AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPorts and Investment: TNPA and Freeport Saldanha signed a 25-year lease covering 55 hectares, creating greater certainty for a R6.9bn pipeline of manufacturing, marine and energy projects. Manufacturing: Factory production fell 4.3% year on year in August, with petroleum and chemicals, vehicles and parts, and paper among the hardest hit. Energy: Cape Town launched a R220m solar-and-storage plant in Atlantis, while Eskom began selecting renewable-energy partners; government is also targeting 4.6GW of battery storage. Food Industry: Woolworths has been cleared to acquire a major food supplier with 8,000 workers and more than 1,400 products. Mining Accountability: Three Gupta-linked companies and two directors were convicted over R107.5m in mine-rehabilitation funds.
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