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Ford has officially begun the full-scale production of the first-ever Ranger plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at its Silverton factory right here in South Africa.

Johannesburg, 24 March 2025: The private sector welcomes the three Requests for Information (RFIs) issued by the Department of Transport’s Interim Private Sector Participation (PSP) Unit this past weekend.

The new campaign will be launched in collaboration with the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and other stakeholders in the health sector, and is part of the country`s ongoing interventions to enhance an uptake of life-saving HIV treatment to ensure 95% of people diagnosed with HIV receive and adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in order to achieve viral suppression.

The American Chamber of Commerce South Africa extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Roger Crawford. Roger has been a valued member of the Chamber and served on the Board since January 1988. His dedication and contributions will be deeply missed.

G20 South Africa is well underway, with the first round of technical meetings in January and February. But despite an ambitious G20 agenda, it has not been as smooth sailing as many would have hoped. Existing geopolitical tensions are intensifying discussions. Notably, the absence of high-level United States officials in the First Foreign Ministers and First Finance and Central Bank Ministerial ...

Johannesburg, 06 March 2025 – Microsoft today announced plans to spend ZAR 5.4bn by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa to meet the growing demand for Azure services in the region. This investment builds on the company’s ZAR 20.4bn investment over the past three years to establish the nation’s first enterprise-grade datacentres in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Looking back on the historic role of the G20, President Cyril Ramaphosa told finance ministers and central bank governors on Wednesday that he would forever remember its important role in responding to the eurozone crisis and in maintaining global financial support and stability during and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Readying South Africa’s workforce for advances in technology and digitisation was at the forefront of discussions at the B20 summit in Cape Town this week.

Following a landmark year of major elections in 2024, global markets have experienced heightened volatility and investor uncertainty. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), among other reputable sources, has reported increased fluctuations in capital flows and asset prices, driven in part by geopolitical shifts and policy uncertainties.

‘There are many people who want South Africa to succeed, both within the Republicans and the Democratic Party in the US, and across the business community in the US, and across civil society as well,’ says the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa.