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South Africa’s Shanghai Consul General Phuti Tsipa.
South Africa’s platinum group metals, China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai
25th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy... 


Nornickel's Palladium Center Head Dmitry Izotov.
South Africa’s palladium can cut country’s water treatment costs, researchers show
25th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Sebastiaan Surie of CFM (left), South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) and Hive Hydrogen chairperson Thulani Gcabashe at the Green Hydrogen Summit.
Hive Hydrogen requests proposals for $5.8bn Coega Green Ammonia Project
25th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


An image depicting gold bars
Physically backed gold ETF inflows reach $38-billion
25th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

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
Macpherson aims to restructure State property portfolio into ‘investible’ entity
25th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


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Agri SA calls for greater pragmatism in trade strategy as 30% US tariff regime looms
25th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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 sees data centres as one of emerging new markets in Africa
25th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines
New recommendations aim to unlock renewable-energy investment in South Africa
25th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Vodacom Business rolls out MPN solution at Sasol
25th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Homegrown innovation offers lifeline in water emergencies
25th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Sandton transport master plan review as Rea Vaya expands
25th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Hudaco CEO Graham Dunford
Hudaco CEO pleased with company’s turnover amid ‘tough’ operating environment
25th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


US tariff shock a ‘socioeconomic crisis in the making’, warns naamsa CEO
25th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


City of Cape Town to procure 30 electric buses from Volvo
25th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


Global EV sales set for record year, emerging market sales booming – BloombergNEF
25th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


Chery South Africa conducts feasibility study on establishing a local plant
25th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


platinum ingots
Heraeus expects platinum price ‘correction’ in second half of the year
18th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Well-endowed South Africa has huge opportunity ‘right now’ to grow the mining sector
18th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Long-delayed cadastre held up once more, Minister reports
18th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


BHP VP Emma Roberts and COSCO VP Ji Lin signing green shipping agreement.
BHP moves into greener shipping amid cleaner transport ventures intensifying globally
18th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay
Energy Council views launch of wholesale electricity market as key to sustaining reform momentum
18th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


South African rand notes
Latest BER survey predicts lower inflation expectations for this year and in 2026
18th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Trading solutions can help municipalities manage Municflex tariff structure
18th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


AfDB approves SA green loan
18th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI mulling future of historic Modderfontein site after difficult few months
18th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


Module 2 of Klipdrift water treatment works completed
18th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


Establishment of national water agency draws closer
18th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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.... 


DWS convenes working group to tackle Vaalkop invasive infestation
18th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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.... 


Vodacom, MTN spending big to boost network coverage in KwaZulu-Natal
18th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

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... 


TRAC concession kicks off R1bn construction drive
18th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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 jump by 18.7% as imports also soar
18th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


Automotive sector facing decline as SA’s infrastructure decay comes home to roost – Barnes
18th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

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... 


Artisans welding industrial pipe
Celebrating a 50-year legacy in construction, built on quality and performance
18th July 2025

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... 


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