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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 22 hours

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Energy

Electricity woes push Glencore, Merafe to begin layoffs

2 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Wessel Jacobs, Manka Sebastian and Siya Mncube.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Estcourt's intermodal freight village set to expand into multi-billion-rand operation

2 Dec 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Sustainable mining is key to a clean, just energy transition

Alastair Bovim 1 Dec 2025

Montego Pet Nutrition celebrates 25 years of innovation and growth

FMCG

Montego Pet Nutrition celebrates 25 years of innovation and growth

27 Nov 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Transnet partners with France, EU to decarbonise ports and railways

Logistics & Transport

Transnet partners with France, EU to decarbonise ports and railways

26 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's G20 triumph defied a US boycott

Hugh Hacking 26 Nov 2025

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Health & Safety

Implats to embrace tech to reduce fatalities at Rustenburg mine

25 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

From conflict to consensus: South Africa's success at G20 Leaders' Summit

Katja Hamilton 24 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

G20 leaders meet in South Africa seeking agreement, despite US boycott

22 Nov 2025

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Finance

G20 Africa summit: The battle for narrative ownership

22 Nov 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a EU-South Africa summit, ahead of the G20 Summit, which was held from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Yves Herman

Markets & Investment

G20: SA, EU sign "unprecedented agreement" on critical minerals

Tim Cocks 24 Nov 2025

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Mining

Patrice Motsepe announces Harmony Gold's "huge investment"

Colleen Goko and Nqobile Dludla 20 Nov 2025

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

19 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump's empty chair at G20 summit an opportunity for South African hosts

19 Nov 2025

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

SMEs

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

Issued by Tiger Brands 17 Nov 2025

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Mining

PGMs, gold, coal, and more push South Africa's 1.2% mining growth

18 Nov 2025

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Mining

Australian regulator heads to court over AVZ Minerals' lithium project

11 Nov 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Explainer: GLP-1s and weight management

10 Nov 2025

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Energy

NUM, SACP renew call to stop Eskom’s unbundling plans

10 Nov 2025

Mining

ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

6 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director: Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking; Afreximbank

Finance

Unlocking Africa's potential: Afreximbank highlights skilled trade-finance workforce

6 Nov 2025

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Mining

Harmony Gold and others lose mining permits in Mali

30 Oct 2025

SA innovators unveil 'world’s first' sugarcane energy drink

Social Entrepreneurship

SA innovators unveil 'world’s first' sugarcane energy drink

27 Oct 2025

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Nutrition

Fruit juices in South Africa are getting a free ride: why they should have the same health warning labels as fizzy drinks

Siphiwe Dlamini 21 Oct 2025

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Land & Property Law

ConCourt rules municipalities can't simply charge what they want for rates

Ntando Makuyana 20 Oct 2025

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Railway

Transport Month: South African rail shifts its gears toward privatisation

Vivien Chaplin and Gaby Wesson 16 Oct 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer unveils new range of pregnancy multivitamins

15 Oct 2025

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Mining

Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

15 Oct 2025

2025 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists announced in South Africa

Awards

2025 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists announced in South Africa

15 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

Visionaries discuss fighting climate change on new PMI, Time Studios doccie series

14 Oct 2025

Paul Dunne — Minerals Council South Africa president and Northam CEO — delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Joburg Indaba in Sandton. Image supplied.

Mining

#JoburgIndaba: Can mining growth and transformation co-exist in South Africa?

Maroefah Smith 9 Oct 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Mining

Congo warns cobalt exporters about violating quotas

Ange Kasongo 6 Oct 2025

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Mining

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

6 Oct 2025

A sample of platinum (Pt) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Mining

Tharisa plans $547m underground platinum mining project

3 Oct 2025

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Fuel & Energy

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Nqobile Dludla 2 Oct 2025

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Health & Safety

Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecology

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2025

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Mining

US peace deal doesn't mean Congo minerals up for grabs

Doyinsola Oladipo 23 Sep 2025

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Mining

Congo shakes up global cobalt supply with export quotas

22 Sep 2025

Rethinking global labels from an African lens

ESG & Sustainability

Rethinking global labels from an African lens

Wendy Poulton and Molupe Mat’sumunyane, Issued by ESG Africa Conference 18 Sep 2025

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Mining

Demand from Asia propels South African mining growth

12 Sep 2025

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

Mining

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa has sent officials to US for trade talks, president says

10 Sep 2025

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Mining

Anglo and Teck to join forces and form global copper giant Anglo Teck

9 Sep 2025

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Mining

Financial woes force ARM to suspend Bokoni platinum mine operations

5 Sep 2025

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Mining

African Rainbow Minerals' full-year profit falls 47%

5 Sep 2025

NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success

Higher Education

NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 29 Aug 2025

Mining

Sibanye Stillwater cuts losses to $211m

28 Aug 2025