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Port of Cape Town
City welcomes Transnet's call for private partners for the Port of Cape Town
20th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Cape Town welcomes State-owned Transnet's call for private sector partners to upgrade and operate the multipurpose terminal at the Port of Cape Town. Transnet’s request for proposals is... 


Water
World Bank facility extended to support water, sanitation sector reforms in South Africa
20th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The new $1.5-billion loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to South Africa, the fourth stand-alone Development Policy Loan to the country since 2022, aims to... 


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dtic to host conference targeting South Africa’s essential oils market
20th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


ACTOM Group CEO Mervyn Naidoo
Better procurement strategy can expand South Africa's industrial base
20th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Eskom renewables group executive Rivoningo Mnisi
Eskom Green says PFMA approval enables fundraising and partnerships
16th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom Holdings reports that it has now secured the required approvals to establish Eskom Green as a wholly-owned renewables subsidiary that is able to raise funding and enter into public-private... 


Stakeholders proffer suggestions for public procurement reforms
15th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


A Transnet locomotive
Transnet board's term extended by six months
14th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has extended the term of State-owned Transnet's board of directors by six months to January 11, 2027, or until the appointment process for the new board is... 


Salga Gauteng calls for transparent intergovernmental processes to resolve withholding of equitable share
13th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) Gauteng calls for a fair, transparent and collaborative intergovernmental process to resolve the decision by the National Treasury to withhold... 


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Collaboration key to energy security, transition – dialogue
9th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With South Africa’s energy sector at a defining moment, with a dual imperative to ensure energy security and a credible transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, this requires collaboration... 


A residential area in South Africa
Five provinces now load reduction free – Eskom
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

State-owned Eskom says it has reached an important milestone in its nationwide Load Reduction Eradication Programme, with five of the country's nine provinces now free from load reduction. To date,... 


Rand Water infrastructure
Eskom, Rand Water to start Phase 2 of water infrastructure maintenance programme
8th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

National power utility Eskom and water utility Rand Water will start on Phase 2 of their joint planned infrastructure maintenance programme from 07:00 on July 17. The work will conclude at 19:00 on... 


The City of Johannesburg's equitable share is also being withheld
National Treasury withholds July funds to 69 municipalities ‘to instil fiscal discipline’
7th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

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 money... 


Powerlines
An independent transmission system operator a must, BLSA’s Mavuso argues
6th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


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Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
3rd July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that former President Jacob Zuma’s actions on a visit... 


UIF urges continued engagement, after Busa withdraws from UIF structures at Nedlac
3rd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) says public governance responsibilities are best achieved through continued engagement, constructive dialogue and institutional processes through which... 


JHB skyline
Outa calls for all Eskom-Joburg information to be made public
1st July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is, in the wake of a reported agreement between State-owned electricity utility Eskom and the City of Johannesburg, calling for... 


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Eskom reviewing investigation report on diesel procurement, storage contracts
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned utility Eskom has received the report on the findings of an independent investigation into diesel procurement and storage contracts under tender MWP2197GX. The report is undergoing a... 


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Ria Govender appointed Nersa acting chairperson
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has appointed Ria Govender as acting chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), from June 15 until the... 


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GMA investigating Gautrain technical fault
26th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Gautrain experienced a technical fault on the North-South line at about 17:00 on June 25, leading to a train being evacuated as a precautionary safety measure and resulting in delays to... 


Nersa releases latest version of draft trading rules for public comment
Nersa releases latest version of draft trading rules for public comment
26th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has called for public comment on revised draft rules for electricity trading as part of a second round of consultations after Eskom raised... 


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Nersa publishes draft market inquiry report on fixed, generation capacity charges
26th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published the draft market inquiry report on the impact of fixed charges levied by electricity distributors and State-owned entity Eskom’s... 


Construction begins on R6bn N3 upgrade at Mariannhill Toll Plaza – Sanral
Construction begins on R6bn N3 upgrade at Mariannhill Toll Plaza – Sanral
26th June 2026 By: Irma Venter

The South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) R6-billion project to upgrade the N3 highway between Mariannhill Toll Plaza section 1 and Key Ridge section 2 has started. The... 


A construction site at dawn
More action, less talk – consulting engineers’ body
26th June 2026 By: Halima Frost

Despite numerous government announcements and budget allocations earmarked for new infrastructure projects in South Africa, the country’s engineering sector, now more than ever, requires action... 


District Energy Council in Upington the first in national pilot programme
25th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has launched a District Energy Council (DEC) in Upington, in the Northern Cape, that includes representatives from the DEE, State-owned utility Eskom,... 


Schreiber calls on citizens to upgrade to smart IDs as more bank branches join digital partnership
24th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber calls on citizens who still have the green identity document (ID) to switch to a smart ID through the 203 bank branches that are now part of the department's... 


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Chief David Stuurman airport kicks off terminal capacity optimisation project
23rd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Terminal Capacity Optimisation project at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (CDSIA), in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, will begin on June 26, State-owned Airports Company South Africa... 


Policy follow-through needed to ensure electricity reforms are ‘not in name only’
Policy follow-through needed to ensure electricity reforms are ‘not in name only’
22nd June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has called for policy follow-through to ensure that the restructuring under way in the electricity industry facilitates a transition to a... 


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Presidential youth employment projects record fourth quarter progress
19th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) has recorded progress in the period from January to March, the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, six years since its inauguration... 


NTCSA CEO Monde Bala
NTCSA acknowledges ‘temporary bottleneck’ of R2bn in curtailment payments to IPPs
18th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed what it describes as a “temporary bottleneck” in curtailment payments to independent power producers (IPPs), with about... 


Necsa, Siemens Energy form energy technology partnership
18th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and energy technology company Siemens Energy have signed a nonbinding agreement to strengthen collaboration in energy, technology and... 


dtic to host second International Special Economic Zones conference in July
18th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will host the second International Special Economic Zones Infrastructure and Investment conference at the Durban International Convention... 


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Itac recommends increasing antidumping duty on Chinese PET imports
18th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended a revised antidumping duty increase to 43.77% on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) imported from China.... 


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Still threat of Johannesburg electricity interruptions, despite Eskom’s deadline extension – Outa
18th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has welcomed State-owned entity Eskom’s decision to extend, by 30 days, the public participation process relating to its proposed reduction, interruption... 


R12m grant supports RTE international-NTCSA grid-resilience cooperation
R12m grant supports RTE international-NTCSA grid-resilience cooperation
18th June 2026

Agence française de développement (AFD) has approved a €650 000 (about R12-million) grant to facilitate a two-year technical cooperation programme between RTE international and the National... 


Cape Town calls on Transnet to improve port efficiencies
17th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Cape Town again calls for State-owned Transnet to accelerate initiatives to improve efficiencies at the Port of Cape Town. South Africa cannot afford a port that underperforms, and all... 


PIC chair Masondo defends board member Thabi Nkosi
17th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned asset management firm Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson Dr David Masondo says PIC board member Thabi Nkosi serves on the board because of her qualifications, experience... 


IDC to become Vision shareholder as agreement reached to rescue Tongaat
17th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Tongaat Hulett have reached an agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and the Vision Group of companies to preserve... 


Johannesburg skyline
City of Joburg not sharing how it will deal with Eskom interruption threat - JCA
15th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisation the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) says the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has not provided information to residents and businesses about State-owned Eskom’s threatened... 


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