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| Oct 20, 2026 | Why a robotaxi would struggle to make money in Sandton | Tesla Cybercab
Vodacom and SmartOps Fleet want to put up to 55 000 vehicles on e-hailing platforms in the next nine to 12 months, 66% of them electric, Engineering News reported recently. That is about 36 000 electric vehicles in an industr... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nersa wants five-year ban on automated electricity trading | Energy regulator Nersa wants to keep fully automated trading off South Africa’s new wholesale electricity market for its first five years.
The proposal is contained in an 87-page draft framework for the platform on which participants will t... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | South Africa’s next energy crisis is in the accounts department | The author, Craig Holmes
In the first half of 2026, 17 independent power producer projects reached commercial operation in South Africa, adding 1.92GW. According to the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of B... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Doctor Who Spinoff Built Its Plot on Whale Phonetics Research and 2020 African Internet Outage | By Frederick Rodriguez
Published: Sep 16 2026, 3:17 PM EDT
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| Sep 11, 2026 | Asian Markets Tumble as KOSPI Breaks Below 7,000 With Fed Hike Now Near-Certain | By Ryan Cook
Published: Sep 11 2026, 2:39 PM EDT
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| Sep 4, 2026 | UK Invests in Tungsten Mine but Weapons Refining Gap Stays China-Dominated | By Daniel Butler
Published: Sep 04 2026, 4:49 PM EDT
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| Jul 30, 2026 | GridCars to replace decade-old chargers in national network upgrade | One of GridCars’ now-outdated charging stations in Jansenville in the Eastern Cape
GridCars is replacing ageing chargers across its national network with new 120kW units, in a refresh that will bring some of South Africa’s earliest public c... |
| Jul 19, 2026 | Мобильный интернет быстрее, чем в Европе, но сотовые операторы работают на дизеле — факты об африканском 5G | На первый взгляд может показаться, что «5G в Африке три раза быстрее, чем в Британии» — это что-то из комиксов про Ваканду. А понятия «надежное соединение» и «Сомали» вообще не могут соседствовать в одном предложении. Тем не менее, африканс... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | R16-billion solar bet exposes South Africa’s grid crisis | Energy regulator Nersa has approved generation licences for four solar projects with a combined contracted capacity of 890MW, clearing another regulatory hurdle for the R16-billion final tranche of Bid Window 7 – the government renewables r... |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Eskom chair and business lobby in open war over grid reform | Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati, left, and Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso
A rare public confrontation has erupted between Eskom board chairman Mteto Nyati and Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso over the most c... |
| Jul 4, 2026 | DFFE clarifies status of the draft national circular economy action plan | The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) wishes to clarify the status of the Draft National Circular Economy Action Plan (NCEAP) following claims made by the Recyclers Association of South Africa (RASA) in an article... |
| Jul 3, 2026 | South Africa’s IoT opportunity is smaller than it looks – and already taken | BlackBerry didn’t lose because it ignored ordinary customers. It lost while it was winning them over. Its cheap prepaid data plan, launched by Vodacom in December 2008, opened BlackBerry to millions of South Africans who couldn’t afford a m... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight | Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible form of transpo... |
| Mar 24, 2026 | SA’s digital economy is booming – but so is the fraud that comes with it | The author, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi
For millions of South Africans, a mobile phone is far more than just a device – it is their social life, work and connection to the world. Mobile networks support financial transactions, online shopping, ... |
| Dec 15, 2025 | ICT BEE fight deepens as MK, EFF target Malatsi | MK chief whip Colleen Makhubele
The EFF and Jacob Zuma’s MK Party have both launched blistering attacks on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment in the ICT sector.
MK... |
| Dec 14, 2025 | ANC’s attack on Solly Malatsi shows how BEE dogma trumps economic reality | Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT
If you needed a case study in political point-scoring trumping sober analysis, look no further than the ANC’s broadside on Saturday against communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy di... |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s taking so long? | In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming.
Electric vehicles coul... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Eskom’s monopoly is ending – here’s what happens next | South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts and a growing culture of non-payment. Eskom came to be regarded as the single largest risk to South Africa’s economy. At the end of March 2... |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Huguenot Tunnel CLOSURE: This Saturday | Huguenot Tunnel closed this Saturday. Images by Wikimedia Commons and Needpix
The Huguenot Tunnel will be closed to all traffic between 06:00 and 16:00 on Saturday for scheduled maintenance.
Depending on where motorists are travelling from ... |
| Jul 4, 2024 | City issues 168 permits for feature films to be shot in Cape Town | There is a growing trend of year-round film production in Cape Town. Image: Pixabay
The City of Cape Town’s Film Permit Office has announced the issuance of 4 757 film permits between July 1 last year and June 30 this year.
This shift is be... |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Rand Water to carry out urgent upgrades in these parts of Tshwane | There is possible water supply interruption in Tshwane from Monday, 17 June. Image: iStock
Supply may be interrupted in parts of Tshwane as Rand Water undertakes urgent upgrades in some bulk metres in the city.
Among these partners, the Nat... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Tshwane targets water and sanitation improvements with new partnerships | CityTshwane and DWS signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address the city’s water constraints. Image: X/@Water and Sanitation
The City of Tshwane is taking significant steps to tackle its water and sanitation challenges by formalising pa... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Ekurhuleni bus drivers will no longer accept cash for fares | Commuters will have until the end of June to use up existing credit on their Wayfarer cards. Image: City of Ekurhuleni
The City of Ekurhuleni (COE) is moving towards becoming fully digital by introducing a Quick Response (QR) code system fo... |
| May 13, 2024 | New targets: Hijackers now take a lot | There has been an increase in hijackings of business vehicles. Images by Zakysant/Wikimedia Commons and Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels
Hijackers have a new target in South Africa: business-owned vehicles. With the rise in online shopping, hijac... |
| May 11, 2024 | Johannesburg Water announces a 10-hour shutdown in multiple suburbs | Johannesburg Water announces a water shutdown in some surburbs. Image: iStock
On 14 May, residents of several Johannesburg suburbs, including Alexandra, Kew, Lombardy, Wynberg, Kelvin, Buccleuch, and Marlboro, will face a temporary disrupti... |
| May 9, 2024 | Easing of load shedding ‘is not electioneering’ – Energy Council | Sceptical South Africans suspect the reduction in load shedding is an election tactic by the ruling party. Image: Pixabay
The recent halt in load shedding isn’t a ploy to win more votes, asserts Energy Council of South Africa (ECSA) CEO Jam... |
| May 8, 2024 | South Africa’s seven worst-performing state-owned enterprises | Some SOEs are reporting billions in losses while running operations that are much smaller than Eskom. Image: Pixabay
Based on financial performance, there are seven ‘finalists’ when it comes to South Africa’s worst-performing state-owned en... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Golden Arrow’s electric buses will carry more passengers | Golden Arrow Bus Services is aiming to acquire over 60 electric buses annually. Image: Flickr
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has reported smooth operations during the testing phase of the Lion’s Explorer E electric bus, as well as some no... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Cape Town townships disrupted by extortion racket | Waste collection workers mentioned they only allow certain townships if accompanied by an escort. Image:@Rabbitking007/ X.
Extortion syndicates target City of Cape Town staff, contractors, and councillors, hindering or halting the provision... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | South Africa now cultivates a unique and ‘superior-tasting’ fruit | The Alizza Fruit has seedless pulp with a “truly unique flavour.” Image: Pixabay
The Alizza Fruit is a cross between a mandarin and a pomelo (the ancestor of the grapefruit). It recently received a prestigious Three-Star Superior Taste Awar... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Data reveals South Africa’s favourite spread | R300 million has been invested in a new South African peanut-butter manufacturing facility. Image: Pixabay
Tiger Brands, a prominent player in the food industry, says the South African peanut butter category accounts for 50% (R1.7bn) of the... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | New SUV brand launches in South Africa, at a competitive price | South Africa is the SUV’s first right-hand-drive market. Image: @Jaecoosa / X
The J7 sports-utility vehicle (SUV) from Chinese car brand Jaecoo has launched in South Africa.
All J7 variants come with a five-year/70 000 km service plan, and ... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Uber Teen accounts have launched in South Africa | Uber Teen will be linked to parents’ and guardians’ Uber profiles. Image: Flickr
Uber, the American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services around the world, has announced the rollout of Uber Teen accounts a... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | MyCiti to open new routes, introduce electric buses | This will be the City’s second attempt at rolling out zero-emission buses. Image: Nick Pawson
According to Councillor Rob Quintas, the City’s mayoral committee member for urban mobility, the City of Cape Town plans to have electric buses (e... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Lesufi lights up informal settlement with micro solar grid | Image by Albrecht Fietz from Pixabay
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the City of Johannesburg have unveiled a first-of-its-kind solar microgrid, which will help light up around 200 homes in Alexander’s informal settlement.
“This is part ... |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Johannesburg Roads Agency: Modderfontein Road bridge to remain closed | Johannesburg Roads Agency personnel at work. Photo: JRA/ Facebook
As rehabilitation works on the northern carriageway of the Modderfontein Road bridge are underway, the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has announced that the strip will remai... |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Budget SPEECH day 2024 set for 21 February | Put it in your diary, here’s budget speech day 2024. Image: File/Fotor
Budget speech day 2024 promises to be an important one for South Africa. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana held over many important decisions from his Medium-Term Budget... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Chinese MEGA bridges in Eastern Cape finally making progress | There’s been some progress on the Chinese mega bridges in Eastern Cape. Image: File/Fotor
Two Chinese mega bridges in Eastern Cape are finally making progress towards completion. As we reported back in 2023, in the face of engineering compl... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | Johannesburg Water: Unplanned maintenance to affect these suburbs | Johannesburg Water announces a major outage for the weekend. Photo: Pixabay.com
Johannesburg Water will continue to have supply challenges again this week following the announcement of an unplanned maintenance on the network.
After numerous... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Sandton to experience 20-hour Water Outage from TODAY | Johannesburg Water announced an unplanned maintenance in Sandton. Photo: Pixabay.com
Unplanned maintenance is expected to disrupt water supply in the whole of Sandton, north of Johannesburg today, Thursday, 11 December.
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| Jan 9, 2024 | Sandton to experience 20-hour WATER OUTAGE towards weekend | Johannesburg Water announced an unplanned maintenance in Sandton. Photo: Pixabay.com
Unplanned maintenance is expected to disrupt water supply in the whole of Sandton, north of Johannesburg this week.
The bulk water supplier indicated that ... |
| Dec 26, 2023 | OUTA: SA’s Gazprombank and nuclear procurement plans ‘dubious’ | OUTA questions SA’s Gazprombank and nuclear procurement deals. Picture: File/Fotor.
SA’s Gazprombank and nuclear procurement plans announced in December 2023 are ‘dubious’ says the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). According to Enginee... |
| Dec 18, 2023 | TRANSNET withdraws call for private bids on key SA rail corridor | The National Treasury’s approval of a R47 billion support package for Transnet has drawn criticism from the Democratic Alliance (DA). Image-File.
The key SA rail corridor in question spans from the Durban ports to Johannesburg and Pretoria.... |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Long-awaited SAA sale cleared for takeoff | South African Airways (SAA) is once again facing turbulence, having posted financial losses. Image: Twitter/@flySAA_US
The original SAA sale to the Takatso consortium was brokered back in June 2021. A stumbling block to the sale at the time... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Gauteng Water Crisis: DA to march to Minister Mchunu’s Office TODAY | DA Gauteng premier candidate Solly Msimanga to lead march today. Photo: DA Gauteng/ Facebook
The DA is expected to march to the office of Water Minister and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, today, Wednesday, 15 November, over the Gauteng water cri... |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Rand Water’s urgent repairs on M8 pipeline to affect these areas | Emergency water shutdown in these Johannesburg areas. Image: iStock
Rand Water, in conjunction with its municipal partners, including Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Lesedi, and Govan Mbeki Local Muni... |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Minister Ramokgopa’s planned visits to eskom power stations | Ramokgopa
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is set to initiate a comprehensive series of follow-up visits to Eskom’s vital power stations, reinforcing his commitment to addressing the challenges ... |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Load shedding: it’s too early to call a turnaround | Over the past few months, South Africa’s power generation sector has performed better than expected. Four factors explain this: an acceleration of solar power installations, fewer frequent breakdowns at power stations, a less restricted sup... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | How To Fix The Common Mistakes Organizations Make With Data Security | Stu Sjouwerman is the founder and CEO of KnowBe4 Inc., a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Нехватка электронных компонентов и кастомные чипы — что происходит на рынке гиперскейлеров | Изображение: Taylor Vick /unsplash.com
Сегодня гиперскейлеры — ключевые игроки в облачной индустрии. Неудивительно, что они оказывают прямое влияние на развитие кремниевой промышленности. Так, крупные операторы дата-центров разрабатывают со... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | WATCH: Eskom’s new plan to deal with loadshedding [VIDEO] | Eskom will introduce a new plan to deal with loadshedding In South Africa. Image: Pixabay
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| Aug 21, 2023 | Eskom will introduce a new plan to deal with loadshedding | Eskom is coming up with a new plan to tackle loadshedding. Image: Supplied
Virtual wheeling will make it possible for industrial and commercial customers connected to municipal and Eskom networks to purchase electricity. Purchase from the e... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | ‘SA’s traffic lights are in a woeful state,’ says transport expert | SA’s traffic lights are in a woeful state. Picture: MyCiti.
Speaking at the recent South African Transport Conference in Pretoria, Jan Coetzee, MD for Innovative Transport Solutions, said SA’s traffic lights are in a woeful state. Granted, ... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | WATCH: SA’s traffic lights are in a woeful state [VIDEO] | Loadshedding, vandalism, theft and lack of maintenance are the reason SA’s traffic lights are in a woeful state. Image: Pixabay
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| Jul 31, 2023 | Eskom welcomes dismissed court interdict application by G7 Renewable Energies | Eskom welcomes dismissed court interdict application by G7 Renewable Energies. Photo: Pixabay.com
Eskom says it is pleased with the Johannesburg High Court judgement dismissing with costs, the interdict application by G7 Renewable Energies ... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Prospective Eskom rivals falter as projects fail | Nearly half of the projects awarded under the relaunch of South Africa’s renewable power purchase programme have failed, two government sources said, undermining plans to use wind and solar to ease the power crisis.
Regular breakdowns at Es... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | South Africa could end load shedding in five years | South Africa is in the middle of a severe electricity crisis, with enforced power cuts that have worsened every year. Electricity is sometimes unavailable for 10 hours a day – or more. The shortfall is the consequence of frequent breakdowns... |
| May 19, 2023 | ‘Higher loadshedding stages won’t increase blackout risk’ | A former Eskom exec says a total blackout is unlikely. Photo: Pixabay
With rising anxiety over increased levels of loadshedding and the prospect of a total collapse of the national electricity grid, a former senior Eskom executive has chime... |
| May 16, 2023 | SA citrus growers to lose R500 million from ‘discriminatory’ EU ban | Import regulations by the EU will severely impact citrus farmers in SA. Image: Pixabay
Orange exports are now under way to the European Union (EU). On Tuesday, Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) in South Africa ca... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Eskom employees, fuel oil truck driver arrested for fraud and theft | Eskom workers arrested for oil fuel theft and fraud. Photo: Eskom
Two Eskom employees and a fuel oil truck driver have been apprehended for theft and fraudulent activities.
He further said Eskom will provide the required support to the SAPS... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Possible delays at SA airports | Passengers may face delays at various airports across SA. Image : Pexels
Passengers flying to, from, or within South Africa should be prepared for delays, following the suspension of certain air traffic navigation procedures at more than te... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | The Eskom bailout won’t end power cuts, but here’s what will | The announcement by finance minister Enoch Godongwana of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one problem: Eskom has too much debt. But the plan won’t end power cuts which have worsened... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Fuel price hike pain at the pumps, but it could be much worse | We’re FIVE days away from the next fuel price increase – and it could have been worse for motorists. Image: PixabayImage via Pixabay
The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that South African motorists can expect yet anothe... |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Eskom needs a new management team – but so does the country | For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s resignation is a huge setback for the state-owned power utility and South Africa. It comes at a time when the utility, which produces 95% of the electricity used in the country, needs ... |
| Nov 13, 2022 | South Africa: How it got HOOKED on fossil fuels | South Africa could have followed the example of China. Although the largest user of coal in the world, it is already making major moves towards a far lower carbon footprint. Photo: PEXELS
South Africa has experienced power shortages with ro... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | South Africa’s Biggest Cities Are Out Of Water, But The Dams Are Full: What’s Gone Wrong | Johannesburg cityscape panorama sunset. THEGIFT777/GettyImages |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Green Hydrogen Sounds Like A Win For Developing Countries. But Cost And Transport Are Problems | Green Hydrogen. Image source: Getty Images |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Koeberg woes raise serious questions | The Koeberg nuclear power station. Image: 6000.co.za licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0
South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons.
Its operating licence ex... |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Oil refinery closures, cleaner fuels and the security of supply in South Africa | Oil refinery closures, cleaner fuels and the security of supply in South Africa: Image: Adobe stock
While South Africa has been preoccupied with rolling electricity blackouts, security of liquid fuels supply has been overlooked even though ... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Guess What’s Back? Eskom’s Stage Two Loadshedding Starting At 4pm | Load shedding.jarl-schmidt-8qgFNfC2oAI-unsplash |
| May 20, 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 20 May 2022 | The hijacker was thwarted by a quick-thinking Uber driver on 17/05/2022 – Photo: Bosbeer / Twitter
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 20 May.
The clip, uploaded to social media on Wednesday, is a 30-s... |
| May 20, 2022 | Weather disasters could be prevented – thanks to THIS R100m project | Minister Barbara Creecy revealed that Government will be allocating R100 million to the South African Weather Service. Photo: GCIS / Flickr
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy revealed Government’s new big project... |
| May 19, 2022 | INFLATION: Reserve Bank hikes repo rate to 4,75% – steepest increase in six years | The repo rate will be 4,75% from 20 May 2022. Photo: Supplied
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee announced that the repurchase rate would be increased by 50 basis points (bps) with effect from Friday, 20 May.
... |
| May 8, 2022 | Why ‘Political Will’ Isn’t The Magic Bullet That Can Fix South Africa’s Energy Crisis | Basic income support in South Africa: risks, rewards and what it will take |
| May 7, 2022 | Newly launched African recruitment platform attracts venture capital firm | Venture capital firm Launch Africa has invested in pan-African recruitment firm Homecoming Revolution’s new on-demand expertise platform Insights By Experts. |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Pandemic Resilience: Focus on growth point | --> -->
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, institutional real estate investors have had to adopt different measures to drive returns and remain ahead of the curve. This trend has been reflected not only in the global real estate ma... |
| Feb 8, 2022 | In 2019, SA celebrated its first smartphone factory. Now it is empty and going on auction. | Mara smartphones on display
In 2019, the Mara smartphone factory was launched with President Cyril Ramaphosa in attendance, and government declarations of its importance.
It is now standing empty, and is on auction.
Mara said it had spent h... |
| Nov 25, 2021 | The Electric Vehicle Revolution Doesn’t Make Sense Without Solar | Static photo, Colour: Stage Light |
| Nov 25, 2021 | The Electric Vehicle Revolution Doesn’t Make Sense Without Solar | Static photo, Colour: Stage Light
The clock is ticking for the internal combustion engine (ICE), with more than 100 countries and other entities at the COP26 climate summit committing to phasing it out by 2035.
Yet South Africa risks missin... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | A Brief History of Online Influence Operations | The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files series resumed last week, revealing that the platform took action against an online campaign to set up a new right-wing “Patriot Party” after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Earlier this month news outlets ... |
| Sep 6, 2021 | #TechCEO Neil du Preez: The Man Behind the South African-Made MellowVans | Isabella James, Tech Times 06 September 2021, 07:09 am
There is probably no one on this Earth who knows the dangers and terrible consequences of climate change and negative environmental practices better than the people of Africa. The conti... |
| May 28, 2021 | SA’s freight trains are now the emptiest they’ve been in a decade – with roads taking the load | (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Thulani Mbele)
South Africa's freight trains are the emptiest they've been in over a decade, with more cargo being diverted to trucks.
This literal derailment has been blamed on theft and vandalism of the ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | How has Covid-19 impacted South Africa’s venture capital space? | A little under a year ago, South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. At the time, there was still hope that the country could isolate and contain the disease, allowing economic activity to continue as normal. Few could’ve guessed the ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | How has Covid-19 impacted South Africa’s venture capital space? | A little under a year ago, South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. At the time, there was still hope that the country could isolate and contain the disease, allowing economic activity to continue as normal. Few could’ve guessed the ... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Today in business: SA scores big trade surplus | Absa cuts ties to Sekunjalo companies
SA scores big trade surplus as exports grow
Absa cuts ties to Sekunjalo companies
PPC ditches rights issue, makes DRC deal
South32 'sweetens' SA coal deal
Renergen expects profits to fall over 40%
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SA scores big trade surplus as exports grow
South Africa saw a much larger-than expected trade surplus - almost R29 billion - in February. This was thanks to a 16% increase in exports. The rand was last at R14.82/$
Absa cuts ties to... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Is Bitcoin the new Gold? | Bitcoin’s price has once again soared in recent months – as has the price of some of its other cryptocurrency peers, such as Ethereum – making this very modern form of investing a very ‘hot’ topic at the moment.
Could the famous new ‘curre... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Is Bitcoin the new Gold? | Bitcoin’s price has once again soared in recent months – as has the price of some of its other cryptocurrency peers, such as Ethereum – making this very modern form of investing a very ‘hot’ topic at the moment.
Could the famous new ‘curren... |
| Dec 19, 2020 | What you need to know about Strive Masiyiwa, the Zim billionaire now on Netflix’s board | Strive Masiyiwa at a conference in 2016. (Photo by Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been appointed to the board of Netflix.
He made his money doing work for the government of Zimbabwe, then ... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | The US nuclear company with an eye on SA just got a R23 billion boost, courtesy of Donald Trump | News analysis
SA's Koeberg nuclear power plant. (Photo: Jay Caboz)
American nuclear energy company NuScale has been citing Cape Town as an example of an ideal customer for its still-theoretical generators.
It has now received in-principle f... |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Amid SA's economic gloom, exports boom thanks to gold price, citrus | (Getty)
Amid a struggling economy, the value of South African exports reached R130 billion in August.
This is thanks to strong precious metal prices, and a particularly great citrus export season.
In turn, the cost of importing oil has fall... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Today in business: Capitec profit slumps 78%, but client income has recovered | 30 SeptemberCapitec profit slumps 78%, but client income has recovered
Capitec’s headline profit fell by 78% to R650 million in the six months to end-August.
The group impaired R5.8 billion for bad debts, and rescheduled payments for R7.5 m... |
| Aug 27, 2020 | SA's new R4.5bn space hub will build up to 6 new satellites - here's what you need to know | (Sansa)
The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has been awarded R4.4 billion in investor funding to develop a space infrastructure hub.
Through the hub, Sansa plans to contract industry to build up to six satellites to supply the c... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Solar Energy and Storage Company Announces New Name | Wynberg Girls High School |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Solar Energy and Storage Company Announces New Name | Wynberg Girls High School
IMPower is proud to announce a name change as the company was formerly known as All Power Systems.
The name change will be effective from 3rd of February 2020.
The name change came as a result of a name clash with ... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Tech is a Powerful Determinant of Change, but Labour Can Shape its Direction | wp_booster error:
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| Jun 19, 2020 | From next year trucks on the N3 could save 25% on fuel thanks to LNG – but motorists can’t have any | (Getty)
A Free State gas company has signed a deal with Total to set up liquefied natural gas (LNG) pumps on the N3, one each near Johannesburg and Durban.
They will sell LNG as an alternative fuel for adapted vehicles, at a price pegged at... |
| Apr 24, 2020 | NEC XON appoints new COO to lead market growth | Bhowani was formerly the solutions director at iOCO, one of Africa’s largest system integrators under the information and communication technology (ICT) services multinational EOH.
“Our vision is to pursue innovative technologies to safely ... |
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