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Battery energy storage powering Africa toward its next frontier in renewable energy
Updated 7 hours ago

South Africa’s energy narrative is evolving. Where it was once focused on deploying new renewable power plants to address generation deficits, the conversation has now shifted toward flexibility,... 


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New valves enhance water supply, process efficiency
Updated 7 hours ago By: Trent Roebeck

The new, optimised Runxin F135 duplex valve has been introduced to the South African market to improve water treatment processes by enhancing water softening and ensuring consistent water quality,... 


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HPHT valves improve flow control operations
Updated 7 hours ago By: Trent Roebeck

A partnership between valve product and solutions supplier Brimis Engineering (Brimis) and Germany-based valve manufacturer ProValve Armaturen (ProValve) will result in the latest high-pressure,... 


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BESSs can alleviate tariff pressures
Updated 7 hours ago By: Devina Haripersad

Battery systems are now playing a key role in helping industries manage tariff pressures and ensure continuity of operations, says solar and storage solutions provider RenEnergy Africa business... 


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Cheaper solar power boosts hybrid energy adoption
Updated 7 hours ago

The decreasing cost of solar infrastructure is driving a rapid shift in how South African businesses approach their energy needs, with renewable energy becoming a central part of strategies to... 


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Partnership helps meet increased demand
Updated 7 hours ago

Aligning with growing linear motion technology demands, linear motion systems specialists Rollon has partnered with industrial solutions provider BMG to deliver high-performance solutions for... 


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Asufun solar plant, Saudi Arabia
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sheila Barradas

A consortium comprising France's TotalEnergies and Saudi developer Aljomaih Energy & Water was awarded a tender by the Saudi Power Procurement Company in October 2025 to develop, build and operate... 


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From loadshedding to leadership: SA rises with battery storage
Updated 7 hours ago By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa is emerging as one of the most active battery energy storage markets in the developing world, as both government and private-sector players accelerate efforts to stabilise the national... 


PBMR to be lifted from care and maintenance by Q1 2026
Updated 7 hours ago By: Irma Venter

The process to lift South Africa’s dormant pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project from care and maintenance is at an advanced stage, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The... 


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Head spinning
Updated 7 hours ago By: Terence Creamer

Given the many moving parts in play currently within the electricity industry, there is a real risk of becoming distracted from what is truly important. Developments over the past few months alone... 


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Youanmi gold project, Australia – update
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sheila Barradas

Rox Resources is preparing to fire the first decline cut at the United North pit. 


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Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update
Updated 7 hours ago By: Sheila Barradas

The African Development Bank has approved financing to support the development, construction and operation of the manufacturing plant. 


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AIIM acquires 70% stake in Port Elizabeth Cold Storage
6th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Infrastructure investment managers African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has acquired a 70% stake in Port Elizabeth Cold Storage (PECS) in the Coega Port Zone, in the Eastern Cape. The... 


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Nersa registers 181 generation facilities in the second quarter
6th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 181 generation facilities during the second quarter (July to September) of the 2025/26 financial year. These facilities boast a... 


Actom
ACTOM Training Centre achieves new accreditation milestone
6th November 2025

Railway signalling equipment designer ACTOM’s Training Centre has received accreditation under the Occupational Qualification framework, effective April 1, 2025. This milestone covers five key... 


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Biovac boosts vaccine capabilities with new lab; health tech park to open next door
6th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

Biopharmaceutical company, the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of Southern Africa (Biovac), has opened a product development laboratory at its Cape Town facility. The company says the new... 


Industry calls for minimum local-content specifications in private grid projects
Industry calls for minimum local-content specifications in private grid projects
6th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Following consultations with the Department of Energy and Electricity (DEE) on an initiative to procure new grid infrastructure from private consortiums, local Industry has again urged government... 


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Sappi shifting focus to North America, debt reduction
6th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified industrial business Sappi delivered adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, special items and plantation fair value price adjustment (Ebitda) of... 


A just transition is a talent transition
A just transition is a talent transition
6th November 2025

By: George Asamani - MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa Africa stands at a pivotal juncture, urged to decarbonise for the planet’s sake even as it struggles to power its own... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum earnings up 213%, gold earnings up 177%
6th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 


IITPSA announces President’s Awards finalists
6th November 2025

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for this year’s IITPSA President’s Awards. The prestigious annual awards have recognised the... 


Beyond backup - the power of the three-phase UPS
Beyond backup - the power of the three-phase UPS
6th November 2025

South African economy continues to deal with the realities of unpredictable power supply, be it voltage dips, spikes, and brownouts which are often more disruptive than load shedding itself.  In... 


Infrastructure Beyond the Grid: Unlocking Transport and Energy Corridors Through PPP Innovation
6th November 2025

By: Aluwani Museisi - Country Chair, Shell Downstream South Africa For too long, infrastructure discourse in South Africa—and across much of the African continent—has been dominated by power... 


 Why the Gautrain’s expansion is a critical nation-building project
Why the Gautrain’s expansion is a critical nation-building project
6th November 2025

By: Olebogeng Manhe - Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) 05 November 2025: Critics of the R120 billion Gautrain expansion project often point to its cost, especially with so many... 


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Reducing dust transmission in bulk materials handling
6th November 2025

Excessive dust formation in bulk materials handling operations poses risks to worker health, equipment lifespan, environmental compliance and operational safety. Airborne dust in industries such as... 


Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
5th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost... 


Ashwin Desai & Goolam Vahed
Belonging: The History of Indian South Africans – Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed
5th November 2025

Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested streets of Durban, and the growing sway of Delhi. At its core are... 


South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province.
South Africa’s South Deep gold mine sells 20% more gold in latest quarter
5th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province sold 20% more gold in the September quarter and 22% more gold than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The 86 300 oz of... 


Prairie Lithium breaks ground on North America’s largest DLE facility
Prairie Lithium breaks ground on North America’s largest DLE facility
5th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has started construction of its lithium extraction facility at Pad #1 in Saskatchewan. Foundation work on the facility is expected to be completed by January 2026, after... 


Auric delivering first cash from Munda
Auric delivering first cash from Munda
5th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Auric Mining has achieved a key milestone with the sale of its first gold from the Munda gold mine, generating nearly A$11-million in gross revenue. The company on Wednesday confirmed that two... 


Rox set to fire first decline cut at Youanmi gold project
Rox set to fire first decline cut at Youanmi gold project
5th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australian exploration and development company Rox Resources is preparing to fire the first decline cut at the United North pit of its 100%-owned Youanmi gold project this week. The... 


Epiroc and Siyafunda Education Foundation empower future engineers, advance STEM education through Robotics Programme
Epiroc and Siyafunda Education Foundation empower future engineers, advance STEM education through Robotics Programme
4th November 2025

Epiroc South Africa has partnered with the Siyafunda Education Foundation (SEF) to launch Robotics Academy Programmes at two underserved schools in the town of Deben in the Northern Cape. This... 


AWS and OpenAI announce multi-year strategic partnership
AWS and OpenAI announce multi-year strategic partnership
4th November 2025

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI announced a multi-year, strategic partnership that provides AWS’s world-class infrastructure to run and scale OpenAI’s core artificial intelligence (AI)... 


Engen Brings Solar Power to Wentworth Secondary
Engen Brings Solar Power to Wentworth Secondary
4th November 2025

The future is shining brighter at Wentworth Secondary School, thanks to Engen’s national solar programme, which is being rolled out at schools across South Africa. The school’s newly installed 15kW... 


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PCC welcomes release of South Africa’s updated energy, climate plans
4th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has welcomed government’s recent approval and release of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 and the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)... 


Thungela head of coal and business improvement Luke Venkatesan
Thungela highlights innovation, talent, sustainability in coal processing at Coal Africa 2025
4th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Coal producer Thungela showcased its leadership in innovative and sustainable coal processing at the ICPC Coal Africa 2025 conference, underscoring the company’s commitment to operational... 


Two-a-Day modernises operations with Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT, advancing sustainability in South Africa’s fruit industry
Two-a-Day modernises operations with Schneider Electric’s RM AirSeT, advancing sustainability in South Africa’s fruit industry
4th November 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, together with trusted partner, Technoserve Medium Voltage, has implemented its advanced RM AirSeT... 


Energy Drive COO Dr Nick Moelders
Energy Drive appoints veteran clean solutions expert Moelders COO
4th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-based motor efficiency company Energy Drive has appointed Dr Nick Moelders COO. Based in the US, his appointment marks a significant step in the company’s global expansion and enhancing its... 


Asia’s coal mavericks chase riches while giant miners scale back
Asia’s coal mavericks chase riches while giant miners scale back
4th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia, a group of miners is betting there’s still billions to be made from the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. Global mining giants have largely retreated from coal... 


Cheslyn Jacobs
TymeBank appoints new CEO
3rd November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Digital bank TymeBank has received approval from the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority to appoint Cheslyn Jacobs as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2026. Jacobs will succeed Karl... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Minerals Council details contribution to the economy, livelihoods
3rd November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Minerals Council South Africa finds in its latest 'Mining Matters' report that the local industry provided R470-billion in household income in 2024, which demonstrates its role in... 


BMW X3
BMW South Africa shares peek inside world-class PHEV assembly operations
3rd November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having made adjustments worth R4.2-billion to its Rosslyn-based production plant to accommodate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) manufacturing since October last year, automotive... 


West Wits Mining CEO Rudi Deysel (left) at decline with Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 


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