Energy & Power: Nersa has approved generation licences for four solar PV projects (890MW contracted, ~1.05GW installed) in Mpumalanga and the Free State, while it also granted Limpopo’s Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality electricity trading and distribution facility operation licences for greenfield electrification areas. Logistics & Infrastructure Finance: Newlyn Group secured a R5bn integrated financing solution with Absa CIB to fund its national ports logistics development pipeline across key corridors. Transport Electrification: Cape Town’s MyCiTi received its first prototype electric bus for route testing, with 38 battery-electric buses planned for rollout in 2027. Security & Mining: Police, soldiers and private security arrested 217 people in a major illegal mining raid west of Johannesburg, seizing guns and ammunition and detaining more than 100 undocumented migrants. Construction Industry Crackdown: Public Works says construction-site disruption linked to the “construction mafia” has dropped sharply in KZN since the Durban Declaration, with more cases, arrests and convictions reported. Retail & Capital Markets: Hyprop Investments raised about R739m in an oversubscribed bookbuild to fund expansion, including solar and battery storage projects. Insurance & Healthcare: Old Mutual paid R14.6bn in claims in 2025 as it nears a R100bn milestone, and a Constitutional Court ruling is set to increase the burden on medical schemes in non-disclosure cases. Business & Tech: South Africa’s AI data centre boom is gathering pace as global players invest, but experts flag power and regulatory certainty risks.