Tag: Energy

Cabinet decision to allow cheaper cement imports hits local market (New Zimbabwe) The decision by the cabinet to allow cheaper cement imports is likely to trigger chaos among loca...

Poultry industry welcomes green light for imports (Freight News) The South Africa Poultry Association (Sapa) has welcomed the opening up of imports to fertile eggs for hatcheries ...

South Africa mulls Dutch, Danish entry to $8.5bn climate pact (Engineering News) South Africa’s Cabinet will consider a proposal on whether to include the Netherlands and Denmar...

South Africa Wants to Hand Operation of Rail, Ports to Business After $27 Billion Loss (Bloomberg BNN0 The South African presidency has a plan to reverse the collapse of a state-r...

New Border Management Authority a boost for SA’s security and development (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to the nation to highlight the import...

South Africa mulls trade options as bird flu hits poultry supply (Bloomberg) South Africa’s government is assessing trade measures and the possibility of vaccination to ease sho...

SA agriculture grows sector at international show (Freight News) South Africa is participating in the sixth International Exhibition of Agriculture and Animal Resources being held...

Trade statistics for August 2023 (SARS) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181....

SA records trade surplus in July but off a low base (IOL Business Report) South Africa’s terms of trade deteriorated materially in the first half of 2023 compared to the same pe...

Mombasa harbour customers cry foul over ‘illegal’ levies (The East African) Mombasa port users are worried that rampant flouting of maritime regulations by some shipping lines...

Prince William unveils South Africa’s Abalobi as finalist for Earthshot Prize (Engineering News) South African community fish catch recording technology company Abalobi has been...

Background Climate change and global warming pose significant risks to the global community. Its effects are felt in the physical environment in the form of increasing droughts, f...

South Africa to Face Pressure from Trade Partners to Ditch Coal (Supply Chain Brain) South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties bei...

Africa Climate Summit Outcome document The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action - 6 September 2023   Africa Climate Summit ends with ca...

Private sector investment in energy to lift employment, economic growth (Engineering News) Solar power investment will reduce loadshedding and increase employment growth in 2024, ...

NEV disruption holds opportunities for OEMs, component manufacturers (Engineering News) The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 y...

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) convened from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It saw the first Global Stoc...

Patel stresses importance of China-South Africa trade (Engineering News) Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the August 10 signing of trade and pur...

Global demand for coal is bringing mayhem to South African towns (Engineering News) An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozamb...

South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum (Engineering News) South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its “incredible” platinum group m...