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Labour Law & Unions

Operational planning ahead: Is your company ready for the new parental leave laws?

Jacques Maritz 7 Jan 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa kicks off 2026 with a fuel price cut

5 Jan 2026

Last year mining companies contributed more than R5bn to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs both within the industry and in the future when mining has ceased (Image source: © Alliance for Responsible Mining)

Mining

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Black woman-owned petrochemicals company to build SA’s biggest LPG terminal

17 Dec 2025

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Energy

LPG, a way for South Africans to mitigate Eskom’s exorbitant tariffs

25 Nov 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

When polluters don’t pay: Still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6c

Llewellyn Leonard 10 Nov 2025

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Mining

Can South Africa hold its mining tech edge as Anglo American relocates?

Reginald Letsholo 28 Oct 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Island View's renewed leases to empower new players in SA's fuel market

19 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

BP and Vitol secure long-term access to critical Durban petrochemical hub

16 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump tariffs poised to exacerbate woes of ailing petchems sector

4 Apr 2025

Sasol Secunda CTL is a cornerstone of SA's energy transition. Source: Horst Vogel/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

New report shows depth of Sasol Secunda distress

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

Financial Services

Sanlam Investments backs South Africa's green hydrogen strategy

2 Jan 2024

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Fuel & Energy

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Robert Brecha 20 Sep 2023

Bleak forecast for metals and engineering sector with 2.2% contraction predicted

Materials & Equipment

Bleak forecast for metals and engineering sector with 2.2% contraction predicted

17 Feb 2023

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Energy

Search for new Eskom CEO begins

Anait Miridzhanian and Kopano Gumbi 15 Dec 2022

Source: Dambisa Maqoga. Top economist and leader of the Pan-African Investment and Research Services team, Dr Iraj Adedian.

Economy

Dr Iraj Abedian: Why SA's manufacturing sector should pin down its success at home

Katja Hamilton 26 Oct 2022

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Banking

African Bank announces two new strategic appointments

12 Jul 2022

Wasaa acquires bpSA's East London liquid bulk fuels import terminal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Wasaa acquires bpSA's East London liquid bulk fuels import terminal

27 May 2022

Sasol warns of impact on Q4 volume outlook following KZN floods

Energy

Sasol warns of impact on Q4 volume outlook following KZN floods

Bhargav Acharya 25 Apr 2022

CoEng celebrates 14th anniversary as it continues to box above its weight

Construction & Engineering

CoEng celebrates 14th anniversary as it continues to box above its weight

Sindy Peters 11 Apr 2022

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Achieving SA's green hydrogen economy will depend on a highly specialised workforce

Viren Sookhun 7 Apr 2022

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Agribusiness

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Seun Sanni 23 Mar 2022

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Chukwumerije Okereke, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 14 Mar 2022

Sasol to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Sustainability

Sasol to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Promit Mukherjee 22 Sep 2021

3 industry trailblazers join IAB SA executive board

Digital

3 industry trailblazers join IAB SA executive board

Issued by IAB South Africa 18 Jun 2021

General view of the coal-based Kriel Power Station owned by state power utility Eskom in Mpumalanga, near Kriel, South Africa, February 17, 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Activists and South African govt lock horns over coal pollution

Tim Cocks 18 May 2021

Emerging hydrogen industry can help tackle climate change, but complex risks need managing

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Emerging hydrogen industry can help tackle climate change, but complex risks need managing

29 Apr 2021

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola's focus on local content in oil & gas sector

NJ Ayuk 12 Jan 2021

Firefighters dousing the fire at the Engen oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, in December 2020. GettyImages

Health & Safety

Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should take industrial risks seriously

Nontobeko Mtshali 11 Dec 2020

The Loeries inducts respected industry guru Boniswa Pezisa into its Hall of Fame

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries inducts respected industry guru Boniswa Pezisa into its Hall of Fame

Issued by Loeries 24 Nov 2020

Niveshen Govender, CEO, Sapvia

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy's role in rebuilding our economy

9 Nov 2020

Mozambique's gas promise

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique's gas promise

NJ Ayuk 3 Mar 2020

South Africa has huge 'green fuels' potential. But it needs to act now

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

South Africa has huge 'green fuels' potential. But it needs to act now

David Richard Walwyn and Rod Crompton 10 Jan 2020

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

Food Security

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

Claudia Vickers 20 Nov 2019

Stability is key for supermajor investment in Africa

Markets & Investment

Stability is key for supermajor investment in Africa

15 Nov 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Conscious skincare with SA's own Lulu & Marula

Health & Beauty

#EntrepreneurMonth: Conscious skincare with SA's own Lulu & Marula

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Nov 2019

SEZ could revive manufacturing capacity in Vaal Triangle

Design & Manufacturing

SEZ could revive manufacturing capacity in Vaal Triangle

Zak Sivalingum 26 Jun 2019

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Natural gas - an oscillation between boom and gloom

20 Jun 2019

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Climate Change

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Laurie Wright 16 May 2019

Product of the Year 2018 awards SA's favourite consumer goods

Design & Manufacturing

Product of the Year 2018 awards SA's favourite consumer goods

26 Feb 2018

Sustainable supply chains: Chains, levers or webs?

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainable supply chains: Chains, levers or webs?

Scott Nadler and Jeremy Soboil 18 Jan 2018

Manufacturing Indaba roadshow opens in Durban in September

Manufacturing Indaba

Manufacturing Indaba roadshow opens in Durban in September

6 Sep 2017

The economic black hole at the heart of the shift to electric vehicles

AutoTech

The economic black hole at the heart of the shift to electric vehicles

John Bryson and Tasos Kitsos 10 Aug 2017

Minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu and president of Dangote Industrie Limited, Aliko Dangote.

Energy

Government wants Dangote refinery online

1 Aug 2017

South Africa's Product of the Year winners revealed

Retail

South Africa's Product of the Year winners revealed

27 Feb 2017

The case for satellite internet in Africa

Internet

The case for satellite internet in Africa

Dawie de Wet 23 Dec 2016

Ecoffee Cup launches, a reusable takeaway cup

ESG

Ecoffee Cup launches, a reusable takeaway cup

15 Aug 2016

Tequila by-product for sustainable car materials

Manufacturing & Parts

Tequila by-product for sustainable car materials

26 Jul 2016

Events & Conferencing

New global exhibition for Africa

30 May 2016