Nine people were injured at Eskom's Matla power station on December 12 when a transformer exploded, affecting Unit 6. As a precautionary measure, Unit 5 was also taken offline to ensure the safety... 

State-owned airports management agency the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) CEO Mpumi Mpofu told media on December 12 that the fuel bypass line at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) is... 

Some of the issues that newly elected South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) president for 2025 Friedrich Slabbert will focus on are advancing professionalism in the construction... 

Small business financier Business Partners has appointed Jeremy Lang as its new MD, effective January 1. Lang will succeed Ben Bierman, who is retiring after more than 35 years of service. 

Finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two financial facilities for South Africa-based Standard Bank Group to support economic development in Africa. The first... 

The gold price has increased by more than 28% year-to-date in dollars, trading 22% higher on average this year than during 2023, the World Gold Council reported on Thursday, December 12. Gold’s... 

Bidvest Group has concluded an agreement for the disposal of 100% of Bidvest Bank Holdings to Access Bank for R2.8-billion. Bidvest Group CE Mpumi Madisa says that, as a well-respected,... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has sparked debate with its latest tariff proposal, resulting in uncertainties for solar power users. Solar energy company GoSolr co-founder Patrick Narbel points... 

The recent Service Level Plan (SLP) signed between the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the City of Cape Town is not a devolution agreement, warns the rail agency. It says the... 

A feasibility study on the Soweto Cluster gold recovery project, which like the highly successful Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) is also on Gauteng’s West Rand, will be completed by September,... 

With the registration deadline looming for small businesses, spaza shops and other food-handling convenience stores, government warned owners that if they missed the registration window their... 

Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has completed its fibre network extension from Ramatlabama to Ramokgwebana. The enhanced independent network spans over 730 km, marking... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a coordination letter with Deutsche Bank and Société Générale to establish a syndication strategy to mobilise up to $1.2-billion for Tanzania's... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed FFS Tank Terminals as the preferred bidder to refurbish and maintain a liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Cape Town’s liquid bulk precinct.... 

A 500 MVA transformer at the Midas substation, in Gauteng, tripped in the evening of December 11, disrupting electricity supply to about 15 mines in the Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has lamented the slower-than-hoped-for ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels... 

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) recently hosted Global Auxiliary of Companies (Global Aux) CEO Mika’il Ali Kote to the Coega special economic zone (SEZ) in the Eastern Cape. Global Aux is a... 

China is encouraging its electrical vehicle manufacturers to invest in South Africa as it seeks to broaden ties between the two nations. “We encourage the Chinese companies to consider, very... 

A South African court denied a bid by International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) to appeal a decision that temporarily stops the nation’s state-owned logistics firm from going ahead with... 

HSBC and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1-billion, in a move to help fill a gap in financing for... 

The selection of Pele Green Energy (PGE) to supply renewable energy to the South African ferrochrome smelters operated by the Glencore Merafe Venture represents an important milestone in the steady... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses government's plans to pursue private sector participation in the transmission grid; a request for information issued in relation to Independent... 

JSE- and ASX-listed Renergen has provided an update on ongoing actions involving its majority-owned subsidiary, Tetra4, which produces helium, and a proposed solar plant being planned by another... 

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Banking Association South Africa (Basa) have launched the Section 205... 

South Africa has issued a request for information (RFI) to gauge the level of interest and readiness of industry to participate in Independent Transmission Projects (ITP) as it prepares to launch... 

Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront plans a R20-billion expansion of the adjacent Granger Bay precinct and has sought permission from authorities in South Africa’s second-biggest city for the development.... 

A special purpose consortium – Newco – comprising a Saudi Arabian group and a company linked to current CEO Dominic Sewela, has announced its intent to acquire diversified industrial group... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is sponsoring a microgrid initiative in Orange Farm to bring renewable energy, Internet connectivity and new economic opportunities to the area. MTN’s... 

Rand Water is preparing to embark on its next planned water infrastructure maintenance project this week. On Friday, the utility will start repairs of the B1/B2 pipeline leak at Zuikerbosch, which... 

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published the amendments to the 2014 Call Termination Regulations, setting a new three-year glide path for termination rates in... 

Payments technology company ACI Worldwide says in its 'Real-Time Payments: Economic Impact and Financial Inclusion' report that the contribution of real-time payments to South Africa's GDP is... 

Against a challenging backdrop of high – and rising – water demand, illegal connections, nonpayment for water, servitude encroachments and aging infrastructure, Johannesburg Water is happy with the...