Fuel Shock: South Africans brace for petrol at about R30.25 a litre from Wednesday, with diesel and paraffin also set to jump, triggering fresh calls from OUTA, Cosatu, and political parties for levy and tax relief and urgent fuel-security measures. Electricity & Industry: Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told Windaba that South Africa’s next power push hinges on affordability, flexibility, and localising supply chains as demand from industry and data centres grows. Agriculture & Disease Control: Farmers and experts welcomed ARC’s move to let qualifying private firms manufacture the foot-and-mouth vaccine at scale, while government also acts to curb FMD spread. Mining & Enforcement: Mpumalanga police arrested 22 suspected illegal miners in Operation Vala Umgodi, seizing mining implements and chemicals. Manufacturing & Jobs: Unilever invested R100m to expand Vaseline production in Durban, lifting global output share and boosting local manufacturing. Energy Tech & Capital: D3 Energy confirmed 5.2% helium at Nooitgedacht after remedial work restored gas flow; Lloyd’s Register granted Approval in Principle for a new FSRU design. Urban Infrastructure: Cape Town unveiled a plan to replace the “bridges to nowhere” with a new bridge-tunnel network, unlocking inner-city land and reshaping transport flows. Business & Trade: A report flags how cross-border procurement across SADC remains complex, raising costs and risk despite regional trade goals.