JSE-listed industrial minerals and construction materials producer Afrimat, in a pre-close operational update for its financial year ending on February 28, said trading conditions were expected to... 

An ‘artificial nose’ that can detect scent is closer to becoming a reality. This follows the development of a platinum-based molecule that works as a sensor to detect hard-to-differentiate volatile... 

US President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to South Africa, conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III, has arrived in the country where he will seek to improve fraught ties between... 

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the founder of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has retired from his position as executive chairperson and as an employee of the Johannesburg Stock... 

Industrial engineering and equipment manufacturing company Bühler, in its results presentation for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, on February 16, reported that it had sold 50 of its... 

Industry organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has voiced its concern about the Competition Commission’s recent raid at four companies in the... 

JSE- and LSE-listed financial services firm Investec has launched Invest-ED – a national programme designed to support South Africa’s grade 8 to 12 learners and their parents or guardians, with... 

Producer responsibility organisation Polyco, in partnership with the Prince Albert municipality and the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning has launched the... 

Multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks has advised in a market update that its current order book stands at R15.3-billion, compared with R13.2-billion in August last year and... 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Monday warned that, while necessary, the amendment of South Africa’s Water Services Act will not fix political failure and poor governance. In its... 

Mining’s standout 2025 performance was in “other metallic minerals”, Minerals Council South Africa reports. Owing to the exceptional 17.2% higher 2025 production performance, this subsector, which... 

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity remained strong in Africa last year, with the value of inbound M&A deals into Africa having increased by 40% from 2024, finds law firm Herbert Smith Freehills... 

Global commodity trader Vitol is backing a consortium planning to build a $3-billion gas-fired power station and liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility at South Africa's east coast Durban... 

Trade credit insurance company Allianz Trade has maintained South Africa’s risk rating at stable in its latest Country Risk Atlas, as the country’s GDP is expected to continue growing at modest... 

As the quest for energy, climate and economic development grows more urgent by the year in South Africa, applications for the National Cleantech Innovation Challenge (NCIC) 2026 have opened in the... 

Electricity trader Lyra Energy reports that it has entered into power purchase agreements with three private offtakers that will buy a large portion of the electricity to be produced from its 255... 

Law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the launch of a new AI, technology and legal operations subsidiary during this year’s African GC Summit, on February 16. This comes as general counsel across... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says in her latest weekly newsletter that the biggest omission in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February 12 State of the Nation Address (SoNA)... 

Officials from the Competition Commission on February 13 conducted an unannounced visit to steel and wire products company Cape Gate’s premises as part of a wider industry inquiry, following... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says the country’s solar PV industry stands ready to become the backbone of a competitive, low-carbon economy. “We welcome the strategic... 

Explosives and chemicals group AECI expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 31, 2025, to be between 43% and 58% higher year-on-year, which reflects higher... 

JSE-listed Telkom on Monday posted earnings and revenue growth during the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, driven by its data-led strategy. Group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation... 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address, announced that the country’s electricity transmission assets would move out of State-owned Eskom. This will happen... 

Eskom says it will fully support the task team being created to deliver the fully independent State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO) that will have ownership and control of transmission... 

Coordinated efforts are under way to address ongoing water supply challenges affecting parts of the metropolitans of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane and Mogale City local municipality, says... 

The Competition Commission conducted search and seizure operations at the premises of four scrap metal purchasing companies operating in Germiston, Nigel, Vanderbijlpark and Hammanskraal on... 

Property investment firm Flanagan & Gerard Property Group with its business partners have begun the development of a R60-million extension to Boardwalk Mall, in Gqeberha, further strengthening the... 

Renewable-energy company KAHRE Renewable Energy Group has announced plans for South Africa’s first fully integrated net-zero industrial corridor, linking large-scale renewable-energy generation in... 

A new report from UN Trade and Development (Unctad) examines how uneven tariff increases are affecting access to the US market and what this means for developed, developing and least developed... 

The current recovery process at Transnet must be seen as a transition period, with the rail and port entity’s long-term goal being to reach a state of reliability and sustainability, says Transnet... 

The implementation of policies and projects, sticking to timelines and responsibility for their delivery so that they are measurable and sustained are crucial for South Africa, emphasised business... 

The South African Reserve Bank will likely cut interest rates three more times before ending its current easing cycle, according to a survey. Most of the 14 economists canvassed by Bloomberg,... 

The Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) has stressed the need to follow up commitments with “real action”, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA)... 

Diversified miner Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), the Northern Cape provincial government (NCPG) and the Industrial Zones Programme (IZP) of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition held...