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Unitrans walks away with Rio Tinto safety RockStar award for its exemplary contributions to RBM
Updated 7 hours ago

Exemplifying its commitment to safety as it helps businesses grow, Unitrans has won the coveted Most Outstanding Contractor Partner Safety Award at the Rio Tinto RockStars of the Year Safety Awards... 


Liquid board carton, PET plastic recycling in South Africa rising – Petco
Updated 7 hours ago By: Schalk Burger

Producer responsibility organisation Petco said its member companies have met the legislated targets for 99% of the tonnage of identified products placed on the market by members in 2024. The... 


Business unleashed at SAPHILA 2025: how AI, data and applications are ‘transforming transformation’
Business unleashed at SAPHILA 2025: how AI, data and applications are ‘transforming transformation’
30th June 2025

The business challenges we are facing today have not changed, but the opportunities are radically different due to artificial intelligence (AI). The actual speed of change has, itself, changed, and... 


Painting the market green and gold: Schneider Electric launches exciting Power Up Mzansi campaign that offers the ultimate rugby experience
Painting the market green and gold: Schneider Electric launches exciting Power Up Mzansi campaign that offers the ultimate rugby experience
30th June 2025

Schneider Electric South Africa has launched its latest Power Up Mzansi Channel Sellout Campaign, designed to empower electricians and contractors by giving them the ability to achieve more with... 


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South African food inflation accelerated again in May
30th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Year-on-year food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation) accelerated in May, for the second consecutive month, the Bureau for Food and... 


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Babcock, Volvo showcase new gen machines to Southern African market
30th June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 


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Exxaro warns of coal production, sales decline amid rail disruptions, weak export demand
30th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned that its coal production, including buy-ins, and sales volumes for the first half of this year are projected to decline by 6% and 7% respectively, primarily... 


Schneider Electric’s GoPact Range now available in East Africa – aimed at panel builders and electrical professionals
Schneider Electric’s GoPact Range now available in East Africa – aimed at panel builders and electrical professionals
30th June 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, has announced the availability of its GoPact MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breaker) and... 


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Seifsa gives artisans in training detailed STEMi career insights
30th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The demand for technical skills is growing and jobs in skilled trades and technical vocations are providing some of the best job security and resilience in the face of the profound changes shaping... 


China's rare earths are flowing again, but not freely
30th June 2025 By: Reuters

The threat of mass shutdowns across the automotive supply chain is fading as Chinese rare earth magnets begin to flow, though automakers and suppliers say production plans still face uncertainties... 


Koo Baked Beans
Tiger Brands receives first supply from ‘Koo Baked Beans’ emerging farmers in Bronkhorstspruit
30th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed fast-moving consumer goods manufacturer Tiger Brands has, over the past few years, been investing in its farming value chain to get closer to the source where products are cultivated and... 


UK trade envoy for Southern Africa Calvin Bailey, MP.
UK committed to fresh value-adding mining approach, says Southern African envoy
27th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The UK government is promising Africa a fresh in-Africa value-adding approach to the mining and minerals development it will be going all out to partner and promote. This promise was spelt out... 


Food Fraud vs Food Defence: Understanding the Difference and the Need for Risk Mitigation
Food Fraud vs Food Defence: Understanding the Difference and the Need for Risk Mitigation
27th June 2025

By: Camilla Christino and Mike Smith In the evolving landscape of food safety, two critical yet often misunderstood concepts stand out: Food Fraud and Food Defence. While both involve intentional... 


Journey to net zero for retailers
Journey to net zero for retailers
27th June 2025

By: Emily Gammon - Knowledge Lawyer & Paula-Ann Novotny, Partner at Webber Wentzel The growing environmental impact of the retail industry has again made headlines in recent weeks, with France's... 


Goodyear plant closure comes on the back of “massive pressure” build-up – NMB Business Chamber
27th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Goodyear South Africa (SA) has initiated a Section 189A process, related to a restructuring process that includes the tyre manufacturer’s operations in Kariega. The Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB)... 


Deal signed on global Fuso-Hino merger, operations to start in April next year
27th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement to integrate Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino truck companies on an equal footing. Daimler Truck is Fuso’s parent company, and Toyota is... 


Isibeno mine
Thungela maintains strong balance sheet despite softer coal prices
26th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of releasing its interim results on August 18, JSE-listed coal miner Thungela Resources says the recent softer coal price environment has demonstrated the importance of operating a cost... 


gold bars
WGC on the warpath to digitise, standardise gold market to enhance trust, transparency
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor... 


Ferrochrome
South Africa to impose chrome ore export controls and approves power incentive in bid to arrest ferrochrome decline
26th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


sunrise over Zimplats mine
Zimplats says cheapest source of electricity is its own
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

For platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Zimplats, generating its own energy is far more cost-effective than buying power from local suppliers or importing it from across the border, CEO Alex... 


Epson Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Epson Brand
Epson Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Epson Brand
26th June 2025

Leveraging the spirit of "Creativity and Challenge" and "Integrity and Effort" to build a trusted brand Epson today marks the 50th anniversary of the Epson brand. Since its inception in 1975, Epson... 


Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia sues China-linked rare earths investors
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday,... 


Coenraad Bezuidenhout
Opinion: Tech can make sustainability reporting for South African consumer goods companies what it needs to be
26th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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


Schneider Electric GoPact products aimed at non-critical applications now available in West Africa
Schneider Electric GoPact products aimed at non-critical applications now available in West Africa
26th June 2025

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation has announced the immediate availability of the GoPact MCCB... 


Machine vision, now in 4D
Machine vision, now in 4D
26th June 2025

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric What is machine vision? By definition, it allows automated systems to “see” the real world; an ocular implant for... 


lanseria airport
Lanseria CEO announces several major airport upgrades
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says
China to overtake Australia as world's top lithium miner by 2026, Fastmarkets says
26th June 2025 By: Reuters

China by next year will overtake Australia as the world's top miner of the battery metal lithium, according to a forecast from consultancy Fastmarkets, and its market prowess is expected to grow... 


Minerals and Petroleum Resources Deputy Minister Phumzile Mgcina
Policy certainty, consistency key to unlocking African critical minerals investment
25th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Amid global politisation of supply chains, increasing expectations of the mining industry and intensifying development imperatives in Africa, various African countries are gearing up policy to... 


SAPPMA reinforces commitment to quality amid growing industry concerns
SAPPMA reinforces commitment to quality amid growing industry concerns
25th June 2025

The ongoing battle against sub-standard plastic pipes and fittings remains a top priority for SAPPMA, as the prevalence of poor-quality products continues to threaten the integrity of the local... 


Schneider Electric unveils its MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in the South African market
Schneider Electric unveils its MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in the South African market
25th June 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched its new MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in South Africa. The... 


The Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa AWSISA Africa & Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025
25th June 2025

The AWSISA Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025 is set to bring together more than 1,500 delegates from across Africa and beyond for a three-day event at Emperors Palace,... 


Competition Tribunal publishes long-awaited Vodacom/Maziv reasons document
25th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

More than six months after prohibiting telecommunications group Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a significant shareholding and the merger of fibre assets of private equity firm Community... 


Jacques van Eck appointed as SAPPMA Quality Manager
Jacques van Eck appointed as SAPPMA Quality Manager
25th June 2025

The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques van Eck as Quality Manager, effective 1 July 2025. Jacques is no stranger to... 


Graph showing the movement in the ACI in recent quarters
Construction index weakens on the back of heavy rainfall, poor govt spending
25th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of this year decreased by 2.6% year-on-year, with economist Dr Roelof Botha stating that the reading is an accurate reflection of... 


Tony Balabanoff retires after lifetime in hospitality
Tony Balabanoff retires after lifetime in hospitality
25th June 2025

City Lodge Hotels bids a fond farewell to a true legend of the hospitality industry as Tony Balabanoff, Divisional Director: Operations, retires on 30 June 2025 after a remarkable 47-year career in... 


Building a future for South Africa’s next generation of farmers
25th June 2025

By: Louis Strydom - Sales & Marketing Director from Omnia Agriculture explores how collaborative action can unlock growth opportunities for young farmers The future of agriculture relies heavily on... 


dtic to launch two ProudlySA e-commerce platforms
24th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will launch two e-commerce platforms that will be hosted by locally sourced goods organisation Proudly South African (Proudly SA) on July 1.... 


Qlik Expands Integration with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Qlik Expands Integration with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
24th June 2025

Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, has announced a series of new capabilities for customers of Databricks, the Data and AI company,... 


Supply chain industry body announces new education offering to strengthen healthcare supply chains
Supply chain industry body announces new education offering to strengthen healthcare supply chains
24th June 2025

Supply chain industry body SAPICS has announced a partnership with a new education affiliate that will build skills and capacity in healthcare supply chains across Africa, to ensure access to... 


Four lessons learned from providing two million people with AI skills in one year
24th June 2025

By: Maureen Lonergan - Vice President, Enablement for International Expansion, Amazon Web Services (AWS) An AI-skilled workforce is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Yet, a massive skills gap is... 


Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 


PIDG calls for more finance to be directed to emerging markets, developing economies
23rd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Private investment fund the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) calls on asset owners and asset managers to direct more finance to emerging markets and developing economies. Financial... 


Goal to connect half of people without energy access in Africa by 2030 can unlock $500bn in gains by 2040 – BCG
23rd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

African leaders and international partners have set an ambitious goal to connect 300-million out of the 600-million people that still lack access to electricity in Africa, by 2030, which could... 


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