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The City of Cape Town has activated area-based Joint Operations Centres and a Disaster Coordinating Team in Goodwood to monitor and respond to planned protests on June 30, 2026, with enforcement agencies prioritising public safety and maintaining public order. Disaster Risk Management officials are assisting with humanitarian relief at the Epping Refugee Centre, providing transport, inflatable tents and ablution facilities for those awaiting assistance. Hundreds of Zimbabweans slept outside their consulate in Cape Town this week, seeking to leave South Africa before the nationwide anti-immigrant protests.
Port of Cape Town investment fails to stem exporter exodusTransnet Port Terminals announced a R96-million investment in four new hybrid straddle carriers at the Cape Town Container Terminal on June 25, 2026, days after the World Bank and S&P Global ranked the Port of Cape Town last of 400 ports worldwide. An estimated 55 000 t of Western Cape table grapes were forced to divert overland to Eastern Cape ports due to severe bottlenecks over the peak export window, with deciduous fruit subsectors also absorbing significant additional transport costs to bypass Cape Town.
Cape Town schools pilot grassroots recycling programmeThe Sustainable Seas Trust is rolling out its Munch-on-the-Move recycling programme in 11 schools across Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha, with 22 schools expected to be onboarded by early 2027. Daily litter accumulation has dropped by more than 75% at several pilot schools, with litter weight reductions of over 50% recorded at multiple sites.
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The 70th Annual South African Institute of Physics Conference (SAIP2026) will take place from 6th - 10th July 2026 2026, marking a significant milestone of seven decades of advancing physics...
The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access...
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) hosted its AGM this week and also released its annual report. As the recognised voice of South Africa’s PV industry, representing almost...
As Africa races to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity to more than 600 million people without access to power, energy experts increasingly agree that the continent's future...
International airline Emirates’ third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport on July 1, marking the first arrival of flight EK778 and the debut of the...
By: Mahir Hamdulay - Equity Research: Head of Financials Research at Absa CIB South African commercial property has now delivered four consecutive years of positive capital growth, a milestone that...
By: Mahir Hamdulay - Equity Research: Head of Financials Research at Absa CIB South African commercial property has now delivered four consecutive years of positive capital growth, a milestone that...
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will operate an unprecedented number of flights between Europe and South Africa during the 2026-27 northern winter/southern summer season, starting at the...
New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure (capex) poses a...
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa’s (BLSA’s) council last week met to consider research on the state of Johannesburg, presented by Genesis Analytics economic growth and impact...
Nonprofit science-based organisation the Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) is advancing a grassroots recycling programme aimed at changing how South African school pupils think about waste. Currently in...
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson Dr David Masondo on June 24 visited HyPlat, a Cape Town-based subsidiary of emerging South African hydrogen technology company Bambili Energy....
South Africa’s government may soon need to make the politically fraught decision to take control of Johannesburg to avert the city’s financial collapse, according to a consultant appointed by two...
The R500-million first phase of the new purpose-built general aviation and turboprop base, Atlantic Aerodrome, is set to open its doors in the Swartland, in the Western Cape, in September. The main...
The project will transform one of Cape Town’s most vital commuter hubs into a modern, 18-hour mixed-use environment.
Across South Africa, a quiet entrepreneurial shift is underway. From spare rooms and garages to small home studios and converted garden offices, thousands of businesses are launching from home and...
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) recorded 2.9-million new registrations during the first voter registration weekend on June 20 to 21. This drive increased the national voters' roll to...
As Africa strives to achieve universal access to electricity while supporting economic growth and industrialisation, regional power pools are increasingly being recognised as one of the continent's...
More than 300 researchers, government and civil society experts, funders, entrepreneurs and innovators from across Africa will gather in Cape Town from 24 to 26 June 2026 for the Sustainability...
LONGi launched its battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions at a side event during the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) 2026, marking the occasion with a 300MW solar and storage agreement with...
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