As part of the Sustainability & ESG Africa Conference & Expo (SEACon), a high-impact SMME Workshop will guide businesses through what it really takes to become compliant and ready to do business... 

By: Mihle Mnweba - Government Relations and Policy Associate at the Energy Council of South Africa The World Energy Council (WEC) is a global energy think tank that connects leaders, industries,... 

Emerging SMEs were celebrated at the Metals Innovation Hub Exhibition and Certification ceremony on August 27 at the SEIFSA Training Centre in Actonville. The event celebrated the first 15... 

By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric Retail and franchising are fast paced; a world where margins are tight and expectations sky-high. For those small-format retail... 

Africa's largest manufacturer of prefab and modular buildings Kwikspace offers proven capability and unmatched empowerment credentials. “Kwikspace is a tried and tested company that can meet the... 

As part of its rebranding, multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and built environment firm Zimile has introduced two new business units – Innovation and Energy – that are central to the... 

Babcock, the exclusive distributor of DAF Trucks in Southern Africa, has delivered two new DAF trucks to Farmwise Marketing, a leading name in the national fresh produce distribution sector.... 

ArcelorMittal's talks to sell its local unit to South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) are being held up by differences over the entity’s valuation, according to people... 

Western Australia’s digital portal to streamline mining approvals will go live within days, Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael confirmed at the Africa Down Under conference on Thursday.... 

The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Business Confidence Index (BCI) again declined, by one point, to 39 for the third quarter. This follows a five-point decline in the... 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported record yearly earnings, with net profit rising 14.4% to R5.3-billion for the financial year ended March 31, alongside the strongest loan... 

The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for August showed that cost pressures eased for South African businesses, which helped to sustain the expansion in overall operating... 

Following Babcock’s recent unveiling of the much-anticipated New Generation Volvo articulated dump trucks (ADTs) in southern Africa, leading mining contractor Zizwe Opencast Mining has commended... 

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) launched its Prevention Programme in 2022, intending to drive measurable improvements in worker safety across South Africa’s metals and engineering sector. Three years... 

Murray & Roberts Limited (MRL) – currently under business rescue – says its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) have secured an additional R80-million in post-commencement finance (PCF), which... 

South Africa finds itself at a critical juncture, transitioning from its reliance on coal to a future driven by clean energy. This energy transition is creating space for women to excel in crucial... 

By: Odett Van Jaarsveld - Construction Practice Leader (Africa) Marsh The global economy stands on the foundations laid by construction.  From the roads that connect our cities to the power lines... 

Stalwart David (Dawie) Botha passed away on 1 September 2025 after bravely fighting recurring cancer, whilst voluntarily continuing to serve the science, engineering, technology (SET) and... 

The MTN SA Foundation this year, celebrates the fourth anniversary of its R1 million MTN Women in Digital Business Challenge by providing accomplished women entrepreneurs with an opportunity to... 

South Africa’s biggest political party, the African National Congress, will revive a debate about expanding the central bank’s mandate at a key meeting later this year, Business Day reported,... 

South Africa's rand weakened in early trade on Wednesday ahead of the release of a purchasing managers' index survey and as global markets awaited the release of key US data for further clues on... 

Leading the way in planetary gear unit innovation, SEW-EURODRIVE is extending its reach across a growing range of industries, delivering the advantages of this powerful technology through locally... 

Crush It Green, a growing recycling and materials processing business in Gauteng, is living proof that environmental responsibility and commercial success can go hand in hand - especially when... 

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies – taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – will host a distinguished group of regulatory, policy and advisory leaders... 

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that the Newcastle blast furnace has been placed into temporary care and maintenance and that it is taking preparatory steps towards the potential... 

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has shipped the first samples of ytterbium-176 and silicon-28 to customers – a step the company describes as a major milestone that should allow it to... 

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane says logistics reforms are “moving in the right direction”, with private sector participation and government-business collaboration starting to... 

Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has expressed concern about the ongoing retrenchment processes being initiated in various industries in South Africa. In the first quarter of the... 

Key to Tata’s reintroduction into the South African market will be “where it will play”, which will be more in the entry-level car segment, says Motus CEO Ockert Janse van Rensburg. “It’s an... 

By: Carrie Peter - Managing Director at Impression Signatures, Advocacy Committee Vice-Chair of the Cloud Signature Consortium We are standing on the brink of a digital trust revolution - one that... 

Aim-listed platinum group metals and chrome producer Sylvania, which owns assets in South Africa, will promote executive finance officer Ronel Bosman to CFO, with effect from December 1. She will... 

Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development... 

Entrepreneurs funded by independent small, medium-sized and microenterprises funding trust SAB Foundation have completed the third phase of the Export Readiness Programme facilitated by the... 

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... 

Ministers from five continents - including senior representatives from the governments of Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Botswana, Sweden, Uganda and Timor-Leste - will join their Australian... 

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... 

ASX- and OTCQX-listed Metallium has secured its first direct contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD), marking a formal entry into the Pentagon’s innovation and funding system. The... 

By: Grant Berndsen - CEO, Terra Firma  Pressure on SA’s industrial sector is mounting: rising costs, tight margins, trade barriers, carbon taxes and global competition. Energy cost and availability... 

JSE-listed diversified services, trading and distribution company Bidvest reported that revenue grew by 4.9% to R126.6-billion for the year ended June 30, up from R120.7-billion in the prior... 

JSE-listed food manufacturer RCL Foods has delivered solid financial results for the financial year ended June 30, with most segments having successfully managed through subdued market conditions... 

Trade union Solidarity has noted that steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has informed its employees that the company is preparing to close its long steel plants and to start mass... 

August new-vehicle sales, at 51 880 units, were up 18.7% compared with the same month last year, driven by ongoing affordable model imports, improving consumer confidence, favourable credit...