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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana used the occasion of the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to release draft legislation for public

The EU's new ambassador to South Africa Kristian Schmidt , sees potential for South Africa to further integrate its industrial supply chains with

The EU’s new ambassador to South Africa, Kristian Schmidt, sees potential for South Africa to further integrate its industrial supply chains with Europe in a way that supports South Africa’s ambition to add value to its minerals ahead of export and the energy transitions under way in both territories. Schmidt says that the 27-country bloc needs minerals for batteries and electrification that it largely lacks domestically and is actively seeking new sources of supply to reduce its dependency on China, which has imposed export restrictions on some raw materials.

South Africa's logistics cost burden is at its highest level in more than two decades, with a new analysis projecting that the cost of moving goods

South Africa’s logistics cost burden is at its highest level in more than two decades, with a new analysis projecting that the cost of moving goods through the country will reach a record R1.16-trillion in 2026, equivalent to 14.6% of GDP. These findings are contained in the 2026 edition of the 'State of Logistics' report, produced by consultative research firm the GAIN Group, which has been analysing South Africa’s logistics costs since 2023.

The elections being held in South Africa and the US in the first week of November are different in many ways.

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) president Elias Monage reports that it is aiming to speedily conclude yet another multiyear wage agreement with representative labour unions in the sector during upcoming collective bargaining in 2027. Monage, who served as Seifsa president during the 2024 wage negotiations, was recently re-elected to the role, performed since 2025 by Mervyn Naidoo, who will remain as Seifsa’s first VP.

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 4 600 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 5 000 MW of gas-to-power (GtP) have been prioritised in a new Ministerial determination that opens the way for new public-procurement bidding rounds. He has also confirmed that the procurement processes facilitated by the determination will be implemented by the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) and be open to all market participants, including Eskom.

The elections being held in South Africa and the US in the first week of November are different in many ways. While the words, actions, voting records, campaign contributions, and even the dietary preferences of each congressional and senatorial candidate participating in America’s midterm elections are picked over in brutal detail, South Africans barely know who their candidates are.

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that none of the four bidders that made submissions under South Africa’s inaugural gas-to-power bidding round has been appointed as a preferred bidder. This, after none of the bidders were able to provide the gas-supply assurances required in the tender. Through the first bid window of the Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (GASIPPPP), government was aiming to procure 2 000 MW of generation capacity in line with the country’s Integrated Resource Plan.