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Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
SA signals intent to prohibit goods produced by forced labour after new 12.5% US tariff
27th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau reports that government will publish a Gazette notice requesting public comments on South Africa’s intent to issue regulations to prohibit goods produced using forced labour and child labour. The... 


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Mpact to report lower interim earnings
Mpact to report lower interim earnings
Updated 5 hours ago By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Mpact has reported that, despite a weak macroeconomic backdrop, only partly mitigated by lower inflation and interest rates compared with the same period last year, Mpact’s paper... 


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Construction of the Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel has now started
Updated 6 hours ago By: Rebecca Campbell

The Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel (WCCCH) had now formally started its construction phase, following a sod-turning ceremony. Located in the much larger Waterfall City development in... 


AfDB provides $15m to Biovac for new multi-vaccine production facility
27th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has finalised a $15-million loan to biopharmaceutical company Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of South Africa (Biovac)... 


PwC Associate Director Smart Mining South Africa Ian Mackay.
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Godongwana to appoint new board at PIC
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Friday he would appoint a new board for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) after a series of board resignations at the state-owned asset manager.... 


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Over 7,000 jobs lost in 10 years in SA's diamond mines
Over 7 000 jobs lost in 10 years in SA's diamond mines
24th July 2026

South Africa's diamond mines have lost over 7 000 jobs in the past decade. It’s a 38% drop, according to figures from Minerals Council South Africa. The culprit? Lab-grown diamonds.  


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Africa facing $10bn to $20bn economic hit from 'super' El Niño, AfDB climate chief warns
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10-billion to $20-billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development... 


RMB opens Beijing advisory office
24th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has established Rand Merchant Advisory Company, in Beijing, China, as part of its Asia-Africa corridor strategy, which positions it closer to... 


Vodacom Group, UJ and AWS representatives
Vodacom, UJ, AWS launch AI partnership to build next generation of South Africa’s digital talent
24th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed Vodacom Group has launched a new AI partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at building South Africa's AI talent... 


Research project to develop new tuberculosis diagnosis technique
24th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

A new research project, coordinated by Stellenbosch University, aims to develop and validate a new non-sputum-based diagnostic solution for tuberculosis (TB) that combines AI-powered chest X-ray... 


Public and private projects named as finalists in CESA Aon 2026 engineering awards
24th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Large and small engineering projects in South Africa, developed for private companies and public organisations, have been named among the finalists in the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards... 


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IATA announces the appointment of its next director-general
24th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The board of directors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has announced the appointment of the organisation’s... 


Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability consultant Ashleigh Muller.
Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’
24th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


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Volvo electric trucks surpass 250 000 km operations mark in SA
24th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

The fleet of Volvo Trucks battery electric vehicles in commercial operation in South Africa has now travelled more than 250 000 km. The kilometres accumulated so far have been achieved using... 


Vodacom Lesotho launches investment solution for M-Pesa customers
24th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Vodacom Lesotho subsidiary and M-Pesa operator VCL Financial Services has launched Tsetela, a new mobile-based investment solution that extends M-Pesa beyond everyday transactions into everyday... 


South African exports to US face new 12.5% tariff, but with exemptions
South African exports to US face new 12.5% tariff, but with exemptions
24th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The US has, from July 24, imposed new tariffs of 12.5% on South African products for the country’s “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with... 


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Magazine round up | 24 July 2026
Magazine round up | 24 July 2026

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

WIND CLUSTER
WIND CLUSTER

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 

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South Africa’s public and private sectors should put foot on the energy accelerator

A country with sufficient energy can advance economically. A country with insufficient energy cannot. The private sector finds energy generation good business. The public sector is seeing that the... 

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Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994, following a period of intense uncertainty and... 

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Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International
Rick Grantham

This week we profile Richard Grantham, joint CE: Mid-Market at Deal Leaders International, a sell-side merger-and-acquisition advisory services firm 

BIG MISMATCH: South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for mineral beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to extend discounted tariffs to certain sectors is offering some narrow-based relief. It is far from clear, though, how these discounts can be paid for and sustained, especially given an electricity policy that has been adjusted to force in some expensive new generation solutions and a pricing policy that is piling on the fixed charges.
BIG MISMATCH

South Africa’s industrial policy continues to push for minerals beneficiation. But the surge in electricity tariffs over the past two decades has made implementation near impossible. The move to... 

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We at Hawk High Pressure Pumps specialise in industrial pumps and pumping systems. Our high pressure washing equipment is locally manufactured and...

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