Australia's Woodside Energy said on Friday it would sell some assets in its offshore oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago to London-based Perenco for $206-million. The sale includes the... 

Four Indian State firms are in talks with Chilean miner SQM to acquire a 20% stake in its two lithium projects in Australia for $600-million, four sources said, in New Delhi's biggest effort to... 

With a total resource estimate of 219-million tonnes of coal and a projected production target of 7.2-million tonnes a year, coal miner Canyon Coal – a subsidiary of diversified mining investment... 

The successful development, well under way, of what is Botswana’s third coal mine is in no small part down to the contribution of professional services by independent geological consultants Gemecs,... 

“You might want to pay this some attention” was the cryptic note from a long-standing Zimbabwean friend, attached to an article from Zimbabwe's State-owned Herald newspaper: “There’s no ‘noise in... 

Hoërskool Stellenbosch has opened its new multimillion-rand World Athletics Class 2 certified track, built with funding from the Athletics Cycling Education (ACE) Trust. Architect Sam Pellissier... 

The Western Cape government says it remains on track to reach its target of generating 5 700 MW of its own energy by 2035, and could even become a net exporter of renewable energy by 2032. Premier... 

Last month's EU-South Africa Summit in Cape Town was a real eye-opener. It showed the depth of insight that Europe has in South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) endowment, the ability of our... 

Southern Africa, like much of the rest of the continent, has long struggled with inadequate electricity supply. Yet, amid the chronic shortages, some countries find themselves sitting on surpluses... 

Photon Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of clean energy solutions provider Photon Energy Group, is developing a 250 MW concentrated solar PV plant with 150 MW (1.8 GWh, 12 hours) of thermal... 

GPF, a joint venture of energy and chemical storage provider VTTI and renewable feedstock trader Connex intends, to be one of the biggest, independent, renewable feedstock pretreatment plants in... 

The project is expected to be one of the world’s first commercial-scale direct lithium extraction facilities. 

The installation of the turbine at Unit 1 has been successfully completed.  

Kusile’s final unit – Unit 6 – has been synced to the national grid. 

South African overhead crane manufacturer RGM Cranes in December 2024 successfully completed the design, manufacture and installation of a high-capacity ladle handling crane at a platinum mine,... 

Southern Africa, like much of the rest of the continent, has long struggled with inadequate electricity supply. Yet, amid the chronic shortages, some countries find themselves sitting on surpluses... 

South Africa’s paper and pulp industry is a vital economic sector, with the adoption of sustainable practices, such as improved energy efficiency, having bolstered its resilience despite challenges... 

The demand for sustainable solutions in packaging has “never been higher”, according to recycling industry automated sorting system and machine specialist, Stadler. This increase in demand for... 

Offering a variety of services for the pulp drying process, including workshop reconditioning services, rolls, roll covers as well as roll maintenance and upgrade services, industrial equipment... 

Australian mining company Arafura Resources announced a binding offtake agreement with Traxys Europe for the supply of neodymium/praseodymium oxide from the project on March 20. 

Physical commodity trading company Trafigura Group has abandoned plans to build the plant. 

South Africa’s Cabinet is planning to hold a special meeting on an ‘Economic Growth Plan’ for the country, while it will also consider additional reforms to fall under Operation Vulindlela, the... 

As JSE-listed cement producer PPC prepares to start construction on a new R3-billion plant in the Western Cape in the second half of the year, CEO Matias Cardarelli has emphasised how the new plant... 

The African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) has welcomed the launch of a pre-procurement market sounding exercise by the South African government with regard to private sector participation (PSP)... 

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 

According to audit and assurance firm PwC’s twenty-eighth ‘Annual Global CEO Survey’, 78% of CEOs in sub-Saharan Africa initiated climate-friendly investments in the past five years, and are... 

Coal prices in China may extend declines from a four-year low as high inventories continue to cast a shadow over the market. Stockpiles at major transportation hubs are near record-high levels,... 

As one of the first pioneers among Chinese enterprises to expand overseas, Hisense has remained committed to a combined strategy of globalization and localization since officially entering the... 

Following its oversight visit to the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) this week, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised concern about the “insufficient” strategic fuel... 

Electronics manufacturer Hisense and China National Building Material Group (CNBM) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement, committing to building a localised ecosystem and bringing China’s... 

Cabinet has finally approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM), which will seek to leverage green industrialisation opportunities from the country’s deployment of wind, solar... 

South Africa’s water infrastructure challenges are well known and documented, and it is critical that initiatives such as public-private partnerships (PPPs) and new technologies and funding models... 

You may have heard of lithium-ion batteries, but did you know these compact powerhouses aren’t just used to power fitness trackers, smartwatches, and other wearable devices? SafeQuip, a leading... 

In this opinion article, Dr Wikus Kruger outlines the key reforms needed to address the current problems with South Africa’s once highly-respected programme for the public procurement of... 

Recent amendments to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulatory framework, introduced on February 26, are expected to have significant implications for African exporters. The... 

Astron Energy, a unit of global commodity trader Glencore, will invest up to R6-billion to install new equipment and become compliant with South Africa's cleaner fuel specifications ahead of a 2027... 

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 

Registered energy trader Enpower Trading has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with platinum mine developer Ivanplats for the yearly delivery of 48.30 GWh of renewable electricity to... 

The ‘Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025’ report released by global organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) shows a 585 GW increase in renewable power capacity during 2024,... 

ASX-listed Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal (MLP) with the South Australian government for its flagship Razorback iron-ore project. The project, located 240 km northeast... 

Metair CEO Paul O’Flaherty has agreed to extend his term until December 31, 2028. “We are very pleased that Paul has agreed to extend his tenure,” says Metair chairperson Thandeka Mgoduso. 

Gold remained the undisputed leader in metals and mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2024, with the yellow metal accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total deal value. According to a...