South Africa’s official unemployment rate has increased by 0.9 percentage point from 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026 to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South...
As South Africa’s economic engine and most densely populated province, Gauteng depends on reliable infrastructure to sustain growth, support development and fulfil every citizen’s constitutional right to safe water. Dr. Khathutshelo Godfrey...
Private investment in clean energy projects is growing: in sub-Saharan Africa, it’s approaching US$40 billion a year. These “green transition” investments in solar and wind power are meant to benefit the environment and develop the communities...
Africa’s cement industry is under growing pressure to produce more while consuming less. As urbanisation accelerates across the continent, demand for cement continues to rise, driven by infrastructure development, housing projects, renewable energy...
The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities which were presented directly to local and international Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral...
Cleaning a high-rise building or solar farm has traditionally meant scaffolding, rope access or elevated work platforms, each bringing significant cost, disruption and safety risks. However, drone technology offers an alternative for routine...
Recent disruptions across global supply chains are once again exposing a familiar fault line in enterprise technology transformation. SPAR’s reported SAP-related disruption in KwaZulu-Natal. Revlon’s enterprise resource planning driven...
Renewed conflict in the Middle East threatens to further choke global oil supply, and the prospect of scarce and unaffordable virgin plastic looms large for manufacturers. “Abundantly available recycled plastic is no longer just a sustainability...
The draft By-law seeks to increase municipal revenue from short-term letting, create a more equitable regulatory environment for the formal hospitality sector, and encourage some residential properties to return to the long-term rental market....
Climate Fund Managers, a climate-focused blended finance investment manager, today announced the first close of SA-H2 Fund (SA-H2), also known as Climate Investor Three (CI3) South Africa, with ZAR 3.0 billion (~USD 182 million¹) commitments. SA-H2...
