South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane... 

FUCHS SE and Mercedes-Benz Global Customer Service & Parts have announced a collaboration that will support innovation, technology and sustainability in after-sales service. This is an important... 

ASX-listed Santana Minerals’ updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Bendigo-Ophir gold project, in New Zealand, has shown strong fiscal outcomes, with an after-tax net present value (NPV) of... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $474.6-million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP). This IGGGP is the second phase of the bank's... 

It is late at night and above you stretches the vast expanse of the Southern African sky that stretches to eternity. You are alone with your thoughts, or at least you think you are. Suddenly, your... 

By: De Wet Joubert - Operations & Strategic Projects Director, RS South Africa South Africa’s discrete manufacturing sector, which includes industries such as automotive, electronics, rail, and... 

JSE-listed African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has announced that all employees at the joint venture Cato Ridge Works (CRW), in KwaZulu-Natal, will be retrenched with effect from August 31, following a... 

ASX-listed Medallion Metals has entered into a binding contract to acquire about 258 ha of freehold property, which will form the foundation of the company’s environmental offset strategy as it... 

ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium has appointed Ian Rodger as MD with effect from July 1. He has been Jindalee’s CEO since January last year and has overseen several critical milestones, including... 

Canadian natural resources company Venerable Ventures on Monday announced a binding letter of intent with Selkirk First Nation to create Selkirk Copper Mines, a new company that would acquire 100%... 

Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government announced at the weekend, but questions remain over how any untapped value can... 

The Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Alliance – of which metal packaging PRO MetPac-SA is an active member – has been restructured into five strategic pillars: waste picker integration;... 

Plastics SA is proud to announce the appointment of Samuel Kumbula as its new Sustainability Project Coordinator. Based at the company’s Head Office in Midrand, Sam joins the team with more than... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has issued a government notice to publish the second draft of regulations for the Environmental Management of Offshore Ship-to-Ship... 

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has finalised the sale of its iron-ore operations in Western Australia’s Yilgarn region, marking the end of its 14-year involvement in the nearly 80-year-old... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to fund, design, develop, construct, operate, maintain and... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has outlined how his department plans to spend its R9-billion allocation over the medium term expenditure framework between 2025 and... 

Africa’s mining sector is entering a new period of disruption where risk has become a defining force shaping strategy, investment and operational performance, says consultancy dss+ in a newly... 

Canada's Senate passed a bill to fast-track approval for natural resource and infrastructure projects on Thursday despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groups who have threatened... 

Black wattle trees, an invasive species, outcompete native plant species, thereby reducing biodiversity and significantly impacting on water resources, which is why Eastern-Cape-based wildlife... 

Water treatment technologies supplier Aqua Resources is committed to providing the technologies that drive sustainable change against South Africa’s shifting water landscape. With ageing... 

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 

South Africa's Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) have now come into effect, marking the start of the phasing out of most three-phase, low-voltage electric motors rated IE1 in the country... 

A range of new Volvo equipment for the earthmoving and surface mining sector was launched earlier this month at equipment supplier Babcock Africa’s eMalahleni branch, in Mpumalanga. Babcock is the... 

Effective slurry management is fundamental to mineral processing and one of its most persistent challenges. Across mining regions, operators face relentless wear from abrasive slurries laden with... 

Professional body for education and skills development in South Africa, Chemical Industries Education & Training Sector Authority (CHIETA), has received approval from the Quality Council for Trades... 

Namibia remains a “trailblazer” in the hydrogen space with up to five final investment decisions scheduled to be made in 2025 and 2026, demonstrating African leadership on the global stage by... 

Green and renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe has announced that it has been shortlisted under the UK Government’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2) – a public auction system to support the... 

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has reached a major decarbonisation milestone – it now procures 100% of its purchased electricity from renewable sources. In addition to several on-site... 

Global leader in energy management and automation and recognised sustainability leader Schneider Electric has unveiled its first registered Innovation Hub in Africa – a milestone development that... 

Copper exploration and development company Koryx Copper has reported that the metallurgical testwork programme has shown encouraging preliminary results. 

Explorer and gold and nickel project developer Cavalier Resources plans on developing the project as a traditional truck-and-shovel operation. 

The good momentum at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s South African and Papua‑New Guinean operations has enabled the company to replace ounces and grow the company. Even with the funding of the... 

Globally, the mining sector – except the gold industry – had a challenging 2024, with declining revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) as the industry... 

In this article, management consultant Coenraad Bezuidenhout writes that digital sustainability measuring and reporting technologies can help South African consumer goods companies achieve... 

South Africa's energy transition is entering a critical phase, according to the latest Energy Market Projections report from Cresco and Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking. The June 2025... 

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced policy changes it said would speed up the search and development of offshore critical minerals. The Bureau of Ocean Energy... 

China by next year will overtake Australia as the world's top miner of the battery metal lithium, according to a forecast from consultancy Fastmarkets, and its market prowess is expected to grow... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been selected to coordinate Phase 1 of the West Coast Green Hydrogen Master Plan. This plan aims at creating a green hydrogen hub at... 

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 

To encourage transparency and spotlight the voices leading the B20 South Africa 2025 agenda, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) president Mxolisi Mgojo and Busa CEO and B20 adviser Cas Coovadia on... 

With its vast mineral reserves, Africa possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the world. Given robust debate around which minerals will be most...