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Fabrication Sector’s sustainability depends on modernisation
While technically resilient, the South African metal fabrication sector is structurally constrained, with its future contingent on its embracing modernisation, sustainability and skills development
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Middle East conflict drives renewed interest in shale exploration in some countries
Middle East conflict is boosting interest in shale exploration as countries including Algeria, the UAE, Mexico and Australia pursue energy security and supply diversification, according to
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Recycling associations call for intervention from Competition Commission on scrap metal policy
Recycling associations call for intervention from the Competition Commission on scrap metal policy.
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Green energy features prominently at 2026 investment gathering
Investment commitments by South African and green energy renewables investors featured prominently at the sixth South Africa Investment Conference, with combined pledges of more than R50-billion
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Global low-carbon hydrogen production is growing, but still constrained
The global total of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity has grown significantly over the past few years, but the sector remains constrained.
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Engineering Flexibility: Why Expansion Joints Matter More Than You Think
Discover high-quality expansion joints by Flextra Engineered Products. Custom-designed fabric, elastomeric, and metal joints using EPDM, silicone, and PTFE for industrial performance.
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Middle East war creating largest-ever global oil supply disruption – IEA
The war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.
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GDP increased by 0.4% in the fourth quarter; by 1.1% for 2025
South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, following an increase of 0.3% in the third quarter of 2025, Statistics South Africa
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Infrastructure in focus as South Africa reaches fiscal ‘turning point’
Accelerating infrastructure investment emerged as a central theme of the 2026 Budget, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana characterised as representing a “turning point” for both debt