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An image showing UJ Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi & Yes CEO Ravi Naidoo signing a memorandum of understanding
YES, UJ partner to tackle the country’s youth unemployment crisis
3rd August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Private sector jobs engine the Youth Employment Service (YES) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have committed to collaborate on a range of initiatives to provide skills, training and... 


A queue of trucks transporting coal
Global demand for coal is bringing mayhem to South African towns
1st August 2023 By: Bloomberg

An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozambique has brought chaos to a sleepy border town. Elephants escaping from the nearby Kruger National Park... 


Visitor numbers recovered to four-million in first six months, says Minister
27th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille on July 27 reported that South Africa’s tourism sector continued to exhibit strong recovery, with more than four-million tourist arrivals recorded in the first... 


Fedhasa calls for government intervention as water crisis batters KwaZulu-Natal South Coast tourism
26th July 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The ongoing water crisis on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal is significantly impacting the region’s travel, tourism and hospitality industry. As municipal authorities struggle to provide a... 


Western Cape Economic Development and Tourism partners with JSE for SME development programme
25th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Western Cape’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) has partnered with the JSE for a multi-year small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development programme, which aims to... 


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FlyNamibia now on global travel network, in association with South Africa’s Airlink
24th July 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Namibian privately-held domestic and regional airline FlyNamibia is, from Monday, promoting its flights and services to travel agents around the world on the Global Distribution System (GDS), as a... 


Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Western Cape seeking to use electricity crisis to develop low carbon energy system
21st July 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Friday highlighted that his administration had assigned R7-billion, over the next three years, to create an “ecosystem” that would facilitate private sector... 


How Chile's progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles
20th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

 Chile's millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world's largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner into a country that focused on... 


Enertrag business case development manager Jonathan Metcalfe
South Africa, Namibia not in competition when it comes to hydrogen energy
20th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Namibia and South Africa are not in competition when it comes to producing hydrogen energy, German renewable energy technology company Enertrag business case development manager Jonathan Metcalfe... 


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WA investing in diversified economy
18th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government has announced A$148-million in funding support to 40 projects across the state, as part of its plans to diversify the state’s economy. The 40 successful... 


Qld undertakes critical minerals trade mission to Asia
10th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland government will head a trade mission to Japan, South Korea and Singapore to shore up investment in Queensland’s critical minerals, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel industries.... 


South African trade to suffer heavily if Russian arms aid allegations persist – Nedbank
7th July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nedbank commercial banking agriculture head John Hudson has shared his unease over the potential fallout following South Africa’s alleged supply of arms to Russia in December 2022, as alleged by US... 


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KITE 2023 promises to be ‘bigger and better’
7th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition, also known as KITE, will be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre from July 18 to 20 for the fortieth consecutive year.  Attendance numbers are... 


De Beers Group CFO Sarah Kuijlaars.
De Beers commits billion pula upfront to diamonds-for-development in Botswana
3rd July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The De Beers Group, which concluded in principle diamond sales and mining agreements with the government of Botswana at the weekend, has committed a billion pula (R1.4-billion) upfront to fund the... 


Cape Town to have direct air link with São Paulo in Brazil
30th June 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town Air Access, an initiative led by Western Cape provincial trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro, and the Western Cape provincial government, have welcomed the decision by... 


Public-Private Partnerships could rescue power supply
29th June 2023

Strong partnerships between the public and private sector will be required to create a reliable supply of electricity in South Africa and reverse the impacts of loadshedding, according to global... 


Kanyisa Mawethu Foundation owner Kanyisa Mancunga with an upcycled school bag
Nedbank showcases two organisations making sustainable upcycling impact in Gauteng
28th June 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Financial services provider Nedbank says two organisations it supports in the green economy through Indalo Inclusive South Africa has managed to empower and employ young people and scale up their... 


SACP provincial secretary Themba Mthembu, ANC provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo and Cosatu provincial secretary Edwin Mkhize addressing the media in Durban
KZN ANC, alliance partners to host energy summit
27th June 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal, along with its alliance partners, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, have agreed on the need for an... 


The Kesses solar plant and transmission infrastructure
40 MW Kesses solar PV plant in Kenya now operational
20th June 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The 40 MW Kesses solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, in Kenya, which was built at a cost of $87-million, is now operational. The plant was developed by Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)... 


Johannesburg skyline
Mining of tax data highlights importance of metros in driving growth and jobs
19th June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa has started to mine its tax records in a bid to produce highly localised spatial economic data that will offer city and municipal policy makers far greater visibility of the geographic... 


Mpumalanga will identify strategic roads to be managed by Sanral
14th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has announced that Mpumalanga has been encouraged to identify strategic roads that could be handed over to and managed by the South African National Roads... 


AfCFTA: A driving force for transport and logistics in Africa  
14th June 2023

Improved transport and logistics in Africa have immense potential to realise the vision of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA envisions a borderless Africa, removing... 


Cape Town Air Access initiative attending major African air connectivity conference
13th June 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town Air Access, a public private initiative led by Western Province trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro, is participating in the AviaDev Africa 2023 conference in Nairobi,... 


Eskom Power station
Presidency outlines criteria to be used before revising coal decommissioning schedule
9th June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Presidency has moved to outline the criteria that will be used before any decision is made to delay the decommissioning of certain coal-fired power stations to take account of the prevailing... 


Hands off our oceans: Eco lobby hits out 'onslaught' by foreign companies on SA waters
9th June 2023 By: News24Wire

The "onslaught" on South Africa's oceans, with foreign companies seeking to drill for oil and gas, is becoming a major concern, according to The Green Connection. The eco-justice group sounded the... 


bidvest truck
Bidvest’s performance on track for a strong year-end
8th June 2023 By: Darren Parker

In a trading update for the ten months ended April 30, service, trading and distribution group Bidvest has reported that its financial performance remains robust and has so far been sustained in... 


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WA lends support to Strike's gas plans
8th June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government has awarded ASX-listed Strike Energy’s gas acceleration strategy Lead Agency Service. The company earlier this year unveiled the strategy to bring up to four gas... 


Coega cooperating with CSIR to build a Biofibre Hub
2nd June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Coega Development Corporation and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed an agreement and are undertaking preparatory work to establish a Biofibre Hub or cluster... 


An Embraer ERJ-135 of Airlink
South African carrier Airlink announces it will start two routes to Malawi
2nd June 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African private-sector airline Airlink has announced that it will start services between Johannesburg and both Lilongwe and Blantyre in Malawi in early September. Flights to Lilongwe, the... 


Zambia orders halt to work on copper mine in Lower Zambezi park
1st June 2023 By: Reuters

Zambia's government on Wednesday ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources to immediately halt all activities on the $494-million copper project it is developing in the Lower Zambezi National... 


Africa needs to digitalise its borders to stimulate intra-continental trade and travel
31st May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

International air transport industry-owned multinational information technology company SITA (not to be confused with South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency) Senior VP: SITA at Borders... 


Two more African airlines will soon start services to Cape Town
30th May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town Air Access on Monday highlighted that, within a matter of weeks, two more African airlines would be flying to and from Cape Town International Airport. Cape Town Air Access is an... 


IFC invests $13m in Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism Fund
29th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made a $13-million investment in the Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism (ACCT) Fund to support the... 


VSS Unity in space (pictured on a previous test flight)
Virgin Galactic reports successful final test flight for its suborbital spaceplane
26th May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based suborbital space launch services and tourism company Virgin Galactic (not to be confused with the separate and now bankrupt enterprise Virgin Orbit) has reported that it executed a... 


Raising of dam wall will provide water security
26th May 2023

Consultancy Zimile Consulting Engineers is at an advanced stage of a project to raise a dam wall, which will satisfy the short-term and future potable water demand requirements, and improve the... 


Africa Day – 60 years on
26th May 2023 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Assuming you are reading this article on this edition’s publication day, the odds are you are nursing a hangover, unless you live in South Africa or in the other countries where Africa Day – May 25... 


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Property owners view rapid solar roll-out as key to navigating loadshedding crisis
26th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the energy crisis in the country incrementally worsens, the ramifications are considerable for property owners, who are having to resort to various options to limit the impact of prolonged... 


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Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Phase II of the long-awaited LHWP has broken ground. 


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Property owners view rapid solar roll-out as key to navigating loadshedding crisis
26th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the energy crisis in the country incrementally worsens, the ramifications are considerable for property owners, who are having to resort to various options to limit the impact of prolonged... 


Coega and CSIR Partner to Develop SEZ Biofibre Hub
25th May 2023

A look inside the existing research facility, equipped with biofibre processing equipment, located at the Coega Special Economic Zone Multi-User Facility. The facility operates under the slogan... 


Image shows an offshore drill rig
Offshore oil and gas continue to make waves
24th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has highlighted the growth of Australia’s offshore gas industry. The AIMS Index of Marine Industry 2023 noted that despite the... 


The Inaugural Tourism Investment Forum Africa is a unique opportunity for the Northern Cape
23rd May 2023

With only a few days to go, the Northern Cape province is gearing up in earnest to host the inaugural Tourism Investment Forum Africa (TIFA) in Upington from 7-9 June 2023. Aligned to the theme,... 


Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge
23rd May 2023 By: Bloomberg

The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, fueled by state stimulus and a long-awaited post-Covid rebound for the world’s top commodities... 


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