South African agriculture, with certain exceptions, faces slow growth in coming years. The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), a nonprofit organisation, has warned that it expects the gross value of South Africa's agricultural production this year to be similar, in real terms...

Time to end silence on renewables misinformation - SAPVIA chair. The new chairperson of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says the organisation will become more assertive in outlining the benefits of solar for South Africa and in correctin...

Metair to commission first li-ion battery line in November. Metair hopes to commission its first lithium-ion (li-ion) battery production line on November 5, says MD Theo Loock. Metair is an international manufacturer, distributor and retailer of energy storage...

Cement industry seeks tariffs amid crippling imports. The Concrete Institute (TCI) has lodged an appeal with the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect South African produ...

PRASA demands outstanding debt from Autopax. Autopax must pay its outstanding debt by August 15, or the bus service will be refused access to the train stations operated by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). PRASA operates the Me...

IDC urged to up its 'counter-cyclical' game, as Patel sets 110 billion rand disbursement target. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel is insisting that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) play a far more assertive counter-cyclical investment role in the flagging South Af...

SOLA secures 400 million rand to fund commercial, industrial solar PV projects. Renewable energy solutions provider SOLA Group has secured 400-million rand to build commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities across Southern Africa. The fund will enable 40 MW of sola...

Nissan, BMW in talks to pull South Africa into electric car era. Nissan Motor, BMW and Volkswagen are among carmakers in talks to bring the electric-car revolution to South Africa, as the nation's auto-factory floors risk being left behind in the global switch to gr...

M&R subsidiary Clough USA awarded $620m project. JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts' (M&R's) subsidiary Clough USA has been awarded a petrochemical engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC) in the US, valued...

Manufacturing down 3.2% in June. Manufacturing production decreased by 3.2% year-on-year in June, Statistics South Africa revealed on Thursday. The largest negative contributions were made by the petroleum, chemical products, rubber ...