Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This five-page brief is a synopsis of the key developments in the manufacturing sector in South Africa, including its contribution to the economy and job creation, and the impact that Covid-19 has had on the sector.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This four-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the iron-ore sector over the past 12 months, including details of the global and South African iron-ore markets, and the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the sector.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This five-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the energy sector in South Africa over the past 12 months, including details of State-owned power utility Eskom’s proposed restructuring, newly procured capacity and the push for self-generation, as well as government’s proposed nuclear build programme This brief has been compiled using information published in Engineering News and Mining Weekly, as well as information available in the public domain, and does not purport to provide analysis of market trends.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This five-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the construction sector in South Africa over the past 12 months. It provides an overview of government’s efforts to transform the sector, and the effects that slow economic growth, lack of investment and Covid-19 have had on the sector.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This four-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the coal sector over the past 12 months. It includes an overview of the global and South African coal markets and the push for cleaner coal.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This four-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the automotive sector in South Africa over the past 12 months. It includes an overview of automotive production and sector support, transformation and the impact of Covid-19.

Creamer Media’s Real Economy Year Book has been divided into separate reports under the banner Real Economy Insight, and investigates key developments in the automotive, construction, electricity, road and rail, steel, water, manufacturing, pumps, coal, gold, iron-ore and platinum sectors. This four-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the pumps sector over the past 12 months. It provides an overview of the global pumps market and how the advent of smart pumps and the Industrial Internet of Things is affecting the sector.

The inevitable global recession resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic is reducing steel demand in the global market, as buyers are being impacted on by shutdowns, disrupted supply chains and collapsing confidence, as well as delayed investment and construction projects. The economic fallout from the pandemic is of concern to the steel industry, as consumers postponed discretionary spending, with muted demand in all sectors, barring essentials. Mechanical machinery and automotive are the steel-using sectors most affected by the lockdown measures. They are highly exposed to a prolonged demand shock, as well as to disruption in global supply chains. Creamer Media’s Steel 2020 Report examines the global steel industry over the past 12 months and provides insight on particularly South Africa’s steel sector, including government support and the scrap metal sector. It also provides an overview of the main producers, as well as the global and local stainless steel market.

The economic and social recovery from the global Covid-19 pandemic will, without question, shape the economies of all countries globally for years to come, as well as all the sectors featured in Creamer Media’s 2020 Real Economy Yearbook. Likewise, the policy choices made in the coming few months will have a strong bearing on the future health and wellbeing of citizens and the sustainability of the sectors discussed in this yearbook.

Creamer Media's Energy Roundup is a monthly report providing a synopsis of energy-related news from South Africa. The August 2020 roundup covers activities in July 2020, and includes details of State-owned power utility Eskom’s proposal to initiate a formal bidding process to repurpose and repower the Camden, Komati, Grootvlei and Hendrina coal-fired power stations; environmental organisation groundWork’s new court proceedings against Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa; and South African banking group Standard Bank’s financing of the Area 1 liquefied natural gas project, in Mozambique.