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ASX-listed Minbos Resources has signed a $13.8-million Phase 2 construction contract with Grupo Arliz for the Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Plant in Angola, covering structural steel, mechanical installation, electrical and instrumentation works to advance the project to dry commissioning. The plant equipment, designed by FEECO International and shipped to Angola in 2023, is already on site and ready for assembly, with funding support from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa and Banco de Fomento Angola.
Zambia, US expand $491m grant to support critical minerals infrastructureZambia has agreed with the US Millennium Challenge Corporation to expand the use of a $491-million agriculture grant programme, originally signed in 2024, to support critical minerals infrastructure in the Lobito Corridor. Priority road segments identified for rehabilitation have been aligned with the corridor in the North-Western and Copperbelt Provinces, with some funding redirected to infrastructure tied to the project linking Zambia's copperbelt to Angola's Atlantic port of Lobito.
Grain SA rejects government decision to keep wheat reference price unchangedGrain SA has strongly rejected the government's decision to maintain the dollar-based reference price for wheat at $279/t, refusing the industry's request for an increase to $289/t and an automatic trigger mechanism. The organisation warns that the decision undermines the sustainability of South Africa's domestic wheat industry, with producers facing rising input costs, volatile markets and unfair international competition without comparable government support, and is now studying all available avenues to challenge the outcome.
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ASX-listed Minbos Resources has announced the signing of a $13.8-million Phase 2 construction contract for the Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Plant (CPFP), in Angola, with the Portuguese and Angolan...
Africa must resposition its trade infrastructure to capture greater value from global economic shifts, with industrialisation, stronger intra-African trade and improved access to finance identified...
By: Faith Madoda - Founder, TSS Petroleum Group, Kuruman South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis is often discussed in broad national terms, but in the Northern Cape it is something far more...
The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) has recorded progress in the period from January to March, the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, six years since its inauguration...
South African health and safety specialist MSHEQ, a member of the Stallion Group, boasts a growing portfolio of consulting, training and technology-driven services designed to help organisations...
Industry body Grain SA strongly rejects the final outcome of the wheat tariff amendment investigation, following confirmation in the Government Gazette that the dollar-based reference price (DBRP)...
The South African manufacturing sector currently produces below installed capacity levels, resulting in manufacturing firms not benefiting from economies of scale and competitive advantages that...
Zambia said on Thursday it had agreed with US agency Millennium Challenge Corporation to expand the use of a $491-million agriculture grant programme to support key critical minerals...
The future of the African packaging and print industry looks promising, with the market projected to grow over the next five years, providing strong opportunities for businesses involved in...
South Africa’s metal fabrication sector is under pressure to reduce costs without compromising safety and output, with rising energy prices, persistent skills shortages and tighter project margins...
By: Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha - Head of Transactional Banking for the mid-corporate segment at Nedbank Against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation, rising protectionism, and shifting demographic...
In industries where project timelines are tight, margins are under pressure, and growth opportunities can appear suddenly, having the right equipment can make a big difference. However, for many...
Following an 18-point decline in the first quarter, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and Industrial Development Corporation’s Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell...
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially requested that President Cyril Ramaphosa remove John Steenhuisen as Minister of Agriculture, in a reshuffling of the party's Government of National Unity...
A petition launched by award-winning musician and sixth-generation Albertan Corb Lund together with the “Water Not Coal” campaign has garnered the minimum required signatures under Alberta’s...
The growing fragmentation of the global trading system, intensifying geopolitical conflicts and mounting pressure for global trade reforms have reignited debates about the future of multilateralism...
The South African Sorghum Bioethanol Study, produced by market research and strategy company BluePrint and commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund, shows that there are viable commercial...
As compressed air has become a “cornerstone” of industrial productivity in many sectors, pneumatic systems are widely valued for their versatility, operational safety and efficiency. Consequently,...
The growing fragmentation of the global trading system, intensifying geopolitical conflicts and mounting pressure for global trade reforms have reignited debates about the future of multilateralism...
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