Picup Technologies has started providing electric mobility solutions to its driver network, all of whom are independent contractors, for deliveries within a five-kilometre radius in selected urban... 

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) saw its new-vehicle sales slip by 9.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 – this in an overall market that was down 3%. The local arm of the Japanese manufacturer,... 

MG has returned to the South African market after exiting the country in 2016. The former British brand belongs to Shanghai giant SAIC Motor, which acquired it in 2007. 

Master Builders Association North (MBA North) has warned construction firms that  deliberately flouting immigration laws and occupational health and safety regulations could result in fines,... 

Demand for battery raw materials will outpace base-case supply for certain materials, requiring additional investment and leading to fear of shortages and price volatility, among other challenges,... 

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is expected to improve to an average 4.2% this year from an estimated 3.8% in 2024, boosted by investments in energy and infrastructure and an expanded services... 

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has unveiled innovative new trolleys for  informal waste pickers designed to make waste collection easier, safer and more efficient. Developed with the City... 

With Mpumalanga having been selected to host the Group of 20 (G20) energy session in September next year, diversified energy company Seriti Green says the event will propel the province onto the... 

Global investor sentiment towards South Africa improved significantly in 2024, Exxaro FD Riaan Koppeschaar reported on Tuesday, December 3. In a pre-close message for the financial year ending... 

The outlook for platinum group metals (PGM) demand has been uplifted by a series of new developments in the field of platinum-catalysed green hydrogen generation as well as concomitant fuel cell... 

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies, has reaffirmed its goal of producing one-million tonnes a year of copper by the end of the decade, as part of its strategy to become a global... 

A new report published by the Future Minerals Forum states that an estimated $5.4-trillion in investments is required by 2035 to meet the growing demand for key materials in the mining and metals... 

Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has outlined an “aspirational” and largely unfunded new generation project pipeline to progressively replace its aged and polluting coal fleet. Having previously... 

A significant non-tariff barrier (NTB) that business in Africa faces is infrastructure deficiencies, which is hampering growth, specifically for the 16 landlocked countries in Africa that are... 

Electricity and automation company Schneider Electric has set a goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its top 1 000 suppliers by 50% by 2025, Schneider Electric strategy and sustainability... 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed $80-million in equity to the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II (PRIF II) to finance infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The PRIF II... 

As it marks a decade in the region, renewable energy company Enel Green Power Southern Africa is looking to bolster its footprint here, with a keen focus on skills development and capitalising on... 

Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, a senior official from the National Treasury, as the first woman CEO of the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).... 

As South Africa assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) and its private sector engagement group Business 20, industry body AgriSA says this leadership position presents an opportunity for... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it will have business plans in place by the middle of this year to take over the management of passenger rail services in the metro. This follows the city... 

Financial services company Sanlam has installed water storage tanks at Rebongwe Primary School in Meadowlands East, Soweto, as part of its Kas’lam community programme. The programme directly... 

Nongovernmental organisation AfriForum’s latest independent Blue Drop and Green Drop reports have highlighted a regression in South Africa’s water systems, particularly wastewater treatment works.... 

The selection of Pele Green Energy (PGE) to supply renewable energy to the South African ferrochrome smelters operated by the Glencore Merafe Venture represents an important milestone in the steady... 

A bilateral country project involving the Electric Mission in South Africa and the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association has engaged the South African government, including the National Treasury... 

Legislation signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in late December introduces a 150% investment allowance for any capital investment made to enable the production of electric and hydrogen... 

New-vehicle sales in the domestic market declined by 3% in 2024, to 515 712 units, compared with 2023. This follows 0.5% growth in 2023, a 13.9% increase in 2022, and a 22.2% jump in 2021. 

Vodacom Group has partnered with technology providers AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other collaborating organisations to equip one-million young people across eight African countries with digital... 

The cornerstone of South Africa's long-steel production industry is facing an existential crisis as Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) continues in their endeavors to pursue the South African... 

Private investment company Menar, which is awaiting Competition Commission approval following its bid for the large Metalloys ferromanganese facility in Meyerton, is looking to restart at least two... 

The long-term outlook for platinum from a demand perspective is pretty robust. The question, once again, is whether supply will be adequate to meet it. “In terms of automotive demand, we can't... 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that it is partnering with Anglo American, and in particular the latter’s Crop Nutrients business, to undertake research intended to... 

South African National Energy Development Institute CEO Dr Titus Mathe has confirmed that a report containing a remodelled Integrated Resource Plan for 2024 (IRP2024) and incorporating stakeholder...