Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) purported petition to government for R3.1-billion to bail out its struggling long-steel operations would be a waste of money, unless accompanied... 

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies over potential manslaughter and a failure to assist people in danger during a jihadist attack in Mozambique, the energy firm said,... 

A representative group of local electric steel producers has urged Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau to reinstate a ban on the export of scrap metal. “The ban will ensure the... 

The potential spread of phytophtora palmovira (bud rot) from infested areas through host material to other areas may negatively affect South Africa’s domestic and international trade, says law firm... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 

After its unexpected postponement owing to disagreements between the partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) last month, the 2025 Budget needs to reduce the policy and economic... 

Negotiations between organised business, organised labour and government, led by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), on a substantive labour law reform process have now concluded. The... 

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has called for a recommitment to global efforts on climate action at its seventeenth ordinary quarterly meeting on March 7. The meeting was convened to... 

Rapid changes in global geopolitics mean that this week’s Budget speech will takes place in an entirely different context, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said in her weekly... 

The multijurisdictional nature the Lobito Corridor project – which comprises a 1 300-km railway linking Angola’s Port of Lobito to the mineral-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... 

The government’s proposal to implement only some recommendations of the five-year-old Health Market Inquiry (HMI) to address the high costs of private healthcare will “do nothing” to advance... 

Although the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) continues to face numerous challenges, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has noted that there are visible... 

In response to the World Bank’s recent recommendation that South Africa relax its increasingly stringent and highly prescriptive broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) laws to attract... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has noted the dichotomy between the prestige that comes with South Africa hosting the Group of 20 (G20) summit in 2025 and the... 

South Africa’s expected expulsion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) need not be a death sentence to the country’s export prospects, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)... 

Members of the public have been invited to review and submit written comments on proposed route extensions detailed in the ‘Draft Route Determination Report for the Soweto Extension and Cosmo City... 

The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has approached the Gauteng High Court for leave to appeal a judgment handed down in November last year which stopped it from implementing baggage... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved, in principle, power utility Eskom’s application for a proposed generation capacity charge (GCC),  but adjusted to reduce the... 

Intergovernmental organisation the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on February 21, upgraded four of the six outstanding action items South Africa must undertake to be considered for delisting... 

Following the unprecedented Budget speech debacle that played out on February 19, Nedbank chief economist Nicky Weimar has advocated for creative and ruthless cutting of wasteful government... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has determined that there was prima facie evidence that certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel... 

JSE-listed aluminium producer Hulamin says the 25% duty on aluminium imports into the US will have no impact on its competitive position in the US market as all its competitors will be subject to... 

NTo enhance productivity, competitiveness and the green economy, government will spend R18.4-billion over the medium term to support businesses through various incentive programmes under the... 

A fund aimed at addressing challenges linked to foodborne illnesses, particularly in township convenience stores, has been established. This was announced by Trade, Industry and Competition... 

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed a consent agreement between sunflower seed crusher the Willowton Group and the Competition Commission, ending prolonged litigation between the parties since... 

Recently accredited tyre testing facility, the Product Testing Institute (PTI), based in Coega, Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape province, has, by means of a letter, urged Transport Minister Barbara... 

African retailers are aligning closely with global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) trends, driven by consumer and shareholder activism, retailers’ role in the circular economy... 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has amended the National Treasury Regulation 16 (NTR 16), in terms of Section 76 of the Public Finance Management Act, which rationalises the approvals for smaller... 

When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his Budget Speech on February 19, it is expected that reported tax revenues will be about R10-billion short of initial forecasts, auditing firm PwC... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has stated his approval of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s amendments to Section 16 of the Public Finance Management Act, which will... 

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... 

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 (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... 

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... 

Business organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa) CEO Khulekani Mathe says the Expropriation Act, in its present form, incorporates sufficient checks and balances to prevent the arbitrary...