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A round of the 2022 Formula E race to be staged in Cape Town
6th August 2021 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town is to host a round of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, says Jaguar and e-Movement. e-Movement is the promoter of the Cape Town race, set to follow events in Saudi Arabia and Mexico. 


Delta restarts Johannesburg–Atlanta service, schedules flagship A350-900 for South Africa
2nd August 2021

Delta is marking its 15th year of nonstop service from South Africa by scheduling its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900neo on flights between Johannesburg and Atlanta when the route resumes... 


TERS is extended a third time
30th July 2021

The Minister of Employment and Labour signed a Direction on the 16th of July 2021 to make it possible for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to implement a third extension of the Covid19 TERS... 


Pandemic can spur innovation in property sector
30th July 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

Although the pandemic has made it difficult for commercial and industrial property stakeholders to plan effectively for the future, this has led to great innovations, new approaches and renewed... 


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Industrial properties remain resilient
30th July 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

The industrial real estate sector has shown resilience during a period that has proven to be most volatile for the office property and retail sectors, says JSE-listed real estate investment trust... 


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Coega Development Corporation
30th July 2021

Company Name & Focus Sectors: Coega is pronounced ’koo-gha’ with a guttural sound forming the last syllable. Coega would have originally come from the Nguni word Khoekhoen which means ’ground... 


WA budgets A$120m to streamline approvals
21st July 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has weclomed an announcement by the Western Australian government that it would invest a further A$120-million into streamlining the... 


V&A Waterfront Endorses African Energy Week 2021, Contributes To Tourism Recovery
20th July 2021

The African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) flagship event, African Energy Week (AEW) 2021, takes place in Cape Town on the 9th-12th of November at the iconic V&A Waterfront. Representing Cape Town’s... 


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Mavuso says South African democracy proved mettle despite destruction
19th July 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says last week was a serious test of South Africa’s constitutional democracy, but she believes the country managed to pass the test and proved how... 


Greenland scraps all future oil exploration on climate concerns
Greenland scraps all future oil exploration on climate concerns
16th July 2021 By: Bloomberg

Greenland dropped all plans for future oil exploration on environmental grounds, saying the price of extraction was “too high". The island’s socialist-led government, in office since April, has... 


Used-car availability, pricing may start improving early next year – InspectaCar
16th July 2021 By: Irma Venter

The availability of used-car stock may start improving in the next six months-plus, as rental companies defleet and consumers increasingly return to the new-car market, trading in their current... 


Multistakeholder initiative launched to accelerate socioeconomic upliftment in the Northern Cape
Multistakeholder initiative launched to accelerate socioeconomic upliftment in the Northern Cape
16th July 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The socioeconomic challenges facing South Africa, but also specifically the Northern Cape, requires concerted effort from society and the private and public sectors to create mechanisms that drive... 


Battery chain puts lithium’s green credentials under microscope
Battery chain puts lithium’s green credentials under microscope
9th July 2021 By: Bloomberg

A group backed by German car-making giants Daimler and Volkswagen has started a study into the environmental impact of lithium mining in Chile, the second-largest supplier of the key ingredient in... 


GreenCape’s 2021 market intelligence reports highlight Western Cape investment opportunities
2nd July 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

GreenCape’s 2021 market intelligence reports (MIRs), produced in partnership with the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism, are now available for download. The... 


Kenya Airways subsidiary using drones to support wildlife census
2nd July 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Kenyan national flag carrier Kenya Airways’ subsidiary Fahari Aviation participated in the Tsavo Ecosystem Wildlife Census, which was coordinated by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the... 


Impact Catalyst launched in Northern Cape to accelerate socioeconomic prosperity
Impact Catalyst launched in Northern Cape to accelerate socioeconomic prosperity
30th June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The socioeconomic challenges facing South Africa, but also specifically the Northern Cape, requires concerted effort from society and the private and public sectors to create mechanisms that drive... 


Growth Engines
Growth Engines
25th June 2021 By: Terence Creamer

June could well go down as the month that South Africa finally turned the key on the starter motors of some important growth engines. The precise details of the regulatory reform that will lift the... 


Africa Travel Week throws support behind inaugural World Female Ranger Day to be celebrated on June 23
22nd June 2021

Africa Travel Week will be joining thousands of tourism stakeholders on 23 June to celebrate the inaugural World Female Ranger Day recognising female anti-poaching rangers throughout Africa.... 


KZN 'diamond rush' unearths only quartz crystals, officials say
KZN 'diamond rush' unearths only quartz crystals, officials say
20th June 2021 By: Reuters

Unidentified stones that lured thousands of fortune seekers to a rural South African village to mine the land with picks and shovels were not diamonds as hoped, officials said on Sunday, but quartz... 


Tough times not yet over for African airlines
Tough times not yet over for African airlines
18th June 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Around the world, light is now visible at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic tunnel (although the distance to the end of the tunnel varies greatly from country to country). One of the economic... 


Aus miners welcome FTA with UK
16th June 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the UK, saying it will create more opportunities for business-led growth. Prime Ministers... 


Lithium major Albemarle to boost extraction in search for green growth
Lithium major Albemarle to boost extraction in search for green growth
11th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest lithium producer is proceeding with a project to extract more of the battery metal from the brine it pumps up from a Chilean salt flat in a sign of its confidence in the country... 


How to get SA’s foreign direct investment in mining right?
8th June 2021

Foreign direct investment in South Africa fell by almost half in 2020, in line with the world-wide downturn caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, reports the United Nations Conference on Trade... 


Institute working to host international event locally
4th June 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

The South African Institute of Tribology (SAIT) is collaborating with industry bodies and relevant government departments to host the International Tribology Council’s (ITC’s) eighth International... 


Anglo explores 3D printing to boost supply chain efficiencies, support local businesses
27th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Diversified miner Anglo American has partnered with the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and US-based technology company Ivaldi Group, to explore opportunities to... 


Africa’s economic recovery needs to focus on creating a more resilient continent
13th May 2021

By Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director, SEW Eurodrive The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on many African economies, particularly those dependent on oil exports, tourism and resources.... 


Ministers throw support behind Nolans development
13th May 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government has backed ASX-listed Arafura Resources’ plans to develop its Nolans rare earths project, in the Northern Territory. The company on Thursday told shareholders that it had... 


Pent-up demand will help propel Africa’s travel recovery once restrictions are lifted
11th May 2021

Africa’s travel recovery will be fueled by substantial pent-up demand, according to the “Africa Travel Recovery, Opportunity & Risks Research Brief”, by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics... 


Property conference to tackle countrywide impasse between private and public sectors
11th May 2021

The stalemates and standoffs between the public and private sectors have largely been blamed for the stagnation that has set into the property development and construction industries for a number... 


Iata predicts lower losses but continued pain for aviation sector this year
7th May 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

The world’s airlines will this year continue to make tens of billions of dollars of losses, and burn through an even greater amount of cash, as a result of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the... 


Investment plans in a struggling SA tourism sector
3rd May 2021

Throughout 2020, while many hotel groups paused development, there were hotel chains that chose to boost the hospitality and tourism sectors to create more possibilities for guests. A nationwide... 


Cova: a blend of private and government finance is a formula for success
3rd May 2021

By Blake Fungai – Manager at Cova Advisory President Cyril Ramaphosa has done well in building bridges with the private sector after many years of fractious relationships between business and... 


5.8% steel demand growth expected this year
30th April 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industry body the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in its 'Short Range Outlook for 2021 and 2022', forecasts that steel demand will grow by 5.8% to 1.87-billion tonnes this year. In 2022,... 


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African economies need to be structured to better withstand shocks
29th April 2021

The economic devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic saw Africa’s GDP fall by 2.1% last year. The African Development Bank expects that the continent’s GGDP will recovery by 3.4% in 2021, primarily as... 


Do we truly know what it means to be free; food for thought on Freedom day
28th April 2021

The livelihoods and social fabrics of communities living in villages, growth points, districts, towns and cities dotted across Africa   have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.... 


Western Cape Tourism and Hospitality sector calls on all South Africans to stay safe over Easter Holidays
31st March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Tourism and hospitality stakeholders in the Western Cape have reiterated their commitment as an aligned sector to ensuring consistent compliance with the health and hygiene protocols adopted to... 


Moody’s forecasts 30% earnings growth for metals and mining industry by 2022
26th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Moody’s Investors Service forecasts the global metals and mining industry’s earnings will increase by about 30% through the first quarter of 2022 on the back of economic recovery, as well as rising... 


Agriculture seen as key just transition enabler in Mpumalanga, but arable land needs urgent safeguarding
Agriculture seen as key just transition enabler in Mpumalanga, but arable land needs urgent safeguarding
25th March 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Transitioning Mpumalanga’s coal-heavy economy to higher levels of agricultural output could help create new businesses and jobs and improve the long-term economic resilience of the province as... 


Namibian Marine Phosphate advises of postponement in High Court ruling
24th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A judgment by the Namibian High Court on an application launched by the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Association and three other parties against the legitimacy of Namibian Marine Phosphate’s... 


INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT
The overall value of the country’s wine exports increased by 7.7% to R9.1-billion in. 2020
Stable exports despite bans, owing to great market support
12th March 2021

The 2020 export volumes of wine, at 319.2-million litres, echo those of a challenging 2019, despite a five-week-long ban on exports and huge challenges at the Cape Town Port terminal owing to the... 


UK, Australia sign first-of-its-type space-sector partnership agreement
12th March 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

In what has been described as the first such agreement in the world, the UK and Australia on Tuesday created a partnership to greatly strengthen space cooperation between the two countries in most,... 


Strong used-car, aftermarket sales see Motus bounce back 
12th March 2021 By: Irma Venter

A buoyant used-car market and strong aftermarket parts sales have helped mobility group Motus bounce back from the significant decline the group experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in... 


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Vaccinations, public-private partnerships held up as key to reigniting growth
5th March 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni made a direct link to a successful roll-out of South Africa’s free Covid-19 vaccination programme and the country’s economic recovery, telling lawmakers on Wednesday... 


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