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C$4.7m in federal funding for E3's Clearwater project
5th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed E3 Lithium has secured conditional approval for a non-repayable investment of up to C$4.7-million from the government of Canada’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF). The... 


The Hidden Risks of Using Unregistered ISO Auditors: How Poor Audits Lead to Costly Non-Compliance
The Hidden Risks of Using Unregistered ISO Auditors: How Poor Audits Lead to Costly Non-Compliance
5th March 2025

South African businesses have suffered massive financial setbacks due to inadequate auditing, with cumulative losses from poor audits and compliance failures running into billions. Through its... 


Modernising Africa’s power grid by managing bi-directional flows for renewable growth
Modernising Africa’s power grid by managing bi-directional flows for renewable growth
5th March 2025

Modernising South Africa’s power grid to manage bi-directional flows is essential for enabling renewable-powered economic growth, following the crippling effects of prolonged periods of load... 


Chile's SQM reports about 41% drop in profit on lower lithium prices
Chile's SQM reports about 41% drop in profit on lower lithium prices
5th March 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's SQM, the world's second-largest lithium producer, reported a 40.9% fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as higher sales volumes failed to offset a sharp decline in lithium... 


Steel products
China to mandate steel output cuts to ease glut, restore profits
5th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

China will push the country’s steel industry to cut output, in an attempt to ease a massive glut and restore profitability at mills. Authorities will promote industry restructuring to reduce... 


Copper cathode produced in the DRC
Congo courts Trump for strategic minerals tie-up as war looms
5th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo has offered the US exclusive access to critical minerals and infrastructure projects in exchange for security assistance as it battles a rebellion backed by... 


Vishaal Lutchman
Lutchman appointed as new GIBB CEO
4th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African multi-disciplinary engineering consulting company GIBB Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Vishaal Lutchman as its new CEO. A registered professional engineer with the... 


Nedbank, Norfund acquire stake in South Africa’s Pele Energy
4th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s Nedbank Group Ltd. and Norwegian investment firm Norfund are acquiring a “substantial minority” stake in a renewable energy company co-founded by a former JPMorgan Chase & Co.... 


Vatomina processing plant
Tirupati ramps up production of flake graphite as executive turbulence stabilises
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Tirupati Graphite remains on track to achieve a production rate from the Vatomina graphite project, in Madagascar, of 600 t a month by the end of April, 1 000 t a month by July 31 and... 


BHP Australia president Geraldine Slattery
BHP urges Australia to sharpen competitive edge amid global trade shifts
4th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

BHP Australia president Geraldine Slattery has warned that Australia’s competitive edge in the resources sector is at risk without sustained investment in productivity, energy, and labour policies.... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Diversified energy resources needed to ensure energy security for Africa, South Africa – Ramakgopa
4th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa, and Africa as a whole, had to make use of diversified energy resources, to enhance energy security. This was one of the points highlighted by South African Electricity and Energy... 


Sea Harvest vessel
Sea Harvest profit dips on low catch rates, tough market conditions
4th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed seafood, aquaculture and agroprocessing company Sea Harvest says last year was its toughest financial year since listing on the JSE in 2017, with its performance having been impacted on... 


Trends and innovations shaping the growing food and beverage sector on show at Propak Africa 2025
Trends and innovations shaping the growing food and beverage sector on show at Propak Africa 2025
4th March 2025

The food and beverage sector is the largest and most vital part of South Africa’s manufacturing industry, contributing 25% to total production. Recent growth, largely driven by dairy, snacks,... 


Copper ore
Uganda signs maiden production sharing deal to revive copper mine
4th March 2025 By: Reuters

Uganda has signed its first mining production sharing agreement (PSA) to redevelop a mothballed copper and cobalt mine in the country's west, near its border with Democratic Republic of Congo, it... 


ACTOM, Exertherm launch predictive maintenance solutions for electrical systems
3rd March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Electrical engineering company ACTOM and continuous thermal monitoring technology company Exertherm have announced an original-equipment management partnership to provide predictive maintenance... 


An image of graphite
AFC signals interest in funding Blencowe’s Orom-Cross project
3rd March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources has received a formal expression of interest (EoI) from multilateral finance institution the African Finance Corporation (AFC) regarding potential participation in... 


An image of Bidvest CE Mpumi Madisa
Majority of Bidvest businesses deliver interim growth, despite headwinds
3rd March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Bidvest Group says its achieved “decent” result for the six months ended December 31, with most of its businesses having generated consistent profits. Bidvest is a business to business... 


New Zondereinde 3 Shaft surface works taking shape.
Great hydrogen economy strides in China, Europe, Northam Platinum reports
3rd March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 


PRF introduces HYKE - The advanced hydrogen transport module
3rd March 2025

Global leader in fuel gas solutions PRF Gas Solutions proudly announces the launch of HYKE, an innovative hydrogen transport module designed to redefine the transport and distribution of hydrogen... 


Coal’s four-year lows hide a coming global supply squeeze
Coal’s four-year lows hide a coming global supply squeeze
3rd March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Languishing global prices today mask a very different future for the world’s most-consumed source of power. Australian thermal coal contracts, the benchmark for Asia, are hovering close to $100 a... 


AfCFTA Secretariat secretary-general Wamkele Mene
If South Africa is expelled from Agoa, it should look to Chinese, African markets, Mene says
28th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s expected expulsion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) need not be a death sentence to the country’s export prospects, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne and solar power area.
Northam Platinum’s big solar thrust to save R700m a year, much more to come
28th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo has been cleared for the construction of the first of the Johannesburg... 


PIC confirms it voted against proposed Barloworld takeover bid, citing governance concerns
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned asset management firm the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which is a 21.97% shareholder in industrial equipment and services company Barloworld, has confirmed that it voted against... 


An image of Fortress' logistic property
Strategic shift underpins Fortress’ solid interim performance
28th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Real estate company Fortress Real Estate Investments achieved a solid performance for the six months ended December 31, with distributable earnings a share of 76.15c, a 29.8% increase on the... 


An aeroplane being loaded with cargo
Global air cargo demand continued to grow in January, but at a more moderate rate
28th February 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Total global air cargo demand continued to grow in January, for the eighteenth consecutive month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports. (IATA is the global representative body... 


EIB commits $52m to AFC Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Multilateral development finance institution the European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest $52.48-million in multilateral financial institution the Africa Finance Corporation's (AFC's)... 


AMSA to proceed with closure of longs unit after talks with govt fail to yield solution
AMSA to proceed with closure of longs unit after talks with govt fail to yield solution
28th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Steel group ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has confirmed that it will proceed with the wind down of its longs business after talks with government failed to yield the “timely solutions required”... 


The Golden Triangle hosts some of British Columbia's biggest exploration projects, including Skeena Resources' Eskay Creek.
BC mineral exploration spending declines as projects mature
28th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral exploration spending in British Columbia declined by 14% in 2024, dropping to C$643-million from the previous year, as several flagship projects matured into the development phase,... 


Africa Energy Indaba Kicks Off Next Week – What to Look Forward To!
Africa Energy Indaba Kicks Off Next Week – What to Look Forward To!
28th February 2025

The highly anticipated Africa Energy Indaba 2025 is set to take place from 4th to 6th March 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). As Africa’s premier energy event, the... 


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Could grid development roll-out boost struggling metals sector?
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The growth of renewable power in South Africa's energy mix, and infrastructure development programmes, such as the State-owned Eskom Transmission Development Plan (TDP) 2024 to 2034, will help to... 


The above image depicts a line up of the MACH Reactor by GoldOre
Novel technology now more energy efficient
28th February 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Metallurgical technology company GoldOre has made concerted efforts to optimise the energy efficiency of its MACH Reactor – an industrial-scale hydrodynamic cavitation device. The company has “. .... 


An Extreme Lighting corded LED mining cap lamp with battery pack
Flameproof headlamps under development for local mines
28th February 2025 By: Halima Frost

To both increase its supply footprint in Southern Africa as well as enhance its mining product portfolio, outdoor and underground lighting solutions provider Extreme Lights is developing a new... 


MOVI-C range display
Sizeable upturn in automation, digitalisation of SSA’s industries
28th February 2025 By: Tracy Hancock

With its roots in Europe, which is leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution, drive technology and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE has the necessary experience to meet the growing demand for... 


A large grader type machine in an underground tunnel fitted with PDS technology to avoid collisions
Proximity detection systems advanced through new tech
28th February 2025

The ever-evolving world of electronic technology is driving significant advancements in proximity detection systems (PDS), delivering improved functionality to mining and industrial customers,... 


An image of SMS and QXNM organisation members
Steel manufacturer’s machine upgrade benefits sector
28th February 2025

Industrial plant construction specialist SMS group has signed a major contract with steel company Qinghai Xigang New Materials (QXNM) – a subsidiary of metals company Xining Special Steel – to... 


An image of attendees at the Propak Africa showcase
Exhibition showcases industry innovations
28th February 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Trade showcase Propak Africa will reveal groundbreaking innovations across packaging, printing, plastics, food processing and labelling to enable attendees to stay ahead in an ever-changing market,... 


An image of steelworkers at a manufacturing plant
Hope for steel workers amid closure plans
28th February 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The potential closure of South Africa’s leading steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants in Vereeniging, Gauteng, and Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, could not only jeopardise the livelihoods... 


SolarAfrica: Leaders in renewable energy solutions for commercial & industrial businesses
SolarAfrica: Leaders in renewable energy solutions for commercial & industrial businesses
28th February 2025

Founded in 2011, SolarAfrica provides a suite of capital expenditure-free green energy solutions to the commercial and industrial sectors in Southern Africa. The holistic suite includes on-site... 


Image of Qala Shallows
Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Precious and base metals explorer, developer and producer West Wits Mining has agreed to a credit-approved term sheet for a senior debt syndicated loan facility to provide senior funding for the... 


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Product design, consideration of the local context key to a successful circular economy
27th February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The promotion of a circular economy could provide valuable solutions for dealing with South Africa’s growing waste generation and the pressure it is putting on municipal waste facilities, while... 


Implats CEO Nico Muller
China probably leading global hydrogen fuel cell advance, cash-flush Implats reports
27th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China is probably leading the global hydrogen fuel cell advance, journalists heard at Thursday’s media briefing that followed the “commendable” half-year performance of the Johannesburg Stock... 


LNG Photo
Pioneering LNG innovation and energy security in S Africa
27th February 2025

On February 19, 2025, industry leaders convened in Gauteng to explore liquefied natural gas’ (LNG’s) role in enhancing South Africa’s energy security, reinforcing natural gas company SLG’s... 


EY South Africa Strategy & Transactions Sustainability Partner James Brice
Navigating the new climate reality - European investors brace for Trump's policy shifts
27th February 2025

The recent survey conducted by Pensions for Purpose, a UK organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting impact investing within the pension industry, has thrown a stark light on the concerns... 


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