Sasol seeks carbon-utilisation solutions for South African operations . Energy and chemicals group Sasol has initiated a process through which it aims to identify potential partners for the development and demonstration of technologies that can utilise the carbon dioxide (...

Lesotho aims to ‘go big’ on agriculture amid Agoa textiles uncertainty . Lesotho Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro reports that the country aims to overhaul its underperforming agricultural sector with the objective of improving both food security and attracting export-orie...

$25m investment expands horizon for clean-energy firm . Independent private equity fund manager Metier has announced a $25-million investment into clean-energy company Broadreach Energy, which specialises in deploying renewable-energy and energy efficiency ...

GDDA prioritises the roll-out of three Gauteng SEZs . The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GDDA) has prioritised three special economic zone (SEZ) developments for roll-out in Gauteng, says GDDA CEO Mosa Tshabalala.

The first is a high-tech SEZ in...

July new-vehicle sales decline by a disappointing 30% . Total South African new-vehicle sales declined by 26.3% in August, to 33 515 units, compared with the 45 484 vehicles sold in the same month last year.

The new-passenger-car market fell by 32.6%, to ...

Head of largest women-owned engineering firm troubled by lack of work amid talk of infrastructure-led recovery . The chief executive officer of South Africa’s largest black- and women-owned consulting engineering company is concerned about the current dearth of infrastructure-related workflow within the professio...

Recovery plan advancing amid ‘unprecedented’ collaboration, Kingston reports . Business for South Africa’s (B4SA’s) Martin Kingston has described the current level of cooperation and collaboration between labour, government, civil society and business as “unprecedented” and repor...

Seifsa, trade unions adopt standstill main agreement . The 19 employer associations affiliated to industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) and the industry’s five trade unions on September 1 formally adopted...

Absa PMI rises to 57.3 index points as Covid-19 restrictions ease . Pointing to a further improvement in conditions in South Africa’s manufacturing sector, the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 57.3 index points in August, up from 51.2 in July, in line...

Zambezi River Authority gears up for community consultations on proposed 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge hydro scheme . The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is preparing to conduct disclosure meetings with communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe whose land or livelihoods could be affected by the construction of the proposed 2 4...