South Africa’s automotive industry stands at a critical juncture as global markets shift amid trade barriers and decarbonisation efforts. To unpack how the country can strengthen its automotive... 

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have signed a new memorandum of understanding under which the two State institutions will explore... 

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... 

South Africa’s manufacturing sector slipped back into contractionary territory in October, with the seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), published on November 3, falling to... 

Returned from his Southeast Asian trip, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that amid global economic uncertainty, South Africa must diversify its trade and investment relations. Ramaphosa... 

South Africa's manufacturing sentiment deteriorated in October, dragged down by subdued domestic demand and sluggish exports, a purchasing managers' index survey showed on Monday. The... 

Rare earths developer Torngat Metals has signed a ten-year offtake agreement with France-based Carester, as part of an effort to establish a reliable supply chain for heavy rare earth elements... 

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... 

The global representative body of the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that global total air cargo demand in September increased by 2.9%,... 

In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four... 

UN Trade & Development, better known as Unctad, has reported, in its latest 'Global Investment Trends Monitor', that global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 3% during the first half of this... 

Australia and Canada have signed a joint declaration of intent on critical minerals collaboration, deepening their bilateral partnership on critical minerals. Australian Resources and Northern... 

The South African rand edged higher in early trade on Monday, ahead of the release of a local manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey and vehicle sales numbers for the month of... 

Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced 26 new investments, partnerships and measures to unlock C$6.4-billion of critical minerals projects. These initiatives are... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Rampkgopa has indicated that South Africa should be willing to pay a premium to ensure that the multi-billion-rand expansion of the electricity grid... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has welcomed the forthcoming launch of a strategic partnership between train technology company Wabtec South Africa and railway wheels... 

Access, lifting and material handling solutions provider SkyJacks has been appointed by HD Hyundai XiteSolution as the authorised distributor of Hyundai forklifts in South Africa. Hyundai forklifts... 

South Africa’s automotive industry is developing an Electromobility Occupational Skills Programme, which will be a nationally recognised qualification designed to equip technicians with the skills... 

JSE-listed pharmaceutical company Aspen will receive €25-million, or about R500-million, on December 1, in full and final settlement of a contractual dispute. The dispute, the details of which are... 

The South African rand weakened this week, along with other emerging market currencies, as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further US rate cuts following the Federal Reserve's more... 

Arkansas faces stiff Chinese competition, sagging market prices and technological challenges as it vies to become the hub for US lithium production, obstacles that state officials and industry... 

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... 

ProMHS, a leading materials handling systems engineering and product solutions company, has entered an exciting new chapter with its move to stunning new offices at Aspen Business Park, First... 

Africa’s rapidly expanding and youthful population is ready to transform the continent’s investment landscape, says professional services firm KPMG South Africa lead economist Frank Blackmore.... 

Having made significant investments in its distribution, engineering facilities and technical skills, industrial solutions provider BMG’s dedicated variable-speed drive (VSD) workshops in Cape... 

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... 

Having outgrown its previous facility in Alrode South, in Gauteng, it was imperative that materials handling equipment provider A Square Forklift move to a larger, more cohesively structured... 

After a successful first window of funding disbursed through the Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), the Council for Geoscience, together with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and... 

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global leader in equipment, tools and services for the underground and surface mining sectors. With an extensive portfolio, the company provides advanced... 

South Africa will on Friday start offering loans from a R2.5 billion Youth Fund aimed at supporting small businesses, part of a push by the government to tackle one of the world’s highest... 

In today’s volatile global business environment, supply chain resilience has become the defining factor separating industry leaders from laggards. Recognising this, many organisations are racing to... 

A new research paper argues that institutional investors have achieved and can achieve competitive, risk-adjusted returns, while driving measurable economic growth and job creation through... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that its board of directors has approved financing of $75-million for South Africa-based company Nyanza Light Metals. The funding will support the... 

The Paruk Group has ordered 100 fully electric city buses from MAN Truck & Bus South Africa (MAN SA). This is the German mobility group’s largest e-bus order outside Europe to date. 

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... 

The US Charge d'Affaires in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar, held meetings with mining executives during an industry event on Tuesday to discuss rare earths, three sources familiar with the matter said.... 

Malaysia will maintain a ban on the export of raw rare earths to protect its domestic resources, despite signing a critical minerals deal with the United States this week, the trade minister said... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore, which operates two mines in the Northern Cape, says it is on track to deliver on its full-year waste mining and production guidance of between... 

Organisers of Australia’s largest-ever gathering of the world’s mining and resource leaders have set their sights on cementing it as one of the top four global industry events, following a... 

Shares of US-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned US tariffs and Chinese export... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says wage talks in the vehicle assembly sector have stalled, with the union and employers at odds over the increases on offer to cement a... 

By: Wesley Govender - Digital Power Services at Schneider Electric In the fast-paced and highly competitive Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, the efficiency and reliability of manufacturing...