Section 34A of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act requires that the independent transmission system operator (ITSO), as the licensed transmitter, control the network it operates, says... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved, subject to public interest conditions relating to employment and local procurement, a merger that will see Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery International... 

Despite numerous government announcements and budget allocations earmarked for new infrastructure projects in South Africa, the country’s engineering sector, now more than ever, requires action... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will host the second International Special Economic Zones Infrastructure and Investment conference at the Durban International Convention... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended the imposition of safeguard measures on imports of corrosion resistant steel coil products for a period of... 

Roads entity Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is taking steps to progress several projects to mitigate challenges for South African road users, with the latest development the appointment of... 

Amendments to the Companies Act took effect on May 22 and have fundamentally changed the governance of executive remuneration in South Africa, says assurance, advisory and tax services firm PwC... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger that will see Cape Forests Products acquire MTO Forestry and PG Bison Southern Cape (PGBSC), and has cleared the transaction with enhanced... 

The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries’ (Norfund’s) acquisition of a minority interest in South African water company Nafasi... 

Agriculture industry organisation Grain SA says South Africa’s slow response to rapidly changing global trade conditions is placing local grain producers under growing financial pressure. The... 

The Competition Commission has approved the proposed transaction whereby the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) intends to acquire Squirewood, Gallagher Estate Holdings... 

The Competition Commission welcomes the amended Merger Threshold Determination and Merger Filing Fees that were gazetted on May 8. Its research indicates that the revised thresholds can materially... 

The draft procurement regulations published in April propose extensive set-asides for 100%-black-owned businesses; however, National Treasury has not produced an economic impact analysis showing... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved a merger that will see new forestry company Cape Forests Products acquire sole control of the merged entity of softwood forestry company MTO Forestry and... 

The Competition Commission, in a statement on Monday, said it has referred a complaint against MultiChoice South Africa and Altech UEC South Africa to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution,... 

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has warned of possible consequences for manufacturers, from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s... 

Road freight operators with truck fleets should proactively seek to combat ongoing safety concerns in the country by integrating modern technologies into their fleets while implementing a safety... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved, with conditions, the merger in which Fairfield Dairy will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ladismith Cheese, after which it will be solely... 

The next wave of competitive advantage will come not from individual breakthrough technologies, but from the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems, says... 

The Reform Tracker of business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) shows that central government reforms are generally progressing, albeit some more slowly, and are broadly moving... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has requested the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to impose definitive antidumping duties on... 

The Competition Tribunal has found that a moving company had engaged in limited instances of cover quoting, following a complaint referral by the Competition Commission. Cover quoting is a practice... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved, without conditions, construction company WBHO Construction's acquisition of all shares of solar project specialist company Zamori. WBHO is part of a broader... 

Agricultural automation and AI solutions platform Farmflex which has been shortlisted as a nominee for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation – created by farming solutions company Lema... 

As the insurance sector matures across Africa, the focus is shifting from simple digitalisation to the sophisticated application of AI and hyper-personalisation, with efforts to increase the... 

While South Africa’s scrap metal recycling sector continues to play a vital part in the circular economy, the sector is being held back by the Price Preference System (PPS) policy for scrap metals... 

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed transaction whereby Fairfield Dairy intends to acquire Ladismith Cheese Company, with conditions. The... 

South Africa’s sugar industry needs a collaborative effort aimed at diversifying its sugarcane-based product offerings, says rum distillery Sugar Baron. The company is creating value-add in the... 

The ongoing sugar industry crisis in South Africa is leaving sugarcane growers, millers and refiners with little hope regarding the industry’s sustainability. However, sustainable solutions... 

The sugar industry crisis needs to be urgently addressed, as the negative impacts of increased sugar imports will cause collateral damage to the entire South African sugar industry, says brown... 

Industry regulatory body South African Sugar Association (SASA) is advocating for the urgent implementation of the key pillars of the Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan to 2030 – including strategic... 

During the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson spoke about how the government was... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Alexandra Abrahams has emphasised the importance of localisation to the country’s economy, with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition... 

Africa faces one of its most crowded electoral calendars this year at a time of shrinking global tolerance for political risk, turning the ballot box into a policy credibility test for investors... 

Recent notices published by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) highlight important developments affecting South Africa’s steel and manufacturing industries,... 

JSE-listed diversified industrial holding company KAP says that, in a dispute between polymer producer and KAP subsidiary Safripol and JSE-listed energy and chemicals company Sasol about an... 

The Competition Tribunal of South Africa has unconditionally approved the merger in which investment company Bond UK will acquire the coatings division of chemicals company BASF. Following the...