Business rescue practitioner for SAA announced . The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has appointed a business rescue practitioner for State-owned South African Airways (SAA), the airline announced on Friday. He is Les Matuson fr...

Air transport is a key industry, and SAA has a big impact, says industry body . President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to have South African Airways (SAA) placed under immediate business rescue should provide some security and clarity for South Africa's air transport, trade, logisti...

Nersa to host hearings in Feb into Eskom’s latest R27.3bn claw-back claim . The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will host public hearings in February as part of its adjudication of Eskom’s latest Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application for the 2018/19 f...

Treasury has to change its thinking around public transport, says Van der Merwe . National Treasury has to change its attitude towards public transport, says Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van der Merwe.

“If Treasury keeps on saying public transport is for the poor, we are de...

Water, land reform concerns weigh on agriculture sector's confidence . The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) declined from 46 points in the third quarter of this year to 44 index poin...

IFC launches study to improve water efficiency in agriculture sector . To identify opportunities for water efficiency in the agricultural sector and analyse the barriers to improvement in this area, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a study as part ...

Promoters of Maputo and Richards Bay LNG terminals insist projects can be complementary . The promoters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals at Maputo, in Mozambique, and Richards Bay, in South Africa, insist that the two proposed projects can be complementary rather than competi...

We have to lower the price of Eskom coal – Gordhan . CAPE TOWN – Coal suppliers need to help efforts to turn around Eskom by being reasonable on their pricing, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday.

"We have got to lower the price ...

Global policy programme helps govts get infrastructure development right the first time . UK-based consultancy Mott MacDonald, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the UK Department of International Trade on Wednesday launched the Enabling Better Infrastructure (EBI) global policy p...

Competition Commission's final report confirms South Africa's high data costs . The Competition Commission on Monday published its much-anticipated final report on its Data Services Market Inquiry, confirming revelations that South Africa’s cost of data services, particularly mobi...