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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How loadshedding led to South Africa finding its perfect sunspot

4 hours

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

Supply Chain

EU and South Africa start clean trade talks on investment

9 hours

What it will take to secure digital education for Gen Alpha

Education

What it will take to secure digital education for Gen Alpha

Doros Hadjizenonos 3 days

OOH

eThekwini announces outdoor ad rules ahead of 2026 local elections

9 Jul 2026

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Commercial & Industrial

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Thanda Sithole 8 Jul 2026

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Banking

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Issued by Location Bank 8 Jul 2026

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Mining

SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

8 Jul 2026

Energy

Power play: Tshepo Mokoka to lead Central Energy Fund as CEO

6 Jul 2026

Energy

Landis+Gyr EMEA rebrands as EYKON

3 Jul 2026

Jacques de Jongh

Economy

What the Middle East conflict means for Eastern and Southern African Economies

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels/Illustrative image. Chief executive officer of SOEW, Andre Smith has raised concerns over the suspension of measures aimed at restricting substandard electrical cable imports.

Construction & Engineering

SOEW: Huge blow to local industry as cable import controls are suspended

2 Jul 2026

Effortless washing, everyday: Meet KIC’s 8kg front loader

Fashion & Homeware

Effortless washing, everyday: Meet KIC’s 8kg front loader

Issued by KIC South Africa 1 Jul 2026

Gauteng learners showcase entrepreneurial solutions for a sustainable future

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng learners showcase entrepreneurial solutions for a sustainable future

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 1 Jul 2026

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 30 Jun 2026

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 2026

Zahra Ally, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth | Zahra Ally, Herold Gie Attorneys: Voting is the best way for youth to be heard

Shan Radcliffe 29 Jun 2026

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 26 Jun 2026

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Energy

July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

26 Jun 2026

AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

Agri Tech

AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso 25 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

The monthly bill topping R11,500 that homebuyers forget before paying the bond

Residential Property

The monthly bill topping R11,500 that homebuyers forget before paying the bond

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 24 Jun 2026

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Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Issued by Catchwords 19 Jun 2026

Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Diamonds aren’t forever at Petra’s Finsch and Cullinan mines

19 Jun 2026

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Banking

New Development Bank approves up to $1bn loan for South Africa urban infrastructure

18 Jun 2026

Sandile Mkhwanazi, head of community relations at Frogfoot Rise, explores how fibre connectivity is turning township homes into launchpads for gamers, creators and a new wave of digital earners

Media

Unlocking Kasi creativity: Fibre and the rise of SA’s digital earners

Sandile Mkhwanazi 18 Jun 2026

Youth Employment

SA Youth.mobi opens pathways to jobs and training for young people

18 Jun 2026

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Economy

Petrol and diesel spike drives sharp uptick in South Africa CPI inflation

18 Jun 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

Financial Services

Fedgroup secured 500M IDC-backed renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects

Issued by Fedgroup 18 May 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Retailers

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Issued by Tiger Brands 15 Jun 2026

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Energy

16-hour planned power outage in Jozi signals growing electricity woes

12 Jun 2026

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro. Johan Swanepoel and his partner, Wilma De Villiers, outside their home at Sondela Village.

Affordable & Social Housing

Hundreds of families face eviction from “hijacked” social housing estate

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Jun 2026

Why 'waiting for infrastructure' doesn’t work

Marketing

Why 'waiting for infrastructure' doesn’t work

David Blyth, Issued by eatbigfish 11 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Nashil Chotoki, retail asset manager at Redefine.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Redefine delivers strong retail performance despite consumer headwinds

10 Jun 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

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Energy

Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

Nigel Sun, head of Sungrow SouthAfrica gives insight into how EV adoption is speeding up and property owners who move now can turn charging into a real advantage. (Image supplied)

Fuel & Energy

5 ways commercial property can cash in on EV demand

8 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

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Property Development

Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns

5 Jun 2026

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Economy

Debt turning point reached as South Africa maintains fiscal discipline

4 Jun 2026

Leroy Merlin opens in Alberton with a community-led approach

Retailers

Leroy Merlin opens in Alberton with a community-led approach

4 Jun 2026

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Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Economy

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

3 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his 2026 budget speech to lawmakers in Cape Town, South Africa, February 25, 2026.

Economy

South Africa's fiscal targets on track despite Iran war, Treasury says

Nilutpal Timsina and Sfundo Parakozov 3 Jun 2026