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Current global volatility may spark stronger intra-African trade
10th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As Africa navigates the outcomes of key elections in 2024 and 2025, as well as geopolitical realignments on the back of President Donald Trump’s re-election, some caution over Africa’s credit... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane, senior policy analyst, public affairs and transformation Fundiswa Ndaba, and senior executive, public affairs and transformation Tebello Chabana.
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 


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TNPA finally upgrades the automotive berth at East London port
9th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed a R60-million project to deepen and strengthen the automotive terminal berth at the Port of East London. The State-owned entity says the... 


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AGL Terminals starts operations at Duncan Docks in Cape Town
8th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

AGL Terminals, part of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), and its partner, BALSA, have announced that they have started operations at A-Berth, Duncan Docks, at the Port of Cape Town, following the... 


Rangel to build €6m warehouse in South Africa
8th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Logistics company Rangel Logistics Solutions, which entered the South African market in 2020, has made an additional investment of €6-million, or R125.6-million, in a warehouse in South Africa. The... 


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South African citrus exporters worried about US tariff impact on jobs, industry growth
8th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African citrus producers and other participants in the citrus export value chain may need to absorb a portion of the 30% reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump if American... 


Port of Cape Town
TNPA issues RfP for liquid bulk terminal operator at Port of Cape Town
7th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South Africa’s State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RfP) for the appointment of a liquid bulk terminal operator for the handling of edible oils... 


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Echoing Trump, APPO says Africa has vast gas, oil reserves and must exploit them for ‘Africa first’
7th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The current estimates of Africa’s oil and gas reserves at 120-million barrels of crude oil and 632-trillion cubic feet of natural gas are considered “grossly conservative”, says African Petroleum... 


Rio Tinto lifts WA supplier spend to record A$10.3bn amid Pilbara expansion push
Rio Tinto lifts WA supplier spend to record A$10.3bn amid Pilbara expansion push
7th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has boosted spending with suppliers in Western Australian by A$1.5-billion to a record A$10.3-billion in 2024, as it continues to support local businesses and develop... 


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Home Affairs deal with Sars, BMA expands smart ID, passport services, and digitalises immigration
4th April 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Department of Home Affairs has teamed up with the Border Management Authority, Government Printing Works and the South African Revenue Service to integrate Home Affairs services with banking... 


An iron-ore stockpile
US tariff blitz bolsters Goldman’s bearish view on iron-ore
4th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

A cascade of US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will hurt Chinese steel exports and help to drag iron ore prices below $90 a ton by the end of the year, Goldman Sachs Group said in a... 


MAEL ATAYI
The mining sector remains a key pillar of Guinea’s economy
Logistics advancing Guinea’s development
4th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Recognising the strategic importance of diversified major Rio Tinto’s multi-stakeholder development of its Guinea-based Simandou project, logistics and transportation services provider MSC Guinea... 


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Stainless welding solutions promising despite outlook
4th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Local steel supply shortages and the increased reliance on imports, owing to the, at the time of writing, anticipated shutdown of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants, could have a negative impact on... 


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Volatile global demand negatively affecting steel, associated industries
4th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Shrinking local and global demand for steel, owing to an oversupply of raw and processed variants – especially in China – and increased imports are the main causes for the declining steel and... 


Western Cape, Cape Town welcome move to seek private-sector investment in rail, port sectors
4th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the recent announcement by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy regarding the initiation of a request for information (RFI) process for private-sector... 


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New narrative
4th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal predicament, but also a growing awareness of the risk... 


RAZORBACK IRON ORE PROJECT REDEFINED
Razorback iron-ore project, Australia – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal with the South Australian government. 


UMK CE Malcolm Curror
UMK shifts back to rail amid softer market conditions
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African mining company United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) has said it will, for now, exclusively use rail transport for its manganese exports, with CE Malcolm Curror noting that it is... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Expropriation needed for South African growth, Macpherson says
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa needs an effective and fair land expropriation law to help ignite economic growth and revamp its dilapidated cities, the country’s public works and infrastructure minister said. The... 


Absa PMI improves to 48.7 in March
1st April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by four points to 48.7 in March. While the headline PMI remained in contractionary territory for a fifth consecutive month,... 


South Africa should work to broaden trade relations
31st March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa must build trade relationships more widely owing to the risks to the economy from the tariffs imposed by the US administration under President Donald Trump, says business lobby... 


C-BRTA welcomes reopening of Grobler’s Bridge and Stockpoort ports of entry
27th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) welcomes the announcement by the Border Management Authority (BMA) that operations have resumed at the Grobler’s Bridge and Stockpoort ports of... 


Magnetite Mines lodges Razorback mining lease proposal
26th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal (MLP) with the South Australian government for its flagship Razorback iron-ore project. The project, located 240 km northeast... 


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Schreiber touts digital transformation at launch of border anti-corruption forum
25th March 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber on Tuesday called technology “our greatest ally” in the fight against fraud and corruption, as he addressed the launch of the Border Management and... 


The Dangote oil refinery
US jet fuel imports surge as Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushes barrels west
25th March 2025 By: Reuters

US jet fuel imports are set to hit a two-year high in March after Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushed barrels to North America, which should lower prices of the aviation fuel in the peak summer... 


Citrus exports showing stable and balanced growth
24th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says all available data project that exports are in line with the five-year average, which means there will be... 


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Western Cape, Cape Town welcome move to seek private-sector investment in rail, port sectors
24th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the announcement on the weekend by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate a request for information (RFI) process for private-sector... 


Intergovernmental cooperation continues as Gauteng grapples with water supply challenges
21st March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa has elevated water to the top of its agenda, with the three spheres of government having agreed to, and implementing, a range of measures to mitigate the country’s pressing water... 


Tariff risk unleashes record copper shipments bound for US ports
Tariff risk unleashes record copper shipments bound for US ports
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US is about to be flooded with a massive wave of copper as a worldwide dash to front-run potential tariffs by US President Donald Trump comes to a head. Between 100 000 and 150 000 metric tons... 


Aircraft flying over a runway
Single African Air Transport Market is beyond rescue, says outgoing airline CEO
18th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Upheavals in global political and trade relations mean that the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative has run out of time, asserted outgoing South African regional and domestic... 


A view of the Pretoria skyline
South Africa’s biggest political parties seek Budget compromise by April
18th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s two biggest political parties are holding a series of talks to resolve an impasse over the national budget that poses the biggest threat yet to the stability of the country’s ruling... 


South Africa's Water Week: A call for urgent action on water conservation and infrastructure investment
South Africa's Water Week: A call for urgent action on water conservation and infrastructure investment
13th March 2025

As South Africa marks National Water Week (20 - 26 March 2025) and World Water Day (22 March 2025), citizens are urged to use water sparingly and support initiatives aimed at conserving the... 


Logistics strain far from over, but rail moving in the right direction – Ctrack index
Logistics strain far from over, but rail moving in the right direction – Ctrack index
12th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) declined for eight consecutive months to reach an index level of 112.8 in January, the lowest level since December 2022. This decline resembles... 


The Maydon Wharf precinct
TNPA seeks bids for 25-year multipurpose terminal concession at Durban’s Maydon Wharf
10th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has initiated a process to appoint a private operator for the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf precinct. A request... 


Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
Re-elected Cook govt must prioritise energy transition, streamline approvals, says CME
10th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) on Monday congratulated Premier Roger Cook on his government’s re-election in this weekend’s state election and said the government... 


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New rebar product range launched in South Africa
7th March 2025

Manufacturer of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) products GFRP Tech has launched a range of rebar products which it says offers a sustainable alternative to traditional steel rebar used in... 


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Association embraces Network Statement
7th March 2025

Professional body for inland ports Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA) has embraced State-owned freight company Transnet’s Network Statement, which it describes as a “landmark development”... 


Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen
Steenhuisen warns of massive knock to citrus, other commodities if Agoa expires
5th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen stresses that South Africa’s citrus industry stands to lose a lot if the US decides not to extend the country’s benefits under the African Growth and... 


12th Transport Evolution Africa, co-located with Big 5 Construct South Africa, to shape transport industry as demand rises for infrastructure development
5th March 2025

Africa’s transport industry is a critical enabler of trade, economic growth, and regional integration, comprising road, rail, maritime and air transport that support domestic and international... 


Jonathan Price
Teck plans to sell to Asia to avoid US tariffs
5th March 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Teck has been developing plans to sell zinc to Asia instead of the US to circumvent tariffs from President Donald Trump's administration on Canadian imports, CEO Jonathan Price on... 


Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
Hill-Lewis wants Port of Cape Town included in private sector participation RFI
3rd March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has expressed his desire for the Port of Cape Town to be included in an upcoming national government initiative to test the appetite of private companies to... 


Groblersbridge port of entry
Operations at five ports of entry halted by flooding
3rd March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has temporarily suspended operations at five ports of entry, namely Stockpoort, Makgobistad, Bray, Groblersbridge and Pontdrift, owing to severe flooding... 


TRIM CE Moshe Motlohi
Transnet appoints CEs for Engineering, Rail Infrastructure Manager divisions
28th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Rail and ports operator Transnet has appointed Bessie Mabunda as Transnet Engineering (TE) CE and Moshe Motlohi as Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) CE, with effect from March 1. These... 


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