Housing densification on the rise in Gauteng, says FNB . There is a strong trend towards densification in the large metro areas – especially in Gauteng, indicates the First National Bank (FNB) Property Barometer.

Urban densification, or more people living ...

New Development Bank approves R7-billion toll road loan to Sanral . The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a R7-billion loan, guaranteed by the South African government, to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral).

The NDB was established by Braz...

4IR, AfCFTA to 'reshape' South African business, says Patel . South Africa’s steel industry will need a Steel 4.0 plan to adequately harness and respond to the pressures presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pate...

Master plans needed to expand productive South African sectors – Patel . To grow South Africa’s economy and expand its productive sectors, master plans will need to be developed for each of those sectors, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Friday.

Speaking ...

South Africa should focus on the speed at which it adapts to 4IR – Manamela . While the metals and engineering industries play a key role in preparing South Africa for the opportunities that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) brings, Higher Education, Science and Technology ...

Seifsa president calls for greater industrial policy decisiveness . Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) president Elias Monage has called for greater decisiveness on the part of the South African government in both defining which manufacturing ...

Manufacturing output still remains negative overall. Manufacturing production decreased by 1.1% year-on-year in July, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. The largest negative contribution of -1.8 percentage points was made by the petroleum, chem...

Parliament briefed on Eskom's continuing financial challenges. Eskom's debt is reaching 450-billion rand, with no signs of letting up as borrowing increases, revenue remains flat and municipalities renege on their commitments even further, Parliament has heard. Publi...

PetroSA may run out of domestic supplies by the end of next year. South Africa's national oil company PetroSA is facing an ongoing crisis, with concerns that its Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids (GTL) refinery may run out of domestic supplies by the end of next year. “Rese...

Lawlessness should be addressed through shared responsibility - business leaders, govt. Following the recent spate of violence across South Africa, Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday reiterated that government considered this form of behaviour to be "acts of criminality". He added that...