Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to mining geology solutions company Minrom Consulting head of resource modelling and GIS Graham Duncan at Enlit Africa 2025. 

With Gauteng accounting for 60% of South Africa’s national trade, 40% of foreign direct investment, 50% of small- and medium-sized enterprises and 34% of the country’s GDP, it is imperative that... 

With the Western-led order at a crossroads, Africa is emerging as a pivotal player in the Global South, crafting its own economic and diplomatic path in a multipolar world. Nations across the... 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and... 

By: Sarika Andhee - Marketing Leader: Field Service at Schneider Electric Asset tracking plays a critical role in the success of industrial businesses. By effectively managing and monitoring... 

The integrated transport sector is set to face some of the most stringent broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) requirements in the country, following proposals unveiled by Integrated... 

This week we profile Sibulele Dlova, GM for sub-Saharan Africa at GameChange Solar, the second-largest global provider of solar-tracker solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted... 

Industrial solutions provider BMG’s Fluid Technology division supplies and supports an extensive range of components for fluid technology systems and general industrial applications. BMG’s strategy... 

The Platreef project hosts an underground deposit of thick platinum group metals, nickel, copper and gold mineralisation on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, in Limpopo. 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new economic team, keeping longtime politician François-Philippe Champagne as finance minister and placing former Goldman Sachs banker Timothy... 

JSE-listed construction materials and mining company Raubex has announced that the publishing of its results for the financial year ended February 28 will be delayed while it reviews an anonymous... 

Renewable sector intelligent asset management company Reama AI Technology has won the 2025 international market research and consulting firm EuPD Research Top Innovation Award 2025 in the AI... 

Ministry of Transport-run national railway operator Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) is making notable progress in overhauling the country’s railway transport system. It currently has eight... 

Thelo Group delivers integrated transportation and logistics projects, from concept and de-risking to the delivery, oper- ations and maintenance management of railways, ports and rolling stock. We... 

Exploration and development company Kingsland Minerals has appointed GR Engineering Services (GRES) to lead a scoping study for its Leliyn graphite project in Australia’s Northern Territory. The... 

British Columbia’s mining sector could generate as much as $90-billion in economic activity from 27 projects currently in advanced stages of development, according to a study commissioned by the... 

Euronext-listed gold producer Akobo Minerals’ gold production for March and April amounted to 1 kg at an average grade of about 3 g/t, which is below the company’s expectations, the company said on... 

Industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell has expressed reservations about the proposed creation of an Office of the Engineer-General within the public... 

According to analysis by market research and business strategy consulting firm IntelStor, the application of tariffs, as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US,... 

The project entails the construction of direct shipping ore operation, with a mine life of 23 years. 

Major South African construction group Concor has announced that it has been selected by the City of Cape Town, following an open tender process, to develop an affordable housing project in the... 

Cape Town’s stock of affordable housing units will be receiving another boost from Concor, following the company being awarded a centrally located land parcel less than a kilometre from the central... 

The University has more than 25,000 positive ratings on international review platforms such as Google Maps, Trustpilot and Indeed, obtaining the highest rating in the educational field: 4.9 out of... 

The governments of Tanzania and Burundi plan to build a railway between the two countries spanning 282 km. 

Africa-focused uranium company GoviEx Uranium has filed a draft environmental- and social-impact assessment with the Zambian Environmental Management Agency for the advancement of the project. 

The project has been officially designated as a “transparency project” under the US Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act permitting framework. 

This week we profile Katherine Persson, MD: assets at SOLA Group, a fully South African vertically integrated renewable-energy infrastructure, generation and storage company 

Aging infrastructure continues to affect water quality in South Africa. To address this, Tecroveer recently completed the refurbishment of the Matwabeng Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in... 

South Africa is set to undergo a significant transformation in its electricity market with the introduction of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM), which aims to establish a... 

Previously valued at about $52-billion in 2023 and $54.5-billion in 2024, the global pressure vessels market size is poised to grow to over $76-billion by 2032, at a compound annual growth rate... 

Mineral exploration and development company New Murchison Gold plans to develop the Crown Prince deposit over a 30-year life-of-mine. 

Canada based gold and silver explorer Ascot Resources has closed the second and final tranche of a private placement to support the advancement of its Premier gold project towards production. 

Operator and majority owner of the Waterberg project Platinum Group Metals has indicated that its near-term focus remains advancing the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision 

The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday laid corruption charges against Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane, and accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of protecting African National Congress... 

Savannah Goldfields has appointed Brad Sampson as CEO as the Australia-listed company advances plans to restart mining and processing operations in Queensland. Sampson, a veteran mining executive... 

Aim-listed exploration and development company URU Metals has announced the completion of a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Zebediela project area, in South Africa, conducted... 

Ivanhoe Mines has secured a significant boost in hydroelectric power for the complex. 

Uranium developer Lotus Resources has bagged another sales agreement with a leading North American utility for offtake from the mine. 

Precious and base metals explorer, developer and producer West Wits Mining has announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic review of the project. 

There is an urgent need for a proactive and resilient approach to infrastructure maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal, especially given the recurring floods that have exposed significant vulnerabilities in... 

Angola's Sonangol is in talks with Chinese and European banks to overcome a $4.8-billion funding shortfall for its planned 200,000 barrel per day Lobito refinery, an executive with the State-owned... 

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based...