Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has reaffirmed South Africa’s ‘Butterfly Strategy’ for trade and exports, amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of trade relations with the US... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that as South Africa strives to achieve energy security through investment in renewable and other clean energy, it looks forward to expanding its cooperation with... 

The BRICS group of developing nations is set to announce a new guarantee fund backed by the New Development Bank to lower financing costs and boost investment, two people familiar with the matter... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the plan endorsed by Cabinet to support South Africa embattled ferrochrome sector through export restriction on chrome ore and lower electricity... 

South Africa's former deputy president, David Mabuza, who helped bring current President Cyril Ramaphosa to power, has died, the presidency said on Thursday. Mabuza, 64, served as deputy president... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information (RFI) will be launched in July to assess the potential for private sector participation (PSP) investments in the... 

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) says the increase in the general fuel levy is set to trigger unwelcome economic consequences in the agriculture sector. The increase in the... 

South Africa’s ferrous scrap metal resources may fail to meet domestic demand should either the export tax thereon or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed, electric... 

South Africa must accelerate structural reforms to offset global challenges that include US President Donald Trump’s trade war, the African Development Bank said as it cut the nation’s economic... 

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest ‘Inflation Expectations Survey’ that respondents are expecting headline consumer inflation to average about 3.9% for the remainder of the... 

Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking, in partnership with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci), has launched the Export Readiness Programme to provide support to... 

The Energy Council of South Africa is strongly supportive of the goal of launching the initial phase of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market  (SAWEM) in early 2026, arguing that the... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $474.6-million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP). This IGGGP is the second phase of the bank's... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has requested the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to impose a provisional safeguard duty of 52.34% of the value of... 

Africa’s largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project, the 153 MW/ 612 MWh Red Sands project in the Northern Cape, has reached financial close, having raised some R5.4-billion in... 

The South African government has confirmed that it has reiterated its request for an extension of a prevailing 90-day pause on the imposition of reciprocal tariffs of 31% on South African exports... 

A review of South Africa’s inflation target by the National Treasury and the nation’s central bank is close to completion, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said. “It should be very soon that it’s... 

According to the South African Revenue Service (Sars), South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R21.7-billion in May, which was attributable to exports of R175.7-billion and... 

The Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Alliance – of which metal packaging PRO MetPac-SA is an active member – has been restructured into five strategic pillars: waste picker integration;... 

Explosives and chemicals group AECI is expecting an operational recovery at its iconic Modderfontein plant in the second half of 2025, following a difficult first few months to the year when output... 

South Africa’s currency gained after the nation’s fractious ruling coalition weathered its latest storm when a key partner opted to remain in the government. President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the... 

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago reinforced his argument for adopting a lower inflation target, noting that the current goal hurts the rand and allows prices to march higher.... 

While the Government of National Unity (GNU) has made headway in several key areas, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has voiced concern over the lack of progress on improving... 

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, in a potential workaround of South Africa’s Black-empowerment rules to gain an operating license, may invest about R2-billion in the country, Business Day reported... 

Conflict and instability are taking a toll on 39 affected economies, driving extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, worsening acute hunger, and pushing key development goals farther out of... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to fund, design, develop, construct, operate, maintain and... 

The 153 MW/ 612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the Northern Cape has advanced to commercial close, following the signing of project agreements with the Department of... 

Much interest is being shown in relation to the opening of the freight logistics system to private sector participation. But there is also an urgent need for immediate investment. Engineering News... 

Cabinet has approved export controls and an electricity incentive for South Africa’s ferrochrome industry after receiving an update on the socioeconomic impact of the continued decline of the... 

South African consumer confidence recovered in the second quarter as a proposed increase in consumer taxes was scrapped and an impasse in the coalition government over the budget ended. A quarterly... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed from his position as deputy trade minister a politician from the Democratic Alliance (DA), a key coalition partner of Ramaphosa's party the African National... 

In this article, management consultant Coenraad Bezuidenhout writes that digital sustainability measuring and reporting technologies can help South African consumer goods companies achieve... 

South Africa achieved its first back-to-back primary budget surplus in 16 years, signalling its commitment to fiscal discipline. Africa’s most-industrialised economy posted a primary surplus —... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has again rebuffed allegations of a conflict of interest in the selection of independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo as a preferred bidder... 

Lanseria International Airport, in Gauteng, is undergoing a period of transformation and forward-looking development, which will see several major upgrades to the airport’s infrastructure and... 

Global emissions from energy grew 1% to a record 40.8 Gt of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2024 as total energy demand rose 2% to a new high of 592 exajoules (EJ), the latest ‘Statistical... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his support for extending the use of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) to the broadband telecommunications sector as proposed in a draft...