Despite ongoing political turmoil and an increase in policy uncertainty, South Africa made a surprise recovery in the 2017 edition of a global reputation study, rising four places to 45 out of 71 countries measured. Unveiling the results of the latest Country RepTrak study, which has been compiled by Reputation House in association with the Reputation Institute, Reputation House chairperson Dr Dominik Heil noted that the improved performance was off a low 2016 base. view more

JSE-listed Hulisani has structured an investment path into wind towers producer GRI Wind Steel South Africa through a R82.5-million deal, marking Hulisani's move "down the renewable-energy value chain". The investment holding company provided preference share funding to Pele Green Energy (PGE) wholly owned subsidiary Pele SPV 198 to enable PGE to indirectly acquire 12.5% of GRI, said Hulisani CEO Marubini Raphulu in a statement. view more

The newly launched Emerging Truckers Association of South Africa (Tasa) aims to assist in meaningfully transforming the local truck and freight industry, with a long-term view of ensuring work for women and black truck owners and operators. This is according to Tasa convener Mary Phadi, who was addressing delegates at the organisation's official launch event, in Johannesburg, on Friday. view more

With the recent drought in Southern Africa compounding the unpredictable impact of climate change on food production, local farmers are converting to drip irrigation in an attempt to conserve water, using less to produce more, according to Crookes Brother's Limited (CBL) MD Guy Clarke. During a tour of CBL's Mawecro and Mthayiza farms, in Mpumalanga, on Friday, Clarke described drip irrigation as a form of irrigation that saves water and fertiliser by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of many different plants, either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone, through a network of valves, pipes, tubing and emitters. view more

Economists on Friday welcomed the decreased interest rates, saying that it would have a positive impact on many sectors of the economy, including agriculture, investment, and franchising. This comes after the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) announced on Thursday, that the Monetary Policy Committee had decided to reduce the repurchase rate by 25 basis points, to 6.75 per annum, due to the improved inflation outlook and the deteriorated growth outlook. view more

Effective industrial cybersecurity protection improves the resilience of industries, defends investments in automation and control systems and becomes an asset to manage industrial systems, risks and business continuity, a range of industrial cybersecurity specialists explain. The increased connectedness of industrial systems and equipment is helping to improve efficiency, utilisation and maintenance, but also increases their vulnerability to cyberattacks, as the growing attacks on industrial systems highlight, says Check Point South Africa security engineer Justin Berman. view more

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has recommended the establishment of a technical committee to ensure a "quicker response" to the requirements outlined in its newly published Number Portability Findings Report. The findings report, published earlier this week, showed that, while number portability has positively evolved in South Africa since its launch more than ten years ago, mobile portability has yet to realise its full potential. view more

Telecommunications giant Telkom has pledged R200-million over the next five years towards a scalable three-phased strategy to deploy educational programmes in high schools in disadvantaged communities. Through the group's Connected Schools Programme (CSP) and Supplementary Teaching Programme, Telkom's investment aims to contribute towards improving the quality of teaching and learning, with a specific focus on mathematics, science and english, preparing students for a potential career in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. view more

South Africa was committed to increasing trade and addressing the trade imbalance with Zambia. This was according to South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, ahead of a two-day Outward Trade and Investment Mission to Lusaka, Zambia, from 24-25 July. view more

The mineral rights moratorium gazette notice of Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane infers an intention to circumvent the underlying purpose of the agreement reached with the Chamber of Mines, Herbert Smith Freehills' Africa partner and co-chair, Peter Leon, said on Friday. In particular, it appears that the Minister intends using the notice to coerce the chamber into a possible settlement of its injunctive proceedings, Leon added in a release to Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Online, in which he made the point that one can deduce that the Minister's intention is to find a way around fulfilling the agreement's purpose. view more

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