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Economy

African Industrialisation Demands Actionable Infrastructure Partnerships, Regional Leaders Urge

Sub-Saharan Africa’s drive toward sustained industrial growth hinges on turning high-level policy dialogue into actionable, cross-border infrastructure partnerships. That was…

Infrastructure Crisis: Gauteng’s R3-Year Traffic Signal Overhaul Aims to Unclog Economic Arteries

Gauteng’s push to restore economic productivity across its freight and transit corridors faces a daily bottleneck: broken, vandalized, and unlit…

Decarbonise or Disappear: Tau Signals Radical Pivot for Eastern Cape Auto Hub

South Africa’s automotive heartland is standing at a critical juncture where the dual forces of global trade policy and technological…

Controversy Enulfs Agricultural Futures as JSE Scraps Soybean Location Differential Pilot

PRETORIA — Tensions between South Africa’s agricultural sector and financial market operators have erupted following a landmark decision by the…

Ramaphosa Launches Phase 3 of Business Partnership, Setting 3% Growth Target and R3 Trillion Investment Drive

HYDE PARK, JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched Phase 3 of the Joint Government-Business Partnership on Thursday…

Soweto Spaza Blitz: Authorities Crack Down on Health Bylaw Violations in Jabulani

Joint enforcement teams surged into Soweto on Wednesday under the Qondis’Ishishini Lakho campaign, executing a sweeping blitz across local spaza…

Lifeline for Beneficiation: NERSA Approves Two-Year Tariff Deal Between Eskom and Manganese Giant MMC

In a crucial policy move designed to safeguard South Africa’s high-value industrial capacity and domestic mineral beneficiation, the National Energy…

SEZ Leadership Urged to Turn Investment Pipelines into Jobs to Combat Youth Unemployment Crisis

GQEBERHA — Against the backdrop of a persistent national unemployment crisis and sluggish economic growth, the Department of Trade, Industry…

South Africa Overhauls Electricity Pricing Policy to Match Modern Power Market Realities

PRETORIA — South Africa is preparing to overhaul its electricity tariff architecture for the first time in nearly two decades.…

Driving Economic Growth: How Gauteng’s Newest Specialised School Is Bridging Education and Industry

Photo by GDE: Some of the learners at the Pretoria-Tuine Engineering School of Specialisation showing off their engineering skills. In…