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Industry body calls for new govt to re-set the country’s maritime agenda (Engineering News) South African non-profit advocacy company, the Maritime Business Chamber (MBC), has c...

President Mnangagwa rallies local businesses to embrace AfCFTA opportunities (The Chronicle) President Mnangagwa has rallied Zimbabwean businesses to be aggressive and take full a...

Shocking SA port ranking rings alarm bells for fruit industry (Food For Mzansi) Cape Town’s port has been officially ranked as the worst-performing port in the world, according ...

VW, Isuzu Spurn South Africa’s Efforts to Kick-Start EV Industry (Bloomberg) Volkswagen AG and Isuzu Motors Ltd. have expressed skepticism about South Africa’s plans to develo...

Economic reforms needed for growth, job creation – President Ramaphosa (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to call for a continuation of economic r...

Development within South Africa’s digital economy underscored as a solution to economic growth (Brand South Africa) As a preferred investment destination on the continent, South...

Namibia’s audacious plan to become a global green hydrogen hub (Engineering News) From modest beginnings, Namibia is banking on a whole new supply chain taking shape — from th...

Despite a 0.1% fall in GDP data in first quarter, the agriculture sector grew by 13.5% (IOL) Despite a 0.1% fall in South Africa’s GDP data for the first quarter of this year, t...

Persistently poor GDP growth most significant feature of South Africa’s economic performance (Engineering News) South Africa’s continued disappointing economic growth remains ...

ONE’s newest vessel unloads, loads containers in Durban (Engineering News) Container and shipping company Ocean Network Express’ (ONE’s) newest vessel Recommendation exchang...

South Africa achieves trade balance surplus of R10.5bn in April (Engineering News) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R10.5-billion in April, a the South...

Supply-side support will be required if South Africa aims to join green industrialisation race (Engineering News) Stable demand remains a prerequisite if South Africa has any pros...

Closest election in 30 years as South Africans vote (BBC) South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994, which could se...

South African food inflation continued a downward trend in April (Engineering News) In April, for the second month in a row, year-on-year (y-o-y) South African food and non-alcoho...

Multimodal Inland Port Association launched (Engineering News) The Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA), which seeks to address a critical need in South Africa’s logistics ...

Government and Microsoft Agree to a R1.3 Billion Landmark Investment to Empower Black-Owned Businesses and Young Black South Africans in 4IR Technologies (the dtic) Microsoft and ...

Gas still has a crucial role to play in South Africa’s energy mix (Engineering News) Gas has an important role to play in South Africa’s energy transition journey, Kearney par...

EU carbon levy: SA heads for clash with bloc (Daily Maverick) The EU insists that its plan to put a price on the carbon emissions of some imports from 2026 is intended purely to c...

Freight Rate Frustrations (Investec) It’s no secret that carriers are not able to meet their scheduled transit times. Anchorage delays outside South African ports have improved ...

Minerals Council, Geoscience, IDC going all out to boost South African exploration (Engineering News) A collective effort was apparent on Friday when Minerals Council South Africa...