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South Africa expected to be worst affected by security-impacting energy supply disruption in 2024
London-based global security company G4S finds in its inaugural ‘World Security Report’ that South Africa will be the worst-affected country globally by security-impacting hazard disruption of...
Sappi announces new chair; posts record SA earnings, but lower group-wide profit
JSE-listed paper and packaging manufacturer Sappi has announced that nonexecutive director Nkululeko Sowazi will succeed Sir Nigel Rudd as independent chairperson, with from February 8 next year....
Ford South Africa investing R5.2bn to produce PHEV Ranger model at Silverton plant
On the occasion of celebrating its 100-year anniversary, automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company South Africa (FMCSA) has announced it will start producing plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)...
Galileo hits possible ‘different style’ copper mineralisation on Shinganda
UK-based exploration company Galileo Resources has intercepted an extensive interval of copper mineralisation within the Shinganda Fault Splay system, at its Shinganda project, in Zambia. The...
Govt partners with milk body to advance development goals in dairy industry
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with industry body Milk South Africa (Milk SA) to...
Climate commission names winners of Green Solutions Pitch Challenge
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), the British High Commission to South Africa and other organisations have crowned Samanjalo and Green Guru as the winners of the first Green Solutions...
African travel, tourism can grow by another $168bn with the right efforts – WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the African travel and tourism sector could add $168-billion to the continent’s economy and create more than 18-million new jobs, depending...
Associations laud De Lille’s constructive engagement approach in tourism industry
As the global tourism community converges at the World Travel Market in London this week, South African tourism associations have expressed their full support for Tourism Minister Patricia de...
Walkabout graphite mine to be commissioned before year-end
ASX-listed Walkabout Resources has advised that its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, is on track for dry commissioning in the last quarter of this year. This comes as China’s graphite...
AECI mining projects boost earnings amid other pressures
An increase in mining explosives sales volumes in Southern Africa, Central Africa and Asia Pacific has helped to keep JSE-listed chemicals group AECI’s revenue and earnings in the nine months to...
BMW South Africa improves materials traceability through digital twinning
Automotive manufacturer BMW South Africa has expanded its BMW Information Technology Hub (IT Hub) services to include digital twinning for all newly produced plug-in hybrid and fully electric...
BMW South Africa energy innovation advances Tshwane community's prospects
Automotive manufacturer BMW South Africa has unveiled a successful solar and battery energy storage pilot project at the Ntshe-Peu Primary School, in Shoshanguve, which incorporates batteries from...
Omnia acquires minority shareholding in Swedish explosives manufacturer maker
JSE-listed chemicals group Omnia has partnered with Sweden-based Hypex Bio Explosives Technology through the acquisition of a minority stake in the company. Hypex has been developing sustainable...
Panel stresses need for supply chain diversification
As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, it has shone a spotlight on supply chains and the sourcing of materials. Speaking during a panel hosted by British newspaper Financial Times during its...
‘Nuclear renaissance’ being driven by new, safer and more efficient reactors
A panel of experts has found that new technology in the nuclear space is enabling a nuclear renaissance after two decades of low investment into new projects in this sector, especially as energy...
Sanral hosts first engagement on revised preferential procurement policy
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has embarked on a series of engagements throughout the country to consult stakeholders on a proposed interim preferential procurement policy...
Losing Agoa status would mean losing competitive edge in wine pricing – Basson
Industry body South Africa Wine (SA Wine) has emphasised the importance of South Africa’s trade relationship with the US under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade regime, particularly...
Busa suggests fiscal relief lies in expenditure cuts, growth support and not more taxes
Ahead of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) being presented on November 1, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) says National Treasury has to curtail unnecessary expenditure more than...
Partners of Lobito Corridor target construction completion in five years
Following the signing of a seven-sided memorandum of understanding (MoU) between two financial institutions and the governments of the US, the European Union, Angola, the Democratic Republic of...
Citrus association urges that R100bn Transnet bailout be granted
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to prioritise Transnet’s financial recovery in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement he...
DRDGOLD CEO reflects on strides made in a challenging 2023 financial year
Dual-listed gold recycler DRDGold produced a satisfactory set of results for the 2023 financial year, ended June 30, despite various challenges, CEO Niël Pretorius says in the company’s Annual...
Australian explorer advances in gas potential probe in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province
ASX-listed gas explorer Kinetiko Energy will start drilling five appraisal production wells to the west and north of Volksrust, in February next year, in efforts to commercialise advanced shallow...
Third-quarter gold demand solid, as central bank buying is already ahead of 2022
Although central bank gold demand in the third quarter of the year fell short compared with the same quarter of last year, year-to-date demand reached a new record of 800 t. Central bank gold...
Base to close down Kwale operations in December 2024
Dual-listed mineral sands producer Base Resources has advised that its mining operations at the Kwale project, in Kenya, will cease in December 2024 as per the mine plan. Although the company...
Rainbow sets 2024 priorities, including to raise $3.4m
As London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths reports to shareholders on having achieved various milestones in the financial year ended June 30, it is set to focus on the production of separated rare earth...
SA Canegrowers again calls for rethink of sugar tax as MTBPS looms
Industry body SA Canegrowers has once again called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to not table an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), or sugar tax, in the upcoming Medium-Term Budget...
Perseus chair steps down in November
Dual-listed Perseus Mining has announced chairperson and nonexecutive director Sean Harvey will step down from these positions effective November 21 when the company hosts its yearly general...
SOE bailouts contribute greatly to the dire fiscal situation, stakeholders agree
Given the additional challenges facing the national fiscus and economy, stakeholders agree that the upcoming medium-term budget should be realistic and sound. Ahead of the Medium-Term Budget...
SA Wine launches dedicated skills development body for wine industry
Industry body South Africa Wine (SA Wine) has announced the establishment of the South African Wine Industry Professional Body (SAWIPB) as a strategic asset to support the industry’s human resource...
Danakali aims to distribute $108m to shareholders following Colluli sale
ASX-listed Danakali has confirmed it will distribute 90% of the Colluli Potash project sale proceeds in January next year, following the sale of the project, which is located in Eritrea, in the...
Karpowership receives long-awaited enviro approval for Richards Bay powership
Following much contestation from environmental groups, Turkish energy company Karpowership’s South African subsidiary has succeeded in getting environmental authorisation for its Richards Bay...
New Mali mining code might deter new investors, says lawyer
The new Mali Mining Code allows the government to take a 10% stake in new mining projects, while also giving the State the option to buy an additional 20% within the first two years of commercial...
Automotive sector calls for greater policy support to roll out EVs
Panellists discussing the automotive manufacturing sector during the Manufacturing Indaba on October 25 agreed that South Africa needs a strong directive and specific targets related to...
Patel expresses confidence about South Africa’s continued inclusion in Agoa
Ahead of South Africa hosting the US-Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum – also called the Agoa Forum – from November 2 to 4, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel on...
Customised manufacturing for other markets is key for sector growth, panel finds
As consumer behaviour and preferences change in the wake of sustainable options, coupled with incoming decarbonised goods trade regimes, it is worth considering more “glocalisation” opportunities...
Barnes calls for overhaul of BEE, industrial policy to boost manufacturing growth
Government needs to evaluate whether current industrial policy and black economic empowerment (BEE) is truly contributing to growth in the manufacturing industry, says Toyota Wessels Institute for...
Skills shortage holds manufacturing industry back from growing, evolving
A major unaddressed issue in the manufacturing industry remains a shortage of skills, said economic consultancy Econometrix director and chief economist Dr Azar Jammine in opening this year’s...
NextSource progresses test work for commercially processing SuperFlake graphite
TSX-listed NextSource Materials has shipped its first bulk container of SuperFlake graphite from the Molo mine, in Madagascar. The shipment is destined for a battery anode facility to be processed...
AMIE, Hume ask for more agile trade responses as chicken, egg supply tightens
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel’s directive to the Import and Export Control Regime, administered by the...
Volt raises $1.6m to ramp up anode plant, graphite mine development
ASX-listed graphite and battery materials developer Volt Resources has raised $1.6-million through a placement and a share purchase plan. The placement was undertaken on the back of recent market...
Sasol notes dip in first-quarter chemical sales amid continued market volatility
Despite continued market volatility and inflationary pressure, petrochemicals group Sasol’s Energy business has noted an improvement in performance in the first quarter of the 2024 financial year,...
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