Small and micro enterprises accounted for 55.3% of construction jobs in South Africa in 2024, up from 40.6% a decade earlier (Statistics South Africa). At the same time, the largest 100 firms’ share of industry income fell from 40.0% to...
The City of Johannesburg, through its Department of Economic Development, will lead the official launch of the Alexandra Township Automotive Hub, which will be officially launched by the Executive Mayor, Cllr Dada Morero. The facility is dedicated...
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has achieved a global freight rail milestone, safely operating a 696-wagon empty train on the Iron Ore Export Line from Saldanha to the Northern Cape. The train reached Loop 18 on 18 October 2026, successfully completing...
A Ministerial Determination under Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act has paved the way for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to procure some 2400MW of new generation capacity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). This was...
South Africa is entering the 2026/27 summer rainfall season with an increased risk of drier and hotter conditions, raising an important question: does the country have the professional capacity to turn climate warnings into timely decisions that...
Following reports of an unusually high number of patients presenting with stomach cramps and diarrhoea at Bronkhorstspruit Hospital, national and provincial Department of Health and City of Tshwane Rapid Response Teams have been on site since 13...
The Localisation Support Fund (LSF) has released the South African Bus Manufacturing Industry Development Study at SA Autoweek in Durban. Prepared by Ernst & Young in collaboration with the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is strengthening passenger rail services in Gauteng after completing 865 kilometres of overhead electrical equipment, recovering 51 substations and rehabilitating 187 kilometres of track. The work...
The Love Your Street campaign arrived in Thembisa this week – not merely with cleaning material and refuse bags, but with a broader message: safe, clean public spaces are a shared responsibility and in communities scarred by violence, they...
The waste sector must no longer be viewed merely as a problem for government to manage but as a vital contributor to economic growth, enterprise creation and environmental sustainability. That is according to Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries...
