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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sona2025: Ramaphosa economic recovery plan built on infrastructure, mining, and energy

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

Source: Ben April, Associate Director: ESG leader for KPMG in Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: COP29 reflections and the importance of sustainable finance and investment

Ben April 4 Feb 2025

Thrive Student Living to ease KZN’s student accommodation squeeze

Student Accommodation

Thrive Student Living to ease KZN’s student accommodation squeeze

Issued by Catchwords 3 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa aims to attract more private investment into infrastructure

31 Oct 2024

Public-private partnerships set to boost South Africa's transport efficiency

Transport

Public-private partnerships set to boost South Africa's transport efficiency

Vivien Chaplin 9 Oct 2024

Image source: El Capra from

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New water resources infrastructure agency bill to boost development, finance

Calvin Nchabeleng and Makgati Makgatho 10 Sep 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government remains committed to creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Finance

Government committed to Sovereign Wealth

30 Aug 2024

The just energy transition is a cornerstone project of the Ramaphosa administration.

Energy

Ramaphosa pitches SA's energy transition to municipalities

Lindsey Schutters 26 Aug 2024

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

Logistics & Transport

Dube TradeZone 2 launches with R1.8bn investment, creating thousands of jobs

23 May 2024

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Roelof van den Berg 8 May 2024

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

Commercial Property

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

4 Apr 2024

Deputy President Paul Mashatile responded to questions from the NCOP

Infrastructure & Utilities

Government scrambles to fix water, power outages with rapid response plans

14 Mar 2024

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity has had a busy week

Energy

Ramokgopa: ‘Transmission grid needs major upgrade to unlock renewables’

13 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

Durban Automotive Cluster opens applications for transformative business accelerator

How To Start Up

Durban Automotive Cluster opens applications for transformative business accelerator

8 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

Food security: The battle of narratives and the role of private sector investment

Food Security

Food security: The battle of narratives and the role of private sector investment

6 Nov 2023

Economy

SA's funds exhausted, finance minister warns

30 Oct 2023

Liquid launches new terrestrial fibre routes to boost regional connectivity

Telecoms & Networks

Liquid launches new terrestrial fibre routes to boost regional connectivity

14 Sep 2023

Could the Luxembourg Rail Protocol be a game-changer for SA's logistics sector?

Railway

Could the Luxembourg Rail Protocol be a game-changer for SA's logistics sector?

17 Aug 2023

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

Markets & Investment

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

Alistair Smout 3 Aug 2023

Economy

Growth For Jobs: What is it and what does it mean for the Western Cape?

24 Jul 2023

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Office Property

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Mariachiara Barzotto, Felicia Fai and Phil Tomlinson 11 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Image source: Aleksandra Alekseeva –

Corporate & Commercial Law

What's driving Africa's private equity market growth?

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 19 May 2023

Mediclinic, CSIR part of energy storage and alternative solutions: Enlit Africa

Energy

Mediclinic, CSIR part of energy storage and alternative solutions: Enlit Africa

Issued by Enlit Africa 26 Apr 2023

Business confidence in civil construction increases in Q1 2023

Construction & Engineering

Business confidence in civil construction increases in Q1 2023

29 Mar 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023

Formula E Championship estimated at R2.13bn economic impact

Events

Formula E Championship estimated at R2.13bn economic impact

21 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

Food Security

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

20 Jan 2023

Markets & Investment

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023

Source © Re Global

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Enabling Africa to be a global green hydrogen powerhouse

22 Dec 2022

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

Source: The South African Rooibos Council.

Medical Research

Department of Science and Innovation gives Rooibos research R4.8m funding boost

9 Nov 2022

Roger Baxter to step down as Minerals Council CEO

Mining

Roger Baxter to step down as Minerals Council CEO

31 Oct 2022

PPPs key to filling funding gap as government's infrastructure development plans gain momentum

Infrastructure & Utilities

PPPs key to filling funding gap as government's infrastructure development plans gain momentum

Robert Futter and Andy Tant 26 Oct 2022

South Africa's biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: what's gone wrong

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: what's gone wrong

Anja du Plessis 19 Oct 2022

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Energy

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

Energy

Eskom set to expand power lines without environmental authorisation, Ramaphosa says

Katja Hamilton 25 Jul 2022

DoT's private third-party access a game-changer, but Transnet's version meaningless - Aria

Logistics & Transport

DoT's private third-party access a game-changer, but Transnet's version meaningless - Aria

7 Jun 2022

Moxico Resources to invest $100m in Zambia mine expansion

Mining

Moxico Resources to invest $100m in Zambia mine expansion

Chris Mfula 7 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AfDB to support SA's private-sector development in employment, health and vaccine manufacturing

24 Mar 2022

Markets & Investment

Africa is the place to invest, US congressional delegation acknowledges

28 Feb 2022

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

Regulatory

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

16 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Senegal's Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021.

Banking

African Development Bank to close continent's infrastructure gap

2 Feb 2022

Markets & Investment

The South African Reserve Bank announces its decision

Katja Hamilton 27 Jan 2022