In response to the impacts of frequent power outages on small businesses in underserved communities, particularly small and microenterprises such as spaza shops, an innovative partnership between... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the much-anticipated Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act, which lays the legislative foundations for the establishment of a fully independent... 

South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Reginald Demana has announced the start of Package 4 of the N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project in the Eastern Cape. The R2.2-billion phase... 

Telecommunications and managed services provider Seacom is celebrating 15 years since inception, reflecting back on the evolution of its, and Africa’s, information and communication technology and... 

Late last year, residents of Yeoville and Bellevue — crumbling inner city areas of Johannesburg — went without power for four weeks after a 63-year-old cable broke. For several months after, power... 

RS PRO, the own brand of RS, offers a comprehensive selection of over 80 000 products spanning all industries and technologies. Renowned for its quality and extensive range, RS PRO is the Smart... 

Volunteer organisation Women in Mining UK (WiM UK) has announced the appointment of Gina Jardine as the new chair of the board, following an extensive search process. Jardine succeeds Carole Cable,... 

Infrastructure investment can unlock demand for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector, which has markets in the mining, agriculture, construction, automotive, logistics, water and the energy... 

Australia-listed Centaurus Metals has announced a significant increase in both the size and confidence levels of the mineral resource for its flagship 100%-owned Jaguar nickel sulphide project in... 

In an effort to mitigate growing electronic waste (e-waste) across South Africa, Cartoon Network Africa and registered producer responsibility organisation E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA) have... 

Leading black-owned contractor, Concor company completed the hollow-cast of the last base at the San Kraal Wind Energy Facility in the Noupoort district, currently being developed by EDF Renewables... 

African leaders have called for measures and policies that enable a transition from carbon intensive, to low carbon technologies. This will not only safeguard people and the environment, but will... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says “immediate attention” will be given to the “critical issue” of the underspending of funding allocated to road maintenance and road construction by both... 

Recurrent Energy and Windel Energy plan to build and energise a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure in Carlisle, Cumberland. 

Data centre infrastructure company Africa Data Centres has added three halls, totalling 6 MW of IT load capacity that is now live, to its CPT1 facility in Cape Town, thereby doubling its capacity.... 

Solar energy and lighting solutions provider ZRW Mechanika has successfully combined LED technology with renewable solar power to create its portable solar systems to provide lighting for informal... 

Civil concrete work is complete. 

Australia-headquartered mining major Rio Tinto is continuing to grow in the materials the world needs for the energy transition and is doing so “with discipline”, CEO Jakob Stausholm said on... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says “immediate attention” will be given to the “critical issue” of the underspending of funding allocated to road maintenance and road construction by both... 

A growing world economy is contributing to an increase in demand for copper and cobalt, speakers participating in Afriforesight’s ‘Cobalt and Copper: African Opportunities’ webinar, held on July... 

The band is starting to play louder at the awe-inspiring Msikaba Bridge project, according to Concor project director Laurence Savage, of this pioneering structure. The Msikaba Bridge forms part of... 

Renewable power sources have been credited with helping South Africa achieve its longest break from rolling black outs in four years. Elsewhere on the continent around 600 million people lack... 

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II passed a significant milestone in May, following the casting of the first deck segment on the Northern abutment of the Senqu bridge. Work on the... 

Construction is progressing, with several challenging technical activities to be tackled. 

By Ben Selier, Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Africa’s data centre market is attracting significant interest from foreign... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has apprehended a suspected copper cable thief at the Matla power station after security officers discovered the individual during routine search duties. The... 

Industrial automation and robotics company Comau debuted its new S-Family of “small yet powerful” robots at Automate 2024 – North America’s leading automation show. The event took place from May 6... 

The Msikaba Bridge project, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, is progressing significantly, says construction company Concor project director Laurence Savage, who notes the structure is now entering... 

Pumpkin Hollow developer Nevada Copper filed for bankruptcy protection on June 10. 

Construction at the Msikaba Bridge on the N2 in the Eastern Cape is set to move up a gear this year, with a number of challenging technical activities to be tackled. According to contractor Concor,... 

Underserved, low income and rural areas are the next frontier for fibre network operators; however to ensure high quality fibre connectivity is viable for these regions, quality components and... 

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has welcomed the recent arrest and conviction of four men for theft of essential infrastructure on its rail network. The Thabazimbi Regional Court on May 31... 

(Virtual Showroom) - The National Water Act of 1998 in South Africa has put in place stricter regulations on water management, including for the mining sector which is a significant source of water... 

Concor recently completed the final foundation cast for the San Kraal Wind Energy Facility in Noupoort, as part of the Koruson 1 Cluster being developed by EDF Renewables and project partners H1... 

With copper demand expected to increase from 28.3-million tonnes in 2020 to 41-million tonnes by 2040 at a compound yearly growth rate of 1.85%, and many regions gearing up supply chains for... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it has recovered more than 1.7 t of stolen metal in the nine months between July last year and March this year. This effort was led by the city’s Metals Theft... 

With copper demand expected to increase from 28.3-million tonnes in 2020 to 41-million tonnes by 2040 at a compound yearly growth rate of 1.85%, and many regions gearing up supply chains for... 

The measures that green metals and gold mining company Sibanye- Stillwater has taken to address loss-making assets are expected to secure yearly savings and capital expenditure deferrals of... 

A next-generation nitrogen generator is designed to meet diverse nitrogen applications across a variety of industries. The NGPs 2-9 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) range of generators has recently... 

Construction on the Msikaba bridge is set to progress this year, with several challenging technical activities to be tackled. 

JSE-listed Reunert reported a rise in earnings during the six months ended March 31, 2024, driven by good performance in its Electrical Engineering and the Applied Electronics’ defence cluster... 

Global mining heavyweights including Lundin Mining, Glencore and First Quantum Minerals are piling into Argentina as a new government intent on luring foreign investment propels the companies...