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South Africa’s latest Cabinet-approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2025) includes several policy adjustments that deviate from the least-cost scenario modelled, including a raising of the minimum...
The 5.6 MW first phase of the SlimSun Too Solar development, located in Malmesbury in the Western Cape, is in its final commissioning stage and will soon begin supplying wheeled renewable...
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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...
A partnership formed earlier this year between prepared-water provider MANZI Water and technology-enabled refilling store SKUBU resulted in the launch of an initiative to alleviate the impact of...
Cabinet has approved the new Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, which is being referred to as ‘IRP 2025’. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni indicated that the plan outlined the...
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned on Wednesday that rising global debt poses a risk to financial stability. The Financial Stability Board, which reports to the G20, has elevated debt...
Despite being worth almost R1-trillion and creating significant employment opportunities, South Africa’s township informal economy largely remains underserved by traditional financial institutions....
ArcelorMittal SA’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Ondra Otradovec, is holding talks in South Africa with the nation’s top development-finance institution and trade department about the sale of...
South Africa's business confidence improved in September, driven by robust tourism, higher precious metal prices and increased exports, data showed on Tuesday. The South African Chamber of Commerce...
The third 155-MW phase of Seriti Green’s giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is visibly changing the electricity landscape in South Africa’s coal heartland of Mpumalanga, has entered into...
A total of 165 organisations on Monday criticised South Africa for failing to make progress on debt sustainability issues during its presidency of the G20 major economies and urged it to push for...
Security services provider Allied Universal finds in a ‘World Security Report’ that 40% of South African chief security officers (CSOs) believe economic instability to be the biggest hazard over...
French broadcasting group Canal+ said on Monday it was planning a secondary listing on the JSE after it acquired South African broadcaster MultiChoice. Canal+ closed the R35-billion MultiChoice...
The South African rand was steady in early trade on Monday as investors remained cautious about renewed US-China trade tensions and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts with the US...
A joint letter sent to the Independent Power Producer Office (IPP Office) on September 23 by organisations representing local industry, raised several concerns about the prequalification process...
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has thrown its weight behind the proposed R50-billion Port of Gauteng project, calling it a potential “missing link” to revitalise South Africa’s logistics...
South African integrated security and safety solutions group Fidelity Services group (Fidelity) and its recently acquired subsidiary, local specialised integrated security, facilities management...
South Africa is on track to meet its two main fiscal targets this year, stabilising its public debt and increasing the size of its primary budget surplus, the head of the National Treasury told...
South Africa's National Treasury has attracted over 100 global proposals for its $500-million foreign currency financing initiative as it seeks to diversify its funding sources. The initiative,...
Three scrap metal recycling bodies have jointly called for an independent inquiry into all government policies affecting the sector, including the price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal and...
South African central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said lower inflation has delivered “big wins” by reducing government borrowing costs, vindicating his decision to anchor the rate at the bottom...
The JSE has appointed capital markets director Valdene Reddy to succeed Dr Leila Fourie as CEO with effect from April 1, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Fourie, who was appointed CEO of the...
Rather than focusing narrowly on minerals beneficiation, South African policymakers have been urged to pay much closer attention to reigniting and expanding the market for the country’s already...
The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, forecasting only a slight...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's...
A new report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) calls for additional policy reforms to tackle the country’s “unemployment catastrophe”, which is excluding more than 12.5-million...
The biggest union at South Africa’s Eskom is demanding a wage increase of as much as 15% ahead of negotiations that are set to begin. The National Union of Mineworkers, representing about 15 000...
This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet with Irish President Michael D. Higgins and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as he undertakes a working visit to Ireland...
Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that have spurred easing by policymakers, the World Bank said on Tuesday, and the momentum...
A postponement from incorporating indirect carbon emissions into the European Union’s (EU’s) calculation of a product’s embedded emissions under its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will...
The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday as global investors weighed how long the United States' government shutdown will last and its potential impact. The US government has shut...
South African state investor Public Investment Corporation (PIC) reported a 22.5% increase in its listed equities portfolio to R999-billion for the year ended March 2025, according to its annual...
Allowing Eskom Generation to classify the primary energy used by its coal power stations as fixed costs will undermine the objective of using the upcoming launch of the South African Wholesale...
Business conditions in South Africa's private sector improved for the fifth month running in September, buoyed by a rise in output and new orders, S&P Global reported on Friday. The Purchasing...
The joint Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava) and Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) conference featured a Sava-focused course, titled PVC Transformation:...
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