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South African companies vulnerable to cyberthreats owing to affordability challenges
South Africa experienced 230-million cybersecurity threats in 2022, while the second most attacked African country Morocco experienced 71-million attacks. South Africa is particularly vulnerable...
Commission studying Appeal Court judgment for next course of action
The Competition Commission is studying the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) judgment, handed down on January 8, and is consulting its legal team before deciding on the next course of action. The CAC...
Developing countries unlikely to see higher climate investment amid global growth slowdown
Global growth is projected to slow for the third year in a row, reaching 2.4% in 2024 from 2.6% in 2023, significantly below the 2010s average and the slowest half-decade of gross domestic product...
New Gold achieves top-end of production guidance
Canada-focused gold miner New Gold said that strong fourth-quarter results led to it achieving the top-end of its consolidated 2023 production guidance. In the fourth quarter, consolidated...
Si6 to acquire Brazil REE licences
ASX-listed critical metals and minerals explorer Si6 Metals expects to complete the acquisition of a 50% interest in a portfolio of exploration licences in Brazil from exploration firm Foxfire...
South Africa to add further solar PV in 2024 – Scatec
Renewable energy company Scatec says solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity will grow significantly in South Africa this year and will continue to replace fossil-fuel-based traditional energy sources, as...
Policy uncertainty lower in fourth quarter, but remains highly elevated – NWU
The North-West University (NWU) Business School Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) for the fourth quarter of 2023 showed a welcome easing to 65.5 from its 71.8 in third quarter. However, the presence...
Affirma, Norfund and KLP provide $145m for CEC to build additional capacity
Private equity firm Affirma Capital, development finance institution Norfund and Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) have invested $145-million in Zambian independent power...
UK’s BII to spend R125m on Cape wind farms
UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) will invest R125-million in two 140 MW wind farms in the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape to help tackle South Africa’s...
Gautrain celebrates midibus feeder service successes
Urban commuter rail service Gautrain has opened additional midibus routes from its stations in Centurion and Hatfield in partnership with the minibus taxi operators. The Gautrain Midibus Feeder and...
PPC rehabilitates boreholes for Madibeng villages
Construction materials company PPC has rehabilitated nine boreholes in Madibeng, in the North West, and handed them over to the Madibeng municipality. This project forms part of the cement maker’s...
Sibanye supports ICMM Water Stewardship Maturity Framework
Diversified mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has welcomed and expressed its support for global leadership body the ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework, which is a practical tool for all...
16.82 MW rooftop solar project to be built on IWC mega-warehouse in Ghana
Ghanaian conglomerate company LMI Holdings, through its subsidiary Helios Solar Company, is building a 16.82 MW solar rooftop power system on its logistics subsidiary IWC's mega-warehouse, which is...
CGCSA registered as producer responsibility organisation
Industry association the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) has been registered as a producer responsibility organisation (PRO), which will enable it to coordinate efforts by its...
Increase in reporting of environmental crimes, DFFE reports
The 2022/23 financial year saw a 52% rise in the number of complaints reported through various channels to the national, provincial and municipal departments, as well as to State-owned entities,...
Schneider Electric completes EcoAct acquisition
Electrical automation and equipment company Schneider Electric has finalised the acquisition of climate consulting and solutions company EcoAct, which is headquartered in Paris, France. The...
DBSA, UCLG Africa establish African cities special purpose financing vehicle
Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and African local government organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) have committed...
Economic transactions index continued its decline in November
Payments infrastructure company BankservAfrica's Economic Transactions Index (BETI) reached 130.4 in November, which is the exact same figure as November 2022, slipping from the level of 130.8...
Consortium appointed to develop Mozambique hydropower project
A consortium comprising of energy companies EDF, TotalEnergies and Sumitomo Corporation, has been selected as the strategic partner by the government of Mozambique and has entered into a joint...
Cape Town Container Terminal receives seven additional gantry cranes
The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) took delivery of seven pre-used rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) on December 11. The acquisition of the RTGs is part of State-owned Transnet Port Terminals’...
Growthpoint lets first two of six Arterial Industrial Estate units in Phase 1
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties has let the first two of six units in Phase 1 of its Arterial Industrial Estate development, in Cape Town, to paints and coatings...
Schneider appoints Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP
Electricity management and equipment company Schneider Electric has appointed Christophe Begat as Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP. Begat has been at the helm of the company’s operations...
Nedbank acquires Eqstra to boost fleet management
Financial services firm Nedbank Group has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of fleet management solutions provider Eqstra Investment, subject to regulatory...
Transnet issues South Dunes liquid bulk and green fuels terminal RFP
The State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of suitable terminal operator to fund, design, develop, operate, maintain and...
Scatec's Kenhardt project starts producing electricity for the national grid
Renewable energy company Scatec's Kenhardt hybrid solar and battery storage project has officially started producing and supplying electricity to the national grid from its three plants in the...
Itac recommends maintaining duties on clear float glass unframed glass mirrors from Indonesia
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended maintaining the anti-dumping duties on clear float glass and unframed glass mirrors originating in or...
Global trade to contract 5% this year
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), in its December 2023 ‘Global Trade Update’, says global trade in goods will decline by about $2-trillion this year, but trade in...
SITA appoints acting MD as Mabaso steps down
The South Africa State Information Technology Agency (SITA) MD Dr Bongani Mabaso has asked to be released early from his five-year contract to pursue his interests elsewhere. The SITA board has...
Second iteration of just transition project framework completed
Nonprofit economic research institution Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) has developed the second iteration of its framework to identify and measure just transition projects in South...
16 innovators shortlisted for 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The UK Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the 16 shortlisted innovators from eight countries for the tenth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Some of the shortlisted innovations for...
Airbus, BMW Group open submissions for transport quantum computing challenge
Aerospace company Airbus and automotive manufacturer BMW Group have launched the global Quantum Computing Challenge, seeking candidates to develop a solution to mobility challenges, such as...
Three Itac commissioners reappointed until 2028
Three International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) commissioners Phozisa Mbiko, Wandile Sihlobo and Etienne Vlok, have been reappointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as...
Hydrogen electrolyser capacity seen increasing by 143% over next two years
Global hydrogen electrolyser supply capacity is expected to increase by 143% over the next two years, after having increased by 103% from 2022 to 2023, the ‘Hydrogen Electrolyser Supplier’ report,...
New Absa Chair in Future Energy at Wits will host energy modelling lab
Financial services firm Absa, in collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Business School (WBS), has sponsored the newly formed Absa Chair in Future Energy. It will house a...
AI can help humanity, but data and computing needed to enable its use
A specially trained neural network artificial intelligence (AI) system can use the signal from an electroencephalogram to detect epilepsy symptoms with a 90% accuracy, can work constantly and its...
BankservAfrica to handle UnionPay International's local card processing, service channels
Card payments company UnionPay International has appointed automated clearing house BankservAfrica as the domestic processor for all of UnionPay's card issuing and acquiring services across its...
Dutoit Group family business celebrates 130 years of fresh produce
Agricultural investment company Dutoit Group is celebrating its 130th anniversary. The group was started in 1893 by Gysbertus du Toit planting the first fruit trees on Kromfontein Farm, in the...
South African companies face challenges to compete globally, digital innovation index shows
South African companies face tremendous challenges to compete on the global market, while simultaneously addressing local socioeconomic inequalities and nurturing nationwide prosperity, amid global...
CESA elects David Leukes as president
Industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has elected David Leukes as its new president, and Knight Piésold Africa regional manager Vishal Haripersad as VP. Leukes has served as...
Metair CEO resigns, Ford Project component volumes meet expectations
JSE-listed energy storage and automotive components manufacturer Metair has announced that Sjoerd Douwenga has decided to resign as CEO and executive director with effect from January 31. Douwenga...
NRF appoints Dr Thandi Mgwebi as business advancement group executive
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has appointed Dr Thandi Mgwebi as its business advancement group executive, with effect from February 1, 2024. She re-joins the NRF to assume the role. Over...
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