Automotive Industry: Chery’s formal takeover of Nissan’s Rosslyn plant signals a deeper shift from import-led sales to local manufacturing, with plans to keep workers, upgrade lines and build a regional R&D and export hub. Energy & Policy: The Orange Basin “orange basin deal” raises questions about how SA’s climate and geopolitical stance lines up with offshore oil-and-gas decisions as Navitas Petroleum moves to take operatorship. Construction Skills: cidb expands its ERWIC Awards with an Academic Excellence category, pushing recognition beyond sites to research, teaching and mentorship. Public Health & Food Systems: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi tells the SAHRC child hunger and malnutrition are rooted in inequality and “commercial determinants” of unhealthy food and alcohol marketing. Consumer Safety: NCC recalls BMW 3/4/5/7, X3 and X4 models (2016+), warning of starter-related overheating risk; SPAR also pulls selected yoghurts over spoilage/packaging integrity issues. Finance & Tech: Altron Digital Business launches a benchmark linking employee tech experience in banking and insurance to productivity, satisfaction and customer outcomes. Local Business Finance: Capitec sells its rental finance unit to Sasfin Capital for R201m, while continuing to fund the receivables book via a credit facility. Municipal Delivery: Hlabisa warns municipal infrastructure problems won’t be fixed by funding alone without technical skills and capacity. Renewables for Agriculture: RenEnergy is appointed EPC for a Free State off-grid solar-plus-storage system for a large commercial farm. Digital & Youth Access: A policy push argues removing smartphone cost barriers is key to access to work, learning and digital services.