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Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (Sidssa) 2026.

Economy

#Sidssa2026: Infrastructure South Africa accelerates R600m project preparation drive

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A drone view shows solar panels in front of a mine as South Africa’s mining firms accelerate investment in renewable energy projects to diversify power supply, reduce costs and meet decarbonisation targets after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom, at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 1 day

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth | Empowered women are essential to a resilient circular economy

Patricia Pillay 3 days

#WomensMonth | Meet Esmie, the bargain-hunter behind The Fab Cheapskate

Fashion

#WomensMonth | Meet Esmie, the bargain-hunter behind The Fab Cheapskate

Chloe Posthumus 21 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Pepkor's Konaye Dlatu on creativity, connection and leaving an impact

Retail Marketing

#WomensMonth | Pepkor's Konaye Dlatu on creativity, connection and leaving an impact

Evan-Lee Courie 20 Aug 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sustainability

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

Ofentse Molefe, Product Lead and Professional Development Facilitator at SPARK Schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond the matric certificate: Why economic success starts in Grade R

Ofentse Molefe 18 Aug 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Funding alone won’t solve 60,000-engineer shortfall, ISFAP warns

17 Aug 2026

Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, partners & Humayra Hajat, senior associate at Webber Wentzel, explain how South Africa's spectrum landscape is shifting (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

SA's connectivity: What has changed, when it changed and why it matters

Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, Partners & Humayra Hajat 13 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Chadé Bowles, Regional SHEQ Manager: GVK-Siya Zama.

Construction & Engineering

#WomensMonth | GVK-Siya Zama’s Chadé Bowles: “Safety cannot be driven by paperwork alone”

13 Aug 2026

Fame Week Africa 2026 unveils programme centred on creative economy growth

Film & Cinematography

Fame Week Africa 2026 unveils programme centred on creative economy growth

12 Aug 2026

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Financial Services

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Pieter Brand, Issued by Hyphen 12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Quintin Rossi, chief executive officer of Spear REIT; Santos Francesco of Mambos; Demetre Nikolopoulos, chief executive officer of Mambos Storage & Home; and James Bylos, head of leasing at Spear REIT.

Industrial & Logistics Property

R90m Blackheath development to boost Mambos’ national distribution capacity

11 Aug 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Mining

The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

7 Aug 2026

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Data & Analytics

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Tyronne McCrindle 5 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

6 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. George Tsinonis, Head: Investment Analytics at RisCura.

Finance

Why Africa investment reporting needs to move beyond headline returns

George Tsinonis 5 Aug 2026

Mining

Anglo American’s Wanblad to remain the big boss following Teck merger

4 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

Despite gold demand flattening in Q2, jewellery demand value was resilient, rising 22% year-on-year. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Gold

All that glitters is not gold: Gold demand loses its shine

30 Jul 2026

Leadership from UJ, Vodacom, AWS and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) at the official launch event. Photo: Supplied

Higher Education

Vodacom, UJ, and AWS join forces to develop industry-ready AI graduates

29 Jul 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

The Bill establishes the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) as a single state-owned national champion by merging PetroSA, iGas, and the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF). Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA National Petroleum Company Bill flagged as “climate-blind”

28 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

Coca-Cola is strengthening its branding in select markets. Source: Coca-Cola.

Branding

Coca-Cola sharpens its global visual identity

21 Jul 2026

Archived image: Generation Schools Imhoff in Cape Town

Primary & Secondary Education

Tribunal greenlights buyout of Generation Schools

21 Jul 2026

Isuzu invests R2m in AI, coding and robotics lab for 650 learners

Development

Isuzu invests R2m in AI, coding and robotics lab for 650 learners

17 Jul 2026

Northam Platinum opened the world's deepest raise-bored PGM shaft at the Zondereinde mine. Image supplied.

Mining

World’s deepest raise-bored PGM shaft opens at Northam’s Zondereinde mine

17 Jul 2026

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Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Banyana Banyana is sponsored by Sasol. Source: Sasol.

Sponsorship

Sasol taps Openfield to boost impact of sports sponsorships

14 Jul 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How loadshedding led to South Africa finding its perfect sunspot

13 Jul 2026

Brent Lindeque, Good Things Guy reflects on 11 years and 1,000 keynotes (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

11 years, 1,000 keynotes: Why honest stories still win

Brent Lindeque 13 Jul 2026

Shaz Ballim, CEO, Kwality Holdings, holds recycled plastic pellets used to manufacture the bags in one hand and a finished Waste2Wear shopping bag in the other, illustrating how discarded plastic is transformed into high-quality, verified recycled products. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA entrepreneurs bring blockchain-verified recycling to Mzansi

13 Jul 2026

Mining

Nominations for Mining Elites in Africa 2027 are officially open

10 Jul 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Israeli interest in offshore oil and gas exploration off SA’s West Coast raises questions

9 Jul 2026

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Youth Employment

SA’s finance minister urges data-led fix for youth unemployment

8 Jul 2026

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Mining

SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

8 Jul 2026

Retail has a role in fixing South Africa’s youth job crisis

Training

Retail has a role in fixing South Africa’s youth job crisis

Kayleigh Fazan 6 Jul 2026

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Education & Skills Development

Can corporate volunteering help solve SA’s youth unemployment crisis?

6 Jul 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Amazon-backed spekboom carbon removal programme to create 11,000 jobs

2 Jul 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Agriculture

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jun 2026

The Partnership Agency celebrate on stage at Cannes Lions 2026. Source: LinkedIn.

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions | Africa’s winning roundup

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jun 2026

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Accenture Song SA has won Silver at Cannes Lions. Source: YouTube.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Accenture Song SA wins Silver in Entertainment

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Jun 2026