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Stainless welding solutions promising despite outlook
Updated 4 hours ago By: Trent Roebeck

Local steel supply shortages and the increased reliance on imports, owing to the, at the time of writing, anticipated shutdown of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants, could have a negative impact on... 


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All-round skills should buttress technical competencies – organisation
Updated 4 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The imperative to develop well-rounded engineering professionals who possess the required business management skills for leadership roles has underpinned the approach taken by industry association... 


The East London port
Chamber warns US tariffs will have significant impact on the Eastern Cape economy
3rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Business organisation the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Denise van Huyssteen has said the organisation is “deeply concerned” about the “serious ramifications” which the US tariff... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane
South Africa's PGMs, coal, gold, manganese and chrome excluded from US tariffs
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Minerals Council South Africa has expressed concern about the potential damage to global economic growth and the resultant lower demand for South Africa’s minerals as a result of sweeping... 


Gauteng secures R312.5bn in investment pledges, exceeding its initial goal
3rd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Gauteng, through the provincial Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), has secured investment pledges from South African and international companies to the value of R312.5-billion, exceeding its... 


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Retrenchments, disposals proposed in M&R Limited business rescue plan
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has advised that creditors will vote on the business rescue plan for M&R Limited on April 8. The plan was published on March... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO-designate Richard Stewart
Despite strong headwinds, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stewart remains bullish on PGMs' future
3rd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Despite the platinum group metals (PGMs) slump brought about by low prices and the advent of electric vehicles (EVs), Sibanye-Stillwater CEO-designate Richard Stewart remains optimistic about the... 


Auto council urges urgent trade talks, as Trump’s tariffs imperil R35bn in exports
Auto council urges urgent trade talks, as Trump’s tariffs imperil R35bn in exports
3rd April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The industry body that represents South African carmakers has called on government to initiate urgent trade discussions with the US, warning that the costs associated with the 25% tariffs being... 


Plug Power president and CEO Andy Marsh.
Platinum-based PEM technology at heart of everything we do, says Plug Power of US
3rd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 


AATF Connect 2025: Africa’s Industrial Revolution Accelerates at Gallagher Convention Centre
AATF Connect 2025: Africa’s Industrial Revolution Accelerates at Gallagher Convention Centre
3rd April 2025

As Africa undergoes a rapid industrial transformation, AATF Connect 2025 emerges as the premier platform to showcase innovation, drive collaboration, and spark discussions that will shape the... 


South Africa construction sector requires ‘system-wide’ sustainability behavioural change
3rd April 2025

By: Thomas King - Partner at Pinsent Masons  In South Africa, the construction industry is a significant driver of carbon emissions with prevention, foresight, and proactivity required to address... 


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Airlink achieves international environmental and sustainability accreditation
3rd April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has been awarded International Air Transport Association (IATA) Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) certification, the carrier announced on... 


Global Uranium and Enrichment progressing projects
3rd April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Private Australian company Ubaryon, in which ASX-listed Global Uranium and Enrichment (GUE) has a shareholding, is continuing to progress funding for ongoing development for the business with... 


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Raxio secures $100m from IFC to develop sub-Saharan African data centres
3rd April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

financing from World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The funding will accelerate Raxio’s expansion of facilities powering technologies like AI, cloud computing and... 


TymeBank SME Forecast April 2025
TymeBank SME Forecast April 2025
3rd April 2025

The tough decisions tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s second stab at the National Budget Speech in Parliament on 12 March, reflected a constrained National Treasury and many urgent,... 


John Deere Operations Centre is a game-changer for construction, mining, road building
John Deere Operations Centre is a game-changer for construction, mining, road building
3rd April 2025

In the dynamic sectors of construction, mining and road building, efficient fleet management and operational oversight are critical for success. John Deere’s Operations Centre, powered by JDLink... 


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South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row – PMI
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's private sector shrank in March for the fourth consecutive month, as output and sales declined amid economic uncertainty, a survey showed on Thursday. The S&P Global South Africa... 


Outgoing Orion CEO and MD Errol Smart
Lennox takes over lead of Orion Minerals as Smart steps down
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed copper mining company Orion Minerals CEO and MD Errol Smart has stepped down from his roles effective April 3. He is succeeded by Anthony Lennox, who has been a nonexecutive director... 


NETSCOUT Reports DDoS Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure Play a Dominant Role in Geopolitical Conflicts
NETSCOUT Reports DDoS Attacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure Play a Dominant Role in Geopolitical Conflicts
3rd April 2025

DDoS attacks are precision-guided digital weapons as DDoS-for-hire services, AI and powerful botnets drive onslaught of attacks WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ:... 


CLM Africa ‘beefing up’ DAF fleet
CLM Africa ‘beefing up’ DAF fleet
3rd April 2025

Having first switched to DAF Trucks in 2024, Commodity Logistix Managers Africa (CLM Africa) is in the process of ‘beefing up’ its rapidly growing side tipper fleet with a further ten DAF units.... 


US President Donald Trump holding up the Reciprocal Tariffs executive order
As US imposes 30% tariff on South African exports, Presidency reiterates desire for new bilateral trade deal
3rd April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Presidency has expressed concern over new tariffs that have been imposed on South African exports to the US following President Donald Trump’s April 2 'Liberation Day' announcement.... 


Schneider Electric welcomes Andrés Diaz as Vice President of Power Systems for Anglophone Africa
Schneider Electric welcomes Andrés Diaz as Vice President of Power Systems for Anglophone Africa
3rd April 2025

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainableand a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation has announced the appointment of Andrés Diaz as the new Vice... 


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Investment banker says uncertainty imperils South Africa’s deals
3rd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Fractures within the South African government — along with global macroeconomic uncertainty — are weighing on dealmaking activity in the continent’s largest economy, according to one of the... 


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Reid & Mitchell up to the challenge to deliver world-class traction excellence
3rd April 2025

High-value electrical rotating equipment manufacturer Reid & Mitchell’s (R&M’s) traction his­tory goes back many years. The busi­ness was formerly owned by multinational conglomerate General... 


PArliament
Budget vote passes but key coalition partner dissents
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's parliament passed the budget's fiscal framework on Wednesday after weeks of political wrangling, but the future of the coalition government was thrown into doubt after a key... 


Preference Capital secures R450m funding to drive SME Growth
2nd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Small and medium-sized enterprises financial services provider Preference Capital Group has secured R450-million in capital from diversified financial services management firm Rand Merchant Bank... 


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New FNB AgencyPlus service to bring banking services to townships through agent stores
2nd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Financial services provider FNB has launched a new service, FNB AgencyPlus, to expand access to basic banking services and cash in close proximity to both unbanked and underbanked individuals in... 


Transport experts examine the profound implications of emerging technologies in a webinar for Transport Evolution Africa Expo and Conference
Panellists explore the transformative impact of automation in transport and logistics
2nd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A panel of transport experts examined the profound implications of emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning (ML) in a dynamic webinar hosted by Creamer Media Webinars on April 1 for... 


Lebogang Maile
Inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference seeks to attract R300bn in development investment pledges
2nd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Gauteng Investment Conference, to be held on April 3, in Melrose, will focus on public-private infrastructure investment, advanced manufacturing, green and renewable energy, ICT and data... 


GNU’s limbo-budget is rattling business: The private sector is seeing data-backed ‘staff wellbeing’ can be key to productivity gains
GNU’s limbo-budget is rattling business: The private sector is seeing data-backed ‘staff wellbeing’ can be key to productivity gains
2nd April 2025

Real-time engagement insights can help the private sector step up to drive GDP growth With the initial national budget tabling first being delayed, and the debate over austerity measures now still... 


Solar Savings Not Adding Up? Here’s Why
Solar Savings Not Adding Up? Here’s Why
2nd April 2025

Many businesses investing in solar energy assume that once their system is installed, savings and efficiency will follow automatically. But what happens when your solar installation isn't... 


Paul Miller.
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller
2nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) needs to go beyond admitting... 


The Jimblebar iron-ore mine
BHP considered spinning off iron-ore, coal divisions
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

The world's biggest listed miner BHP Group considered spinning off its Australian iron-ore and coal divisions as part of a medium-term growth strategy, three sources with knowledge of the matter... 


UMK CE Malcolm Curror
UMK shifts back to rail amid softer market conditions
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African mining company United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) has said it will, for now, exclusively use rail transport for its manganese exports, with CE Malcolm Curror noting that it is... 


Sugarcane fields
Consortium seeking to buy Tongaat Hulett secures essential credit approval
2nd April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The consortium seeking to buy beleaguered sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL), Vision Parties, has confirmed to THL’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) that it has received the credit... 


How Rental Partners Improve Mining Dewatering Agility
How Rental Partners Improve Mining Dewatering Agility
2nd April 2025

Most mines operate permanent dewatering infrastructure to safeguard operations and safety. Yet, as mines dig deeper and wider for high-quality minerals, contend with extreme weather shifts, and... 


SiyaQhubeka Forests Strengthens Community Ownership in Major Milestone
SiyaQhubeka Forests Strengthens Community Ownership in Major Milestone
2nd April 2025

SiyaQhubeka Forests (SQF), in partnership with Mondi South Africa and SAFCOL, has officially transferred an increased equity stake to its community empowerment partners SiyaQhubeka Community Trust... 


Seacom appoints two senior executives
2nd April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure and digital services provider Seacom has appointed Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen as the new group chief marketing officer and Charl Slabbert as group CFO, effective April 1. The... 


Anil Agarwal
Indian conglomerate Vedanta seeks global partner for $20bn expansion plan
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta is looking for a global company to partner with on expansion projects worth $20-billion across zinc, aluminium, copper, iron, steel, oil, gas and power, as... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
2nd April 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely... 


Manufacturers Urged to Act Now Amid Energy Crisis – Inaction Is the Real Risk
Manufacturers Urged to Act Now Amid Energy Crisis – Inaction Is the Real Risk
2nd April 2025

As South Africa’s energy crisis continues to disrupt industries, manufacturers are being urged to take decisive action to secure their energy future. Insights from the recent Africa Energy Indaba... 


Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter
Sars collects R1.86tr during year to end March
1st April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Tax authority the South African Revenue Service (Sars) collected a net amount of R1.86-trillion during the fiscal year to end March 2025, and which is R8.8-billion higher than the revised estimate,... 


BMW logo at a dealership
South Africa seeks meeting with US on auto tariffs
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa will seek a meeting with US authorities on auto tariffs, Trade Minister Parks Tau said on Tuesday, noting the levies are a concern as the country has preferential trade status with the... 


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