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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom has issued a public notice warning of possible electricity supply interruptions in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) from July 8, owing to an alleged failure by the municipality to honour the terms of a settlement agreement relating to outstanding debt and the payment of its current electricity account. The settlement agreement was made an order of the High Court in November last year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite multiple global and local headwinds, new-vehicle exports from South Africa reached a new record last year. Component exports, however, yet again failed to show growth in 2025. Speaking at the launch of the Automotive Trade Manual 2026 on Friday, naamsa | The Automotive Business Council chief trade and research officer Dr Norman Lamprecht said automotive exports remained a pillar of South Africa’s automotive industry, with the combined export value of vehicles and automotive components increasing from R268.8-billion in 2024 to a record R291-billion last year – a significant 15.6% of total South African exports.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Water supply across Gauteng could possibly be impacted for nearly two months as State-owned power utility Eskom undertakes planned critical maintenance activities at water utility Rand Water’s Palmiet and Zuikerbosch sites. Simultaneously, Rand Water will leverage the opportunity to carry out its own planned maintenance work, the water utility said in a statement issued on Friday evening.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>Fedgroup secures renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fedgroup has secured R500-million in funding from development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for its newly established Fedgroup Renewables Capital fund. This fund houses a portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure-linked assets tied to major industrial and commercial counterparties including steel billet manufacturer Coega Steels and paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has outlined the policy requirements it believes are now required to mitigate what would otherwise be a steep decline in gas supply to domestic industry by 2030. Described as a ‘gas cliff’ the fall-off is anticipated when existing supply from Mozambique’s Pande-Temane fields is no longer available to industrial consumers from 2028 and after Sasol ends its temporary two-year supply of methane-rich gas, produced using coal.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Ramaphosa calls for 'sustained effort' to bridge SA's investment-to-growth gap</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday emphasised that transforming investment pledges into large-scale growth and job creation takes time, noting that achieving the National Development Plan's target to raise gross fixed capital formation to 30% of GDP by 2030 will require “sustained, collective effort and productive” domestic investment. In his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa highlighted that while recent infrastructure summits and the South Africa Investment Conference have yielded massive pledges, a significant gap remains between these promises and implementation. He said GFCF currently sits at around 14% of GDP, well short of the 30% target. “Our GFCF reached around 21% in 2008, driven by a sustained commodity boom, the start of Eskom’s build programme and infrastructure expansion ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There has been a steady decline since then, as the global financial crisis and the period of state capture progressively undermined private investment and business confidence,” he stated.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Logistics reforms deliver results, but momentum must accelerate – Mavuso</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As South Africa continues to grapple with the issue of unemployment, competitive logistics is required to drive economic growth and job creation. In her latest newsletter, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso describes the reform of the local logistics sector as critical to future economic success.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Astral boasts markable growth in interim profit margins </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Integrated poultry producer Astral has reported a significant increase in its interim group operating profit to R1.2-billion underpinned by improved margins in the Poultry division, as well as operational efficiencies and disciplined cost management. 

Astral’s net operating margin increased to 10.2% in the six months ended March 31 owing to lower feed costs, compared with a net operating margin of 2.5% in the prior comparable six months. 
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