In May 2018, Fezile Dhlamini walked into the offices of the Industrial Development Corporation with a business plan, a pitch deck, and a dream. He wanted...
A historic pillar of South Africa’s sugar industry is on the brink of collapse, and the fallout could devastate rural KwaZulu-Natal. With Tongaat Hulett facing provisional...
Government renews bid to secure ArcelorMittal South Africa South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has resumed talks to acquire ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), marking a fresh...
On a hot Tuesday morning in Sandton, the anger of South Africa’s steelworkers spilled onto the pavement outside the Industrial Development Corporation headquarters. Dressed in union...
Deep in the sun-baked plains of the Western Cape lies a ghost from South Africa’s mining past. For sixty years, the Steenkampskraal mine was a relic,...
A R8.5 Billion Lifeline? IDC in Talks to Rescue ArcelorMittal South Africa South Africa’s struggling steel industry could be in for a dramatic turnaround. In a...
Steel giant battles a storm of debt, falling demand, and foreign pressure South Africa’s once-mighty steelmaker, ArcelorMittal SA, is facing its most turbulent chapter yet. The...
Job losses, idle furnaces and policy indecision: Can South Africa save its steel backbone? South Africa’s steel sector is bracing for another blow. ArcelorMittal South Africa...
The South African government is stepping in to facilitate a potential restructuring and sell-off of ArcelorMittal South Africa (Amsa), after the embattled steelmaker received a R1.2...
South Africa’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), has issued a stark warning: unless regulatory frameworks are urgently reformed, the country’s steel industry risks further decline,...