The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is once again facing renewed allegations of mismanagement, leadership instability and governance failures, as contained in whistleblower letters... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is assessing the full impact of a High Court of South Africa (Gauteng division) judgment, which found its municipal tariff applications process... 

The Rail Safety Act of 2024, which came into effect on August 1, this year, is aimed at supporting the reform of the rail industry and enabling South Africa to safely achieve the targets of... 

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has paid out a record R5.5-billion in October, its highest monthly payout for the 2025/26 financial year, as the newly appointed board marks its first 100 days in... 

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has welcomed government’s recent approval and release of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 and the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)... 

Mozambique's government may have counter-arguments to the updated budget and schedule proposed by TotalEnergies for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project it is leading in the Southern African... 

Africa’s rapidly expanding and youthful population is ready to transform the continent’s investment landscape, says professional services firm KPMG South Africa lead economist Frank Blackmore.... 

Africa’s rapid digital transformation is unfolding along key subsea connectivity routes, with countries, with the “big five” – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa – emerging as focal... 

The National Empowerment Fund (NEF), an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, has announced a combined funding commitment of R51-million to advance transformation in South... 

Various organisations, government entities and economic commentators have welcomed global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF’s) decision to... 

Engineered to provide full protection and comfort throughout pregnancy, iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore’s maternity personal protective equipment (PPE) initiative combines safety compliance with... 

Safety equipment supplier Dromex has launched its voice amplification respiratory protection to address the challenge of standard respirators hindering communication. Respirators muffle speech,... 

Civil society anticorruption lobby organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) welcomes State-owned power utility Eskom’s decision to ease red tape around the registration of residential... 

State-owned power utility Eskom says it has simplified the compliance and registration process for customers who generate their own electricity through small-scale embedded generation (SSEG)... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has made a preliminary finding that certain steel products imported from China are being dumped and are causing material... 

State-owned utility Eskom has expressed support for the launch of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025, which it said aims to balance energy security, affordability, environmental... 

Structural reforms are laying the foundation for the high levels of growth that South Africa needs, last seen in 2008, but reforms take time to translate into measurable economic outcomes. Business... 

Concluding African Energy Week (AEW) – held last month, in Cape Town – energy advocacy group the African Energy Chamber (AEC) founder and executive chairperson NJ Ayuk underscored a central message... 

Although significant oil and gas discoveries across Southern Africa have sharpened investor focus, unlocking that potential is not only geological; it also requires an astute understanding of the... 

As Africa grapples with deep-rooted energy poverty and mounting climate pressures, financial services provider Standard Bank is positioning itself as a key enabler of a pragmatic just energy... 

Municipal professionals organisation the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) will hold its yearly conference, in East London, from October 29 to 31, during which it will... 

Liberal economics lobby organisation the Free Market Foundation (FMF) has called for the size of the national Cabinet to be reduced to create a lean but efficient Cabinet. The organisation made... 

South Africa will need to keep pace with international standards of roadside drug testing, such as saliva-based testing, if it is to meaningfully address the growing threat of drugged driving and... 

Statutory body the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) recorded a 13% increase in the number of new complaints during the 2024/5 financial year to 10 331, with 10 100 resolved.... 

Questions remain regarding the feasibility of chemicals and energy company Sasol’s emission reduction roadmap (ERR), which includes emission-reduction targets and timelines. There are significant... 

Angola’s competition authority has approved Newco’s proposed acquisition of Barloworld, fulfilling one of the key regulatory requirements for the transaction. Initially, the only remaining approval... 

Private sector initiative the Port of Gauteng has released a White Paper to mark the start of Transport Month, setting out a plan aimed at addressing the inefficiencies in South Africa’s freight... 

Over the 12 months to August 31, Business Against Crime South Africa’s (Bacsa’s) Eyes and Ears (E2) initiative has been instrumental in achieving 2 581 arrests across a range of serious crimes,... 

The North West University’s (NWU’s) Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has recorded a record high level of 81 in the third quarter, compared with 75.9 in the second quarter. NWU Business School's... 

Government must establish policy certainty if it wants to continue driving industrialisation to increase economic growth, says trade union Solidarity metals and engineering deputy general secretary... 

Digital traffic fine platform Fines SA is warning drivers to prepare for stricter unpaid fine penalties, the possibility of losing driving privileges under the new demerit system and a surge in... 

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), which is a member of industry organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa), has... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) energy secretariat head Professor Sampson Mamphweli says the government intends to leverage the Expropriation Act to acquire land for... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson welcomes regulator the Construction Industry Development Board's (cidb's) blacklisting of 40 contractors since June 2024 as a dramatic... 

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has said it is “perturbed by the lackadaisical attitude” of City of Johannesburg executive mayor Dada Morero toward resolving the water shortage... 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has filed legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and three Ministers, asking the High Court to declare that Sanral... 

A labour dispute that followed the firing of former Coega Development Corporation (CDC) CEO Khwezi Tiya in December last year has now been resolved. The parties to the labour dispute have reached a...