3SMedia | Jul 6, 2020
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank South Africa. This investment, which is listed on the green bonds segment of the Johannesburg...
3SMedia | Jun 22, 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African economy is in the throes of the anticipated fallout due to the global crisis. In his weekly newsletter on Monday morning, Ramaphosa acknowledged that the country is facing what he calls, a ‘job...
3SMedia | May 20, 2020
The construction sector is expected to play a major role in South Africa’s economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, South Africa’s hard lockdown measures have compelled the construction industry to think more strategically about...
3SMedia | Mar 30, 2020
The African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The ‘Fight Covid-19’ Social...
Liesl Frankson | Dec 3, 2018
The Western Cape is set become the green technology hub of South Africa with launch the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this week. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the 124.5-hectare area has been designated for the manufacturing...
Liesl Frankson | Sep 28, 2017
Confidence in South Africa’s construction sector plummeted to its lowest level since the third quarter of 2000 according to the latest FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index. The index shed 13 points to register a level of 15 in the third quarter of 2017...
Liesl Frankson | Sep 20, 2017
Despite political uncertainty, currency volatility and difficult trading conditions the ELB Group has managed to lift itself out of its 2016 financial slump with a return to profitability across all group segments. The engineering solutions...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 5, 2017
The engineering sector narrowly escaped a strike by National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) workers after the union agreed to sign the wage proposal offered by SEIFSA, a federation of employer associations. Numsa, which represents...
Frances | Aug 2, 2017
UPDATE: Heavy non-ferrous fractions of material left over after shredding and processing large automotive or e-waste scrap components still hold value. A tonne can contain up to 20 g of gold and up to 300 g of silver, as well as platinum group...
