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Source: Supplied. Charles Nortje, managing director of Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance costs to rise as South Africa plans VAT increase

Charles Nortje 19 Mar 2025

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

Jon Kornik is CEO of Plentify

Trends

#BizTrends2025: How geysers can pave the way for a solar energy boom

Jon Kornik 13 Jan 2025

Banking and brews: South Africa's top brands navigate economic challenges

Branding

Banking and brews: South Africa's top brands navigate economic challenges

Issued by Kantar 20 Aug 2024

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Packaging

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Issued by Mpact 2 Aug 2024

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Energy

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Mark Allewell, Issued by Sensor Networks 28 May 2024

SADiLaR funding helps launch the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive

Higher Education

SADiLaR funding helps launch the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 25 Apr 2024

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

SMEs

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Apr 2024

Newlyn Group unveils groundbreaking rail terminal at Durban port

Railway

Newlyn Group unveils groundbreaking rail terminal at Durban port

5 Apr 2024

Markets & Investment

#SARBMPC: High Street Auctions director cites challenges for property sector revival

28 Mar 2024

An aerial view of Kriel Power Station run by state electricity utility Eskom in Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Source: Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Energy

Eskom chair reiterates need for private investment

Joe Bavier 22 Feb 2024

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

Management & Leadership

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Jan 2024

Andrea Carr, head of R&D at e4

Property Development

There's a Proptech revolution happening in 2024

25 Jan 2024

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Adam Byars - 2024 in two words: Culture and authenticity

Adam Byars 17 Jan 2024

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

DMRE finally gazettes IRP2023, major plant build on cards

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 5 Jan 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2023: Energy & Mining

19 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

Nuclear Power

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Dylan Schnetler 11 Dec 2023

South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

Fuel & Energy

South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

5 Dec 2023

Rudie Opperman. Source: Supplied

Technology

Edge computing could solve SA's illegal mining crisis

Rudie Opperman 13 Nov 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Climate Change

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Energy

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

Telecoms & Networks

MTN invests R5bn to keep customers connected during load shedding

Nqobile Dludla 4 Oct 2023

BMi Research assesses the impact of load shedding on meals

Research

BMi Research assesses the impact of load shedding on meals

Issued by BMi Research 27 Sep 2023

Chicken meat producers grapple with power crisis, bird flu, threatening shortage

Agro-processing

Chicken meat producers grapple with power crisis, bird flu, threatening shortage

Nelson Banya 21 Sep 2023

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Sustainable Development

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Alison Groves 14 Sep 2023

Your ultimate power solution to tackle load shedding

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Your ultimate power solution to tackle load shedding

Issued by Bluetti 11 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Discovery enters renewable power trading

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2023

Source: Frederico Beccari/Unsplash

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standards can help steady SA's grid under new rules

22 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

Economy

Old Mutual: Hard-pressed South Africans battle rising costs, inflation - report

20 Jul 2023

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Promit Mukherjee 18 Jul 2023

A wind turbine produces renewable energy outside Caledon. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis

Nelson Banya 28 Jun 2023

Nourishing the brains and bodies of your school-age superstars

Nutrition

Nourishing the brains and bodies of your school-age superstars

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 19 Jun 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Climate change, supply chain disruptions top agenda for Sapics conference

Supply Chain

Climate change, supply chain disruptions top agenda for Sapics conference

7 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African business activity falls to almost two-year low - PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jun 2023

Gloomy winter for the poor as further food price increases loom

Food, Water & Energy Security

Gloomy winter for the poor as further food price increases loom

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 2 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand hovers near record low on dollar strength

31 May 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retailers

Pepkor to roll out new stores despite energy crisis

Tannur Anders 31 May 2023

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Africa Month

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Astrid Ricketts, Issued by Kantar 25 May 2023

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Energy

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

South Africa grants Turkey's Karpowership deal to ease power crisis

Energy

South Africa grants Turkey's Karpowership deal to ease power crisis

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

Load shedding could increase to Stage 8 if interventions not effective - Eskom

Energy

Load shedding could increase to Stage 8 if interventions not effective - Eskom

Nellie Peyton and Carien du Plessis 18 May 2023

Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office, as joblessness takes its toll in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, South Africa, 24 February 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

HR & Management

Unemployment rate rises amid power crisis

Kopano Gumbi and Bhargav Acharya 16 May 2023

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Energy

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 15 May 2023

Vodacom reports 6.4% drop in full-year profit

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom reports 6.4% drop in full-year profit

15 May 2023

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Agriculture

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Wandile Sihlobo 9 May 2023

Source: John Schnobrich This year’s Wan-Ifra’s Digital Media Awards Africa 2023 is lead by the South African press.

Digital

SA media takes 7 out of 8 at the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2023

13 Apr 2023