Graduates and third-year students in engineering, science and health sciences can apply, before September 30, for the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) postgraduate diploma in innovation and entrepreneurship to become catalysts for business ownership and job creation. The programme was developed and is led by the Wits Innovation Centre, and will bridge the gap between [...]

Based on the current oil and rand prices, the latest data from the Central Energy Fund shows that diesel prices may be hiked by around R2 a litre, depending on the grade. Petrol 95 and 93 unleaded could be increased by R1.23 a litre and R1.15c, respectively. This will push fuel prices to levels last [...]

Around R300-million is spent annually on salaries for staff and maintenance at the Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations, which have not been operational for more than a decade. On Monday, Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink addressed the media on the City's plan to procure and generate at least 1 000 megawatts of power independent of [...]

JSE-listed packaging and paper company Mondi has announced that it will sell its Russian subsidiary Mondi Syktyvkar to Sezar Invest for ₽80-billion, or about €775-million, which will be paid in a series of instalments. The total cash consideration will be paid to Mondi in ruble and in six monthly instalments. The first payment will made [...]

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Attacq, which is developing Waterfall City, in Gauteng, has concluded its landmark R2.7-billion transaction with the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF). Under the terms of the transaction, the GEPF has acquired a 30% shareholding in Attacq Waterfall Investment Company Proprietary Limited (AWIC) – the company that holds the Waterfall [...]

A R107-million refurbishment of the Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme is on the pipeline, with Capetonians hoping it will bring further relief from load shedding. This week, the City of Cape Town's mayoral committee recommended that the council approve funding for the provision of professional services for the refurbishment project over the next few years. [...]

South Africa has released a draft law that will facilitate the creation of a holding company to house struggling power utility Eskom, rail and port operator Transnet and other State-owned enterprises. The National State Enterprises Bill, which will enable the formation of the State Asset Management, was released for comment on Friday by Public Enterprises [...]

Glencore is in negotiations with the South African government about a pledge to invest R6-billion in the Cape Town refinery, as the company is set to miss the deadline following an explosion that shut the plant for several years. The commodities-trading giant agreed when it bought the plant to make the investment in the facility [...]

JSE-listed engineering and contractor group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has confirmed the death of 18 employees in collision between a bus transporting its employees to diamond miner De Beers’ Venetia mine, in Limpopo. The incident involved a head-on collision with another vehicle, following which both vehicles caught alight.

At least 20 people died when a bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck head-on in Limpopo on Sunday afternoon.The accident occurred on the R572, and the bus is understood to have been travelling from Musina, transporting workers to the Venetia Diamond Mine near Alldays. Social media reports claimed the bus had collided [...]

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Public Enterprises Minister to remove Transnet’s CEO Portia Derby, accusing her of sabotaging businesses through lack of service delivery. In a letter dated 12 September and signed by Palesa Phili, CEO of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the business community of eThekwini [...]

Despite the loss of the Russian battery export market, as well as the poor performance of wiring harness maker Hesto, Metair still managed to chalk up a healthy increase in profit for the six months ended June 30. Operating profit for the period was up 124%, to R324-million, compared with the same period last year, [...]