https://newsletter.en.creamermedia.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Delba

Press Office - Delba

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... 


ASP Isotopes technology
ASP Isotopes sponsors Photonics Chair at Wits to support light science
1st December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based advanced materials company ASP Isotopes, which has a secondary listing on the JSE, has established a Photonics Chair at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) for a period of three... 


Protecting Photovoltaic Farms: The Battle Against Corrosion
1st December 2025

The sun, an infinite source of energy, helps fuel our transition to a sustainable future. Photovoltaic (PV) panel farms, sprawling across landscapes, particularly in South Africa, are the physical... 


A lesson in the history and evolution of industrial safety systems
A lesson in the history and evolution of industrial safety systems
1st December 2025

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric One only has to briefly page through the annals of our industrial history, to come across truly hair-raising... 


247Solar Launches $25 Million Series B Round
1st December 2025

To scale around-the-clock industrial heat and electricity for C&I sector Great Falls, Virginia; December 1, 2025 – 247Solar, the MIT-born innovator of clean, always-on industrial heat plus... 


Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati
R112bn cost savings target in focus as new Eskom board takes office
1st December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati has underlined the importance of reducing the State-owned group’s cost base as a newly constituted board takes over from the one appointed in October 2022. The... 


An image of tBlanket mine
Caledonia’s Blanket mine profitability exposed to potential royalty changes
1st December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Caledonia Minerals Corporation’s operating Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, is expecting a lower level of profitability and cash generation relative to current market expectations, if... 


MMD image for post
MMD Mineral Sizing Africa partners with Terex Magna
28th November 2025

Africa's mining sector stands at a critical juncture. As operations scale up to meet global demand, the need for high-capacity, mobile equipment that combines productivity with compliance has never... 


Platinum mesh added to lithium-sulphur batteries.
Platinum metals could end up in both electric car technologies – BEV and FCEV
28th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum is already very well embedded as an indispensable catalyst in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology that very impressively powered the Toyotas that chauffeured... 


Image of A Gundlach crusher
Greater access to equipment for SA industry
28th November 2025

In an effort to expand customer access to a range of industry solutions in South Africa and across the continent, Astec Industries recently acquired TerraSource Global (TSG) in a move that is said... 


An image of a welding in a pressure vessel
Sustainability trends drive circular, lifecycle fabrication
28th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Aligned with  sustainability trends, South African fabricators are moving beyond commitments toward measurable implementation in applying circularity and life-cycle design principles, ensuring they... 


Seacom embarks on new chapter as it rebrands
28th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has undertaken a brand overhaul as it marks a new chapter and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, client focus and digital leadership. The “strategic leap”... 


Image of high speed data cable
2Africa subsea cable, Europe/Africa/Middle East – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The core 2Africa subsea cable system has been completed and activated, marking a defining moment for Africa’s digital future. 


Image of gold pellets
Donlin Gold project, US – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Novagold Resources has reported further high-grade drilling results and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court. 


El Dabaa unit being installed
El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, Egypt – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

On November 19, the reactor vessel was installed in the design position at Unit 1. 


Lithium stockpile at Geraldton – Kathleen Valley
Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Liontown Resources' first online auction for spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley project has fetched a price far above prevailing spot levels. 


An image of the Vunumoya MTS
Seriti Green hands Vunumoya Main Transmission Station over to Eskom
27th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Renewable-energy developer Seriti Green on November 26 officially handed over the Vunumoya Main Transmission Station (MTS) to State-owned power utility Eskom. The infrastructure will now become an... 


Nersa reinforces shift to competitive electricity market as it approves market operator licence and new grid rules
Nersa reinforces shift to competitive electricity market as it approves market operator licence and new grid rules
27th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Energy Regulator, which is the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has made three landmark decisions in support of the country’s legislated... 


The Ankerlig OCGT plant
PIC approves landmark gas strategy to power South Africa’s energy transition
27th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fund manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has approved a landmark Strategy on Natural Gas, marking a pivotal step towards bolstering South Africa's energy security and accelerating the... 


IFC extends $58.5m loan to Candi Solar for South African, Indian solar projects
27th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Commercial and industrial solar power company Candi Solar has secured $58.5-million in funding from development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a member of... 


copper mark logo
Copper Mark, SSI sign collaboration agreement on responsible copper sourcing for solar sector
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Copper Mark and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at promoting responsible production and... 


IMC Morocco 2025 Concludes with Strong Commitments to Industrial Sovereignty, ESG Leadership & Integrated African Mining Ecosystems Day 2 Report & Closing Highlights from the International Mining Congress of Morocco 24–26 November 2025 | Pickalbatros Hote
27th November 2025

The International Mining Congress of Morocco (IMC 2025) closed its second day of high-level discussions with strong commitments to advancing African industrial sovereignty, strengthening ESG... 


soweto mine dump
Pan African advances Soweto tailings retreatment project at MTR
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Pan African Resources has identified a preferred option to expand gold production by processing its Soweto tailings storage facilities (TSFs) through a 600 000-t-a-month integrated... 


Buildings and microgrids – best of friends for a greener future
Buildings and microgrids – best of friends for a greener future
27th November 2025

By Anoop Hariparsad, Offer Marketing Manager, MGRID, MEA at Schneider Electric Buildings are no longer passive consumers of power; edifices of almost every size are evolving into dynamic energy... 


Chinese Auto Manufacturers Signal Possible Shift Toward Local Investment in South Africa
Chinese Auto Manufacturers Signal Possible Shift Toward Local Investment in South Africa
27th November 2025

South Africa’s automotive sector is at a crossroads, and Chinese auto manufacturers are increasingly being seen as the ones who may redefine its future. After years of steady market penetration... 


AIE Leon Smalberger and Mining Weekly Martin Creamer
AIE is redefining engineering education as legacy N-programmes are phased out
27th November 2025

Engineering education is entering a new era in South Africa as the Department of Higher Education and Training starts the long-delayed phase-out of legacy N1 to N6 qualifications to introduce... 


For each $1bn invested in data centres, $125m of investments needed in energy infrastructure – Coface
26th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Every $1-billion invested globally in AI-dedicated data centres requires about $125-million in related energy-sector investment, with two-thirds of this amount needed for grid upgrades and... 


Wits ranked first for innovation performance
26th November 2025

Wits University has been recognised as the top-ranked university in Sub-Saharan Africa for innovation performance in the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII). Published by the World Intellectual... 


member
Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool
26th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cape Town-based independent power trading company Enpower Trading has become the first private South African-incorporated company to secure conditional market participant membership from the... 


A wind turbine and crane at port
Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy
26th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus... 


Daimler Truck enters second fuel-cell trial as it prepares for series production
Daimler Truck enters second fuel-cell trial as it prepares for series production
26th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

Following the initial customer trials of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks, Daimler Truck is now preparing its fuel-cell trucks for series production based on real-world customer requirements. This... 


Get ready for Securex South Africa 2026, co-located with four leading industry events
Get ready for Securex South Africa 2026, co-located with four leading industry events
26th November 2025

Securex South Africa 2026 will return to Gallagher Convention Centre from 2 to 4 June 2026, bringing together the most influential brands, buyers, and thinkers in the security, safety, and built... 


Eskom flags
S&P upgrades Eskom’s credit ratings amid turnaround progress
25th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned utility Eskom has welcomed S&P Global Ratings’ decision to upgrade the company’s foreign and local currency long-term credit ratings from B to B+, with a stable outlook. The upgrade... 


Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
Municipal empowerment and public-private partnerships emerge as key drivers of climate adaptations
25th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As South Africa transitions to a low-carbon economy, independent business movement the National Business Initiative (NBI) says multiple opportunities exist for strengthening localisation, public... 


An image showing an Uber Electric vehicle
Uber launches electric offering in South Africa, showcases Moto product
25th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transport company Uber on November launched its Uber Go Electric offering for South Africa at an event in Johannesburg, and also used the occasion to highlight its recently-established Uber Moto... 


Lynas jolted by Kalgoorlie power outages, warns of quarterly shortfall
Lynas jolted by Kalgoorlie power outages, warns of quarterly shortfall
25th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths has reported significant power supply disruptions at its new Kalgoorlie processing facility, warning that outage frequency in November has resulted in... 


Wits launches honours, master's cybersecurity postgraduate degrees
24th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) will launch two new postgraduate degrees in cybersecurity aimed at developing highly skilled professionals to safeguard Africa’s digital future. People... 


Cesa CEO Chris Campbell
Cesa limits management development training programme to maintain quality
24th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has announced that enrolments for its 2026 Business of Consulting Engineering Management Development Programme (BCE MDP) will be limited to 30 participants.... 


Invicta lifts earnings, cash reserves despite weak industrial conditions
24th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and A2X-listed industrial investment group Invicta Holdings has reported a rise in headline earnings and stronger cash reserves for the six months ended September 30, delivering a 15% increase... 


PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli
PPC grows interim revenue, earnings, Ebitda as turnaround gains momentum
24th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed cement and building materials manufacturer PPC has reported a 6.2% year-on-year increase in revenue and a 23.5% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 


Strengthening the foundation of economic growth in SA
Strengthening the foundation of economic growth in SA
24th November 2025

The future of South African engineering and infrastructure will take centre stage at the fifth annual Women and Leadership in Engineering, Infrastructure, and Innovation conference. Hosted by... 


How flexibility can unlock a multi-billion rand energy market in South Africa
24th November 2025

By: Tord Johnsson - General Manager, Business Development East and South Africa Wärtsilä Energy Every hour of loadshedding costs South Africa millions of rand in lost productivity, yet the solution... 


Ivanhoe Mines co-chairperson Robert Friedland
Ivanhoe, Qatar Investment Authority enter into MoU
24th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The MoU sets out a framework for... 


49
50
51

Showroom

Rio-Carb
Rio-Carb

Rio Carb is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) of R-C700 Chromium Carbide (CrC) alloy clad wear plates and pipes used for heavy materials...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Flanders Electrical SA
Flanders Electrical SA

FLANDERS Southern Africa provides integrated solutions for mining and industrial operations, covering field services, automation, electrification,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Rentech
Rentech

Rentech provides renewable energy products and services to the local and selected African markets. Supplying inverters, lithium and lead-acid...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
ATI Systems
ATI Systems

ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
North Ridge Pumps
North Ridge Pumps

North Ridge Pumps is an independent manufacturer of pumps. We have a proven track record for product support and customer service throughout the...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Sika South Africa
Sika South Africa

Sika South Africa is a trusted partner for the nation’s infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Growthpoint officially opens Sandton Drive Link Bridge
Growthpoint officially opens Sandton Drive Link Bridge
11th February 2026
 Dunlop Belting CEO Mbuso Thabethe talks to Engineering News & Mining Weekly at Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
Dunlop Belting Products at Mining Indaba 2026
9th February 2026

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 2.36s - ct: 2.624s - 519pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now