Imperial buys stake in local healthcare manufacturing business . Imperial has acquired a 49% stake in Pharmafrique, trading as Kiara Health.

Kiara Health is an African pharmaceutical manufacturing and healthcare services company based in Johannesburg.

It serves ...

E-commerce has finally arrived in South Africa, says Dawn Wing CEO . Despite going through a rough patch during the initial hard lockdown in South Africa, Dawn Wing couriers says it has since seen a significant surge in e-commerce.

“The lockdown period business was re...

New ‘single channel’ service created to help resolve barriers to South African exports . The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has launched a new ‘single channel’ online service through which South African exporters are able to register any problems they are experiencing...

Regional developments expected to ignite South Africa’s gas economy . There has long been discussions about the development of a gas economy having the potential to help transform the South African landscape and, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, about gas eme...

Gibela has spent R6bn on local procurement since 2014 . Train manufacturer Gibela has launched its first socioeconomic impact report, sharing the progress it has made in terms of economic, social and environmental initiatives from January 2014 to March this...

Supporting policy must embrace EVs, says uYilo . The supporting policy driving vehicle manufacturing in South Africa needs to “evolve and embrace electric vehicles (EVs)” in order for the country to fully adopt the technology, says uYilo eMobility Pr...

Bulk infrastructure works start at the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway . Construction of bulk infrastructure at the Tambo Springs Logistics Gateway has started.

This development, located on the southern border of the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros, is connected by roa...

M&R pursuing open-pit services acquisition as it seeks ‘step-change’ growth in mining . Engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is considering acquisition targets in the open-pit mining services sector, where it is aiming to expand the presence of its mining platform, wh...

M&R holds on to shrinking South African unit amid hopes of infrastructure-led recovery . JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is “holding on” to its South African-aligned business unit that focuses on power, industrial and water despite the fact that its con...

Projects developed in renewables zones, gas and grid corridors ‘not exempt’ from environmental processes . The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has dismissed suggestions that renewable-energy projects developed within the designated Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs), includi...