New-vehicle export revenue declined by R21bn in H1 2020 . Vehicle exports from South Africa declined by 73 419 vehicles, or 40.3%, in the first half of the year compared with 2019, says National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa)...

Uncertain when Milnerton oil refinery will come back on stream ­ . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Astron Energy’s oil refinery in Cape Town, where a fire broke out last month killing two people and injuring seven others, remains closed while a full investigation in...

Cape Town ordered to settle IPP dispute with Minister, but case can be re-enrolled if talks fail . The City of Cape Town, which approached the High Court in 2017 for an order allowing it to procure renewable energy from independent power producers (IPPs) without first securing the consent of the Ene...

Presidential Commission Report on 4IR to head to cabinet . The Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is set to present to Cabinet after President Cyril Ramaphosa received its landmark report on the recommendations to harness the ava...

Create, own your own driving data through AA Connected Car . Ordinary motorists may now have access to the digital details of their driving behaviour and vehicle performance, through the launch of the Automobile Association (AA’s) Connected Car.

“This is a tru...

DBSA gears up to fill Covid-induced municipal funding gaps . Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which recently disbursed loans worth R4.5-billion to two Gauteng metropolitan councils to support ongoing infrastructure delivery amid coronavirus-induced li...

Kingsgate Clothing adds localised isolation gown to PPE line-up . The Kingsgate Clothing Group has expanded its personal protective equipment (PPE) production line-up to include isolation gowns, used by hospital personnel.

The group already produces cloth masks for...

Sanral says it is ready to implement R30bn in projects . The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is ready to implement R30-billion worth of construction projects.

Sanral engineering executive Louw Kannemeyer says the road agency ha...

PPE scandal highlights need to modernise public procurement – National Treasury . The National Treasury has halted the emergency procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and reverted to open procurement processes amid a normalisation of supply and growing allegations of co...

Local vehicle production to decline by 31% in 2020, says Naamsa . Following record new-vehicle production of 631 983 units in 2019, supported by record vehicle exports, 2020 vehicle production is expected to decline by about 31%, to 435 500 units, says the National A...