Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has... 

Menar, a leading South African mining company with a growing diversified minerals portfolio that includes thermal coal, anthracite, manganese and nickel, has expressed excitement about the arrival... 

Global African Hydrogen Summit co-creates Youth Programme to empower and integrate the next generation for sustainable progress. Windhoek, Namibia - According to the UN African youth make up the... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric How do you keep pace with the relentless growth of technology innovation in a world that has become so... 

South African armoured products manufacturer SVI Engineering has announced the availability of a new Ford-backed B6 discreet armouring package for the Ranger Raptor, a derivative previously... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has identified a set of roles it could and should operate in to support the transition of the electricity environment to include more sustainably-generated... 

State-owned power utility Eskom forecasts no loadshedding during the summer from September 1, to March 31, 2026, as supply and demand interventions have added about 4 000 MW of extra capacity to... 

Although the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) faces a series of significant obstacles – such as insufficient transmission infrastructure; drought conditions affecting hydropower plants; theft and... 

Fifteen young people living with disabilities from Cape Flats communities - including: Crossroads, Delft, Eerste River, Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain - have taken their first steps towards... 

Lifting and access solutions provider Concord Access Solutions (CAS) has officially opened its new remanufacturing facility in Chloorkop, Kempton Park, as part of its after-sales support and... 

Standard Bank and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) have officially launched the Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy, on VUT’s campus in Vanderbijlpark. The partners aim to advance... 

TSX-V Elemental Altus Royalties on Thursday announced the acquisition of NYSE-listed EMX Royalty, with the merged company to continue under the new name of Elemental Royalty. In support of the... 

Coal prices in India will fall after revisions to taxes on the fuel that generates nearly 75% of the country's electricity, industry officials and analysts said, as a higher consumption tax is... 

Telecommunications group Vodacom South Africa has successfully made a native voice call on 5G, also known as Voice-over-New-Radio (VoNR), marking a major milestone in the evolution of mobile... 

The acquisition of Metalloys by Menar Capital and Ntiso Investment Holdings signifies a move towards revitalising the manganese alloy industry in South Africa, which has experienced a decline in... 

Solar energy solutions company GoSolr is giving schools and small- and medium-sized businesses access to subscription-based solar power, thereby reducing their reliance on the national grid for... 

The growing trade of solar power by independent power producers (IPPs) is playing a pivotal role in South Africa’s rapidly deregulating electricity market. By diversifying the energy mix and... 

With the commissioning of a $360-million smelter expansion project and the first 35 MW phase of its $37-million solar PV power programme having been finalised, platinum mining company Zimplats has... 

DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius says the self-generation of solar electricity at Ergo (pictured here with the solar farm in the background) has served as a key life-extension catalyst for the East Rand... 

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The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) has launched its Justice Through Mediation campaign – an initiative designed to provide mediation services to individuals and small businesses... 

As part of its rebranding, multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and built environment firm Zimile has introduced two new business units – Innovation and Energy – that are central to the... 

Brazil-based major global aerospace group Embraer has announced that both its E190-E2 and E195-E2 smaller single-aisle airliners have been type certified by the South African Civil Aviation... 

In this opinion article, Professor Vally Padayachee argues that a South African Incorporated (SA Inc.) perspective holds tremendous potential for shaping the future of South Africa, by providing a... 

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food production sectors worldwide, and Africa is no exception. From tilapia to trout and salmon, fish farming has become a critical contributor to food... 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported record yearly earnings, with net profit rising 14.4% to R5.3-billion for the financial year ended March 31, alongside the strongest loan... 

Having rolled-out 67 000 smart meters across eight pilot municipalities in 2024/25 as part of an effort to improve revenue management at municipalities that owe Eskom billions in outstanding arear... 

Following Babcock’s recent unveiling of the much-anticipated New Generation Volvo articulated dump trucks (ADTs) in southern Africa, leading mining contractor Zizwe Opencast Mining has commended... 

Eastcape Midlands TVET College (EMC) has, thanks to its partnership with the Schneider Electric Foundation and Schneider Electric, established a state-of-the-art electrical laboratory, and now... 

Leading the way in planetary gear unit innovation, SEW-EURODRIVE is extending its reach across a growing range of industries, delivering the advantages of this powerful technology through locally... 

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has shipped the first samples of ytterbium-176 and silicon-28 to customers – a step the company describes as a major milestone that should allow it to... 

BHP may be the world’s biggest miner, but it knows the next great mineral discoveries are more likely to come from outside its walls. This was the message from Sophie Proud, manager of the... 

Technical and vocational education and training college Eastcape Midlands College (EMC) opened an electrical laboratory, and the French Southern African Schneider Electric Education Centre... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has officially launched its ‘General Conditions of Contract (GCC) 2025’ publication, which has been in the works since early 2021. The... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute has been awarded core funding of $1-million by Internet services firm charity and philanthropy... 

Wits University’s Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, has been awarded core funding of US$1 million by Google.org. Led by Professor Benjamin... 

Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development... 

Coal power is indispensable to reversing the overwhelming decline of South Africa’s alloys industry, which has resulted in massive job losses.  Speaking at the 2025 Mpumalanga Coal Conference... 

Mineral security has become national security and whoever controls the resources has a lot of leverage, BloombergNEF metals and mining head Kwasi Ampofo has said. “But do African governments know... 

JSE-listed diversified services, trading and distribution company Bidvest reported that revenue grew by 4.9% to R126.6-billion for the year ended June 30, up from R120.7-billion in the prior... 

A public hearing into the National Transmission Company South Africa’s (NTCSA’s) application for a market operator licence will be hosted by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on... 

By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric                     Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full...