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Source: Pexels/Illustrative image. Chief executive officer of SOEW, Andre Smith has raised concerns over the suspension of measures aimed at restricting substandard electrical cable imports.

Construction & Engineering

SOEW: Huge blow to local industry as cable import controls are suspended

1 day

Gauteng learners showcase entrepreneurial solutions for a sustainable future

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng learners showcase entrepreneurial solutions for a sustainable future

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 2 days

Madelain Roscher, founder and CEO, PR Worx and Public Relations Institute of SA (Prisa) member, examines how AI Search has made PR the most powerful discipline in business (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The quiet revolution that just made PR the most powerful discipline in business

Madelain Roscher 2 days

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 3 days

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 26 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Gavin Coley, the new head of claims at Santam Syndicate 1918, part of Santam Group.

Insurance & Actuarial

Santam makes a bold move toward FutureFit 2030 with veteran claims hire

24 Jun 2026

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Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

Agriculture

Standard Bank mobilises R3.45bn for climate-smart agriculture

24 Jun 2026

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Issued by Catchwords 19 Jun 2026

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Markets & Investment

Cape property surge fuels private capital demand

Issued by Fedgroup 19 Jun 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

Financial Services

Fedgroup secured 500M IDC-backed renewable capital to accelerate industrial energy projects

Issued by Fedgroup 18 May 2026

Financial Services

Major R1 billion facility through Fedgroup enables continued expansion of Seaton and Lalela Estates

Issued by Fedgroup 16 Feb 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Retailers

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Issued by Tiger Brands 15 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Nashil Chotoki, retail asset manager at Redefine.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Redefine delivers strong retail performance despite consumer headwinds

10 Jun 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

Wouter de Wet, chief operating officer, Rainbow Chicken

FMCG

Creating abundance is the foundation of food security

Wouter de Wet, Issued by Rainbow Chicken 8 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

Energy

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

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Property Development

Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns

5 Jun 2026

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Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

FMCG

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

Issued by Tiger Brands 2 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

Helen McDougall

Agro-processing

World Milk Day - celebrating South Africa’s Women in Dairy

Issued by Rediscover Dairy 1 Jun 2026

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Research to results: Q&A with Ravini Moodley on scaling innovation in a constrained economy

Issued by Cape Chamber 28 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

28 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Gauteng High Court ruling that allowed German firm Frazer Solar to attach Lesotho state assets worth R950-million. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets

Sechaba Mokhethi 25 May 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Retailers

Tiger Brands shifts to cleaner energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Issued by Tiger Brands 22 May 2026

CEO Column: A strategic outlook for 2026

Trends

CEO Column: A strategic outlook for 2026

John Lawson, Issued by Cape Chamber 21 Jan 2026

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Higher Education

UP breaks ground on major solar PV project at Persequor Park

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 May 2026

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 21 May 2026

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

Logistics & Transport

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

20 May 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Solar boom exposes critical engineering workforce gap

19 May 2026

The Lux Collective enters Rwanda with luxury tourism circuit

Hospitality

The Lux Collective enters Rwanda with luxury tourism circuit

19 May 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Eskom’s coal supply secured as Exxaro opens New Matla Mine 1

19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Scott Thorburn is the national asset manager; Office at Redefine Properties.

Office Property

How the office sector rebound is shaping intelligent workspaces

Scott Thorburn 18 May 2026

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Banking

New R500m deal strengthens Fedgroup’s role in South Africa’s energy transition

18 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Energy

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

New Soweto tech hub a leap toward closing SA’s 4IR gap

14 May 2026

Eskom's Arnot Power Station in Middelburg. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

A year without loadshedding, but weak demand and high tariffs threaten jobs and Eskom revenue

14 May 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

12 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Redefine Properties, Andrew König.

Property

How Redefine Properties defies geopolitical uncertainty with a strong 2026 outlook

11 May 2026

Volkswagen SA names Dr Lungile Mashele as non-executive director

Dealers

Volkswagen SA names Dr Lungile Mashele as non-executive director

8 May 2026