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Africa attracted investment in 2025; the challenge is turning it into broader industrial development – Unctad
Updated 1 hour 22 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and remained one-third above the long-term average.... 


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Home Affairs boosts border force with 301 new immigration officers
6th July 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The South African Department of Home Affairs has initiated a major recruitment drive to hire 301 additional immigration officers, aiming to drastically bolster the country's border security and law... 


AfriSam warns of margin squeeze for concrete product manufacturers as cost pressures intensify
AfriSam warns of margin squeeze for concrete product manufacturers as cost pressures intensify
Updated 20 minutes ago By: Sabrina Jardim

Concrete product manufacturers (CPMs) in South Africa are facing a tightening margin squeeze, with rising input and transport costs set to place further pressure on already constrained operations.... 


Science Month aims to be a broader, sustained science engagement programme
6th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The National Science Month (NSM) initiative, launched by Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina on July 4, is intended to create a broader and more sustained science... 


SITA set to enter new chapter as DCDT tackles outcomes of PSC investigation
6th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) said that the embattled State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is starting a new chapter after the conclusion of a... 


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Standard Bank partners with DHL Express to expand its Export Readiness Programme
6th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Following the success of the 2025 Export Readiness Programme, in KwaZulu-Natal, financial services company Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking is expanding this initiative to Gauteng and... 


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Graduate targets missed for five out of eight selected degrees
Graduate targets missed for five out of eight selected degrees
3rd July 2026

The Department of Higher Education and Training has university performance targets for qualifications; five of them involve science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects; the sixth is... 


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Zimbabwe restores power after nationwide blackout, ZESA says
Updated 2 hours 20 minutes ago By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's State power utility, ZESA, said on Tuesday it had restored power to most of the country after a fault on a key transmission line caused a nationwide blackout on Monday evening, while... 


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Turkish Airlines announces increased number of flights to both its South African destinations
6th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights on both its Istanbul-Johannesburg and Istanbul-Cape Town routes, with effect from late October. This will be to meet... 


Biggest Africa solar minigrid firm plans $650m expansion
6th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

WeLight, which operates more solar mini-grids in Africa than any other company, is planning a $650-million expansion to grow the number of people it serves 10-fold as its expands into countries... 


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Adnoc Distribution to acquire Shell Downstream South Africa in $1bn deal
Updated 21 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Multinational fuel and convenience retailer Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc Distribution) intends to acquire 100% of the share capital of integrated energy and petrochemical company Shell... 


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Sibanye-Stillwater developing seven primary platinum metals mining projects
6th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Seven relatively shallow primary adjoining mining projects that focus largely on upper group two (UG2) reef and mainly mechanised mining are at various stages of development within the South... 


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Reform measures key to restoring confidence in the built environment, Macpherson says
3rd July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has announced a series of reform measures aimed at strengthening safety, accountability and infrastructure delivery. In his keynote address... 


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Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
3rd July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that former President Jacob Zuma’s actions on a visit... 


Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway
3rd July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The first phase of a landmark cross-border fibre project – a new high-capacity digital corridor to connect Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and the wider Paratus network across Southern... 


Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
3rd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has launched three earth observation decision support tools to translate satellite data into actionable intelligence on air pollution, flood risk and... 


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Lobito Corridor railway project achieves $753m financial close
3rd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Cross-border transport infrastructure project the Lobito Corridor railway project, in Angola, has achieved a successful financial close of $753-million, says infrastructure financing fund the... 


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Magazine round up | 03 July 2026
Magazine round up | 03 July 2026

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

GREEN DEFERRED: The World Steel Association has warned that about half of the world's planned green-steel projects have been delayed, while governments have committed just $20-billion of the $1.5-trillion needed to decarbonise the sector. It added that the current global project pipeline is set to deliver only about 70-million metric tons of green steel yearly by the end of the decade, a fraction of the roughly two-billion tons of total steel production forecast for the same date. Photograph: Bloomberg
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The World Steel Association has warned that about half of the world's planned green-steel projects have been delayed, while governments have committed just $20-billion of the $1.5-trillion needed... 

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Infrastructure can be the catalyst that brings Africa together

That Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer was a point mining and energy luminary Mike Teke made when he addressed the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines last month. We agree. Africa needs far... 

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Populist omen

South Africa is approaching the fifth anniversary of the deadly July 2021 riots and looting in an atmosphere that is again heavily laden with the threat of violence. It’s a fog made denser by the... 

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Shaun Golding, CEO of G-Chem Aquacare
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This week we profile Shaun Golding, CEO of G-Chem Aquacare, a provider of specialised water treatment services, technical expertise, chemical programmes and equipment solutions to industrial... 

The hydration breaks during this year’s FIFA World Cup have proved controversial among players, coaches and fans. Likewise, a move by a group of scientists to discount both the ‘worst case’ and ‘best case’ climate scenarios has also proved controversial. It is positive that mitigation efforts have made the worst-case of a 3.5°C to 5.5°C rise in global temperatures by 2100 implausible. Removing the best case, however, means it is now harder to keep global warming below 2°C, let alone meet the 1.5°C Paris goal.
HEAT STILL ON

The hydration breaks during this year’s FIFA World Cup have proved controversial among players, coaches and fans. Likewise, a move by a group of scientists to discount both the ‘worst case’ and... 

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