South African citrus farmers want their government to lodge a complaint against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organisation over the European bloc's citrus black spot regulations which they say threaten thousands of jobs. The measures imposed by the EU in June 2022 require enhanced cold treatment for citrus exports due to concerns [...]

A strong call has been made for illegal mining in the area of the R2.5-billion Mogale Tailings Retreatment on Gauteng’s West Rand to be brought to a halt. “It will not be tolerated on our site,” Pan African Resources CEO Cobus Loots has made clear. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted State-owned national electricity utility Eskom an extension of the date by which it must supply still-outstanding information concerning a nuclear site licence application. Eskom is currently responsible for all nuclear energy generation in South Africa, owning and operating the country’s only nuclear power plant (NPP), at Koeberg (situated [...]

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has announced its highest ever profit of about R5.2-billion for the 2022/23 financial year. The development finance institution (DFI) says its commitment to sustainable development across the region has yielded a strong fiscal performance, closing the year off in a good financial position.

Legal services provider Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa (NRFSA) has appointed its Disputes Practice group leader Brent Botha as the firm's new CEO, effective October 1. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in corporate and commercial litigation law, having earned a distinguished reputation for his exceptional legal counsel and strategic insights, regularly ranked by Who’s Who [...]

To unlock the estimated R235-billion in investment required to strengthen and expand the grid in a way that positions it to connect the 53 GW of new generation capacity that will be required by the early 2030s, a new consultation paper has been published making the case for South Africa to consider alternative funding models, [...]

UK-based global major propulsion and power group Rolls-Royce on Thursday reported “significantly improved” results for the first half of this year (1H23), in year-on-year terms. This better performance was led by its civil aerospace and defence businesses and also reflected the success of the group’s transformation programme. As a result, Rolls-Royce was, in late July, [...]

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has extended the deadline for submission for comments on the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) to August 18.    Over the past 18 months, the DMRE, working with industry stakeholders, experts, labour and other government departments, produced the SAREM, which articulates a vision, objectives and [...]

Gold mining company Pan African on Wednesday gave stern notice that it will not tolerate the actions of a few parties with selfish interests that want to derail the R2.5-billion Mogale Tailings Retreatment project, west of Johannesburg in the Kagiso/Krugersdorp area. Pan African possesses all the requisite permits to conduct gold recovery activities and for [...]

Construction on the Potsdam wastewater treatment works (WWTW) upgrade, the Western Cape’s second largest infrastructure project, has started. The R5.2-billion upgrade, which will double the plant’s capacity from 47-million to 100-million litres of treated wastewater a day, is expected to be completed by 2027, with the operational trial starting in 2026.

Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) has spoken out against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s chanting of anti-Apartheid slogan “kill the boer, kill the farmer” during the political party’s tenth anniversary celebrations at the FNB Stadium over the weekend of July 29. Other parties and prominent leaders have also condemned Malema’s chant, [...]

Another person has been arrested in connection with the R2.2-billion Kusile corruption case. The suspect was expected to appear at the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Mpumalanga on Wednesday morning.