Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s... 

With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise gold production and avoid repeating the gold... 

A tariff review by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) of input materials and components used in wind, solar PV and battery storage facilities could have... 

Financial services firm Standard Bank has announced that the 2025 Kasi SME Pitch Challenge is, for the first time, open to township entrepreneurs across all nine South African provinces to pitch... 

Multilateral trade financing institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will provide a specialised training programme designed to equip enterprises with a deep understanding of the... 

Centerra Gold has agreed to invest C$5.66-million in Azimut Exploration through a strategic private placement that will see the mid-tier gold miner acquire a 9.9% stake in the Québec-focused... 

Exploiting excess steam production for power generation of around 200 megawatts (MW) or less (dubbed industrial-scale steam turbine solutions) is more viable and attractive. Industries—including... 

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, following an update of the project’s feasibility study. Perseus has... 

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) will be pressing ahead with setting up the Office of the Engineer-General South Africa as soon as possible, Public Works and Infrastructure... 

Over the last half-century, sustainable development concepts have increasingly woven themselves into the fabric of economic discussions, resulting in advances in human capital across finance, life... 

AfriSam has enhanced its Rheebok Quarry operation with the installation of a high-capacity Sandvik CH430 cone crusher from Sandvik Rock Processing. The upgrade ensures reliable safe production with... 

By: Nontu Mkhize - Offer Marketing Manager: Power Services and Industry - Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As businesses experience growing pressure to enhance operational efficiency and... 

The ever-increasing volumes of data being generated and processed globally is driving a change in data strategies and rapid evolution in data centres, as organisations grapple with the challenge of... 

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold is rebranding as Barrick Mining, a move that reflects the company’s increasing emphasis on copper alongside its core gold operations. The proposed name change is... 

Zimbabwe’s central bank is again issuing gold coins it scrapped ten months ago, a step it took to ramp up the bullion stockpile used to back up the local currency, the ZiG. Minting of the so-called... 

Friday, April 25, marked the remarkable 130th anniversary of the uninterrupted listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange of South Africa's resilient gold producer, DRDGOLD. Born out of the gold... 

State-owned electricity producer Eskom has unveiled details of a R321.72-billion capital expenditure (capex) plan for the coming five years, which includes plans for a material rise in grid-related... 

JSE-listed Merafe Resources will suspend operations at its Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters, in the North West province, indefinitely. The decision was made after a business review... 

Martin Creamer talks about South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, South African diamond jewellery entrepreneurs and investment in digital platinum soaring 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), in collaboration with telecommunications company MTN Group, will host the South Africa-Nigeria Private Sector Engagement Session next week.... 

A flurry of meetings between Saudi Arabia and South Africa over the past year has culminated in discussions about or signed deals worth billions of dollars into Africa’s most industrialized country... 

Aim-listed Vast Resources has announced the release of the historical diamond parcel that has been held in safe custody at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by order of that country’s Supreme Court... 

Hindustan Zinc, the world's third-biggest zinc producer, reported a jump in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, supported by higher production and rising prices of the metal. The company's... 

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to collaborate on research and... 

Indian miner NMDC is exploring coking coal assets, key ingredient used for making iron ore and steel, in Indonesia and Australia, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said on Thursday. India, the world's... 

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. 

Not only does financial services provider Standard Bank prioritise renewable energy as part of its sustainable finance mobilisation targets, it also supports a broader range of activities that... 

The governments of Tanzania and Burundi plan to build a railway between the two countries spanning 282 km. 

A South African court has set aside an R8-billion contract between State-owned Transnet Freight Rail and US-based Wabtec Corporation for 233 diesel locomotives. 

US president Donald Trump’s re-election represents a pivotal moment for Africa’s fossil fuel industry, energy advocacy group African Energy Chamber (AEC) said earlier this year. The Trump... 

I am standing at the top of the ‘Rocky Steps’, from the iconic scene in the 1976 Rocky movie, where Rocky Balboa runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was a 72-step climb,... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa has launched the Orange Farm microgrid project, an initiative that connects 94 households in the township’s Tjovitso section to the Internet, while... 

As construction of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) progresses, several socioeconomic programmes are under way to mitigate the impact of the physical and economic... 

Seven years ago, Cape Town made global headlines for all the wrong reasons. The city faced the very real possibility that its municipal water supply would run dry amid a severe, multiyear drought,... 

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has outlined the case for why the State-owned utility will be entering the renewable-energy space more assertively over the coming months and years, as well as how the group... 

Nasdaq-, New York, listed company ASP Isotopes (ASPI), which has its head office in Washington, DC, but most of its operations in South Africa, has announced its intention, assuming the granting of... 

Tanzania has banned the importation of agricultural products from Malawi and South Africa, saying it was retaliation for similar hostile trade measures from both countries. The three countries all... 

Diamond producer De Beers’ rough diamond production for the first quarter of this year decreased by 11% year-on-year to 6.1-million carats, reflecting the continued production response to a... 

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed director Changyu Liu as nonexecutive chairperson effective April 22, succeeding George Dorin who passed away in March. Liu is also... 

JSE-listed Vukile Property Fund has launched its revamped Bedworth Centre, in Vereeniging, following a R141-million redevelopment project that started last year. The revamp of the 29 200 m2 centre... 

Various organisations have welcomed the National Treasury’s withdrawal of the proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase of 0.5 percentage points this year and next and that VAT will be maintained at... 

Import tariffs announced and, in some instances implemented, by US President Donald Trump have contributed to significant changes to global trade and pose significant challenges for the South...