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Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa to seek Cabinet approval soon to extend tariff discounts to more industries
11th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to those that have already been approved for two... 


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Sacci BCI registers m/m and y/y increases in May
Sacci BCI registers m/m and y/y increases in May
11th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined further by 7.7 index points in April before recovering by 0.5 index points to 124.1 in May.... 


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Mulilo makes further inroads with Hartebeesfontein BESS financial close
11th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African independent power producer Mulilo has successfully reached financial close on the Hartebeesfontein battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a 77 MW/308 MWh facility located near... 


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Industry veteran launches innovative energy intelligence business
11th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Prominent energy industry expert Robert Futter and co-founder Michael Udell have launched Florion, a new energy intelligence business. This launch comes as South African businesses move beyond a... 


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Daimler Trucks launching four new products in Southern Africa
11th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the group celebrates 130 years since the introduction of its first truck, Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) is introducing four new models to its product range for the Southern Africa region,... 


Treasury achieves budgeted foreign currency funding requirement for 2026/27
11th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The National Treasury has successfully achieved its budgeted foreign currency funding requirement for the 2026/27 fiscal year. The $3.2-billion foreign funding programme has been fully funded... 


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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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South Africa posts largest current-account surplus since 2022
11th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa posted its largest current-account surplus in four years in the first quarter as the value of gold exports surged and imports dropped. The balance on the current account — the broadest... 


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Goldman lowers 2027 Brent oil forecast on supply growth, demand risks
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs on Thursday lowered its 2027 average Brent oil price forecast to $80/bbl, citing stronger supply growth and persistent demand weakness, even as it warned prices could swing sharply... 


CIPC announces new digital platforms to improve customer service
11th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African company registration and intellectual property (IP) rights agency, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), announced on Thursday the launch of its latest... 


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New Industrial Development Strategy, metals sector stress in the spotlight
Updated 5 hours ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the release of a new Industrial Development Strategy at a time when the metals sector is warning that it is at a worrying crossroads. 


UCT to launch competition to design a new centre in honour of President Nelson Mandela
11th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Thursday that it is to launch a competition for the design of a new facility to honour democratic South Africa’s primary founding father, and first... 


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Treasury says upgrades show path to investment grade
Updated 36 minutes ago By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s recent credit-rating upgrades are a strong endorsement of government policy and show the nation can restore its coveted investment-grade status if it stays on track, said the... 


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Sustainability is at the heart of mining’s future, Valterra Platinum affirms
Updated 4 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum this week affirmed sustainability as being at the heart of the future of mining when it hosted its... 




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

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


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South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant
11th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by... 


South African steel sector at deindustrialisation ‘inflection point’
South African steel sector at deindustrialisation ‘inflection point’
10th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The South African steel industry – encompassing the full value chain, from upstream producers to downstream manufacturers and fabricators – has been described as being at a deindustrialisation... 


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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
Japie du Plessis

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.
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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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