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Western Cape municipalities increasingly outshining other provinces – MFS Index
Updated 3 hours ago By: Irma Venter

Independent governance ratings agency Ratings Afrika’s newest yearly Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI) confirms the severe financial distress facing the majority of South Africa’s municipalities, with the notable exception being most... 


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Unified approach crucial to meeting AfCFTA targets
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

A unified approach needs to be adopted by all 55 of the countries that form part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to reach its initial 2035 target of increasing GDP... 


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South African scientist formally inducted into the world’s oldest academy of sciences
Updated 3 hours ago By: Rebecca Campbell

National Research Foundation (NRF) board member Professor Glenda Gray has been inducted as a Fellow of the world’s oldest and one of its most prestigious academies of sciences – the UK’s Royal... 


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BMW issues recall for nearly 11 000 vehicles
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

BMW South Africa has issued a product recall involving the BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X3 and X4 vehicles sold in South Africa from 2016 onwards, the National Consumer Commission... 


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cidb expands ERWIC award to recognise women advancing construction through academia
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) has expanded its 2026 Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards with the introduction of an... 


New-vehicle sales, Chinese brands and local manufacturing in the spotlight
New-vehicle sales, Chinese brands and local manufacturing in the spotlight
10th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Irma Venter talks about the latest developments in South Africa's automotive industry, including the rising popularity of Chinese vehicle brands and Chery South... 


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SA's neighbours are driving its tourism boom. Rest of the world hasn't caught up
SA's neighbours are driving its tourism boom. Rest of the world hasn't caught up
10th July 2026

In the first five months of 2026, 4.8-million tourists arrived in South Africa. It is the highest number for this period since at least 2018, which suggests 2026 could be a bumper tourism year for... 


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Platinum metals mine concludes wheeled renewables energy deal
Updated 3 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

An energy company has entered into an agreement to supply 288 GWh of renewable energy a year to a South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining operation based in Swartklip, Limpopo province.... 


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Platinum receives major retail boost at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Platinum has received a major boost from a strategic agreement signed at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 at a time of rapid expansion of China’s platinum bar and coin market. The boost is the result of... 


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US-Iran escalation could threaten 2027 oil market surplus, IEA says
10th July 2026 By: Reuters

A recent escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran could upend the International Energy Agency's (IEA's) forecast of a significant oil market surplus next year, it said on Friday, as global... 


A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 10 July 2026
10th July 2026

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


Major new commitments of funding announced for clean cooking in Africa
9th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Thursday that $900-million of new commitments had been made to the international Clean Cooking in Africa (CCA) initiative. Further, of the... 


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Airbus expects a total global demand for 42 000 new airliners over the next 20 years
9th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global major aerospace group Airbus expects total air passenger traffic to grow at an annual rate of 3.9% over the next 20 years, driven by a global gross domestic product that would increase by... 


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Effectiveness of virtual power plants being proven in South Africa
9th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Virtual power plants (VPPs) have been tested and are being proven in South Africa, and their widespread use could reduce the need to build some new transmission and distribution infrastructure... 


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Mintek spells out value of PGM preconcentration plus chrome recovery
9th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases platinum group metal (PGM) feed grades. With... 


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Collaboration key to energy security, transition – dialogue
9th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With South Africa’s energy sector at a defining moment, with a dual imperative to ensure energy security and a credible transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, this requires collaboration... 


Steering committee to be set up to fast-track Vaal Gamagara project
9th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has resolved to establish a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the implementation of the R14.9-billion Vaal Gamagara bulk water... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 10 July 2026

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

WHEELED ELECTRICITY: Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the Jessievale sawmill in Mpumalanga being supplied by wheeled renewable electricity, and will reduce the JSE-listed company’s carbon emissions. Photograph: Creamer Media
WHEELED ELECTRICITY

Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the... 

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To combat climate change, green molecules are needed in addition to green electrons

“If we look at how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the economy.” This important point has been emphasised by SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead... 

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Measured ambition

South Africa’s planned R1-trillion infrastructure programme is undoubtedly a chance to revive the struggling construction sector and to stimulate industrialisation. After more than a decade of weak... 

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Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa
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This week we profile Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa, an international civil society organisation operating in more than 40 countries on five continents that works with... 

METRO BACKSLIDING: While there were some positives in the Auditor-General’s latest report on municipalities, the ongoing decline in the audit performance of the country’s metros remains a cause for concern. None of the metros, where 24.9-million people reside, achieved a clean audit. Metros that received an unqualified audit opinion and published credible financial statements were listed as the City of Cape Town, eThekwini, and the consolidated group for the City of Johannesburg. Separate financial statements for the City of Johannesburg, without its municipal entities, regressed to a qualified audit opinion.
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METRO BACKSLIDING: While there were some positives in the Auditor-General’s latest report on municipalities, the ongoing decline in the audit performance of the country’s metros remains a cause for... 

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