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Investor friendly: The Cape Town Container Terminal is renowned for the export of perishables and frozen
products but congestion across the freight rail and port network has steadily eroded investor confidence.
Photo: File

Infrastructure credit guarantee scheme to unlock billions

SA launches a R8bn guarantee fund to unlock up to R160bn in private investment for energy, water and transport infrastructure

EARNING ROBOTICS: :Xoliswa Mahlangu, head of digital learning and technology at Sifiso EdTech (left) and Shoprite Foundation director Maude Modise, watching pupils at Siyifunile Secondary School in Mpumalanga learning robotics. Picture: Supplied

Robotics lab launched in Mpumalanga school to boost digital skills in rural classrooms

The Shoprite Foundation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have jointly funded a robotics laboratory in Dullstroom to expand access to coding and digital education for…

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector

The critical role of banks in unlocking the success of PPPs

For the economy to grow, it is imperative that the public and private sectors work together in a coordinated, transparent manner

Dove, Department of Basic Education and DBSA Empower South African girls with #ChangeTheCompliment campaign for International Day of the Girl Child

Dove, the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) united to empower girls across South Africa, marking International Day of the…

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands must not repeat the mistakes of the first phase in which women were displaced and disempowered. Photo: File

Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them

Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible…

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DBSA inherits costly 1 Mil refurb headache

The Development Bank of Southern Africa was appointed in 2019 as the implementing agent to accelerate infrastructure projects for the defence department.

Measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its NDC targets is crucial, because it provides the foundation for improving capacity development, enhancing knowledge and optimising financial flows.

South Africa improves on Covid-19 green stimulus index, but still falls short

Although it has joined 14 other countries with marked improvements, South Africa’s pandemic stimulus spending is still less than 50% green

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SAA cancels flights, moves ahead with restructuring

The struggling national carrier’s business rescue practitioners say the move to restructure the airline is a bid to return to profitability and to attract equity partners

Olympus Manthata, Head: DBSA Climate Finance at DBSA (Centre) participated in an OECD panel discussion on the role of national development finance institutions in scaling up sustainable financial instruments at COP 25 in Spain

DBSA participates at COP2

The bank provides vital financial backing for green initiatives

DBSA is a key funder in various projects under REIPP. (Photo: David Harrison)

The DBSA finances climate-friendly infrastructure

The bank manages the design and construction of key projects in education, health, housing and renewable energy

Non-Americans often ask me what it has been like to live through President Donald Trump’s administration after the heady years of Obama. The answer, for me, is complicated.

World Economic Forum needs to move beyond spin if it’s going to help Africa

Africa needs to improve governance, build infrastructure, and reduce trade barriers to achieve inclusive growth

“This project is supported by the DBSA as part of our goal to bring new technology into the solar sector so we can take advantage of this valuable renewable energy source

Concentrated Solar Power Project

The DBSA supports the !Khi Solar One, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project as part of our goal to bring new technology into the solar sector.

The Jeffrey’s Bay Wind Project

The Development Bank of Southern Africa invests in the power of air and renewable energy.

Rehabilitating power in Zambia and Mozambique

The Development Bank of Southern Africa works with countries in the Southern African Development Community to bring power and positive change.

“This project is supported by the DBSA as part of our goal to bring new technology into the solar sector so we can take advantage of this valuable renewable energy source

Investing in the future of Africa

The Development Bank of Southern Africa has a clear strategy for the African energy crisis and isn’t stopping until it is resolved.

There are three key factors that will fast-track our infrastructure development and maintenance

Infrastructure programmes hobbled by state’s inabilities

Concerns persist over the government’s ability to implement and finance large-scale programmes.

The energy generation sector’s contribution to green job creation is expected to grow.

Job cloud with a silver lining

The support the IDC is providing to the development of the country’s green economy is expected to have a significant impact on job creation.

Supporting government for a healthier South Africa

Supporting government for a healthier South Africa

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has been doing work in the healthcare sector for quite some time focused on policy direction.

The importance of partnerships

The importance of partnerships

"Our focus lies on infrastructure and clinical service will remain within government," says Mohale Rakgate, investment banking manager at the DBSA.

DBSA helps to drive health transformation

DBSA helps to drive health transformation

A key factor for Ravi Naidoo, group executive of development planning at the DBSA, was having excellent and visionary health Ministers in government.