AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 minutes agoIndustrial Investment: Huaxin is upgrading KwaZulu-Natal’s Simuma cement plant, adding waste-heat power generation and electric mining trucks while training local workers. Economic Pressure: Activity fell 0.4% as fuel costs surged, squeezing businesses and prompting freight operators to seek alternatives. Export Risks: US tariffs have dealt Western Cape exporters an estimated R2.8bn blow. Business Finance: Kholo Capital has backed IT distributor DCC with R275m in funding, while Durban is targeting R95bn in automotive investment. Energy Infrastructure: Eskom is seeking a partner for a 1.5GW pumped-storage project to expand the power system.
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