Global ecosystem data network that South Africa helped create is now operational

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has highlighted that the global FLUXNET Shuttle data system became fully operational last week, and that the South African Environmental Observation Network... 

Most African countries not yet capable of achieving sustained industrial growth

Africa still has a long way to go to achieve industrialisation, the Business Council for Africa has highlighted, in its '2025 Annual RED Index of Industrial Development in Africa'. (RED stands for... 

Emirates Airways has restored most of its services, including to South Africa

Dubai-, United Arab Emirates (UAE), based global major airline Emirates has announced that it has restored operations on 96% of its global network, following the disruptions caused by the conflict... 

Airbus announces a new executive VP for strategy

The Airbus group has announced that it has appointed a new executive VP for strategy, Eric Kirstetter, who previously worked for the global strategy consultancy Roland Berger. His predecessor,... 

King Shaka International Airport playing a major role in the KwaZulu-Natal economy

Airports Company South Africa has highlighted that May 1 marked the sixteenth anniversary of Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (KSIA), which is now the country’s third busiest airport. KSIA... 

Conflict in the Middle East causes decline in air cargo demand in March, says IATA

Global air cargo markets decelerated in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA was the global representative body for the airline industry.) “Air cargo demand... 

Global air passenger demand up in March, with Africa leading, despite Gulf crisis – IATA

Global total air passenger demand increased by 2.1%, year-on-year in March, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has... 

African governments need to prioritise aviation, says IATA

Aviation was a strategic enabler for African social and economic development, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted, at its Focus Africa Conference, in Addis Ababa,... 

Shortlists of nuclear regulator board candidates released by Parliamentary Committee

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has released the list of 26 candidates that it has shortlisted for interviews, to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear... 

Western Cape recycler to double capacity with new baler

Thirty-year old Western Cape recycling and waste management company CL Trading is set to double the amount of recyclables that it can process, with the installation of a new, imported, R3-million... 

South Africa needs efficient air cargo hubs to boost economic growth

Efficient performance by South Africa’s air cargo hubs was a key strategic instrument to propel the country’s economic growth and increase its competitiveness in world markets. So highlighted FedEx... 

African domestic capital pools now exceed external capital inflows

The ten years from 2014 to 2024 saw a hugely important turning point for Africa, infrastructure and industrial development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has highlighted, in... 

UK development finance agency has unveiled its new strategy

UK development finance institution, British International Investment, has released its new five-year strategy. This has been developed to meet the challenges posed by a changing world, including... 

Airbus Space to provide imagery and analysis for global coffee industry mapping project

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has been selected as the technical partner in the international Coffee Canopy Partnership. Backed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the... 

South African Auctioneer of the Year competition set for early June

The 2026 Battle of the Auctioneers will take place on June 8, the South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) has announced. Formally called the SAIA National Auction Championship, it will take... 

Africa Finance Corporation obtains major facility from India Exim Bank

Pragmatic continental and industrial development finance institution, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), announced on Monday that it had strengthened its well-established relationship with the... 

LPG is Africa’s fastest option for clean energy access – Sahara Group

Nigerian energy multinational Sahara Group believes that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is Africa’s most immediately available and scalable option for secure and reliable energy that is also clean.... 

UK FinTech making Cape Town its number two tech hub

Western Cape trade, tourism and investment agency Wesgro has highlighted that UK-based FinTech enterprise, the ClearScore Group, has decided to make Cape Town its second major tech hub outside of... 

Necsa SMR briefing attracts 54 potential partners

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) held, on Thursday, a compulsory briefing for suppliers interested in its expression of interest (EoI) regarding small modular reactors (SMRs).... 

AfDB enters into MoU with the European Stability Mechanism

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The ESM assured the financial stability of the euro currency... 

Stellenbosch and Coventry universities celebrate a decade of successful partnership

South Africa’s Stellenbosch University and the UK’s Coventry University have celebrated the tenth anniversary of their partnership and collaboration. The crowning element of this relationship was... 

Africa urged to seize opportunity to increase its refining capacity

Current conflicts have been a reminder of the fragility of global energy networks, with 30% of the world's supply of oil and gas now shut down due to the disruption of shipping through the Strait... 

African development needs greater refining capacity

African industrialisation needs secure energy supply chains. So highlighted African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) executive secretary Anibor Kragha in a concise address to the 2026... 

Africa needs to add value to its resources

Exporting raw materials and then importing finished products is bad for Africa. So affirmed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in a concise video address to the 2026 African Refiners and... 

Heineken launches a beer voucher scheme for South Africans travelling to Europe

Global beer giant Heineken has instituted what it calls a Bar de Change at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, to benefit beer-loving South Africans travelling to Europe. Because of the... 

Global environmental fund receives nearly $4bn in pledges

Multilateral environmental fund, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has received initial pledges from donor countries totalling $3.9-billion during its ninth replenishment cycle. The world’s... 

UK-supported Ghanaian development funder gains two new investors

Leading Ghanaian private pensions provider Axis Pension Trustees (Axis), and Norwegian development finance institution (DFI) Norfund have become the latest investors in Ghana-based investment... 

Post-war recovery of Middle Eastern oil and gas fields could take months

Edinburgh, Scotland-based global energy and natural resources analytics, insights and proprietary data company Wood Mackenzie has warned that it would be months, after a ceasefire was achieved in... 

African Energy Chamber seeks to join African Court proceeding regarding climate change

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has applied to become an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in an advisory proceeding which is currently before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The... 

AU Assembly calls for African countries to adopt a new map projection

The thirty-ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) has voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection for maps, on the grounds that it is a more fair and proportionate method of... 

Wits’ African philanthropy, social investment centre celebrates its first decade

Wits Business School’s (WBS’) Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) is this year celebrating its tenth anniversary. WBS, in turn, is the graduate school of business of the... 

SA has potential to be real player in the battery energy storage system market

South Africa has the potential to develop at least one, and maybe as many as three, internationally competitive gigafactories for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. This... 

Artemis II crewed Moon mission successfully launched

The first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa’s) Artemis II, successfully launched at 00:35 Thursday, South African time.... 

SA has potential to be real player in the battery energy storage system market

South Africa has the potential to develop at least one, and maybe as many as three, internationally competitive gigafactories for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. This... 

IATA reports that air passenger traffic saw a strong increase in February

Global total air passenger traffic grew by 6.1%, year-on-year, in February, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline... 

Necsa launches an expression of interest into Small Modular Reactor technologies

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) issued, on Tuesday, an expression of interest (EoI), to invite technology providers, organisations and consortia, with the appropriate... 

Global air cargo demand grew strongly in February, reports IATA

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that global total air cargo demand rose by 11.2%, year-on-year, in... 

Airbus drone-intercepting drone successfully demonstrated

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that its prototype drone-intercepting Bird-of-Prey reusable uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) had successfully intercepted and engaged a medium-sized one-way attack... 

South African food inflation fell in February

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to as food inflation, for short) declined in February, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)... 

Extreme heat is rapidly becoming a major risk in Southern Africa

Across the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), extreme heat is rapidly increasing and becoming the most urgent climate and health risk across the region. This is the...