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National food loss, waste reduction strategy on the cards
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE's) Draft Strategy for Reducing Food Losses and Waste, published for comment in September 2023, will likely result in a newly...
Keith Pienaar CEO of Vector Logistics
Fund management company AP Møller Capital, which acquired Vector Logistics from food producer RCL Foods in August, has appointed Keith Pienaar as Vector Logistics CEO. With the appointment, the...
Good roads needed for economic growth – Chikunga
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, on February 5, inspected the R1.1-billion upgrade of the R23 regional road in Standerton, Mpumalanga, as well as the implementation of the Vala Zonke campaign...
Mahlako Gas Energy invests in Tetra4 after it secures onshore petroleum licence
Gas asset investment company Mahlako Gas Energy (MGE) has concluded its investment in Tetra4, which holds South Africa’s first onshore petroleum production licence. MGE, which now holds a 5.5%...
Transnet receives locomotive batteries through RBCT partnership
State-owned Transnet has taken delivery of seven full sets of batteries procured by the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). The delivery of these critical spares will improve the reliability of...
NUM welcomes Optimum Colliery settlement, calls for rail allocation
Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has welcomed the settlement agreement under which Liberty Coal has agreed to pay R461.7-million to the State in place of the confiscation of...
Teraco offers Google Cloud interconnect at Isando campus
Data centre services company Teraco will offer connectivity directly through Google Cloud Interconnect to the Google Cloud Johannesburg region at its Isando Campus. This announcement follows...
Mondi acquires Hinton Pulp mill in Canada
JSE-listed Mondi has completed the acquisition of the Hinton Pulp mill, in Alberta, Canada, from West Fraser Timber company for $5-million. Mondi will invest in the mill to improve productivity and...
Denel shows off its products at global defence show in Saudi Arabia
State-owned defence company Denel is showcasing several of its products in the fields of missile technology, air defence systems, precision guided munitions, artillery systems and unmanned aerial...
SAPVIA CEO appointed to Global Solar Council
South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu has been appointed as a board member of the international solar power industry organisation Global Solar Council....
EAPASA's role as environmental assessment practitioners' registration authority extended
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has extended the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) as the single...
Clear commitment to reform implementation needed in SoNA – Mavuso
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to show a clear commitment to the hard work of reform implementation during his...
Hudaco grew turnover by 9%, operating profit by 5% in 2023
JSE-listed industrial, automotive and electronics distributor Hudaco has increased turnover by 9.1% for the financial year ended November 30, 2023, to R8.9-billion, and its operating profit by 5.1%...
Global body calls for inclusive access to AI data
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Artificial Intelligence Governance Alliance (AIGA) is calling on experts from various sectors to address several key areas of AI, including improving data quality and...
Built environment digital transformation needs education, training collaboration
The digital and automation transformation taking place in the engineering disciplines means that it is essential for the local industry to invest in education and training to equip the workforce...
DMRE to remodel draft IRP 2023 in light of new information, curtailment plans
Many of the submissions the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has received from the first round of public engagements about the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP 2023) in...
New renewables platform Lyra Energy poised to change South Africa's energy landscape
Renewable energy company Scatec, financial services firm Standard Bank and asset management company Stanlib have established new renewable energy platform Lyra Energy to offer a low-risk, flexible...
Sugar industry meets R1bn transformation funds disbursement goal
Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers Association (SA Canegrowers) says that, following the disbursement of transformation funding this month, the sugar industry has met its...
Astral returns to profit, questions poultry import tariff rebate in market without chicken shortages
JSE-listed poultry producer Astral Foods CEO Chris Schutte, in a voluntary trading statement, said the company had returned to profitability during the first quarter of the current financial year,...
SKF provides support for successful counterfeit bearings raid in Cape Town
Industrial components and systems company SKF has provided support to Cape Town authorities that conducted an effective raid against a bearing seller who had been selling counterfeit SKF bearings...
RMB helps SOLA Group raise R2.8bn for Virginia solar PV project
Financial services group Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has helped South African independent power producer (IPP) SOLA Group raise a R2.8-billion debt and equity package for its 150 MW multi-offtake...
Busa appoints Mxolisi Mgojo as president
Business organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has appointed Mxolisi Mgojo as its new president, after Bonang Mohale stepped down in August 2023, one year before the end of his term of...
TPT reports Cape Town Container Terminal improvements
State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says the Cape Town Container Terminal reached a high of 17 moves an hour during a single shift in the past week despite fluctuating productivity, and 2 388...
Growthpoint enters 195 GWh/y renewable energy PPA with Etana Energy
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with electricity trader Etana Energy for 195 GWh/y of renewable energy, which...
‘Funding winter’ sees investments in African tech startups drop
Total investment into the African technology startup ecosystem fell by 27.8%, to $2.4-billion, in 2023, down from a record $3-billion in 2022, as the impacts of the global capital shortage began to...
Mastercard to employ 14 youth this year as part of YES scheme
Global payments technology company Mastercard has partnered with South Africa's Youth Employment Service (YES) to help bridge the youth unemployment gap in the country and will take in 14 YES youth...
Emira concludes its acquisition of Transcend
JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Emira has finalised the acquisition and subsequent delisting of fellow Reit Transcend. The properties of Transcend's portfolio of 4 000 tenants will...
RMB, World Bank's MIGA to extend short-term trade funding for Côte d'Ivoire
Financial services group Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has partnered with the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to extend short-term funding support on a trade-backed facility...
Ramaphosa to preside over South Africa's first AfCFTA shipment from the Port of Durban
President Cyril Ramaphosa will officiate the launch of South Africa's first shipment and preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on January 31. The...
Logistics, energy challenges remain for Mining Indaba host South Africa
Mining Indaba to open with SA mining industry hit hard by rail inefficiencies The yearly African Mining Indaba will start on February 5 against the backdrop of the local mining industry facing...
More than 290 000 jobs on the line as steel sector continues its decline, Seifsa warns
Over a five-year period, the average 1.3% a year decline in the metals and engineering sector will lead to an average 2.9% decline in employment, or 293 754 direct and indirect job losses, industry...
Integrity NDT Projects secures Sanas accredication
Nondestructive testing (NDT) services company Integrity NDT Projects has attained South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accreditation, effective from October 26, 2023, which aligns...
USTDA to host South African delegation in the US to accelerate green hydrogen collaboration
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will bring a delegation of South African clean energy sector decision-makers to the US to build partnerships between the countries to accelerate the...
Rural Coastal Sustainability Laboratory launched in Mthatha
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have launched the Rural Coastal Sustainability Laboratory at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Mthatha...
BMI foresees better growth in South Africa, Nigeria this year
After acting as a drag on sub-Saharan African growth in 2023, Nigeria and South Africa are expected to reverse this trend during the current year, as they shake off the effect of the headwinds that...
Promise of GenAI set to turn into tangible business success this year – BCG
Artificial intelligence (AI), and generative AI (GenAI), is one of the top three topics being discussed among executives worldwide and across sectors, and GenAI is set to be scaled up during the...
95% of companies have an AI strategy, 14% ready to integrate it – Cisco
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), are leading to a once-in-a-generation shift, which is opening new opportunities and transforming industries, modes of...
Jan Fourie to take over as Mulilo Energy CEO from May
Renewable energy developer Mulilo Energy has appointed former Scatec executive VP Jan Fourie to succeed outgoing CEO Johnny Cullum when he steps down in May. Cullum has served as CEO since Mulilo...
Association launches citrus farming programme for high school learners
Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has launched a Citrus Secondary programme qualification in citrus production at 16 schools in South Africa. The...
DSI, CSIR and Mandela Mining Precinct to showcase innovations at Mining Indaba
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) will showcase technologies that have been developed...
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