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            <description><![CDATA[By: Paul Eardley-Taylor, Gas Sector Lead, Standard Bank Group Gas means different things in different geographies. In the United States of America (USA), “Gas” means natural gas or gasoline.  In South Africa (SA), gas normally means Liquefied Petroleum Gas or more commonly, cylinders seen at restaurants. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Mignon Fishburn - Automotive Vertical Lead at C Steinweg The South African Automotive Masterplan (SAAM 2035) sets ambitious targets for production growth, localisation, competitiveness and exports. Ports will play a major role in determining whether those targets are achieved.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Ifeanyi Odoh - Country President, Schneider Electric East Africa When people talk about the future of engineering in Africa, the conversation often centres on potential, the promise of a young population, growing digitalisation, and the continent's need for modern infrastructure.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Ntsako Baloyi - Data & AI lead for Accenture, South Africa Across South Africa, organisations are accelerating their investment in artificial intelligence (AI), deploying copilots, automation tools and advanced data platforms with the promise of unlocking productivity and reducing costs. Yet, for many, the expected gains remain uneven – and in some cases, elusive. The reason is simple, but often overlooked: employees are not fundamentally changing how they work.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Manie de Waal - CEO of Energy Partners South African organisations have recovered more than R600 million in unverified and over-billed energy charges and closed out over 350 disputed billing positions using Syntiro™, a financial control system for energy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Jeremy Sampson - Chairman: Brand Finance Africa Earlier this month, the retail arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) agreed to pay approximately US$1 billion (more than R16 billion) for Shell's downstream business in South Africa: 580 service stations, together with its wholesale fuel, aviation and lubricants operations. It is ADNOC Distribution's largest acquisition outside the Gulf and its first major step into Africa's most industrialised economy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Ziyanda Gxuma - Scrum Master at Strider Digital The workplace has embraced AI at remarkable speed, with many professionals now using it to write, research, summarise meetings and streamline routine tasks. But as AI becomes a regular part of the workday, a key question remains: is it improving how work gets done or simply adding more activity to the day?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Brennan Heugh - Rentals and Sales Executive at Waco Modular South Africa’s private school sector is experiencing steady growth as increasing numbers of families seek alternative education options. While this growth reflects confidence in the sector, it is also creating new infrastructure pressures, with many schools needing to expand capacity faster than traditional construction methods can accommodate.]]></description>
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            <title>Confronting South Africa’s drug challenge with consistent workplace testing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Rhys Evans - Managing Director at ALCO-Safe South Africa faces a growing drug crisis that is affecting workplaces across the country. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), more than 316 million people worldwide use drugs, and, locally, substances such as nyaope, cat, and crystal meth are becoming increasingly prevalent. These drugs do more than harm individuals. They compromise site safety, reduce productivity, increase absenteeism, and undermine team morale. In environments where every decision matters, taking a reactive approach is dangerous. Proactive, ongoing drug testing keeps employees safe, ensures operations run smoothly, and builds a culture of trust and accountability.]]></description>
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            <title>AI Success Depends on Network Visibility as Enterprises Struggle with Growing Complexity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Tyron Silk - CASA Software Senior Solutions Architect AI can be said to be dominating business agendas and strategic discussions but new research by Broadcom reveals that the biggest obstacle to successfully deploying AI in fact the network supporting it.]]></description>
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            <title>How the fast-food industry can gain a competitive edge, fast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Charles Coetzee - Buildings & C&SP Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric Fast-food or Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) operators operate within one of the most competitive spaces in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, running blistering minute-by-minute operations whilst managin energy-intensive environments. Kitchens feature energy-heavy equipment such as fryers, grills, ovens and refrigeration systems, accounting for the largest share of power consumption.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Dr Myles Wakeham Every supply chain success—or failure—ultimately comes down to the quality of the decisions people make. Infrastructure, technology and capital are essential, but they are only enablers. It is knowledgeable professionals who determine whether goods reach markets efficiently, risks are anticipated, costs are controlled and customers receive the service they expect.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Morag Evans - CEO of Databuild In construction, fire safety can look like something that belongs near the end of a project, when plans are checked, inspections take place, and handover documents are prepared. In reality, the important decisions are made much earlier. A specified product may be changed because of cost or availability, a service route may shift on-site, or a fire-rated element may be adjusted to solve an immediate practical problem.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By Darren Naicker, GM of Brasco Filtration, a leading African OEM dust control company specialising in industrial filtration, aftermarket services and maintenance, system optimisation, and air pollution control solutions.  Across Africa’s mining, cement, power generation, food processing, metals and manufacturing sectors, dust collection systems are often viewed as a compliance requirement and grudge purchase rather than a strategic operational asset.]]></description>
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            <title>South African agriculture is no longer navigating cycles – it is adapting to permanent change</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Daneel Rossouw - Head of Sales at Nedbank Agriculture Speak to almost any agricultural producer today, and a common theme emerges: Uncertainty has become part of the job description.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Roelof van den Berg - CEO of Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) South Africa’s public sector committed R1 trillion to infrastructure development nearly a year and a half ago. This commitment carried into the 2026 Budget Review with a clear national intention move from policy to cranes and steel across then South African skyline. As the country moves into a more delivery-focused phase, attention is shifting from allocation to execution. Private sector partners positioned to advance this effort are strengthening execution frameworks to build a sustainable pipeline capable of driving this infrastructure revival forward at full pace.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Nontu Mkhize - Offer Marketing Manager: Power Services and Industry – Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric Across Sub-Saharan Africa, organisations are under increasing pressure to modernise ageing infrastructure while, at the same time, keeping costs under control and maintaining uninterrupted operations.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Ockert Berry - Director of Manufacturing: Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa For around the past decade, many South Africans with a stake in business have returned to one question: how to stop deindustrialisation. We've debated policy while factories close, investment flow elsewhere and manufacturing's contribution to GDP steadily dwindles, all while global uncertainly continues. At the time of writing this, the war in the Middle East that’s already ended nearly 40 times faces another lapsed ceasefire and the crucial Strait of Hormuz remains the world’s most Schrödinger-esque waterway, both closed and open: clopen, if you like.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Joubert Roux Global Energy Independence Day rarely attracts much attention in South Africa. But this year, it should. The conflict in the Middle East has once again shown how events thousands of kilometres away can quickly affect the South African economy. Fuel prices have surged, inflationary pressures have intensified and businesses are once again grappling with higher transport costs. It is a timely reminder that one of South Africa's greatest economic vulnerabilities is also one of its least discussed, which is that we remain heavily dependent on imported energy to keep our economy moving.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Kgomotso Lebele - Country Managing Director for Accenture, South Africa South African organisations are facing a growing cybersecurity challenge at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating technological change across every sector of the economy. The country was already one of the most targeted cyber environments in Africa before the latest advances in AI. According to industry research, local organisations experienced a sharp increase in cyberattacks during 2025, while cybercrime continues to impose significant financial and operational costs on businesses, government institutions and consumers.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[By: Nigel Sun - President of Sungrow Sub-Saharan Africa The African Energy Forum runs over four days. On the fourth day, at the same venue, the forum hosts YES, the Youth Energy Summit, its sister event for students and young people entering the sector. Students attending YES have the chance to walk the exhibition floor, and many make their way to our stand.]]></description>
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