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IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
Too early to assess US tariffs' impact on world economy, IMF managing director says
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

US tariffs are an "evolving story" and it is too early to assess their impact on the world economy, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday. She told the... 


Late Necsa board member Senamile Masango
Necsa ‘deeply saddened’ by board member death
11th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) says it is “deeply saddened” by the passing of board member Senamile Masango on February 8. Masango was a Necsa board member since January 2020.... 


Metros’ job growth lacklustre; Gauteng shedding manufacturing jobs – report
Metros’ job growth lacklustre; Gauteng shedding manufacturing jobs – report
11th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s eight metros – Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung and eThekwini – have seen a lacklustre employment trajectory over the last... 


South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in... 


Citrus growers ask for urgency on ports, rail to deliver on SoNA commitments
11th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As Parliament debates President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SoNA) this week, the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says it welcomes the President's commitment... 


AMSA's Vanderbijlpark plant
ArcelorMittal South Africa shares down 2% after Trump steel tariffs
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

Shares in steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa traded 2% weaker on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange early on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel imports to the United... 


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South Africa eases rules for deals with State under R2bn
11th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa enacted changes to its public-finance laws that will reduce the red tape for projects valued at less than R2-billion where the government partners with private businesses. The... 


Agreement signed to develop R1.8bn rare earth, critical battery elements refining facility in Africa
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 


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South Africa’s GoMetro expands to Malaysia
10th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

South African mobility management platform GoMetro continues its international expansion, this time to Malaysia. Malaysia-based telematics service provider Active Telematics has teamed up with... 


Discovery Insure CEO Robert Attwell
Discovery Insure launches Vitality Car Rating offering
10th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Insurance company Discovery Insure – in partnership with second-hand car dealerships Motus Select and Weelee ­– has launched the Discovery Insure Vitality Car Rating offering ­­– a market-first,... 


SAICE welcomes Ramaphosa’s infrastructure commitment
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Learned society and voluntary organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has welcomed government’s commitment to infrastructure investment as outlined by President... 


Mashatile, Chikunga mourn death of South Africa’s first black nuclear scientist
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Deputy President and Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) chairperson Paul Mashatile and Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Pictured at the signing of the terminal operator agreement for the country's first LNG import terminal at the Port of Richards Bay were (from left to right) Zululand Energy Terminal’s Sibongiseni Khathi and Oliver Naidu, alongside TNPA’s Phyllis Difeto and Transnet’s Solly Letsoalo.
TNPA signs 25-year operator agreement for South Africa’s first LNG import terminal
10th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 25-year terminal operator agreement with Zululand Energy Terminals (ZET) for the development of the country's first... 


The Dome interior
Macpherson welcomes completion of ‘the Dome’ to facilitate National Assembly sittings
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the completion of the Dome for National Assembly sittings ahead of the replies to the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in... 


Public Servants Association will accept 5.5% pay-hike offer
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

South African government workers plan to accept an offer to increase their wages by 5.5%, less than half the percentage initially demanded by State employees. “The majority of our members have... 


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Unctad report proffers suggestions to change Africa’s vulnerabilities into opportunities
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

UN Trade and Development’s (Unctad’s) ‘2024 Economic Development in Africa’ report notes that Africa has the potential to transform economic vulnerabilities into opportunities through trade,... 


An image showing the depiction of the scale of a cosmic fountain ejection
UP-led astronomy research team explores formation of giant radio galaxies
10th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) have led an international team of astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire lifecycle (birth, growth and death) of giant radio... 


Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham
Two years later, South African engineers remain unlawfully imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham remain imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea, 730 days after their sudden and unlawful arrest, despite international rulings declaring their... 


Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso
SoNA was a ‘display of unity’, Mavuso says
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso believes Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 6 was “a display of unity by the Government of National Unity... 


Telkom delivers strong third quarter
10th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom on Monday reported strong data revenue performance, double-digit earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) growth and a... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Business cautiously optimistic on SoNA commitments, but execution will be critical
7th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA), delivered on February 6, has been met with cautious optimism. The Bureau of Economic Research (BER) commended the SoNA’s focus on the... 


Google Maps celebrates 20 years of mapping the world
7th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Internet services company Google celebrates 20 years of providing its Google Map digital map and exploration service, which has expanded since 2005 to include real-time traffic information, Street... 


An image of Donald Trump
Seifsa warns of repercussions of Trump's comments for South African manufacturers
7th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

National employer federation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has expressed concern over recent comments by US President Donald Trump against South Africa... 


OR Tambo International Airport among top ten busiest airports in Middle East, Africa region
7th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In a media release, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has acknowledged the recent data released by global aviation database and analytics company OAG’s Global Airline Schedules, which highlights... 


Volkswagen Polo Vivo Edition 15, Tayron, Golf 8 and T-Cross
Volkswagen Group Africa announces new models for the year, update on SUV production
7th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Automaker Volkswagen Group Africa has announced new models to be introduced to the market this year, including a special edition Polo Vivo for its fifteenth anniversary, a new T-Cross, the Golf 8,... 


RCL Foods expects to report higher interim earnings
7th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed RCL Foods expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) from total operations for the six months ended December 31 to be between 106c  and 112c when compared with the reported HEPS of... 


Wind turbines, solar panels and hydrogen storage infrastructure
EU set to launch joint buying for hydrogen in September
7th February 2025 By: Reuters

The EU will launch its joint purchasing platform for critical resources with hydrogen buying in September, three EU sources told Reuters. Critical minerals purchases will follow, possibly in the... 


Cape Town adopts treated effluent irrigation; offers industry low price to take up supply
Cape Town adopts treated effluent irrigation; offers industry low price to take up supply
7th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town is commissioning treated effluent irrigation connections at a number of city recreation and parks facilities in a move it says will likely save between 2.5-million and... 


Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa
Medium-Term Development Plan to incorporate 3% growth target
7th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) for the five-year period to 2029 will incorporate the 3% GDP growth target announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation... 


African development financier successfully secures major Islamic finance facility
7th February 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

African infrastructure and industrial development funding agency, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has made a successful strategic return to the Islamic finance market, after a gap of eight... 


Relative to global counterparts, sub-Saharan African CEOs bullish about global economy future – PwC report
7th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Sixty-three per cent of sub-Saharan Africa CEOs surveyed in PwC’s twenty-eighth ‘Annual Global CEO Survey: Sub-Saharan Africa perspective’ report say they are increasingly optimistic about the... 


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B4SA welcomes rail Network Statement revisions
7th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Business for South Africa (B4SA), a Business Unity South Africa platform, has welcomed the revisions to the Network Statement issued by Transnet’s Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) on February 5.... 


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