Aveng Strabag JV stays away from Mtentu bridge site amid concerns about violence. The Aveng Strabag joint venture (JV), responsible for building the 1.65-billion rand Mtentu bridge, in the Eastern Cape, has not returned to site following a three-month break as a result of violent commun...

Business outlines five partnership priorities as it calls for new growth framework. Business Unity South Africa (Busa) president Sipho Pityana has called for a “new framework for growth” that addresses, through public-private partnerships, the economic risk being posed by high levels ...

Gordhan says Eskom restructuring decision imminent. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that Eskom’s financial and operational problems were unlikely to be solved without structural changes being made at the State-owned electricit...

SAA hopes to resume Blantyre flights by the weekend. National flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) hopes to reinstate flights between Johannesburg and Blantyre (Malawi) on this coming Saturday (February 2). The route has been suspended since January ...

Government keen to see SAA debt restructured soon. Government would like to see South African Airways' (SAA's) debt restructured as soon as possible, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande told Reuters on Monday....

WesBank expects 1.5% dip in new-car sales, heavy truck market to drop by 4.4%. A slump in the global economy, as well as a local economy offering “little in the way of economic stimulation”, should result in a 1% decline in new-vehicle sales in South Africa in 2019, says vehicle ...

South Africa farmers seek 3 billion rand in drought aid. South Africa's agricultural industry body AgriSA will approach banks, agribusiness and government to raise 3-billion rand to help farmers hit by severe drought, its executive director said on Friday. Fa...

Modi, Ramaphosa announce 3yr strategic cooperation programme. Indian PM Narendra Modi and President Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed that considerable scope exists for India and South Africa to grow their bilateral economic relationship. “To ensure concrete deliver...

Operation Phakisa for water expected by March. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is preparing to launch its own series of mini-Phakisa's to attempt to resolve the most pressing matters facing South Africa's water infrastructure sector. ...

Eskom should be split, experts to tell president – sources. South Africa's Eskom could be split into three separate firms under proposals from experts President Cyril Ramaphosa has hired to help revive the ailing state power company, two sources familiar with t...