Schalk Burger is a Staff Writer at Mining Weekly. He focuses on themes related to energy and mining, agriculture, and construction, with particular interest in energy policy, sustainability, and real estate investment. Schalk's work has been featured in Mining Weekly, Polity, and Engineering News.
Preston is the artificial intelligence that powers the Intelligent Relations PR platform. Meet Preston
South Africa (National)
Not enough data
Schalk Burger's coverage is primarily focused on local South African business and industry, with a significant emphasis on infrastructure, manufacturing, and sustainability. Given this focus, Schalk may be interested in news related to new developments or initiatives within these sectors.
As Schalk frequently covers press releases and cites data, he might be particularly receptive to pitches that offer exclusive access to relevant company announcements or detailed data-backed insights pertaining to the South African business landscape.
Given his geographic focus on Johannesburg and South Africa as a whole, potential sources should ensure their pitches are tailored specifically to the local market or provide insights into how broader economic trends impact businesses in the region.
This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .
Industry organisation naamsa
By: Andrew Brooking
Financial services firm Standard Bank and corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital have formed a partnership to create an integrated
By: Schalk Burger
Fire response services company Fire Ops SA reports a sharp increase in structural fires linked to solar-powered installations, with one-quarter of all structural fires it responds to linked to batteries, inverters and equipment tied to solar systems, says Fire Ops SA CEO and Deputy Fire Chief De Wet Engelbrecht. According to Statistics South Africa’s 2025 General Household Survey, around 675 000 homes have solar systems, which is an 86% increase in three years.
By: Schalk Burger
Only 32% of the R7.5-billion a year spent by State organs on clothing, textiles, footwear and leather (CTFL) can definitively be linked to purchases from local CTFL manufacturers, which also means that about R5.11-billion a year in revenue is not earned by compliant South African manufacturers. The 68% of CTFL purchases made by the State that could not be linked to local manufacturers also means the local industry cedes about 12 600 jobs each year that could be supported in the industry, said market research firm Benchmarking and Manufacturing Analysts (BMA) buyer-led value chains head Courtney Grant on September 9.
By: Schalk Burger
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties reported a 4.3% year-on-year increase in distributable income per share (DIPS) to 152.6cand a 3.8% increase in net asset value to R21.31 for the financial yar ended June 30. It also reported an increase in total dividend per share of 133.5c, up by 7.4% from 124.3c in the prior financial year. The payout ratio was 87.5% for the full financial year, up from 85% in the 2025 financial year.
By: Schalk Burger
State-owned rail operator Transnet has invited requests for proposals (RFPs) for 15 noncore properties, including the Carlton Centre, in Johannesburg; the Bloemfontein Golf Course, in the Free State; the Avion Park Golf Course, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng; and the Umlazi Mall Megacity, in KwaZulu-Natal, among others. National departments, provincial departments, municipalities, State-owned companies and other public entities are afforded the first right of refusal to express an interest in acquiring, using, leasing, or otherwise taking transfer of the said properties for public sector purposes.
By: Schalk Burger
The property sector is adopting new technologies, including property technologies (proptech) and AI systems, to reduce administrative costs and achieve profits in an industry in which many costs are rising. Bricks were not getting cheaper, rental income growth cannot exceed the growth of people's incomes, yet the industry must still make a profit, noted venture capital firm REdimension Capital partner and co-founder Matt Marshall on September 10.
By: Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa , during an address to the BRICS Business Forum Leaders' Dialogue, held in India this week, called for the bloc to direct
By: Schalk Burger
Financial services firm Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has increased the financing facilities for logistics and industrial infrastructure developer Newlyn Group to R5.1-billion. Newlyn focuses exclusively on infrastructure that improves the efficiency of national supply chains through strategically located logistics parks, multimodal freight facilities and bespoke port-related developments.
By: Schalk Burger
Industry organisations the South African Freight and Logistics Association (Safla) and the Road Freight Association (RFA) reports that short- and long-term plans to solve the inefficiencies at the Durban Gateway Terminal (DGT) are being implemented. The organisations state that, during a recent engagement between the DGT and relevant stakeholders and organisations that have operations or members processing cargo through the terminal, the DGT had told stakeholders that it was implementing an accelerated programme to keep the various pieces of machinery operating at the best levels of safety and functionality as possible, and had brought in generator sets to deal with power disruptions.
