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Having rolled-out 67 000 smart meters across eight pilot municipalities in 2024/25 as part of an effort to improve revenue management at municipalities that owe Eskom billions in outstanding arear...
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...
The Congress of the People in Limpopo “unequivocally” dismissed former Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha’s resignation as the African National Congress Limpopo chairperson, calling it a...
The World Gold Council (WGC), British multinational law firm Linklaters and Hilltop Walk Consulting have unveiled a “pioneering vision” to transform the global gold market through the introduction...
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...
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the disbandment of the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), arguing that its work should be taken over by the Government Employees Pension...
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...
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...
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...
NYSE-listed Lifezone Metals has closed a $60-million bridge loan facility with Taurus Mining Finance Fund No. 2, enabling its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kabanga Nickel, to advance early works and...
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...
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement, this week, of efforts to procure additional vaccines to mitigate against...
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...
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...
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...
Australia-based Magnum Mining and Exploration has sharpened its focus on the growing US market for critical minerals, launching a comprehensive review of its American assets following a board...
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...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) chairperson Thembani Bukula demanding public accountability and answers relating to the R54-billion...
The price of electricity for energy-intensive users, permitting challenges and the conversion of marginal shafts to small businesses were among the suggestions and problems mining industry...
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...
Toronto-listed Lucara Diamond has drawn $10-million from a $63-million limited shareholder standby undertaking to address funding needs at its Karowe underground project (UGP) in Botswana. The...
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...
Australian gold mine production for the 2024/25 financial year reached 300 t, the highest yearly total since 2022/23, but falls short of the 328-t record set in 1999/20, according to...
JSE-listed Northam Platinum has reported record production and sales for the 2025 financial year, surpassing one-million ounces sold for the first time in its history. Despite weaker margins and...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) says it has, for the quarter ended June 30 – the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year – registered 111 generation facilities, with a...
Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at the moment, not only because the gold price is so...
London-listed technology metals mining company Andrada Mining CFO Hiten Ooka has said the company's focus for the 2026 financial year is on delivering its expansion projects, maintaining tight...
Australia-listed Sayona Mining has posted record production and sales from its North American Lithium (NAL) operations, but still recorded a $382 million full-year loss as lower prices and asset...
ASX-listed Jupiter Mines, which holds a 49.9% stake in Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining, has recorded a net profit of $40.1-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with a net profit of...
Ahead of the 2026/27 local government elections (LGE), the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa has recorded an upward trend in political funding, amounting to more than...
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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After having successfully acquired 100% of the shares of the Wonderfontein coal mine, in Belfast, Mpumalanga, Ndalamo Energy – a subsidiary of midtier coal miner Ndalamo Resources – has started the...
The continued progress of structural reforms in South Africa – including at State-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as Transnet – is contributing to improved investor sentiment and growth in the...
Gas solutions company Eyona Gas believes that synthetic natural gas (SNG) could offer a real safety net for South African industries facing looming gas shortages in the future. As the country moves...
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