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Today’s advanced safety system is but the beginning
Today’s advanced safety system is but the beginning
9th December 2025

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Industrial safety systems have certainly come a long way since the days of hardwired emergency shutdowns. What... 


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Thungela to respond to legal action over alleged shareholder rights breaches
9th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Shareholders of thermal coal producer Thungela Resources – Just Share, Aeon Investment Management and Fossil Free South Africa – have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an... 


Building Stronger Foundations: Tackling Mental Health in the Construction Industry
Building Stronger Foundations: Tackling Mental Health in the Construction Industry
9th December 2025

Mental health pressures across South Africa continue to rise. For those working in construction this is exacerbated by long hours, high-risk environments, tight deadlines, job insecurity, and a... 


Municipalities have eight days to comment on new electricity trading rules, platform warns
8th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South African municipalities have eight days to influence electricity trading rules that will reshape how they operate, budget and deliver services, says digital electricity platform company... 


 How to Use a Voltage Tester: An Essential Guide for Electrical Safety and Efficiency Fluke Electrical Application Note
How to Use a Voltage Tester: An Essential Guide for Electrical Safety and Efficiency Fluke Electrical Application Note
8th December 2025

Voltage testers are valuable tools for professionals and hobbyists who work with electrical systems. They are used to verify the presence or absence of voltage in electrical circuits, ensuring... 


Nampak grows full-year revenue and Ebitda, reduces debt
8th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak increased its revenue for the financial year ended September 30, by 8% year-on-year, while trading profit increased by 26% and trading margin improved to 12.3%... 


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TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
5th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa on December 4 launched its new sustainable monitoring and airflow response technology (SMART) Fan for... 


Performance and Reliability Exceed Expectations
Performance and Reliability Exceed Expectations
5th December 2025

LONGi, a global leader in solar technology, recently announced the global field performance results of its Back Contact (BC) technology platform and Hi-MO 9 module. Following the technology's... 


Aerial view of SEW-EURODRIVE’s expanded facility in Gqeberha
New facility boosts local capacity in Eastern Cape
5th December 2025

Drive engineering specialists SEW-EURODRIVE has officially opened its expanded Gqeberha facility, positioning the company as a major local partner to the province’s expanding industrial sector.... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
New gold mine’s a milestone for industry, economy, communities – Minerals Council
5th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The new Qala Shallows gold mine is not only a milestone for West Wits Mining but also for South Africa's mining industry, the South African economy, and the communities that will share in the... 


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Transfer point design sees an industry shift
5th December 2025

Transfer points in mining are increasingly seen as critical to plant performance, prompting a shift toward custom engineered solutions that prioritise controlled material flow, reduced dust and... 


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AI-powered ERP solution for mid-sized organisations
5th December 2025

An AI-powered Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution has been launched by Sage, specialists in accounting, financial, human resources, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized... 


Chromium 2025 Seville, Spain 4-6 November 202
5th December 2025

The Chromium 2025 conference in Seville demonstrated the dynamism and resilience of the European chromium industry, strongly driven by stainless and specialty steel sectors and advanced downstream... 


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Infrastructure focus could spark long-awaited construction revival but obstacles persist
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 


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Auto sector faces decisive decade – association
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the global automotive industry's profound shift towards electric mobility and digital manufacturing, South Africa’s component sector is at a crossroads, with industry association National... 


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Bank says finance must drive industrial depth
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As the automotive components industry enters a period of structural change, financial institution Nedbank Commercial Banking says the sector’s long-term survival depends on aligning finance with... 


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Bioeconomy unit drives sugarcane product diversification
5th December 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Following a combination of economic, environmental and strategic imperatives, research organisation the Sugar Milling Research Institute NPC (SMRI) has created the Sugarcane Bioeconomy Unit (SBU)... 


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Infrastructure focus could spark long-awaited construction revival but obstacles persist
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 


The critical role of insulation in rotating machine performance in harsh environments
The critical role of insulation in rotating machine performance in harsh environments
5th December 2025

When it comes to electrical rotating machine performance and longevity, one factor is often underestimated but absolutely vital: insulation quality. The insulation system within an electrical... 


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Council reflects on drivers of gold’s ‘remarkable’ 2025, outlook for 2026
4th December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

World Gold Council (WGC) says gold has experienced a remarkable year, achieving more than 50 all-time high prices and emerging as one of the strongest-performing assets in respect of returns. It... 


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Menlyn Office Park redevelopment begins with R850m housing project
4th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

Construction has begun on an R850-million residential redevelopment at Menlyn Office Park in Pretoria, Gauteng, which will add 1 200 apartments to the Menlyn node through a new partnership between... 


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Mining sector growth outperforms other sectors again, but Minerals Council notes economic stagnation
4th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Minerals Council South Africa has noted that another “uninspiring” GDP performance was recorded for South Africa in the third quarter, with GDP having grown by 0.5%  quarter‐on‐quarter. The... 


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Draco Group Safely Demolishes 107-Metre Converter Stack at Palabora Mine
4th December 2025

Draco Group successfully completed one of South Africa’s most technically challenging demolition projects: the controlled blasting and toppling of a structurally compromised 107-metre concrete... 


GISP: A decade of turning waste into a resource
GISP: A decade of turning waste into a resource
4th December 2025

The Gauteng Industrial Symbiosis Programme (GISP) marked a significant milestone this year, celebrating 10 years of helping industry recover and redirect resources for reuse. The National Cleaner... 


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Modernised sorting technologies increase gold recovery, reduce opex
4th December 2025

Low-grade gold ore operation Navachab Gold Mine has upgraded its very low-grade ore resources using sensor-based sorting provider STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes. At Navachab... 


JDA partners with NYDA to boost youth participation in Joburg’s development
3rd December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Johannesburg's Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has formed a strategic partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to accelerate youth economic participation,... 


Sensors Measure Tank Level of Palm Oil
Sensors Measure Tank Level of Palm Oil
3rd December 2025

Grown only in the tropics, the oil palm tree produces high-quality oil used primarily for cooking in developing countries. It is also used in food products, detergents, cosmetics and, to a small... 


Jonathan McKey, National Sales and Marketing Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE, highlights the company’s growing range of power packs and engineered drive solutions for demanding industrial environments
SEW EURODRIVE sets the pace with power packs in African mining
3rd December 2025

Comprehensively supporting the mining sector with commodity-specific drive train solutions, SEW-EURODRIVE has cemented its reputation as a trusted partner to the industry - a testament to its... 


The bottom shell of the old crusher is being removed to make way for the installation of the new Sandvik CH865i cone crusher supplied by Sandvik Rock Processing
Sandvik CH865i unlocks major production gains at Ghana gold mine
3rd December 2025

Production at a gold mine in Ghana was recently ramped up with the help of the advanced Sandvik CH865i cone crusher, following close collaboration with the Sandvik Rock Processing team in Ghana to... 


Gibb CEO Vishaal Lutchman
Engineering execs warn that policy failures, weak accountability are deepening the infrastructure crisis
2nd December 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 


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Business Partners launches new Basadi-Women Growth Fund
2nd December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Financial services provider for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Business Partners has launched a R90-million Basadi-Women Growth Fund. The company points out that research has shown that... 


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DBSA reports higher interim net profit, operating income
2nd December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in its net interest income to R4.4-billion and a 55.9% increase in operating income to R5.6-billion for the... 


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Exxaro benefits from stronger local coal demand this year amid global market volatility
2nd December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of closing the 2025 financial year on December 31, diversified mining and energy group Exxaro Resources says the year was marred with shifting global trade dynamics, inflationary pressures,... 


AI Can’t Fix Your Pipes: Workwear Giant Warns Infrastructure Plans Will Fail Unless South Africa Reinvests in Trades
2nd December 2025

Artificial intelligence may dominate global conversations about the future of work, but South Africa’s economy will collapse without skilled trades, warns one of the country’s oldest protective... 


NCP Chlorchem's production site and solar panels in Kempton Park
NCP Chlorchem undertakes another 17.5 MW solar installation at its main site
2nd December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chlorine producer NCP Chlorchem and renewable energy company Terra Firma will undertake another 17.5 MW solar installation at NCP’s main production site, in Kempton Park. When combined with an... 


Fairvest CEO Darren Wilder
Fairvest delivers strong distribution growth, surpasses guidance
1st December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed property group Fairvest has reported a yearly distribution of 142.57c per A share and 48.15c per B share for the financial year ended September 30, surpassing the guidance provided to... 


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Chrome producers, ferrochrome smelters reject proposed chrome ore export tax
1st December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Chrome ore producers, including primary miners and those generating chrome ore from their platinum group metals mines and integrated producers, which mine chrome ore and produce ferrochrome,... 


Inspiring NGO wins well-deserved SEIFSA humanitarian award
Inspiring NGO wins well-deserved SEIFSA humanitarian award
1st December 2025

 It is not hard to see why Mpumi Masinga’s iButho Le Africa (iLA), which works with young boys in rural areas, won the Humanitarian Award at the 10th SEIFSA Awards for Excellence on November 20 at... 


New-vehicle sales up 12.5% in November, exports down 3.9%
New-vehicle sales up 12.5% in November, exports down 3.9%
1st December 2025 By: Irma Venter

November new-vehicle sales, at 54 896 units, jumped by 12.5% compared with the same month last year. naamsa | The Automotive Business Council said on Monday that South Africa’s domestic new car and... 


Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso
Even the best NDPP will still face structural constraints if reform is not enacted – Mavuso
1st December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With six candidates having been shortlisted for possible appointment as the next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has stressed how... 


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First shipment from Kodal’s Bougouni project departs San Pedro port
1st December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Kodal Minerals’ maiden shipment of 28 950 t of lithium spodumene concentrate (vessel capacity) has completed loading onto a dedicated bulk cargo vessel at the Port of San Pedro, in Côte... 


Concrete is cast at Concor’s The View project at Fourways Mall using a boom pump to ensure efficient, accurate placement on the structure
Concor advances major upgrade of the view at Fourways Mall
1st December 2025

Significant progress is being made on Concor’s major refurbishment project at The View, an existing section of Fourways Mall that borders Witkoppen and Cedar Roads. The project forms part of a... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller and Valterra Executive Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Yvonne Mfolo.
Valterra Platinum market cap soars to R300bn-plus as 2025 draws to close
1st December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Valterra Platinum, South Africa’s impressive 2025 platinum group metals (PGM) creation, is bringing its inaugural 2025 year to a massively fruitful close with a market capitalisation that has... 


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