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Adriatic says production unaffected by regional storm
9th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Adriatic Metals said on Wednesday that its operations were not affected by the severe storms and subsequent flooding battering the central and southern regions of Bosnia and... 


The Durban port
Court blocks top Africa port deal as Maersk contests award
9th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

A South African court temporarily blocked a deal between the nation’s state-owned logistics firm and a company owned by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon to expand and run sub-Saharan Africa’s... 


Growing Africa’s Industrial Corridors: Seizing the Manufacturing Opportunity
8th October 2024

Africa is emerging as a global hub for manufacturing, with the continent’s industrial corridors providing unprecedented opportunities for investment and economic growth. As governments prioritise... 


South Africa's new Public Procurement Bill will not only reshape procurement practices but also unlock economic growth
South Africa's new Public Procurement Bill will not only reshape procurement practices but also unlock economic growth
8th October 2024

By: Mervyn Naidoo - Group CEO at ACTOM President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent signing of the Public Procurement Bill into law marked a transformative moment for South Africa's supply chain industry and... 


Tracker launches AI-powered OKgo to boost local supply chain visibility, optimisation
7th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Vehicle tracking and telemetry company Tracker, in partnership with US-based AI-powered supply chain visibility and intelligence provider Roambee, has launched the OKgo solution to provide... 


Drill core
Massive increase in exploration funding needed in South Africa
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The R400-million fund for exploration in South Africa established by the Industrial Development Corporation and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (which is being split into the... 


Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa  president Elias Monage
Seifsa president sees new political climate as opportunity to revive metals sector
4th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) president Elias Monage has described the establishment of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as an opportunity to revive the metals... 


MMC CEO Louis Nel
South Africa must grow its manganese processing capabilities to capitalise on resources
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa mines less than 2% of global manganese and the mineral is abundant, but processed and beneficiated manganese products are critical and in demand, especially as most of the world's... 


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N2 Wild Coast Toll Road – Package 4, South Africa
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project forms part of government’s third Strategic Infrastructure Project, the South-Eastern node and corridor development. Package 4 is one of seven major construction packages on the project. 


Condra to supply new cranes, refurbish others at new steel premises
4th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing three new cranes and refurbishing 14 others as certified steel round bar, hollow bar and plate supplier Special Steels moves to bigger premises.... 


China's fast-growing copper champion is reshaping global metal supply
3rd October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Chen Jinghe was not long out of university when a government official handed him the assignment that would change his life. Go to Zijin mountain, he was told, and find gold. It was 1982, and the... 


Vale backs Brazil critical minerals fund in nod to government
3rd October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Vale is committed to investing in Brazil’s first fund to support critical minerals as it seeks to diversify, the new chief of the world’s No. 2 iron-ore supplier said Wednesday. Vale has 90% of... 


A Transnet Freight Rail train on the Sishen-Saldanha iron-ore corridor
Phillips says Transnet not yet on track to meet 193Mt rail ‘stretch target’
2nd October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Meeting the 193-million-ton rail stretch target set under the newly launched second phase of the partnership between business and government would require a significant amount of work and... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Infrastructure rehabilitation, more exploration crucial for South African mining industry growth, Mthenjane says
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane believes that growing the South African mining industry depends on restoring mining capacity through infrastructure rehabilitation in the short... 


South Africa nominates Bajabulile Tshabalala for AfDB president
2nd October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa’s Cabinet formally endorsed development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) senior VP Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala as its nominee for the role of president of the... 


Goscor Lift Trucks Helps Access World Reduce Carbon Footprint by 3,079.5 Tons with New Electric Forklift Fleet
2nd October 2024

Goscor Lift Trucks (GLT), a leading provider of forklifts and materials handling solutions since 1984, proudly announces the supply of a fleet of 44 Bobcat Li-ion forklifts to Access World for... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the relaunch of the partnership between government and business at the IDC's offices in Johannesburg
Growth target of 3% set for 2025 as business and government relaunch partnership under GNU
1st October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises has been launched under the Government of National Unity... 


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Financial resilience key as mining companies battle challenging conditions – PwC
1st October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s mining industry experienced a challenging year, with commodity prices, barring that of gold, under pressure, leading to a significant drop in both revenue and profits. It is,... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Grid and regulatory hurdles stand in way of Ramokgopa’s ‘ultra-aggressive’ renewables vision
30th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that government would like to be “ultra-aggressive” in the roll-out of new renewable energy, which he describes as the “future”.... 


UAE firm signs MoU with PIC to advance South Africa’s mining, green energy, transport and logistics sectors
30th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

United Arab Emirates (UAE) diversified natural resources company International Resources Holding (IRH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa's State-owned Public... 


Iron-ore being railed to port
Large-scale infrastructure concessions needed to drive logistics competitiveness
30th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned logistics agency Transnet has taken tentative steps towards limited engagement with the private sector, but there should be large-scale concessions of port and rail capacity to drive... 


MC Mining reports widened losses
30th September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Coal miner MC Mining has reported loss after tax of $14.6-million for the financial year ended June 30, a 232% increase on the $4.4-million loss reported for the previous financial year. Non-cash... 


Inaugural shipment of Kathleen Valley spodumene concentrate sets sail
Inaugural shipment of Kathleen Valley spodumene concentrate sets sail
30th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian lithium producer Liontown Resources has successfully loaded and dispatched its inaugural shipment of spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley operations, in Western... 


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First Egg Master Plan project hatched in Gauteng West Rand
27th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Gauteng Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa has launched the first Egg Master Plan project, the Shumbaset egg packing station, in the Gauteng West Rand. The project will involve... 


Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024 Welcomes Influential Speakers and Engages Attendees with Coffee Mixer
27th September 2024

The highly anticipated Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024 on the 3rd of October has kicked off with an exciting lineup of thought leaders, alongside engaging networking events like the Coffee... 


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Specialists add value to mining projects
27th September 2024

While contractors are employed primarily to execute projects on behalf of mining companies and project houses, underground mining specialists can also offer helpful insights from earlier stages of... 


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Window of opportunity for SA business to fulfil its higher purpose?
27th September 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The role business has played in shaping South Africa’s democracy over the past 30 years and in supporting the 1996 Constitution’s objectives of “healing the divisions of the past” and “improving... 


An image of a truck enhanced with Internet of Things
Solutions boost verification efficiency, combat theft
27th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Declining coal prices globally have prompted coal producers to optimise costs and improve efficiencies across their value chain, with an increased focus on combating coal theft and quality... 


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Push to increase component volumes gains impetus – NAACAM
27th September 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) says the local production of automotive components must increase to foster sustainable economic growth. While the... 


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Developer progresses colliery
27th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Significant milestones have been achieved at coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal’s Gugulethu colliery, in Mpumalanga. They include the successful mining of first coal, the commissioning... 


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Boegoebaai green hydrogen programme, South Africa – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Sasol has appointed Mizuho International to support its search for partners with whom to co-invest and undertake further studies into the Boegoebaai green hydrogen/ammonia export opportunity. 


Mineral sands at Coburn mine wet concentrator
Coburn mineral sands project, Australia – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Strandline Resources is going ahead with efficiency improvements at the project. 


Aerial view of Gugulethu mine
Menar coal and anthracite projects, South Africa – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Phalanndwa extension has embarked on a robust mine rehabilitation project. 


Image of gold nuggets
Segele gold project, Ethiopia – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Akobo Minerals has completed a crosscut between the Western and Eastern tunnels of its Segele gold mine. 


Rincon kicks starts Laverton gold exploration strategy
26th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Rincon Resources is set to start a major soil sampling programme to define gold targets for drilling at its Laverton project, in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Rincon has... 


IATA announces collaborations to strengthen its air cargo carbon emissions tool
26th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced that it is increasing the accuracy of its soon-to-be-launched cargo... 


Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024 Welcomes Influential Speakers and Engages Attendees with Coffee Mixer
26th September 2024

The highly anticipated Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024 on the 3rd of October has kicked off with an exciting lineup of thought leaders, alongside engaging networking events like the Coffee... 


Copper smelting
Zijin wants its Africa copper mine to rival the world’s biggest
26th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is considering an expansion of its jointly-owned copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would place it among the world’s biggest single sources of the... 


railway tracks
AFC signs concession agreements with Angola, Zambia to advance Lobito rail project
25th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Infrastructure financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the... 


Supply chain education is essential
Supply chain education is essential
25th September 2024

Supply chains have never been as volatile as they are today, impacted by health crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflict, climate change and economic instability. Amid the... 


Embracing the New Urban Era through Smarter Mobility – Gauteng Province to host Africa’s Smarter Mobility Africa summit
Embracing the New Urban Era through Smarter Mobility – Gauteng Province to host Africa’s Smarter Mobility Africa summit
25th September 2024

With just less than 1 week remaining until South Africa’s annual October Transport Month, a month full of celebration and progress for transport, Smarter Mobility Africa summit is excited to... 


Global airline and freight forwarding associations standardise cargo procedures
Global airline and freight forwarding associations standardise cargo procedures
23rd September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced on Monday that its counterpart for the freight forwarding sector, the... 


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Steenhuisen outlines vision for growing and modernising SA’s agriculture ecosystem
20th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Newly appointed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen is pushing a renewed focus on structural reforms, biosecurity and improved trade relations with other countries as the Democratic Alliance... 


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