Mantashe calls for more investment in South Africa's gas industry . Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged foreign investors to invest in South Africa’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub, in the Coega Industrial Development Zone, in the East...

Sasol sets out plan to cut emissions by 10% by 2030 . Petrochemicals giant Sasol is targeting a 10% reduction in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, bringing the current 56-million tonnes a year of emissions down to 50-million tonnes.

This forms...

R3.5bn Tshwane SEZ to support proposed doubling of production at Ford plant . President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially kickstarted construction of the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The R3.5-billion development, funded by government, will be housed next door t...

Service stations must invest in EV charging stations, says FNB’s Fester . With 867 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in South Africa, and with this figure likely to increase in the near future, fuel retailers can no longer ignore the imminent need to invest in battery elect...

Call for greater urgency as South Africa approaches gas ‘supply cliff’ . South Africa is being urged to accelerate its response to a looming natural gas “supply cliff”, which could arise in the coming four to five years unless alternative sources of supply are found to offs...

BMW, ACSA unveil EV charging stations at three airports . Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and BMW South Africa have launched BMW ChargeNow electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), Cape Town International Airport ...

Absa PMI rises to 48.1 in October . The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 48.1 index points in October, up from a revised 45.1 index points in September.

The October level was slightly higher than the av...

Expected new-car market turnaround failed to materialise, says Naamsa . The turnaround in the new-vehicle market, anticipated for the second half of the year has failed to materialised, says the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa).

T...

Icasa publishes information memo on high-demand spectrum . The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on Friday published the awaited information memorandum for the high-demand spectrum licensing process for comment.

The document, previ...

Bulk commodities boost Afrimat’s interim profit . JSE-listed industrial minerals and construction materials group Afrimat achieved a 56.9% year-on-year increase in operating profit to R318-million for the six months ended August 31.

CEO Andries van ...