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AI in 2025 - reshaping work and workforce dynamics
AI in 2025 - reshaping work and workforce dynamics
28th January 2025

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric As 2025 unfolds, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically transforming the labour landscape, bringing forth... 


Vale CEO Gustav Pimenta
Vale shares shed $17bn as iron-ore slump foils turnaround
28th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A weaker China economy and battered iron ore prices have helped drive down Vale’s stock, making investors wary of uncertainties plaguing one of the world’s top suppliers of the steelmaking... 


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Ramaphosa says WEF sees SA’s GNU as a sign of stability, as instability brews at home
27th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out on Monday that the World Economic Forum meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, last week viewed the formation of South Africa’s Government of National Unity as a... 


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Barrick Gold targeting local suppliers, skills with Zambian expansion project
27th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold’s Business Accelerator Programme is seeking 150 small and medium-sized enterprises to support the upcoming Superpit expansion at its Lumwana copper mine, in... 


KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room
KBC launches South Africa’s first safety escape room
27th January 2025

Health and safety solutions provider KBC has introduced South Africa's first safety escape room at Phalaborwa Mining Company (PMC). Safety escape room training aims to offer an interactive and... 


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Sirius celebrates decade on the JSE, positioning for further growth
24th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Sirius Real Estate, the owner and operator of business parks, offices and mixed-use workspaces in Germany and the UK, is celebrating a decade of successful listing on the JSE, and is eyeing further... 


WEF Centre for Industry and Technology South Africa to be hosted at UP
24th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Global economic organisation the World Economic Forum (WEF) will launch four new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa, which will be hosted at the... 


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South Africa's patchwork climate plans risk widening inequality
24th January 2025 By: Reuters

Inconsistent government and corporate climate strategies may see poorer regions left behind in the transition away from polluting industries to green jobs, according to new research. Wealthier... 


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Weba Chute Systems
24th January 2025

Weba Chute Systems is world-renowned for ensuring that its custom-engineered chutes add immediate and significant value to customers profitability, uptime and on-site health and safety. The... 


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Reliable technological development stressed
24th January 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In line with the theme of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2025 – Future-Proofing African Mining Today – the impetus of focusing on defining sustainability in a changing world remains key to... 


TRUSTED SUPPLY
YC Diesel SA places value on providing parts support to its customers
Company targets new markets through expansion
24th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Diesel engine and generator supplier YC Diesel South Africa is set to broaden its footprint in the automotive and industrial sectors by not only introducing trucks and construction equipment to its... 


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Manufacturer launches new inverters, enhances work processes
24th January 2025

Multisectoral products and services company Bearing Man Group’s (BMG’s) latest offering in its electromechanical range – marking its fiftieth year in business – is the efficient Synergy PI150... 


SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
In addition to skills courses, the RMI is rolling out the Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning initiative
Skills shortage a concern as e-mobility set to shape local automotive sector
24th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

The South African automotive industry, a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP, faces critical challenges, such as a persistent decline in qualified artisans, which threatens to disrupt the... 


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Improving sustainable minerals value chain
24th January 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Driving a transition to a just and more sustainable minerals value chain in Africa can be a key catalyst towards protecting human rights and delivering a sustainable future worldwide, highlights... 


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Zambian mines driving demand for German industrial braking solutions
24th January 2025

As mines gear up for increased output on the Copperbelt in response to greater global demand for the critical mineral, mining companies operating in Zambia are turning to the German industrial... 


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Firm’s project pipeline benefits numerous stakeholders
24th January 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Power generation repair and asset management company Marthinusen & Coutts (M&C) – a division of supplier of manufacturing, service, repairs, maintenance, projects and distribution of... 


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New junior mining fund gaining traction
24th January 2025 By: Halima Frost

The newly launched Junior Mining Fund, with its R400-million of capital, represents a positive development despite its relative modesty, reports mining industry lobby association Minerals Council... 


First module of Hammanskraal water project completed
24th January 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the City of Tshwane (CoT) metropolitan municipality and the Magalies Water Board are advancing the long-awaited Magalies Klipdrift Water Treatment... 


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Perfect storm?
24th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

There is every reason to expect that 2025 will be a year of disruption. It’s an expectation informed largely by the reality of widespread national political rupture, epitomised by the return of... 


Advanced Fire Global
Delivering proven safety solutions for Africa’s mining industry
24th January 2025

Africa’s largest integrated fire suppression and combined site service provider, Advanced Fire Global is poised for an exciting year of large-scale projects across Africa in 2025.  The company’s... 


Honeywell Process Solutions sales director for Africa Megz Naidoo
Honeywell helping African mines level up their traditional operations
24th January 2025

Autonomous operations and the opportunities they present are incredibly compelling, but they are not achievable overnight, says industrial automation specialist Honeywell Process Solutions sales... 


Customising electrical rotating machine repairs and maintenance for diverse industries
Customising electrical rotating machine repairs and maintenance for diverse industries
24th January 2025

Delba Electrical’s tailored solutions for mining, manufacturing and energy Electrical rotating machines are cornerstones of industrial operations across a wide range of sectors, from mining to... 


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Hami Integrated Innovative Energy Base project, China
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project intends to build projects for clean and efficient coal utilisation and supporting new energy. 


Underground at the Okiep copper project
Okiep Copper Project, South Africa – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The bankable feasibility study is expected to be completed “imminently”. 


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Natrium reactor and energy storage system, US – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Nuclear innovation company TerraPower has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council on its permit for the proposed Natrium plant.  


Location map of the Waterberg project
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
24th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum Group Metals is in discussions with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum, to negotiate formal metal concentrate offtake arrangements for the project. 


Coal miner Coronado sees steel rebound beyond China
23rd January 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-headquartered Coronado Global Resources expects a rebound in steel production and consumption outside of China this year, driven by recovering industrial activity and trade policies aimed... 


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Saudi Arabia highlights minerals industrialisation progress, furthers partnerships at FMF
23rd January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As part of its Vision 2030 to diversify the economy away from a dependence on oil, Saudi Arabia has invested considerably in building the Ras al-Khair minerals industrial city, highlighted as one... 


Outa outlines alternative to Eskom’s proposed retail tariff plan ahead of hearings
Outa outlines alternative to Eskom’s proposed retail tariff plan ahead of hearings
23rd January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has released an alternative to Eskom’s proposed retail tariff plan (RTP) ahead of public hearings into the plan, which proposes far-reaching changes to the... 


Bolivia steps up lithium dealmaking despite growing opposition
23rd January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Bolivia is stepping up efforts to tap the world’s biggest lithium deposits, readying deals with new investors to build processing plants despite low prices and growing opposition from lawmakers and... 


World Economic Forum sign
Thirteen new clusters join WEF initiative for reduced carbon emissions, economic growth
22nd January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Thirteen new industrial clusters, from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand and the UK have joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Transitioning... 


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WEF calls for ‘constructive optimism’ amid global tensions
22nd January 2025 By: Darren Parker

Addressing a gathering of global leaders on January 21, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and chairperson Klaus Schwab called on the global community to embrace "constructive optimism", urging... 


Dr Mehran Zarrebini
Mathe Group reaches 1m tyre recycling milestone; targets further investment
22nd January 2025 By: Irma Venter

KwaZulu-Natal-based radial truck tyre recycler, Mathe Group, has processed its one-millionth radial truck tyre, bringing the total amount of rubber crumb produced for re-use in industrial and... 


Seifsa president Elias Monage
SOEs remain a vital driver of industrialisation despite recent failures – Seifsa
22nd January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Despite State-owned enterprises (SOEs) having come under great scrutiny in the last decade, they still have a critical industrialisation role to play. “Demand from SOEs still presents a massive... 


UNIDO, partners demonstrate value-creating effluent treatment process at brewery
UNIDO, partners demonstrate value-creating effluent treatment process at brewery
22nd January 2025

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and its project partners in December showcased Project Imifino at South African Breweries’ Ibhayi Brewery site in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape,... 


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Aggregate production at Firering’s Limeco reaches nameplate capacity
22nd January 2025 By: Darren Parker

Emerging quicklime producer and critical minerals exploration company Firering Strategic Minerals’ aggregate production has reached nameplate capacity of 350 000 t/y at its Limeco quicklime... 


Trilogy welcomes Trump’s executive order advancing Ambler project
22nd January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration and development company Trilogy Metals has acknowledged the potential positive impact of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, aimed at advancing resource development... 


Optimised PFS for Sovereign’s Kasiya delivers positive results
22nd January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

An optimised prefeasibility study (OPFS) for the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, completed with oversight from a technical committee appointed by Sovereign Metals and Rio Tinto, has... 


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Coaltech delves into new uses for coal discards among new research priorities
21st January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research organisation Coaltech has announced an ambitious portfolio of projects for the 2025/26 financial year, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to sustainability, environmental... 


Inaugural Gauteng Innovation Showcase set for March
21st January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Presented by the Innovation Hub, the inaugural Gauteng Innovation Showcase is set to take place on March 18 in Lynnwood, Pretoria. Under the theme ‘Igniting innovation for Sustainable Growth in... 


AMSA CEO Kobus Verster
Steel cuts threaten South Africa’s $257bn building drive
21st January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Billionaire-backed ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA's) plans to shut down a century-old steel mill in South Africa are holding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dream of fostering a $257-billion... 


Global gas markets set to remain tight in 2025 – IEA
Global gas markets set to remain tight in 2025 – IEA
21st January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Global natural gas markets reached an all-time high last year and are set to remain tight in 2025 despite an ongoing rebalancing following the supply shock of 2022/23, the International Energy... 


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Africa’s potential in research, development, innovation highlighted at FMF
20th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A South African mining centre of excellence is one of nine key projects that have been identified globally for consideration as part of a Centres of Excellence Network, which forms part of three... 


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