https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/647.html South Africa news 15 Markets & Investment news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/647.html en-us Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:28:39 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigerias-dangote-hopes-to-strike-gold-in-south-africa-634111a The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has engaged with Nigeria’s Dangote Group, and a spokesperson told Reuters that the company could list its petroleum refinery in South Africa after a Nigerian IPO. 1-270581 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/jozis-city-power-makes-a-dent-in-r52bn-debt-owed-to-eskom-523150a South Africa’s economic hub is making strides to pay off its electricity debt owed to Eskom and prevent a blackout. Eskom said City Power, Johannesburg’s power utility, has paid off R4.3bn of its more than R5bn debt. 1-270216 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-loadshedding-led-to-south-africa-finding-its-perfect-sunspot-731982a While loadshedding may, for now, be a thing of the past, Eskom’s troubled operations fueled South Africa’s solar boom — and helped reshape the country’s electricity market in the process. 1-269822 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-unemployment-rate-edges-closer-to-35-as-mining-strikes-gold-286657a Statistics South Africa puts the country’s unemployment rate at 32.7% as of the first quarter of 2026. The mining sector, however, increased employment by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter to 474,162, adding 1,790 jobs. 1-269690 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/power-play-tshepo-mokoka-to-lead-central-energy-fund-as-ceo-286637a The board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) Group has appointed Dr Tshepo Mokoka as the new group chief executive officer of the CEF Group of Companies. 1-269620 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/landisgyr-emea-rebrands-as-eykon-731262a After announcing earlier this year that it would operate as a standalone company, Landis+Gyr EMEA is rebranding as EYKON. 1-269572 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-anglo-american-investor-head-appointed-at-sibanye-stillwater-731212a Having previously handled investor relations at major mining companies Anglo American Platinum and Teck Resources, Emma Chapman will take over from James Wellsted as Sibanye-Stillwater’s senior vice president: investor relations, effective 1 September 2026. 1-269502 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-power-market-is-changing-fast-and-private-capital-is-driving-it-842703a Over the past few years, several African countries have sparked change in their grid infrastructure and electricity generation by involving the private sector. 1-269439 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/julys-electricity-tariff-hike-is-set-to-give-sa-a-shock-to-the-system-620331a While there is expected to be some reprieve at the pumps soon, South African businesses and households are preparing for the upcoming municipal electricity tariff increase. 1-269351 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fossil-fuels-still-dominate-in-africas-electricity-future-study-tracks-3139-power-plants-408159a Only about 57% of the people in Africa have access to electricity, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. To meet the United Nations goal of everyone having access to affordable electricity by 2030, African countries will need to rapidly expand electricity generation. 1-269325 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa