DPE says State airline should prepare for equity partner. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Sunday that struggling State-run South African Airways (SAA) should reduce its cost base and prepare for a strategic equity partner in the near future...

Private-sector activity shrinks at fastest rate in 4 years in Oct – PMI. South African private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in over four years in October as sharp declines in output, new orders and export demand saw firms cut back purchasing amid a recession, ...

Merc’s first electric car to make SA debut in 2019. Mercedes-Benz’s first battery electric vehicle (EV) will make its debut in South Africa next year, with sales to start in 2020, says Mercedes-Benz Cars South Africa marketing director Selvin Govender.

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South Africa moves to reboot digital migration after years of delay. Following years since embarking on, and the subsequent stalling of, South Africa’s migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, the Department of Communications (DoC) hopes to revive its momentum a...

Ramaphosa says South Africa needs leadership, not leaders . President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for leadership, not leaders, in what he termed a new era for South Africa, following the previous decade of stand-offs between government and the private sector.

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Aveng reports R3.8bn rise in McConnell Dowell’s order book. JSE-listed infrastructure group Aveng reported on Friday that its Australian subsidiary McConnell Dowell had secured recent contracts worth a combined R3.8-billion, boosting the business’ overall order...

Big power users call for inflation-linked tariff ‘compact’ and industry review. The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has called for an electricity price compact that sustains tariff increases as close to consumer price inflation as possible for the coming five years. The propos...

Load-shedding spectre returns as unplanned outages rise. The spectre of load-shedding, which has haunted South Africa and its economy since 2008, but has lifted somewhat in recent years, appears to have returned.

State-owned electricity producer Eskom con...

Absa PMI fell for a third consecutive month in October. South Africa's seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell further in October due to declines in new orders, business activity and employment, a survey showed on Thursday.

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New Eskom report warns of possible generation gaps in coming five years. Eskom’s newly released Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook (MTSAO) report highlights several risks to South Africa’s electricity supply for the period 2018 to 2023 and indicates that additional capacit...