Thursday, July 16, 2026

Manufacturing Sector

Shares Slide as Maersk Signals Gradual Suez Comeback

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are inching back toward the Suez Canal and freight markets are already reacting, shares in both shipping groups fell on Monday as the companies confirmed plans...

South Africa Accelerates Private Investment Push for Strategic Port Terminal

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is accelerating efforts to secure a private investor for the Richards...

Africa’s Biggest Battery Reaches Financial Close in South Africa

Globeleq has reached commercial and financial close on its 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system...

South Africa’s Record Maize Harvest Reopens Asian Export Channels

South Africa’s agricultural sector is poised to reshape global grain flows as a projected record maize harvest brings...

SA Agricultural Trade Surplus Hits Record $1.55 Billion on Tumble in Import Costs

South Africa’s agricultural trade surplus surged to a record $1.55 billion in the first three months of the...
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Green Innovation Leads LiuGong at Mining Indaba 2026

LiuGong will return to Mining Indaba 2026 with a clear message for Africa’s mining sector, that sustainability and productivity no longer have to be...

End of an Era: Ackermans Cash In R1.6bn, Cede Control of Pick n Pay

Johannesburg – The founding Ackerman family has completed a significant divestiture of its stake in Pick n Pay, selling approximately 64 million shares for...

PRECISION IN EVERY DROP – Powered by ICP Technology

by Sharista Raghunath – chemist, WearCheck Accurate and reliable analytical data is essential for effective decision making in today’s competitive industrial landscape, especially in the...

Crude Oil: The Silent Architect

In Technical Bulletin 93, WearCheck diagnostician Rivendren Wayne Moodley, highlights the extreme extent to which human life is currently intertwined with crude oil, and...

South African Manufacturers Brace for Trade Storm as US Tariff Hike Looms

Pretoria, South Africa - A chilling wind is blowing through South Africa’s manufacturing heartland as the industry stands on the precipice of a significant...

Mozambique Allocates Land for Zambia’s Dry Port in Nacala

In a move hailed as a major step forward in strengthening bilateral trade and transport cooperation, Mozambique has officially agreed to allocate land to...
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