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            <description><![CDATA[Global logistics company DHL Group has launched a DHL Academy of Humanitarian Logistics (DAHL) in Johannesburg, which uses DHL’s logistics expertise to provide practical, pro bono training for nonprofit organisations, with a particular focus on local and regional responders. The global capacity-building programme is designed to scale practical, accessible and locally relevant logistics capability for humanitarian actors, and is being introduced in sub-Saharan Africa.]]></description>
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            <title>Entries for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation to open on July 13</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UK Royal Academy of Engineering says entries for its next Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation competition will open on July 13 and close on September 8. The 2026 shortlist of applicants includes innovators from 11 African countries, after the academy received a record number of applications from more than 30 countries.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed real estate investment trust Fairvest CEO Darren Wilder says the company is making consistent progress in repositioning itself as a retail-focused portfolio through the disposal of noncore assets and strategic acquisitions to enhance long-term earnings visibility and sustainability. For the six months to March 31, it declared a distribution per A share of 71.82c, up from 69.66c for the six-month period to March 31, 2025, and a distribution per B share of 25.94c, up from 23.10c per B share in the 2025 interim period.]]></description>
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            <title>Traxtion says R1.4bn equity raise positions it for yet more rail investments as market opens</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Independent railways operator Traxtion has concluded an $86-million (R1.4-billion) equity capital raise, which the company says has created the financial platform for yet further investments into a South African market that is beginning to open up to competition. The transaction involves STANLIB Infrastructure Investments and Standard Bank, which have acquired an undisclosed minority position in Traxtion, as well as Harith’s InfraCo and PAIDF2 funds, consolidating Harith’s long-standing shareholding in the company.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 lower borrowing costs and a stronger currency, National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has said. According to the National Budget tabled in February, South Africa's debt-to-GDP ratio stabilised for the first time since before the 2008 global financial crisis, and was expected to decrease to 76.5% by 2028/29. The country also posted a third consecutive primary surplus, he said in a prepared speech.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Companies can reduce hidden costs associated with personal protective equipment (PPE) abuse, over-issuing and poor inventory control by adopting digital management systems, says  Matrix Design Africa customer relations leader Leon Kachelhoffer. Speaking to Engineering News at A-OSH Expo 2026, Kachelhoffer said organisations often underestimate the costs associated with poorly controlled PPE issuance, with unnecessary replacement and wastage contributing to higher expenditure.]]></description>
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            <title>Tech-enabled businesses that scale are attracting investments – Endeavor South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Venture capital firm Endeavor South Africa says five local companies show that innovation-led growth can be environment-agnostic for businesses with strong execution capability, scalable technology and clear market relevance, even in difficult economic conditions. The five firms are financial services firm GoTymeBank, digital payments company Onafriq, digital workplace platform Go1, cross-border remittance company Hello Paisa and insurance technology company Pineapple.]]></description>
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            <title>Alco-Safe showcases sobriety screening solutions at A-OSH Expo</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Substance abuse control specialist Alco-Safe is showcasing technologies aimed at helping employers prevent alcohol- and drug-impaired workers from entering high-risk workplaces. Speaking to Engineering News at A-OSH Expo 2026, Alco-Safe MD Rhys Evans said growing awareness of the risks associated with substance abuse is driving demand for more effective workplace screening solutions.]]></description>
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            <title>The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa announces its new CEO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Linda Seroka, who took up the position on June 1. ECIC is a State-owned company that provides export credit and investment insurance to South African exporters. This helps South African businesses to expand into foreign markets while mitigating the risks, commercial and political, involved. This, in turn, contributes to industrial development and economic growth.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>SABS outlines actions being taken after forensic probe confirms serious breaches</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) says it has accepted the findings of a much-delayed forensic investigation confirming many of the serious governance, procurement, labour and information-technology problems initially flagged by whistleblowers in 2024. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau appointed TSU Investigation Services to conduct a forensic probe into the allegations, which began in February 2025, and subsequently suspended COO Lungelo Ntobongwana and chief corporate services officer Lizo Makele in July 2025.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The next generation Hansen I4 industrial gear units (IGUs) – recently introduced by industrial solutions provider BMG – have been developed for safe and efficient use in tough mining and conveying applications.  These compact, invertible Hansen I4 units are engineered to deliver high torque capacity, dimensional accuracy and operational reliability in both underground and surface applications, while ensuring minimal maintenance requirements and extended service life. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Regulator the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will host the 2026 meetings of international organisation the International Engineering Alliance from June 7 to 12, in Cape Town, South Africa. The annual meetings, which include representatives from engineering, regulators, education authorities and professional bodies, hold discussions focused on quality assurance in engineering education and professional competence.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables will move onto the main board of the JSE, having been listed on the JSE's AltX since June 2025. The company has also been listed on the Euronext Dublin Growth market and the LSE’s Aim market since 2017. It will reclassify and transfer its secondary listing on the AltX to a dual primary listing on the main board of the JSE.]]></description>
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            <title>Inflation impact likely in emerging markets owing to US-Iran war – BMI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure being placed on the reserves of energy-importing countries and to tightening monetary policies, particularly in emerging markets in Asia, said BMI Emerging Markets director and global economist Nikhil Sanghani on May 26.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Agriculture and farmer development fund the Kgodiso Development Fund (KDF), which was established by food and beverage multinational PepsiCo in 2022 as a condition of its acquisition of Pioneer Foods, reports success in its mandate of funding the development of farmers and aims to grow its presence and impact in the coming years. Since its establishment, the fund had approved R246-million for black entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, including R233-million in loans to entrepreneurs and R12-million to small, medium-sized and microenterprises in the agricultural services and agroprocessing value chain, KDF executive director Diale Tilo said in a May 25 briefing, in Johannesburg.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo (GreenCo) through the investment of $10-million for a 10% shareholding. GreenCo states that, with more than 2 TWh of electricity traded to date, it holds the highest purchase-side market share across the Southern African Power Pool’s competitive markets. It adds that the investment by Sanlam Alternative Investments will help GreenCo further scale its trading operations.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Credit ratings agency Fitch has maintained State-owned power utility Eskom's long-term local-currency issuer default rating at ‘B’ with a stable outlook. Fitch maintained Eskom’s senior unsecured debt at ‘B’ with a recovery rating of ‘RR4’, and its senior unsecured guaranteed debt at ‘BB-’.]]></description>
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