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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Lawfulness of temporarily withholding equitable share from 69 municipalities scrutinised
Updated 4 hours ago By: Terence Creamer

The National Treasury’s temporary withholding of the transfer of the July equitable share funds to 69 municipalities came under intense scrutiny in Parliament on Friday, where questions were raised about the lawfulness of the intervention. On July... 


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Isuzu opens R2m AI, coding and robotics laboratory in Motherwell
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Automotive manufacturer Isuzu Motors South Africa has opened a R2-million AI, Coding and Robotics Lab at Khulile Primary School, in Motherwell, in the Eastern Cape, providing access to cutting-edge... 


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Coega secures prestigious SEZ of the year award
17th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has been announced as SEZ of the Year during a gala dinner to celebrate the second International SEZ Conference, held on July 16 and 17, at the Durban... 


ACTOM expands its Pretoria West manufacturing hub
ACTOM expands its Pretoria West manufacturing hub
17th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News & Mining Weekly online writer Lumkile Nkomfe discusses the significance of ACTOM's expansion of its Pretoria West factory with a new lithium-ion battery assembly facility and... 


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UK backs $400m AfDB loan for South Africa climate push
17th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

The African Development Bank approved a $400-million loan for South Africa and the facility will be guaranteed by the UK as part of its contribution to a climate finance pact between the... 


Caibai GM Caigang Ning, WPIC CEO Trevor Raymond, and WPIC Asia Pacific regional head Weibin Deng.
Platinum metals fundamentally key to China’s Five-Year Plan, WPIC reports
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 has served to highlight that platinum group metals (PGMs) are fundamentally key to the delivery of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan to 2030. China has earmarked close to... 


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SA municipal debt is dominated by one creditor: Eskom
SA municipal debt is dominated by one creditor: Eskom
17th July 2026

South Africa’s National Treasury declared it would temporarily withhold funding to 69 municipalities to force them to fix their problems, which include unfunded budgets, irregular and wasteful... 


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A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Magazine round up | 17 July 2026
17th July 2026

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


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Cape Town-Johannesburg is Africa’s busiest air passenger route
16th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The route between Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) was the busiest airport pair connection in Africa last year. This is one of the... 


Electric taxis are undergoing trials in South Africa
All African countries can play a role in the automotive value chain, AAAM CEO says
16th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

There are significant opportunities to develop component manufacturing in Africa to supply vehicle manufacturers, and each country can play a role in the automotive value chain, industry... 


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Chery SA to kick off assembly with Tiggo 4 Cross, bakkie assembly under investigation
16th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Chery South Africa (SA) has confirmed that the Tiggo 4 range will be the first model produced at its newly acquired Rosslyn manufacturing plant, with local production scheduled to begin in the... 


Industries require reliable power, while developing the energy industry can create local demand
Africa needs power to accelerate industrialisation
16th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible... 


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Sappi joins a global programme to eliminate harmful chemicals in the fashion supply chain
16th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa-based global woodfibre-based renewable resources group Sappi has announced that it has joined the ZDHC Foundation Roadmap to Zero programme. This programme seeks to eliminate harmful... 


Vodacom Group, Wits University partner to develop Africa’s future leaders
16th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has partnered with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) on a leadership development initiative designed to prepare the next generation of leaders for... 


Power outage hits Eikenhof booster station operations
16th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

A widespread power outage following an explosion on the 11 kV power lines supplied from City Power’s Orlando switching station is impacting the pumping operations of Rand Water’s Eikenhof booster... 


Eskom renewables group executive Rivoningo Mnisi
Eskom Green says PFMA approval enables fundraising and partnerships
16th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom Holdings reports that it has now secured the required approvals to establish Eskom Green as a wholly-owned renewables subsidiary that is able to raise funding and enter into public-private... 


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


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Magazine round up | 17 July 2026

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

LONG SHADOW: The outbreak, this year, of the Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo involved a combination of factors that made it particularly difficult to contain. It involved the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine. The number of confirmed cases rose rapidly, along with the death toll. It also occurred at a time when health funding and aid from international agencies had been reduced. All these factors have hindered containment efforts and underline how decisions taken in one part of the world can cast a long shadow elsewhere.
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The outbreak, this year, of the Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo involved a combination of factors that made it particularly difficult to contain. It involved the rare... 

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Let’s pick up our tools and build a better South Africa

When we seek unity, we must not be looking for uniformity but divergent good. Collectively, we can give ourselves far more than anyone can take away. Let’s pick up our tools and build big and small... 

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Think electricity

Global statistics continue to reaffirm the role of electricity as the future dominant energy carrier. More and more energy services are being electrified, including through electric vehicles, while... 

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Deon de Kock, CEO: Africa at Babcock International Group
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This week we profile Deon de Kock, CEO: Africa at Babcock International Group, a FTSE 100-listed international defence company  

PROCUREMENT & LOCALISATION: South Africa has, for years, had an official policy of using public procurement to bolster local industry. Implementing that policy has not been straightforward, either commercially or legally, however. Given ongoing deindustrialisation, calls for a more strategic approach to localisation are intensifying. Regulations accompanying the Public Procurement Act, which have been out for comment in recent months, are meant to offer something of a solution, but it is far from certain that they will.
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South Africa has, for years, had an official policy of using public procurement to bolster local industry. Implementing that policy has not been straightforward, either commercially or legally,... 

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