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Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
Updated 3 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into bankable projects capable of attracting large-scale... 


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Mobile technologies contributed $240bn to Africa’s economy in 2025
Updated 2 hours 47 minutes ago By: Natasha Odendaal

Mobile technologies and services contributed $240-billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, supporting about 13-million jobs and generating $45-billion in public revenues.... 


Mission 300 achieving results as 50m more people gain access to electricity
Mission 300 achieving results as 50m more people gain access to electricity
Updated 2 hours 25 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced that their joint initiative Mission 300 has connected over 50-million people to electricity across 40 countries – a major... 


Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac
Updated 1 hour 6 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Research from consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) finds that the base metals required to power the global data centre boom extend far beyond the servers, cooling units and enclosures inside these... 


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IEA sees significant 2027 oil surplus after Hormuz recovery
Updated 1 hour 55 minutes ago By: Reuters

The oil market will move into a significant supply surplus in 2027 after recovering from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market... 


TruckStore’s newly launched West Rand facility offers greater flexibility, customer focus
TruckStore’s newly launched West Rand facility offers greater flexibility, customer focus
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Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa’s used truck business TruckStore has opened its new facility in Krugersdorp, Gauteng. The new facility aims to strengthen TruckStore’s national footprint... 


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Renewable electricity has almost made up for the drop in coal generation in SA
Renewable electricity has almost made up for the drop in coal generation in SA
12th June 2026

Egypt generated more electricity than South Africa in 2025. South Africa has held the number one spot on the continent since at least 2015, according to Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2026. 


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CIPC puts spotlight on its Beneficial Ownership register and requirements for companies
15th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has highlighted the importance to the country of its Beneficial Ownership (BO) register. From April 1, 2023, when the register was... 


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City of Joburg not sharing how it will deal with Eskom interruption threat - JCA
15th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisation the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) says the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has not provided information to residents and businesses about State-owned Eskom’s threatened... 


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Oil hits 3-month low as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices slipped to a three-month low on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic... 


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Shares and bonds surge, oil slides on Iran deal
15th June 2026 By: Reuters

Share markets and bonds rallied hard on Monday and oil prices tumbled 5% as a framework peace deal between the US and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for... 


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Heightened demand for office space driving fit-out cost increases, says Turner & Townsend
15th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Professional services and management consulting firm Turner & Townsend has highlighted that a combination of a rise in demand for premium, highly amenitised Grade A office space and a shortfall in... 


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Lobito railway receives first Congo shipment after flood repairs
15th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) received its first copper shipment from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since reopening a flood-damaged section of the corridor, restoring traffic on a key... 


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Itac recommends increase in import duties for thin gauge, corrosion resistant steel coil
15th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended the imposition of safeguard measures on imports of corrosion resistant steel coil products for a period of... 


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South Africa facing major mismatch between renewable energy, grid management
15th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding,... 


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DFFE launches e‑waste collection and recycling pilot project in Cape Town
15th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has launched the 'E‑Waste Collection and Recycling Pilot Project' in Cape Town, which marks the eleventh e-waste drop-off and... 


Tiber starts construction on R1bn cantilevered pool deck at ‘The Paradigm’
Tiber starts construction on R1bn cantilevered pool deck at ‘The Paradigm’
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following the recent completion of basement works and bulk excavations on the R1-billion The Paradigm building on Buitengracht Street, in the Western Cape, construction company Tiber Construction... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 12 June 2026

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  

EXPORTS RESUME: This month, the Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal, in Durban, handled its first maize vessel since December 2023, loading 40 000 t of export maize aboard MV Chang Hang Hong Hai destined for Vietnam. Terminal manager Sihle Mpungose said she was encouraged by the positive crop outlook for 2026 and said the terminal, which had recently been refurbished, was ready to support increased maize exports.
EXPORTS RESUME

This month, the Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal, in Durban, handled its first maize vessel since December 2023, loading 40 000 t of export maize aboard MV Chang Hang Hong Hai destined for Vietnam.... 

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Public-private collaboration is proving worthwhile

An important step towards stabilising the operations of important value-adding South African companies, preserving the jobs that go with them, and promoting a more sustainable future for them, has... 

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Distribution dilemma

During a recent joint meeting of the portfolio committees on electricity and energy and cooperative governance and traditional affairs it became clear there is some sympathy for Eskom when it comes... 

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 Japie du Plessis, MD of Cementation Africa
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This week we profile Japie du Plessis, MD of Cementation Africa, an underground contract mining company 

NO LONGER THEORETICAL: International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol has used the “vase is broken” analogy to describe the new global energy context following shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. “It has been always a question in the energy world . . . but it was a theoretical issue. Now it is real,” Birol said. This new reality meant that countries would pursue energy security policies premised on the potential of the waterway being closed yet again.
NO LONGER THEORETICAL

International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol has used the “vase is broken” analogy to describe the new global energy context following shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.... 

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