Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned of “reform drift” after the latest BLSA Reform Tracker showed that quarter-on-quarter momentum had turned negative for the... 

Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it will spend R6-billion on electricity infrastructure over the next three years. The goal, it says, is to secure the city’s energy needs, and to make... 

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Council has referred 13 alleged acts of financial misconduct, with a combined value of about R4.07-billion, to its independent Disciplinary Board for preliminary... 

Technology development and incubation organisation the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&R Seta) have established a... 

South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these... 

Eskom Holdings CEO Dan Marokane says the State-owned utility will outline its proposed approach in September in relation to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations beyond 2030. Eskom has... 

South African inflation picked up more sharply than expected in June, bolstering expectations that the central bank will deliver a second consecutive interest rate hike on Thursday. Annual headline... 

South Africa has demonstrated that it can deliver on its fiscal targets and its structural reform agenda, and the benefits of latent improving fiscal credibility are already evident in the form of... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some perspective on the progress we have made – in the 2021/22... 

As the global industrial landscape progresses in 2026, it is apparent that a period of “profound transformation” is under way, as the rise in electric vehicle manufacturing and an urgent push for... 

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 three-year wage agreement concluded in the metals and engineering industry in 2024 was reached during a period of significant economic pressure for the industry, but, despite these challenges,... 

Trade union Solidarity has brought an urgent application in the Labour Court to force the State to end the delays in issuing red seal certificates to qualified artisans. “Hundreds of qualified... 

The National Treasury is temporarily withholding the July equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities across all nine provinces in an effort to “instil fiscal discipline and ensure that public... 

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission, the Black Management Forum (BMF) and the Procurement Performance Institute on July 14 held a virtual press briefing outlining their joint... 

Successful exits of companies from venture capital funds in South Africa delivered more than twice the capital invested and show that the country’s venture capital ecosystem is moving to a more... 

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has resigned as the chair of the board of directors of State-owned asset manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), he said on Thursday. The asset... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), in partnership with the Southern African Essential Oil Producers’ Association, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) and... 

With smarter localisation, clearer procurement rules and a more deliberate industrial strategy, public spending could again become a powerful engine for rebuilding factories, expand supply chains... 

South African inflation picked up more sharply than expected in June, bolstering expectations that the central bank will deliver a second consecutive interest rate hike on Thursday. Annual headline... 

The crude oil price returning to about $72/bl at the end of June had positive effects on business and particularly on general trade conditions for the month and improved trade expectations, reports... 

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... 

Tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, Wesgro, earlier this month hosted its yearly international buyers programme, Made In The Cape. The event convenes...