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Energy

Rio Tinto's solar plant to give SA's energy grid a 300GWh boost

9 hours

Source: Reuters. A satellite view of smoke billowing at a Saudi Aramco oil facility after a reported attack, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 8 April, 2026.

Markets & Investment

Oil climbs as strikes on Saudi facilities stoke anxiety, Hormuz near standstill

Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu 12 hours

HelloChoice rolls out multi-wallets for smallholder lending

Agriculture

HelloChoice rolls out multi-wallets for smallholder lending

12 hours

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 1 day

Source: Supplied. Amanuel Gebremeskel, chief executive officer of SAISC.

Materials & Equipment

SAISC warns on tariff fallout

1 day

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Andre Scholle 1 day

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 1 day

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Banking

Bank of America endorses SA as leading investment destination

2 days

Inside the invisible engine powering South African retail

Supply Chain

Inside the invisible engine powering South African retail

1 day

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

Agriculture

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

2 days

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Skills Training

Seseko announces 2026 Digital Skills Summit to empower South Africa’s future workforce

Issued by Seseko 2 days

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Nutrition

How MetaLab is transforming protein from gym essential to pantry staple

Maroefah Smith 2 days

KitKat launched a tracker for consumers to find the stolen chocolates. Source: KitKat.

Marketing

When supply chains fail, brands speak: The KitKat theft case study

Ernst van Biljon and Helen McIntee-Carlisle 2 days

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa's fuel price mechanism to receive a major overhaul

2 days

Mr Price Foundation's pattern-making graduates bolster localisation efforts

Design & Manufacturing

Mr Price Foundation's pattern-making graduates bolster localisation efforts

3 days

They call it waste – yet it is worth gold

Food, Water & Energy Security

They call it waste – yet it is worth gold

Issued by FoodForward SA 3 days

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz SA CEO Andreas Brand steps down

3 days

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to the media in front of a Hyundai Glovis car carrier bound for Tacoma, in the western United States, as he visits an automobile logistics hub at Pyeongtaek port to check export and import operations, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 3 April, 2026. Reuters/Kim Soo-hyeon

Shipping

Hyundai Motor flags export disruptions as Middle East conflict hits shipping

Daewoung Kim 3 days

Exxaro Resources and Eskom Holdings have signed a new long-term coal supply agreement (CSA), ensuring the continued delivery of coal from Exxaro’s Matla Mine to the Matla Power Station until 30 November 2043. Image supplied.

Energy

Eskom and Exxaro sign 17-year coal supply deal to boost SA's energy security

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Equities gain, oil settles higher as investors watch US-Iran standoff

Sinéad Carew 3 days

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Cargo & Storage

Air cargo demand soars in February 2026

2 Apr 2026

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

Regulatory

Drink Federation of SA sounds alarm on illicit alcohol trade this Easter

2 Apr 2026

Tshepo Sefotlhelo says climate change is reshaping how organisations are judged and you cannot communicate your way out of a credibility gap (Image source: @News24 )

PR & Communications

Climate risk: A reputation test most organisations are failing

Tshepo Sefotlhelo 2 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory mood bleak in March as Iran war pressures start to build

Nilutpal Timsina 2 Apr 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

SA tax collection up 8% last fiscal year, preliminary data shows

Kopano Gumbi 2 Apr 2026

Fuel price shocks hit African SMEs as conflict drives volatility

SMEs

Fuel price shocks hit African SMEs as conflict drives volatility

2 Apr 2026

Levy cut shields farmers from sharp fuel price hike

Agriculture

Levy cut shields farmers from sharp fuel price hike

Paul Makube 2 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Industry leaders are set to share how they are cutting water demand through reuse and closed-loop systems at Water Security Africa.

Energy & Mining

Mining and property leaders to unveil scalable solutions to cut water demand

1 Apr 2026

Cybersecurity gaps endanger retailers in growing e-commerce sector

Security

Cybersecurity gaps endanger retailers in growing e-commerce sector

Martin Petrov 1 Apr 2026

MICE

FCM M&E 2026 Trends: Meetings bounce back, safety drives planning

1 Apr 2026

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

Agriculture

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

1 Apr 2026

April fuel shock: Petrol, diesel prices announced

Fuel & Energy

April fuel shock: Petrol, diesel prices announced

31 Mar 2026

Smollan launches unified retail tech unit

4th Industrial Revolution

Smollan launches unified retail tech unit

31 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Noel Tagoe, chief executive officer and founder of Noel Tagoe & Company.

Finance

The future-ready CFO: Transforming disruption into opportunity

Noel Tagoe 1 Apr 2026

Sassy apples return to local shelves as local production gains momentum

FMCG

Sassy apples return to local shelves as local production gains momentum

1 Apr 2026

TNPA advances SA’s food security

Supply Chain

TNPA advances SA’s food security

31 Mar 2026

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Import/Export

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Issued by AMIE 31 Mar 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

Air Products delivers innovative new solution to the market with Magmix 3 Compact

Coal, Oil & Gas

Air Products delivers innovative new solution to the market with Magmix 3 Compact

Issued by Air Products South Africa 30 Mar 2026

Traxtion invests R1.5m to address rail and logistics skills gaps

Railway

Traxtion invests R1.5m to address rail and logistics skills gaps

30 Mar 2026

Data drives excellence and growth

Research

Data drives excellence and growth

Issued by On the Dot 30 Mar 2026

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

Agro-processing

Citrus sector flags fuel risks ahead of 2026 export season

30 Mar 2026

Regent Business School expands its academic portfolio with three new qualifications for 2026

Higher Education

Regent Business School expands its academic portfolio with three new qualifications for 2026

Issued by Regent Business School 27 Mar 2026

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Economy

How Iran conflict has forced Sarb's hand on repo rate

John Loos 27 Mar 2026

Branding

Top brands boost SA's economy with R771bn

27 Mar 2026

Simplicity is the new hallmark of quality in food choices

Health & Safety

Simplicity is the new hallmark of quality in food choices

27 Mar 2026

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

Regulatory

More must be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade in SA

27 Mar 2026

SA table grapes enter Philippines market

Agriculture

SA table grapes enter Philippines market

27 Mar 2026