The rapid growth of the small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) market in South Africa has introduced complexities in safety compliance requirements, leading to potential confusion among... 

To counter sluggish global growth and rising trade fragmentation, deeper and more sustainable industrialisation is increasingly viewed as the ideal route to inclusive development, prompting the... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the City of uMhlathuze in KwaZulu-Natal have renewed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two entities first signed in 2018 to strengthen... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has declined to create a rebate provision for copper sulphate used in the manufacture of animal feed, concluding that the... 

The new regulations requiring buildings to display their energy performance certificates (EPCs), which rate their energy-use efficiency, at entrances come into force on December 7. While... 

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) acting CEO Blake Mosley-Lefatola has questioned the motives of whistleblowers that continue to raise serious allegations about developments at the... 

As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has raised concern about ongoing systemic problems in South Africa’s contractor-development programmes, warning that fewer than 36% of... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s strategic shift in government spending during his address at the 2025 National Construction Summit in Ekurhuleni, on November 13, promising the... 

The National Treasury has confirmed that a scheme established to enable municipalities to write of arrear debt owing to Eskom by meeting various conditions, including keeping their current accounts... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have decided to defer the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) to July 1, 2026.... 

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday, he is in a position to signal decisive action that can unlock South Africa’s economic... 

The JSE has advised its shareholders that the Competition Commission has referred the JSE to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. In a November 10 statement, the JSE says the commission did... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 

Research and consulting firm PBS Development Consulting has recommended the establishment of a dedicated ‘Just Transition Worker Fund’ to ensure South Africa’s climate transition addresses... 

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has called for the immediate suspension and review of recently amended regulations governing the price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal, warning... 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed Lebogang Paul Mogashoa as the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) for the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA). The appointment is for a period... 

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...