Isuzu announces R1.2bn investment in next-gen bakkie programme . Isuzu Motors, of Japan, has confirmed that it will be investing R1.2-billion in the production of its next-generation one-ton bakkie in South Africa, while an additional total local parts and content v...

Transnet confirms legal review of 10-64 locomotive contracts . State-owned logistics group Transnet confirmed on Monday that it is initiating a legal review of the a R49-billion locomotive procurement contract, known as 10-64, having already declared the contracts...

Japan-South Africa Business Council aims to add to winning World Cup momentum . Hot on the heels of South Africa’s famous Rugby World Cup (RWC) victory in Yokohama on November 2, Japan and South Africa have formally agreed to create a business council that will seek to further str...

Mobilisation of private finance key to closing Africa’s $2.6tr energy gap . State budgets and development finance will not be sufficient to fund the investments required to meet Africa’s growing power demands to 2040, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report warns.

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Manufacturing, business confidence falls take shine off investment drive . South Africa's manufacturing contracted by more than expected and business confidence tumbled in data released on Thursday, casting further doubt over the economy a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

OptiPower making progress on EC wind farm project, welcomes benefits of M&R buyout . Transmission and distribution services provider OptiPower Projects, which was recently acquired by Murray & Roberts (M&R), is progressing with its work on the Golden Valley Wind Farm, in the Eastern Ca...

‘Sky’s not the limit’ for Africa’s smartphone, space-bound Thakkar avers . Not even the sky’s the limit for Africa’s first homegrown smartphone, with Mara Group CEO Ashish Thakkar planning to take a ‘Made in Africa’ Mara phone with him when he journeys into space as part of V...

Vehicle manufacturers to launch R6bn auto industry empowerment fund . The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) will launch a R6-billion Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) to support black participation in the automotive in...

MTN to invest R50bn in South Africa over coming five years . Telecommunications group MTN announced on Wednesday that it would be investing R10-billion a year into its South African operations over the coming five years – a period which coincides with government...

Steady progress being made to make South Africa a ‘competitive investment destination’ . President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the “steady, but sure” progress being made to make South Africa a “more competitive investment destination” as he sought to consolidate an investment push designed to...