The message Nornickel's Palladium Center head Dmitry Izotov communicated strongly at South Africa’s PGM Industry Day in Johannesburg in April was that research is pointing to a long list of... 

The final stage of development for the Coega Green Ammonia Project at Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape commenced today with the release of the request for proposals (RfPs) to 15 shortlisted... 

The World Gold Council (WGC) has reported that global physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows of $38-billion during the first half of this year, marking the strongest... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has used his Budget Vote speech to unpack a vision for migrating government departments that collectively spend R6-billion yearly on private... 

With the US’s imposition of a 30% import tariff on South African goods to take effect on August 1, industry body Agri SA says the country must urgently adopt strategic responses to safeguard and... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South... 

Global corporate renewable energy initiative RE100 and South African sustainable growth and development coalition the National Business Initiative (NBI) on July 8 launched their joint 'South... 

Information and communication technology group Vodacom Business has deployed a mobile private network (MPN) at Sasol’s synthetic fuel facility in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Tailored to meet the specific... 

Amid water outages that present a full-blown operational crisis affecting hospitals, schools, businesses and households, South African company Damsak Reservoirs offers a rapid-to-install... 

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) will, on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, undertake a comprehensive review and update of the Sandton Integrated Transport Master... 

Although JSE-listed industrial and automotive parts distributor Hudaco endured a difficult six months to May 31, CEO Graham Dunford is pleased that the company managed to achieve a turnover of... 

Vehicle exports from South Africa to the US dropped by 73% in the first quarter of the year, declining by a further 80% and 85% in April and May respectively, says naamsa | the Automotive Business... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) will procure 30 fully electric buses from Volvo Bus Southern Africa for its MyCiTi bus service, following an open-market tendering process. The first buses are... 

BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) yearly ‘Electric Vehicle Outlook’ study expects nearly 22-million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales – EV sales – this year, up 25% from last year, as the... 

Chinese importer Chery South Africa (SA) is in the midst of a feasibility study to determine if it will establish an assembly plant in the country. “Given Chery’s rapid growth in the South African... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 

South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane... 

The introduction of the long-delayed new cadastre system, which was meant to be initiated in the Western Cape on July 1, has been delayed by a further three months, Minerals and Petroleum Minister... 

In fewer than three years, major Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed mining giant BHP will be shipping ore from Australia to Asia in a greener manner amid intensification of transportation... 

The Energy Council of South Africa is strongly supportive of the goal of launching the initial phase of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market  (SAWEM) in early 2026, arguing that the... 

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest ‘Inflation Expectations Survey’ that respondents are expecting headline consumer inflation to average about 3.9% for the remainder of the... 

The new National Energy Regulator of South Africa-approved tariff hikes of 11.32% from July 1, 2025, also restructure how South Africa's 165 licensed municipal electricity distributors buy and... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $474.6-million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP). This IGGGP is the second phase of the bank's... 

Explosives and chemicals group AECI is expecting an operational recovery at its iconic Modderfontein plant in the second half of 2025, following a difficult first few months to the year when output... 

Another 12.5 megalitres a day (Mℓ/d) treatment capacity has been added to the Klipdrift water treatment works, in Tshwane, following the completion of module two. This forms part of a broader... 

South Africa’s ambitions of establishing a new State-owned water entity, set to be responsible for financing, developing and managing the country’s water infrastructure, is progressing steadily.... 

A multi-stakeholder working group is set to be established to respond to the growing infestation of water hyacinth and Salvinia minima at Vaalkop dam in Rustenburg, in the North West province.... 

Telecommunications groups MTN and Vodacom are both injecting millions of rands into KwaZulu-Natal to enhance network coverage and expand rural access in the province. Vodacom plans to invest... 

Trans African Concessions (TRAC) this month kicks off roughly R1-billion in upgrade and rehabilitation work on the N4. The N4 toll route is a build-operate-transfer road, and is about 570 km long.... 

June new-vehicle sales, at 47 294 units, were up 18.7% compared with the same month last year, “reflecting a sustained and broad-based recovery in consumer and fleet demand”, says naamsa | The... 

The fundamental challenge many vehicle assembly operations in South Africa currently face is that their operations are becoming less vital to the success of their parent companies. This is linked... 

From small beginnings in 1975 as Wetback Erection, South African mechanical and piping contractor Wetback Contracts has grown to become known for its quality and performance, celebrating a 50-year...