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naamsa extols auto support programme’s benefits as it hits back at APDP critics
naamsa extols auto support programme’s benefits as it hits back at APDP critics
Updated 3 hours ago By: Irma Venter

naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has hit back at critics describing the Automotive Production and Development Plan (APDP) as a honeypot, while also questioning the argument in favour of scrapping the government support programme to enable... 


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Mintek spells out value of PGM preconcentration, highlights chrome recovery
Updated 1 hour 50 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

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


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Five provinces now load reduction free – Eskom
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

State-owned Eskom says it has reached an important milestone in its nationwide Load Reduction Eradication Programme, with five of the country's nine provinces now free from load reduction. To date,... 


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Treasury launches investigation into allegations made at Madlanga Commission
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Following testimony presented to the Madlanga Commission that raised allegations of improper conduct involving a former National Treasury employee, Treasury has appointed external forensic... 


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Eskom, Rand Water to start Phase 2 of water infrastructure maintenance programme
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

National power utility Eskom and water utility Rand Water will start on Phase 2 of their joint planned infrastructure maintenance programme from 07:00 on July 17. The work will conclude at 19:00 on... 


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First phase of Sibanye-Stillwater’s secondary mining thrust given thumbs up
8th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is being built by the South Africa PGM Operations of... 


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Graduate targets missed for five out of eight selected degrees
Graduate targets missed for five out of eight selected degrees
3rd July 2026

The Department of Higher Education and Training has university performance targets for qualifications; five of them involve science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects; the sixth is... 


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Manufacturing organisations call for clarity on treasury’s comments on manufacturing, employment
Manufacturing organisations call for clarity on treasury’s comments on manufacturing, employment
8th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industry bodies the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), the Manufacturing Circle and the Powerline and Substation Association (Polasa) have noted, with concern,... 


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South Africa ties R3.6bn Johannesburg funding to debt plan
8th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

National Treasury said it will release funding that’s been withdrawn from dozens of municipalities after they’ve submitted plans on how they’ll pay their debts. The Treasury on Tuesday withheld... 


Wind sector can up its employment by up to 400% – Vestas CEO
Wind sector can up its employment by up to 400% – Vestas CEO
8th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

The broader South African wind energy sector will need to up its employment by between 300% and 400% by 2042 if it is to keep pace with the proposed expansion of wind energy in the country, says... 


Itac maintains anti-dumping duties on gypsum plasterboard from Thailand, Indonesia
8th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has decided to recommend to the Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau that the existing anti-dumping duties of... 


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Airbus, MTU Aero Engines create JV to develop hydrogen fuel cell aircraft engine
8th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global major aerospace group Airbus and German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines have announced the creation of a joint venture (JV) focused on the development and commercialisation of a fully... 


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Regulator approves generation licences for four solar PV projects
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved generation licences for four solar PV projects, with a combined contracted capacity of 890 MW and an installed capacity of nearly... 


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Oil surges, stocks tumble as Trump declares Iran MoU 'over'
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Oil surged by more than 5% on Wednesday and global stocks and bond prices tumbled, as investors fled risk assets after US President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding signed with... 


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Nersa grants Limpopo municipality electricity trading, distribution facility operation licences
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted the Lepelle-Nkumpi local municipality, in Limpopo, a licence to operate an electricity distribution facility and a licence to... 


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Dangote to fund proposed Kenya refinery with cash, bonds and an IPO
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Nigeria's Dangote Group plans to finance a proposed 700 000 bbl/d oil refinery in Kenya through internal cash flow, bonds and an initial public offering, a senior company executive told Reuters.... 


MPT opens new customer experience centre at HQ
MPT opens new customer experience centre at HQ
8th July 2026

Data centre and critical infrastructure power systems manufacturer Master Power Technologies, or MPT, has opened a customer experience centre at its offices in Midrand, Gauteng. Schalk Burger has... 


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Magazine round up | 03 July 2026
Magazine round up | 03 July 2026

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

GREEN DEFERRED: The World Steel Association has warned that about half of the world's planned green-steel projects have been delayed, while governments have committed just $20-billion of the $1.5-trillion needed to decarbonise the sector. It added that the current global project pipeline is set to deliver only about 70-million metric tons of green steel yearly by the end of the decade, a fraction of the roughly two-billion tons of total steel production forecast for the same date. Photograph: Bloomberg
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The World Steel Association has warned that about half of the world's planned green-steel projects have been delayed, while governments have committed just $20-billion of the $1.5-trillion needed... 

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Infrastructure can be the catalyst that brings Africa together

That Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer was a point mining and energy luminary Mike Teke made when he addressed the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines last month. We agree. Africa needs far... 

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Populist omen

South Africa is approaching the fifth anniversary of the deadly July 2021 riots and looting in an atmosphere that is again heavily laden with the threat of violence. It’s a fog made denser by the... 

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This week we profile Shaun Golding, CEO of G-Chem Aquacare, a provider of specialised water treatment services, technical expertise, chemical programmes and equipment solutions to industrial... 

HEAT STILL ON
HEAT STILL ON

The hydration breaks during this year’s FIFA World Cup have proved controversial among players, coaches and fans. Likewise, a move by a group of scientists to discount both the ‘worst case’ and... 

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