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Working group has been established to extend ferrochrome's horizon, Minister reports 
By: Martin Creamer 22nd April 2025 A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome... →
Back to the future? 
By: Terence Creamer 11th April 2025 There’s some concern that government is delaying the inevitable, after more support was extended to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to facilitate... →
Budgets and tariffs
10th April 2025 The vote on the Fiscal Framework was 194 for and 182 against, thus a slim majority of only 12. However, 24 members of Parliament (MPs) did not... →
South Africa: Government shows intent in the rail and logistics sector
7th April 2025 On 23 March 2025, Transnet and the Department of Transportation launched a request for information (RFI) to interested and affected parties in... →
New narrative
By: Terence Creamer 4th April 2025 Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal... →
Junta-ruled Guinea sets referendum for September in potential step to democracy
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read out on state... →
IDC weighs taking control of AMSA
By: Bloomberg 27th March 2025 A South African State development bank is considering taking a majority stake in the local unit of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) as it tries to... →
Western Cape, Cape Town welcome move to seek private-sector investment in rail, port sectors
By: Irma Venter 24th March 2025 Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the announcement on the weekend by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate a request for... →
