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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... 


Standard Bank Delivers R1.92bn Equity Financing towards Africa’s Largest Hybrid Renewable Energy Cluster
3rd November 2025

Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, is proud to announce the successful close of a bespoke R1.92 billion equity financing solution for H1 Holdings (H1), a leading Black-owned... 


Chris Yelland
Opinion: Risks identified in Eskom’s 2026–2030 system adequacy outlook require a critical balancing act
3rd November 2025

In this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that Eskom's 'Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook 2026–2030' report portrays a power system entering a delicate transition and that... 


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BLSA welcomes Operation Vulindlela progress, but calls for increased implementation momentum
3rd November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The launch of Operation Vulindlela’s Phase II second-quarter report last week showed that, while it has delivered important results, critical work still remains, business organisation Business... 


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Altron produces H1 results increases, hikes dividend
3rd November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Altron on Monday reported a double-digit increase in its interim dividend as the technology company delivered pleasing financial results for the six months to August 31, 2025. During the... 


Rio Tinto's RTFT metallurgical complex
Canada Growth Fund puts C$25m into Rio Tinto scandium facility
3rd November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada Growth Fund (CGF) will invest about C$25-million to support Rio Tinto’s scandium oxide production in Sorel-Tracy, Québec. The investment will expand the nameplate capacity of Rio Tinto’s... 


Trump administration announces $100m in funding to upgrade coal plants
3rd November 2025 By: Reuters

The US Department of Energy on Friday announced that it would make $100-million available to refurbish and modernize existing coal-fired power plants. The move is part of the Trump... 


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Operation Vulindlela Phase II progressing
31st October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The second phase of Operation Vulindlela is progressing across the various reforms, it was highlighted during a Phase II progress report for the second quarter, on October 31.   Operation... 


Scatec CEO and Release chairperson Terje Pilskog
Release signs new solar, battery lease agreements in Liberia and Sierra Leone
31st October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Solar and battery leasing company Release, which is majority-owned by renewable energy company Scatec, has signed new lease agreements totalling 64 MW of solar power and 10 MWh of battery storage... 


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Liquid cooling solutions ready for the future of AI factories
31st October 2025

Specialist in digital transformation of energy management and automation Schneider Electric has unveiled its portfolio of end-to-end liquid cooling solutions for hyperscale, colocation and... 


Tshipi manganese mine
Jupiter on track to meet full-year guidance as Tshipi mine delivers good first-quarter results
31st October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines has reported that the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, has delivered another reliable set of results for the quarter ended September 30, with sales of 837 577 t and... 


Precision in every drop - Powered by ICP Technology
Precision in every drop - Powered by ICP Technology
31st October 2025

By: Sharista Raghunath – chemist, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) Accurate and reliable analytical data is essential for effective decision making in today’s competitive industrial landscape,... 


Powering SA's Municipalities: WEG attends the 71st AMEU Convention
31st October 2025

Municipalities throughout South Africa find themselves at a pivotal juncture. While energy demands increase and costs rise, there are also opportunities to participate in a new generation of energy... 


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Investment to showcase talent, drive growth
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Investing in Africa’s creative industries makes long-term business sense, particularly on a continent where traditional sectors cannot absorb growing labour demand, says Investec Wealth &... 


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Digital backbone taking shape through investment
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Africa’s rapid digital transformation is unfolding along key subsea connectivity routes, with countries, with the “big five” – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa – emerging as focal... 


PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING The Next Generation Crawler positioned at the L-berth in Cape Town harbour undergoing final testing before installation on Debmarine Namibia’s Benguela Gem
Next generation crawler to boost diamond recovery
31st October 2025

More than two decades after innovating its first subsea crawler technology for diamond recovery, diamond major De Beers Group’s Upstream Technology business has developed its next generation of... 


STRONG SAFETY, EFFICIECY FOCUS
Cementation Africa’s innovative engineering solutions are driving measurable improvements in underground mining performance
Africa should show the world it can properly mechanise mines
31st October 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Mining operations in South Africa, and Africa in general, continue to lag in terms of mechanisation compared with their European and North American counterparts, and need to overcome the challenges... 


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Integrated model integral for success – consultancy
31st October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the current volatile mining environment that is marked by tighter environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, fluctuating commodity cycles and rising project complexities, “few... 


a view of power Pylons from underneath
Transmission investment lacking in S Africa
31st October 2025

South Africa’s transmission network, built for a centralised, coal-based power system, cannot carry the country into a decentralised, renewables-led future, says financial solutions provider Old... 


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Complete fire and gas suppression solutions protect mission-critical industries
31st October 2025

Fire detection, suppression and explosion-proof safety solutions are seen as a grudge purchase to satisfy insurance or authority requirements, but can have serious safety and financial implications... 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


GenZ catalysts for change
31st October 2025 By: Tara O’Connor

Morocco’s GenZ212 demonstrators on October 18 relaunched rolling nationwide protests, expected to intermittently disrupt the country’s principal business cities – Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech,... 


Gas fired power plant
Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – Bid Window 1, South Africa – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Department of Electricity and Energy has revised the request for proposals for the first procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power and has extended the submission deadline to May 29, 2026. 


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El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, Egypt – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Installation of the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 is scheduled to start in mid-November. 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Aura Energy is aiming for a final investment decision in the first half of 2026.  


Location map of Tajikistan
Rogun hydropower project, Tajikistan
31st October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Rogun dam is set to become the tallest dam in the world and the largest installation in Central Asia. 


Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
30th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In continuing a two-part series of webinars on opportunities for digitalisation in South Africa’s energy sector, expert participant Siham Salie-Abrahams, representing advisory firm HKA Global, said... 


Island Gold
Alamos cuts 2025 guidance after mill downtime, seismic event
30th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto- and New York-listed Alamos Gold has reported record quarterly free cash flow for the third quarter, driven by higher production and margins, but trimmed its 2025 production guidance by 6%... 


Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo
Koeberg Unit 1 reconnected to the national grid following major maintenance
30th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Eskom reconnected Unit 1 at the Koeberg nuclear power station to the national grid at 01:36 on October 29, which it says marks an important milestone in further enhancing the security... 


Meridian Economics associate and University of Cape Town Department of Chemical Engineering honorary professor Dr Brett Cohen
South Africa working on environmental attribute certification for more complex electricity market
29th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's public and private sectors involved in environmental regulations and electricity are working to develop an energy attribute certificate (EAC) system that would enable the... 


Sable enters supply agreement for Lapon plant to accelerate production ramp-up
29th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Sable Exploration and Mining has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lapon Plant has entered into a comprehensive operator, ore supply and processing agreement with South African... 


Africa’s Biggest Sustainability Event Sparks a Movement — Not Just a Conversation
Africa’s Biggest Sustainability Event Sparks a Movement — Not Just a Conversation
29th October 2025

As the curtains closed on the 2025 Sustainability & ESG Africa Conference (SEACon) at the Sandton Convention Centre, one message rang loud and clear: Africa is not slowing down on sustainability —... 


Solareff sells its majority shareholding in GridCars
Solareff sells its majority shareholding in GridCars
29th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Renewable-energy group Solareff has sold its majority shareholding in electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator GridCars. Solareff says this means that the company will also step back from... 


Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in DRC.
Glencore outlines cobalt strategy amid lifting of DRC’s cobalt export ban
29th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which follows the lifting by the... 


Coal India's Q2 profit misses view on tepid demand, lower e-auction premiums
29th October 2025 By: Reuters

Coal India, which accounts for about three-quarters of the country's coal output, reported a larger-that-expected 30% decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by lower e-auction premiums and... 


Director General of the Zambia Development Agency Albert Halwampa
Zambia Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference: Strengthens Bilateral Ties and Investment Momentum
28th October 2025

The Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka hosted the China (Shaanxi) Zambia Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference, a landmark event aimed at deepening bilateral relations and unlocking new... 


Springbok solar project reaches commercial operation ahead of schedule
28th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy company the SOLA Group's 195 MW Springbok solar power project, in Virginia, in the Free State, has achieved an early commercial operation date. The multi-buyer, flexible energy... 


President Donald Trump, on board Marine One, lands at Hardy Barracks in Tokyo, Japan.
US, Japan leaders ink rare earths, nuclear power tie-ups ahead of Trump-Xi meet this week
28th October 2025 By: Reuters

Japan and the United States agreed to tie-ups on new-generation nuclear power reactors and rare earths, as Tokyo seeks a way back to export markets for its nuclear technology and both look to... 


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