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Thugela Resources is seeing increases in local production. Source: Thugela Resources

Coal, Oil & Gas

Thungela sees coal output jump as rail performance improves

Nelson Banya 10 Dec 2024

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

Security

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

10 Dec 2024

Prasa and Sanral given January deadline for turnaround plan

Infrastructure & Utilities

Prasa and Sanral given January deadline for turnaround plan

Lindsey Schutters 24 Oct 2024

Combating shoplifting and fraud in retail with Ares-i

Security

Combating shoplifting and fraud in retail with Ares-i

27 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Transforming retail operations through video surveillance and analytics

Security

Transforming retail operations through video surveillance and analytics

Jacques Liebenberg 14 May 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Energy

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

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Legislation

National Assembly passes Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill

15 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: South Africa taps contingency reserves to limit rising debt

21 Feb 2024

Telkom revenue steady despite BCX drag and load shedding

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom revenue steady despite BCX drag and load shedding

Nqobile Dludla 21 Feb 2024

Praveen Govender is chief sales and marketing officer at DFA, a subsidiary of Maziv

Telecoms & Networks

#Sona2024 response: SA must unleash telco potential for economic growth

Praveen Govender 18 Feb 2024

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Labour Law

Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

Property

Risks and the property rental landscape: a look at landlord-tenant insurance dynamics

6 Feb 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

Hardware

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

Water sector urged to prioritise professionalism over ego

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water sector urged to prioritise professionalism over ego

22 Jan 2024

Transnet partially restores service on coal export line

Railway

Transnet partially restores service on coal export line

19 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The foreseeable impact of technology on quantity surveying

Nosiyabonga Mongane 8 Jan 2024

Environmental Law

Nigeria's top court says Shell's appeal should be heard after oil spill claim

Camillus Eboh 5 Jan 2024

NUPRC CEO Gbenga Komolafe in December received awards for public service from the SUN Newspaper and for distinction from foreign investment network. Source: Facebook/NUPRC

Markets & Investment

Nigeria invests $13.5bn to fight oil theft and vandalism

Camillus Eboh 2 Jan 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town’s railway occupiers are being moved but there are snags with water and sanitation supply

Sandiso Phaliso 27 Dec 2023

Minister de Lille conducts oversight visit to incomplete Manyane Lodge project

Tourism

Minister de Lille conducts oversight visit to incomplete Manyane Lodge project

28 Nov 2023

Transnet curbs coal trucks at Richards Bay terminal due to congestion

Logistics & Transport

Transnet curbs coal trucks at Richards Bay terminal due to congestion

Nelson Banya 21 Nov 2023

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

Coal, Oil & Gas

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

NJ Ayuk 20 Nov 2023

Facilities & Property Management

This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Minister Senzo Mchunu provided an update on the various water resource infrastructure projects underway in eThekwini. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

DWS withdraws controversial water regulations after public outcry

10 Oct 2023

Telecoms & Networks

MTN invests R5bn to keep customers connected during load shedding

Nqobile Dludla 4 Oct 2023

One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Construction & Engineering

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Source: Archive | Transnet

Logistics & Transport

Transnet CEO, CFO to step down

Amna Karimi, Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Food, Water & Energy Security

Joburg water reservoirs, towers left empty after thunderstorm

21 Sep 2023

Transnet swings to heavy loss as rail volumes decline

Railway

Transnet swings to heavy loss as rail volumes decline

1 Sep 2023

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Railway

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Tariro Washinyira 31 Aug 2023

Source: Department of Public Enterprise (DPE)

Economy

#BRICS2023: Brics bank to offer R18bn loan for Transnet's train upgrade

Katja Hamilton 22 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon

Public Health

Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

SA's mining output falls further below pre-pandemic levels

Markets & Investment

SA's mining output falls further below pre-pandemic levels

Nelson Banya 8 Aug 2023

Kumba forced to stockpile more iron ore as rail bottlenecks mount

Markets & Investment

Kumba forced to stockpile more iron ore as rail bottlenecks mount

Nelson Banya 25 Jul 2023

Outdoor Network: Flipping the switch on load shedding

OOH

Outdoor Network: Flipping the switch on load shedding

Issued by Provantage 7 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters/Toby Melville

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria investigates Shell's Trans Niger pipeline spill

Tife Owolabi 27 Jun 2023

Transnet reports derailment on iron ore line

Railway

Transnet reports derailment on iron ore line

15 Jun 2023

Telkom's full-year profit plunges 76.6%

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom's full-year profit plunges 76.6%

13 Jun 2023

Mbali Frazer, MEC for Education in KwaZulu Natal and Arthur Mukhuva, MTN SA Foundation General Manager

Education & Skills Development

MTN Foundation donates R6m in multimedia centres to special needs schools

12 Jun 2023

Tharisa driven to truck its chrome as rail fails

Mining

Tharisa driven to truck its chrome as rail fails

Nelson Banya 22 May 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

MacDonald Dzirutwe 16 May 2023

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Transport

Prasa's decision to cancel railway security contracts "reckless and irresponsible" says Scopa chair

Tariro Washinyira 24 Apr 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Transnet seeks partner for locomotives leasing unit

Railway

Transnet seeks partner for locomotives leasing unit

12 Apr 2023

Power cuts, vandalism, theft prompt MTN security moves

Telecoms & Networks

Power cuts, vandalism, theft prompt MTN security moves

31 Mar 2023

MTN Group downgrades medium-term margin target for SA on power outages

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group downgrades medium-term margin target for SA on power outages

13 Mar 2023