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SAICE launches GCC 2025 as updated framework for South Africa’s construction industry
2nd September 2025 By: Darren Parker

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has officially launched its ‘General Conditions of Contract (GCC) 2025’ publication, which has been in the works since early 2021. The... 


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Large miners and industrial firms want tariff reopener after R54bn settlement creates price-path uncertainty
2nd September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has called for a reopening of the most recent electricity tariff determination, arguing that a R54-billion behind-closed-doors settlement between the... 


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Unctad reports that trade policy uncertainty has 'become the new tariff'
2nd September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The unpredictability of particularly US trade policy has become a major factor in global trade, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has highlighted in its latest 'Global Trade Update'. This was on... 


Global SME Finance Forum an opportunity to diversify export relationships, funding sources
2nd September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The upcoming Global SME Finance Forum, which is an official side event of the G20 South Africa Presidency, will provide access to international funding solutions and market opportunities for South... 


Diamonds being sorted
Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches
2nd September 2025 By: Bloomberg

Across Botswana the lines of patients outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers and university students are threatening to... 


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World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollution
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

Degraded land, polluted air and water stress pose a direct global economic threat but using natural resources more efficiently could cut pollution by half, one of the World Bank's senior managing... 


New IPPO head Precious Mmabakwena Edward
DEE outlines expanded role for IPPO as it appoints new head
2nd September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has appointed Precious Mmabakwena Edward as the new head of the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO). The appointment became effective on... 


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South African rand softens as dollar inches up
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand softened in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the return of US traders from the Labor Day holiday. At 0611 GMT, the rand traded at 17.6450 against the dollar, about 1% weaker... 


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Petrol to be 4c/ℓ cheaper, diesel by up to 57c/ℓ less from Wednesday
1st September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Petrol prices will drop by 4c/ℓ from September 3, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced. The reduction applies to both unleaded (ULP) and lead replacement petrol... 


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Mavuso slams Eskom’s tariff system as ‘farcical’, calls for urgent electricity sector reform
1st September 2025 By: Darren Parker

There is no greater sign of the urgent need for reform of the electricity sector than the way State-owned utility Eskom’s electricity tariffs are set, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe... 


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ACI level of 63 shows optimism in agri sector despite FMD, US trade uncertainty
1st September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) decreased by two points to a headline level of 63 in the third quarter, with respondents having cited foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks and trade... 


construction wokers at dawn
NEASA, Sakeliga approach Constitutional Court in pushback against ‘deeply flawed’ new employment equity regulations
1st September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Nonprofit organisations Sakeliga and the National Employer’s Association of South Africa (NEASA) have announced that they will appeal directly to the Constitutional Court to set aside what they... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (left) and SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago (right) with President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this year.
Announcement on inflation target to be made ‘as soon as is practical’
1st September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have issued a rare joint statement to provide an update regarding the progress being made in ongoing deliberations over the future of... 


Shipping containers
Absa PMI returns to contractionary territory
1st September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined by 1.4 points to 49.5 points in August and returned to contractionary territory. This partially reversed the 2.3-point... 


Rand currency
South African rand steady before manufacturing PMI and car sales figures
1st September 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was stable in early trade on Monday, before the release of a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey for the local manufacturing sector and vehicle sales data. At 0539 GMT... 


Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa & South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa attends Zimbabwe Agricultural Show to 'deepen ties', faces criticism from former DA spokesperson
29th August 2025 By: Sashnee Moodley

President Cyril Ramaphosa has undertaken a trip to Zimbabwe to attend the official opening of the neighbouring country’s Agricultural Show, in its 130th year, as a guest of honour. The Presidency... 


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AfriForum probes legality of Nersa settlement with Eskom
29th August 2025 By: Sashnee Moodley

Lobby group AfriForum said on Friday that it will consult with its legal team about the constitutionality of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) behind-closed-doors settlement... 


Tshwane approves strategic development plan for its Fresh Produce Market precinct
29th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The City of Tshwane (which includes Pretoria) has approved a strategic precinct plan for the Tshwane Fresh Product Market and its surrounding neighbourhoods. The precinct was defined as the area... 


Nobel Economics Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz
South Africa launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality
29th August 2025 By: Reuters

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism – the first initiative... 


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Access to markets grounded in local presence
29th August 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

A well-established local presence is crucial to access global markets in capital equipment exports, highlights industry association South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) CEO Eric... 


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SACEEC celebrates innovation on KITE floor
29th August 2025

Exhibitor innovation took the spotlight at industry event KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2025 as industry association South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC)... 


Rand Currency
South African rand little changed after local producer inflation figures
28th August 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was little moved on Thursday after the release of higher-than-expected domestic producer inflation figures. At 1045 GMT the rand traded at 17.6625 against the dollar, near... 


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PSA wants Godongwana to fast-track GPAA forensic investigation
28th August 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Public Servants Association on Thursday urged Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to fast-track the forensic investigation into the Government Pensions Administration Agency to restore stability... 


Steel
Firms across steel value chain gear up to reply to Itac’s sweeping tariff proposal
27th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Companies across South Africa’s steel value chain are gearing up to submit responses to a preliminary determination by the International Trade Commission of South Africa (Itac) that proposes the... 


SARB coin
South African rand weakens as dollar firms
27th August 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand slipped on Wednesday, as the dollar made a tentative rebound, while concerns lingered over the independence of the US Federal Reserve. By 0925 GMT the rand was trading at... 


Rand Water infrastructure
Rand Water to reduce bulk water supply to Merafong municipality by a further 20% amid R1.4bn debt
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bulk water utility Rand Water has announced that it will reduce bulk water supply to the Merafong municipality, in Gauteng, by a further 20% after the parties were unable to find a solution to the... 


A person cooking maize
South African food inflation continued on an upward path in July
27th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food inflation accelerated again in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has pointed out in its latest 'Food Inflation Brief'. The increase was 5.7%... 


Business Partners MD Jeremy Lang
South Africa’s SMME sector could accelerate job creation with greater support
26th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) of South Africa contribute about 35%, or R2.5-trillion, of the country's yearly GDP, account for 50% of all formal employment and create 60% of... 


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Schreiber says Home Affairs moving at 'light speed’ under GNU
26th August 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber said on Tuesday that his department is moving at “light speed” to take a department that has long been maligned as almost the symbol of government... 


Rand Currency
South African rand flat ahead of leading indicator data
26th August 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was little moved in early trade on Tuesday, ahead of the release of local central bank data that will shed light on the country's economic outlook. At 0536 GMT the rand... 


Powerlines with Secunda in the background
Sasol wants electricity trading licence to add ‘flexibility’ as it mulls equity in renewables
25th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi has confirmed that the JSE-listed group has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for an electricity trading licence, and is also planning to take... 


Sasol
Sasol seeks to soften US tariff blow on South African exports
25th August 2025 By: Reuters

South African petrochemical firm Sasol is working to contain the impact of higher tariffs on its chemical exports to the US, Chief Financial Officer Walt Bruns said on Monday, saying they could... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi
Sasol expects coal destoning investment to lift Secunda volumes
25th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol reports that construction of its coal destoning plant has been completed and that the facility, which should be ramped up to full production by December, is... 


railroad tracks
BLSA’s Mavuso hails rail slot allocations as breakthrough in logistics crisis
25th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement on August 22 that 11 train operating companies have been allocated rail slots across 41 routes and six corridors marks an important step toward... 


Hulamin’s earnings slump spurs exit from noncore businesses
25th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Hulamin’s financial results for the six months ended 30 June have revealed that the company’s earnings are under significant pressure, resulting in decisive portfolio restructuring to... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Amid tariff pressures, Ramaphosa calls for economic diplomacy and multilateralism
25th August 2025 By: Sashnee Moodley

Back from his trip to Japan, where he attended the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa underscored the importance of the forum to... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa Treasury, banks fear SWIFT loss – News report
25th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s National Treasury and the heads of its top banks discussed the risk the country may be cut off from SWIFT, the international payments system, if US lawmakers impose sanctions,... 


Rand Currency
South Africa plans OTC derivatives market shakeup to curb risk
25th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s financial watchdog is preparing new rules for the over-the-counter derivatives market that will require certain products to be cleared by a central counterparty to improve... 


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