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President Cyril Ramaphosa released the National Water Action Plan on July 23, 2026, after a Union Buildings meeting of the National Water Crisis Committee (WATERCOM), which he chairs alongside government departments and the South African Local Government Association. The plan targets ring-fencing of water revenues, private-sector infrastructure investment, regulatory reform and anti-corruption measures, with at least three bulk-water projects to be brought to market before year-end.
Reserve Bank holds rates in Pretoria amid Middle East riskThe South African Reserve Bank unexpectedly held its repo rate at 7% on July 23, 2026, with Governor Lesetja Kganyago citing weak growth despite inflation, at 5% in June, remaining above target; analysts including BMI had flagged a possible hike given oil-price pressure from the US-Iran conflict.
Defence Industry Lekgotla explores PPPs and local capabilityAt the CSIR's Pretoria convention centre, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa addressed the Defence Industry Lekgotla, highlighting a shrunken but strategically vital defence sector of about 600 companies and proposing public-private partnerships, including possible use of Defence's roughly 500 000 ha of land, to fund housing, infrastructure and equipment modernisation.
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The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid stalwart Shanthie Naidoo Tweedie (91) following her passing on Thursday, highlighting her extraordinary courage during...
As South Africa’s water crisis reaches a breaking point, President Cyril Ramaphosa has published the National Water Action Plan (NWAP), outlining strategic interventions to reverse the significant...
As rail networks expand and investment increases across Africa, demand for specialised rail skills will continue, including traditional technical roles, such as artisans, fitters, technicians and...
The South African Reserve Bank defied expectations and held interest rates steady to support economic growth after revising its inflation forecasts lower, while warning that the renewed conflict in...
Given the recent uptick in the US-Iran military exchange and BMI’s shift to a ‘messy negotiation scenario’, the research unit will be reviewing its forecasts over the coming week, but does not...
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has lauded the South African defence industry’s (SADI’s) contribution to the national economy. He was delivering the keynote address at the...
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...
ActionSA has initiated legal proceedings in the Pretoria High Court to review and set aside the South African Police Service's disciplinary findings clearing Major-General Wally Rhoode and...
Engineering News & Mining Weekly online writer Lumkile Nkomfe discusses the significance of ACTOM's expansion of its Pretoria West factory with a new lithium-ion battery assembly facility and...
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will co-chair the fourth session of the South Africa-Namibia Binational Commission on Friday in Pretoria. The high-level...
Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has expanded its manufacturing footprint at its Pretoria West industrial campus, in Gauteng, with the launch of the ACTOM Static Energy battery...
National Treasury said it will release funding that’s been withdrawn from dozens of municipalities after they’ve submitted plans on how they’ll pay their debts. The Treasury on Tuesday withheld...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has strongly refuted claims surrounding the death of a Nigerian national in Sunnyside, Pretoria, labelling the reports as misleading and baseless. This...
The world is facing a series of interlinked crises, with economic fluctuations, regional and global conflicts, resource constraints and growing environmental risks, and these disruptions are...
Nigeria said two of its citizens were killed in South Africa, one of them by police, during a surge in anti-migrant violence, and threatened to take unspecified action if authorities did not...
Omoda & Jaecoo has confirmed that the Jaecoo J5 sports-utility vehicle (SUV) will be added to the assembly list at the Chery Group’s new South African plant in Pretoria. The Chery Group acquired...
Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this shadow economy. The...
Founded in 1962, Steinmüller Africa is a long-established provider of power plant services, manufacturing, and engineering solutions to national and regional utilities. The company focuses on steam...
Built on over two decades of civil engineering research and development, Pretoria-based company LiBER GRIDS offers a patented grid-and-frame system designed to deliver structural strength and...
This week we profile Pontsho Twala, director of the Wits Mining Institute, a multidisciplinary research institute that undertakes research in the mining sector, with a strong focus on technology,...
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