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Telkom to list mast and towers unit

By: Natasha Odendaal 22nd September 2021 Telecommunications group Telkom is pursuing a separate listing of its masts and towers business, Swiftnet, on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. A final determination on the listing of the Telkom subsidiary, which is under management by Gyro, will be made by the end of the financial year. →

Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences

By: News24Wire 22nd September 2021 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved three generation licences for floating powership provider Karpowership. The decision was taken at a special meeting of the energy regulator on Tuesday afternoon. The regulator approved generation licences for Karpowership at... →

Takatso says it is still in talks over SAA investment

By: Reuters 21st September 2021 Takatso Consortium said on Wednesday it was still in discussions with South Africa's Treasury over its purchase of a 51% stake in the country's struggling national airline but said both parties were committed to an agreement. The transaction was large and complex and so might take time to... →

Industrial policy belongs at centre of development agenda – Godongwana

By: Terence Creamer 21st September 2021 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says industrial policy and the quest for industrialisation belong back at the centre of the development agenda and are critical for meeting South Africa’s aspirations for higher levels of economic growth, job creation, transformation and development. The South... →

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Exxaro’s Cennergi to decarbonise group’s own coal mines plus mining industry

By: Martin Creamer 21st September 2021 Cennergi, the wholly owned renewable energy arm of coal mining company Exxaro and South Africa’s second-largest renewable energy company, is being deployed to decarbonise the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company’s own coal mines. In addition, Exxaro, through Cennergi, is in discussion with... →

Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo interviewed by Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.

Germany's removal of SA from high-risk list to help tourism recover - Sisulu

By: Yvonne Silaule 21st September 2021 Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has thanked Germany for its “progressive and scientific” decision to remove South Africa from its high-risk country list, stating that it would directly contribute to efforts to recover the tourism sector. The decision means that vaccinated travellers from South... →

Engineering sector strike looms as wage talks deadlock

By: Donna Slater 21st September 2021 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday announced that it would embark on a national strike in the engineering sector from October 5, after wage talks deadlocked. Numsa has deadlocked with employer associations in engineering, namely the National Employers... →

Civil confidence index edges higher, but lack of work remains a concern

By: Simone Liedtke 21st September 2021 The civil confidence index ticked up slightly to 17 points in the third quarter, but despite the improvement, underlying indicators worsened in the quarter and industry respondents remained dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions. The civil confidence index, compiled by First National... →

South Deep gold mine to trial battery electric vehicle next year – Gold Fields

By: Martin Creamer 21st September 2021 Gold mining company Gold Fields has reached agreement with global engineering group Sandvik to trial a battery electric vehicle (BEV) underground loader at its South Deep gold mine, with the project starting towards the back end of next year, Gold Fields EVP for South Africa Martin Preece said on... →

Gold Fields and Sandvik cooperating on BEVs

Gold Fields EVP for South Africa Martin Preece

Airbus-led consortium to pilot liquid hydrogen fuel at French airport

By: Rebecca Campbell 21st September 2021 France’s Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport will pilot a project, being developed by an Airbus-led consortium, to increase the use of hydrogen in aviation, both in aircraft and ground vehicles, the European-based global major aerospace group announced on Tuesday. Lyon-Saint Exupéry is one of the airports... →

DWS on the hunt for permanent director-general

By: Creamer Media Reporter 21st September 2021 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is seeking a permanent director-general for a five-year contract in Pretoria, calling for applicants to submit their CVs by October 4. The critical post, over the past few financial years, has mostly been held by acting directors-general. →

Nkabane says South Africa will move ahead with nuclear procurement in 2022

By: Terence Creamer 21st September 2021 Deputy Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane says that South Africa plans to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a 2 500 MW nuclear programme by the end of March 2022 and complete the procurement in 2024. In an address to the sixty-fifth general conference of the... →

Photo of the Koeberg nuclear power station

The only allocation made in the IRP 2019 for nuclear relates to extending Koeberg's life

Banks balk at backing emergency power bidders

By: Bloomberg 21st September 2021 A court case filed by a losing bidder in South Africa’s emergency power program threatens to delay the provision of the electricity by months as banks balk at providing funding because of the risk of an adverse judgment. Officials at three of the seven preferred bidders selected to provide power... →

Research group reports low level of market concentration in SA agriculture

By: Rebecca Campbell 21st September 2021 In a recent brief report, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) pointed out that, according to the available data, the agricultural sector was one of the South African economy’s least concentrated sectors. And while agro-processing was much more concentrated that agriculture itself,... →

RMB arranges R8.45bn sustainability-linked loan for Mediclinic

By: Simone Liedtke 21st September 2021 Hospital operator Mediclinic has refinanced its existing debt through a new R8.45-billion sustainability-linked banking facility – the first of its kind arranged by a bank in Africa. Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Bank, acted as the lead arranger for the transaction. →

Sasol, Imperial explore hydrogen options for decarbonising long-haul trucking

By: Terence Creamer 21st September 2021 South African companies Sasol and Imperial Logistics have entered into an agreement to explore options and solutions for decarbonising heavy-duty long-haul trucking, including through the use of fuel cell electric (FCE) trucks fuelled by green hydrogen. Sasol has already announced its intention... →

An Imperial Logistics truck

Digital authentication solution wins MTN enterprise app award

By: Schalk Burger 21st September 2021 The biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding solution of technology company iiDENTIFii has won the Best Enterprise Solution award of the MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2021. While technically complex, the solution assures that an individual is a real person and present at... →

Mlambo-Ngcuka wins Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation award

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st September 2021 Nonprofit organisation the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced South African Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former UN under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women, as the winner of the 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award. As part of its yearly Goalkeepers campaign, the foundation also... →

DDG Moahloli resigns from Treasury

By: Simone Liedtke 21st September 2021 Tshepiso Moahloli has resigned from her position as the National Treasury’s deputy director-general (DDG) of asset and liability management. The resignation will be official from October 15. →

Organisation files climate lobbying resolution for tabling at Sasol AGM

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st September 2021 Nonprofit shareholder activism organisation Just Share and investment management company Aeon Investment Management on September 14 co-filed a nonbinding, advisory shareholder resolution with chemicals company Sasol, for tabling at its November 19 annual general meeting. The resolution asks Sasol... →

Magnesium maelstrom throws up another roadblock for automakers

By: Reuters 21st September 2021 Widespread closures of magnesium smelters in top producer China due to a clampdown on emissions and shortages of energy have propelled prices of the metal to their highest since 2008, posing another headache for automakers. Magnesium, also widely used in the aerospace industry, is needed to make... →

Western Cape turns the sod at three integrated human settlement developments

By: Yvonne Silaule 20th September 2021 Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Tertuis Simmers last week presided over three sod turnings as part of the development that forms part of the Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP). The Blompark housing development, in Gansbaai, which has a budget allocation of just over... →

Study reveals South Africa's weather is becoming more extreme

By: Donna Slater 20th September 2021 South Africa is experiencing more maximum temperature records than expected – a trend which appears to be accelerating, a study by a University of Pretoria (UP) Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology PhD student Charlotte McBride shows. McBride, of the South African Weather... →

Bojanala SEZ to create jobs, attract R8bn of investment

By: Yvonne Silaule 20th September 2021 The North West provincial government says the Bojanala Special Economic Zone will create an estimated 2 500 jobs and attract about R8-billion of investment. High on the agenda is mineral beneficiation; the creation of an industrial zone and a logistics park; and investment in information and... →

iREREP to have 30-year lead time, private sector to be responsible for technical and financing aspects

By: Donna Slater 20th September 2021 The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) launched its Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP) by opening its request for information (RFI) on September 20, saying its 30-year lead time is aligned with government’s National Infrastructure Plan 2050... →

Trade policy can accelerate business emissions reduction – WEF study

By: Schalk Burger 20th September 2021 For businesses to reach their emissions targets, the global trading system needs to adapt and businesses are calling for that change, the World Economic Forum (WEF) states in its 'Delivering a Climate Trade Agenda' industry insights report. Action on trade is necessary for businesses to unlock... →

Hydrogen Society Roadmap focus to shift from research to commercialisation

By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2021 Cabinet has approved an extension of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap (HSRM) to 2030, with the aim of shifting its focus from research to commercialisation. “The HSRM builds on what has been achieved in the past 10 years to prepare South Africa to move from research and development to manufacturing... →

Boeing wins major US Air Force missile maintenance contract

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th September 2021 Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing announced on Monday that it had been awarded a $1.6-billion sole-source service contract by the US Air Force (USAF). Under the contract, the corporation will service and maintain the guidance systems of the USAF’s land-based Minuteman III... →

Cabinet endorses more ambitious carbon pledge ahead of Glasgow summit

By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2021 Cabinet has approved a revised – and more ambitious – Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) carbon mitigation target range for 2030 ahead of the upcoming COP26 gathering, which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. In a statement, Cabinet announced that South Africa had revised... →

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Eskom plans to decommission 11 GW of coal by 2030

Exxaro targeting manganese, bauxite, copper as part of decarbonisation strategy

By: Martin Creamer 20th September 2021 By investing in operating manganese, bauxite and copper assets, the new Exxaro Minerals business could represent 50% of expected coal earnings within ten years, Exxaro CEO-designate and MD Minerals Dr Nombasa Tsengwa stated on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed coal company’s website on... →

Creamer Media screenshot taken during 2021 presentation of Exxaro results

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Exxaro CEO-designate and MD Minerals Dr Nombasa Tsengwa

Airbus included in German stock exchange’s new leading index

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th September 2021 Europe-based global giant aerospace group Airbus announced on Monday that it had been included on the Deutsche Börse’s (German stock exchange’s) new DAX40 index, effective immediately. Early this month, the Börse expanded its previous DAX30 index to the new list of 40 enterprises. Airbus is... →

Plan to replace SAFARI-1 with multi-purpose nuclear reactor gets Cabinet nod

By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2021 Cabinet has approved the setting up of the multi-purpose nuclear reactor project to replace the current SAFARI-1 nuclear research reactor, owned by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa). The research reactor, located at Pelindaba, west of Pretoria, is a leading global producer of... →

The Pelindaba complex, west of Pretoria

PPC completes disposal of PPC Lime and PPC Aggregate Quarries Botswana

By: Schalk Burger 20th September 2021 Construction materials company PPC on September 20 announced that all conditions precedent for the disposal of PPC Lime and PPC Aggregate Quarries Botswana (PPC AQB) have been met. The completion of the sale of PPC Lime and PPC AQB is an important and positive step in the ongoing capital... →

Glencore is leading transition metals major, says Deutsche Bank Research

By: Martin Creamer 20th September 2021 Glencore is the leading major mining company when it comes to its portfolio of transition metals, says Deutsche Bank Research. The bank’s research analysts afford Glencore a top 1-to-5 position in copper, cobalt, zinc and nickel – metals they describe as being central to world’s decarbonisation... →

Screenshot of commodity revenue calculation by Morgan Stanley Research

Revenue by commodity calculated by Morgan Stanley Research

New working group to encourage smartphone increase for the unconnected

By: Natasha Odendaal 20th September 2021 Vodafone Group and the United Nation’s (UN’s) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have partnered to launch an initiative aimed at identifying policy, commercial and circular-economy interventions to increase smartphone access. Of the 3.7-billion not connected to the Internet, 3.4-billion... →

South Africa adopts lower emission target ahead of COP26 meeting

By: Bloomberg 20th September 2021 South Africa’s cabinet adopted the lower greenhouse gas emission target recommended by a panel set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The target, known as the country’s nationally determined contribution, is to keep annual emissions at between 371 and 420 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent by... →

Production of facelifted Polo starts at Kariega plant, on sale in 2022 in SA

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2021 Production of the new-look Polo has started at Volkswagen’s manufacturing plant in Kariega. Vehicle models typically receive a make-over in the middle of their lifecycle. →

The first shipment of the new-look Polo leaves the VWSA Kariega plant

Netstar appoints new chief technology officer

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2021 Vehicle-recovery and fleet-intelligence company Netstar has appointed Clifford de Wit as its new chief technology officer. De Wit will take over from Francois Stols, who is retiring at the end of the year. →

Clifford de Wit

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