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Source: Supplied. Anusha Naidu, Savca's new chief executive officer.

Finance

Could institutional capital unlock South Africa’s next VC growth wave?

2 hours

AfDB and Germany partner to strengthen Africa’s rail networks

Logistics & Transport

AfDB and Germany partner to strengthen Africa’s rail networks

2 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Inside Absa’s R5.1bn logistics bet reshaping SA’s freight network

14 Sep 2026

East African farmers to benefit from US$200m climate financing

Agriculture

East African farmers to benefit from US$200m climate financing

7 Sep 2026

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

Logistics & Transport

NEVs shift from green option to logistics strategy

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2026

Mining

New brand and strategic investment position IMT to help shape the future of mining across Africa

Issued by IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies) 14 Aug 2026

Source: Twiga Cement/LinkedIn. The Morogoro SGR Passenger Terminal forms part of Tanzania’s modern railway infrastructure, supporting greater connectivity and economic activity. The project illustrates the scale of infrastructure investment across Africa that ATIDI aims to de-risk through insurance and guarantees, helping mobilise private capital for major development projects.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa's infrastructure guarantees platform plans to double its capital, CEO says

Duncan Miriri 11 Aug 2026

Dube TradePort SEZ attracts R4.2bn in private investment

Logistics & Transport

Dube TradePort SEZ attracts R4.2bn in private investment

30 Jul 2026

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

Funding

SA's venture capital market shows signs of coming of age

27 Jul 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Fedgroup private capital partner, Jason Green.

Property Development

Fedgroup injects R242m into Club Med safari development

20 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

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Financial Services

OMPE Fund VI gains strategic backing from E Squared Investments

8 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 2026

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Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Transnet issues tender for rolling stock leasing company

Railway

Transnet issues tender for rolling stock leasing company

23 Jun 2026

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Markets & Investment

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Issued by Fedgroup 19 Jun 2026

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Corporate & Commercial Law

Investor-ready or not? A reality check for South African business owners

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 19 Jun 2026

Financial Services

Fedgroup secured 500M IDC-backed renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects

Issued by Fedgroup 18 May 2026

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Economy

Why Gauteng’s slowdown exposes South Africa’s one-engine growth risk

John Loos 15 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Kristof Kruger, Head: Fixed Income Trading at Prescient Securities.

Markets & Investment

This month’s test for SA bonds: Softer US CPI brings relief, not resolution

Kristof Kruger 12 Jun 2026

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Railway

Private capital steps up: Traxtion secures $86m for SA rail reform

12 Jun 2026

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Education & Skills Development

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Issued by Trialogue 9 Jun 2026

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Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Reside Summit 2026 proves housing is no longer a siloed conversation

Residential Property

Reside Summit 2026 proves housing is no longer a siloed conversation

Issued by Catchwords 26 May 2026

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

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Banking

New R500m deal strengthens Fedgroup’s role in South Africa’s energy transition

18 May 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Standard Bank, Anthem drive South Africa’s largest solar PV infrastructure project

14 Apr 2026

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Christian Moretti, Bessie Noll 23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Construction & Engineering

Engineering a better tomorrow: Key insights into South Africa's construction comeback

Olebogeng Manhe 23 Mar 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 Mar 2026

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Logistics & Transport

Rail vs road: Balancing South Africa’s critical Durban–Gauteng corridor

Francois Nortjé 12 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Residential Property

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Issued by Catchwords 5 Mar 2026

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

Energy

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

David McDonald 3 Mar 2026

#MiningIndaba: Access Bank's strategy for turning African mining potential into profitable projects

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: Access Bank's strategy for turning African mining potential into profitable projects

Maroefah Smith 20 Feb 2026

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Energy

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Colleen Goko 13 Feb 2026

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

Funding

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

11 Feb 2026

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

CSI & Philanthropy

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

Fiona Zerbst, Issued by Trialogue 10 Feb 2026

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

Viticulture & Oenology

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

9 Feb 2026

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Sustainability

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Maroefah Smith 5 Feb 2026

Finance

UK's development finance agency anchors $1bn blended finance fund for emerging markets

Karin Strohecker and Colleen Gok 20 Jan 2026

SDG Namibia One Fund has committed up to $5.15m to support the Zhero Molecules Walvis Bay Project, an industrial-scale green ammonia project on Namibia’s central coast.(Image source: © Mining and Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.15m funding committed to industrial-scale green ammonia project in Namibia

29 Dec 2025

Sanjeev Mansotra, Chairman, Planet One Group

Trends

From adversity to opportunity: African education’s revival strategies

Sanjeev Mansotra 19 Dec 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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Climate Change

Global backing for GAIA climate fund reaches $600m at first close

4 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

Sanlam-backed CFM’s Climate Investor Two Fund closes at $1bn

23 Oct 2025

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Tourism

De Lille sets out key G20 priorities for global tourism

15 Sep 2025