The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 

As thermoplastic solution provider Astore Keymak celebrated its 40th anniversary in November 2025, the company reflects on a legacy of innovation, quality and service that has made it a leader in... 

For 50 years, transformers and switchgear manufacturers Hansen + Genwest has powered South Africa’s industries with reliable, proudly locally manufactured electrical solutions. From its base in... 

Leading supplier of electrical and industrial materials, Ideal Electrical & Mining Supplies was founded in 1981. The company’s core focus encompasses the industrial, contracting and mining sectors... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has emphasised that, although the registration process for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems needs to be streamlined, it is... 

Ongoing confusion within South Africa's electrical sector has led to claims that all Schuko sockets are banned. The reality is far more nuanced, and the misunderstanding is affecting product sales,... 

By: Nishandra Baijnath - Systems Architect, Digital Automation at Schneider Electric Utilities and municipalities are facing a pivotal challenge as the country’s legacy power grid – engineered for... 

(Virtual Showroom) In workshops, plants and pits across Southern Africa, the craft of machinery maintenance is changing faster than many teams can keep up with. Ever-tightening production targets,... 

South African voluntary safety association Safehouse has highlighted that while many electrical products found on local store shelves were assumed, by consumers, to have been vetted by the retailer... 

As South Africa confronts issues such as ageing infrastructure, rising energy demand and the need to modernise its power systems, few companies can claim a legacy as deeply intertwined with the... 

roduction at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile is largely halted after the mine's desalination plant was shut down amid a nearly three-week labor strike, the... 

Enabling access to South Africa’s growing renewable-energy generation capacity by addressing its transmission network constraints is a vital step in advancing the country’s energy transition. The... 

This month saw the achievement of another milestone for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme, which is being developed by the UK-based SKA Observatory (SKAO) and... 

Upgraded critical water infrastructure has been commissioned to significantly improve water security for residents of the Rustenburg local municipality, in the North West, and the Thabazimbi local... 

Electrical rotating machine repairer DELBA Electrical understands that electrical rotating machines are critical components in many industries, driving essential processes and ensuring seamless... 

This month saw the achievement of another milestone for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme, which is being developed by the UK-based SKA Observatory (SKAO) and... 

Surge Copper has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme at the Berg copper project, marking an important step towards a prefeasibility study. 

BHP has completed a detailed reassessment of the cost and schedule for Jansen Stage 1. 

The Kruger National Park cannot rebuild without help and a well-coordinated, rapid response is needed, with national parks agency South African National Parks (SANParks) estimating the damage to... 

Mining major Rio Tinto has entered into a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see AWS become the first customer for copper produced using Rio’s Nuton bioleaching... 

Surge Copper Corp has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme, in a key step towards a prefeasibility study planned for the first half of this year. 

Hinkley Point C has taken delivery of its second nuclear reactor.  

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that copper production at the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reached 388 838 t of copper in concentrate in 2025,... 

State-owned power utility Eskom reiterates that all registration and connection fees of up to R10 000 for small-scale embedded solar systems up to 50 kVA, are waived until March 31. The Electricity... 

The South African Insurance Association (SAIA), in collaboration with municipalities, national industry bodies, insurers, financial institutions, fire protection organisations and civil society,... 

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has noted a strong uptake of its sulphur hexafluoride- (SF₆-) free switchgear technology in East African countries including Kenya,... 

To mark the beginning of the 2026 academic year, the Coega Development Corporation (Coega) joined the Eastern Cape provincial government for the official handover of the R52-million Sitoza Senior... 

ASX-listed Black Bear Minerals has engaged global engineering and project delivery firm Ausenco to undertake an operational restart assessment at its Shafter silver project in Texas, as it... 

South Africa’s mining, power, electrical, automation, industrial, transport, and manufacturing sectors are the engine of the nation’s economy. Together, they drive growth, create jobs, and turn raw... 

By: Nishandra Baijnath - Systems Architect, Digital Automation at Schneider Electric Digital twins’ reputation precedes, and with good reason. It is a highly effective tool that offers real-world... 

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has received a Notice of Award for a major construction contract with Rio Tinto for the project. 

First ore has been delivered to the mill ahead of first gold production. 

EDF Renewables and Perpetua Holdings has repoted that the Dassiesridge facility will now start delivering a “net dependable capacity of 55 MW to the grid”. 

The Flamanville 3 reactor reached 100% nuclear thermal power in December 2025. 

TSX-V-listed Silverco Mining has reached key operational and technical milestones at its 100%-owned Cusi silver project, in Mexico, signalling progress towards a planned restart of production.... 

ASX-listed engineering company Monadelphous Group has announced the award of a construction contract with BHP associated with a car dumper project, located at Finucane Island in Port Hedland,... 

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, is driving the transition to sustainable medium-voltage solutions across East Africa with its award-winning  SM AirSeT... 

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has announced that the first copper anodes were produced by Kamoa-Kakula’s on-site, state-of-the-art 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter, in the Democratic... 

Western Australia-based construction and engineering group Civmec has secured more than A$400-milllion worth of new contracts and extensions to existing contracts. The new contracts and... 

A smelter shutdown in Mozambique is set to dent global aluminium supplies next year, analysts say, leaving the plant's core European Union customers searching for alternatives. South32 confirmed... 

Copper is closing in on the $12 000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres that power artificial intelligence and tight supplies collide with shortages outside the... 

West African gold producer and developer Robex Resources reports that first ore has been delivered to the mill at its Kiniéro gold project, in Guinea, ahead of first gold production, which is on...