol and 15c/ℓ for... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa & US President Donald Trump
South African rand steady after fraught Ramaphosa-Trump meeting
22nd May 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's rand was steady on Thursday, as markets tried to digest US President Donald Trump's Oval Office ambush of South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa, which overshadowed the country's... 


Turkcell believes MTN's Constitutional Court appeal should be dismissed
22nd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell on Thursday said that the Constitutional Court should decline to hear South African telecommunications MTN’s appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s... 


The growth, tax implications of Budget 3.0
The growth, tax implications of Budget 3.0
22nd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's tabling of Budget 3.0 after two previous failed attempts; the withdrawal of the previously proposed value-added... 


US President Donald Trump & South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Trump falsely insists Afrikaners face genocide in heated meeting
21st May 2025 By: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump rejected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s argument that there’s no genocide against White Afrikaners, airing a video and showing images in the Oval Office that he... 


SA Canegrowers welcomes no increase in sugar tax
21st May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industry body SA Canegrowers says it welcomes the decision by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to enact any further increases in the Health Promotion Levy – or sugar tax – in his latest... 


An image of Eskom group CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom issues invitation to tender for construction of a green hydrogen facility
21st May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned utility Eskom has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) unit, in... 


Shuka Minerals' listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
London's Shuka Minerals lists on JSE to beat of African drum at high-spirited event
21st May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Shuka Minerals, which is primarily listed on the alternative investment market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), on Wednesday sealed a secondary listing on the alternative exchange of the... 


BCG report shows strategic importance of Africa in global supply chains
21st May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Africa, and other Global South nations, is growing its strategic importance in securing global supply chains, fostering young and expanding workforces and developing growing consumer markets, says... 


Water starts flowing after Lesotho tunnel maintenance concludes
21st May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The process of refilling the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel with water has started following the completion of the months-long maintenance progress. Water from Lesotho arrived at the... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Promises of major reforms to Budget process and spending as Godongwana tables Budget 3.0
21st May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana indicated that major reforms are being considered to both State spending and the actual Budget process when tabling a third version of the contentious 2025 Budget... 


Chicken Bar founder Asanda Maqabuka
Local chicken fast-food startup to benefit from Grindstone, MIC funding and support
21st May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Structured entrepreneurship development programme Grindstone Ventures has announced black female-owned grilled chicken business Chicken Bar as the first startup to benefit from a funding programme... 


containers for export
dtic seeks applicants for first-time exporter incubation programme
21st May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has launched a Next-Gen Exporter Incubation Programme to equip young entrepreneurs with exporting skills, as well as the resources and... 


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