To address the skills gap and costly infrastructure challenges, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), through its Seifsa Training Centre and Metal Incubation... 

To introduce the Megmeet laser welding cell – a solution that combines precision robotics with “cutting-edge” laser technology – industrial robot manufacturer, Yaskawa Southern Africa has partnered... 

Rebuilt mining equipment solutions from e-Qwip, a specialist entity within industrial equipment supplier Barloworld, offer small-scale or junior miners cost-effective equipment to get their... 

This week we profile Freddy Mugeri, CEO of Hydro Power Equipment, a high-pressure water-powered valves and mining products and services provider 

While the legacy view that Africa's infrastructure ambitions have been crumbling under the weight of systemic execution failures is true, the ‘Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Execution Gap’ report... 

JSE-listed consumer packaged goods company Premier Group will acquire JSE-listed convenience meals company RFG Holdings through a share swap that will result in RFG shareholders collectively owning... 

Sydney, Australia — At the 2025 International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) to be held on 21-23 October 2025, Finnish delegates will highlight the growing opportunities for... 

Three presenters participating in industry organisation the Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Mechatronics and Computer Engineering’s (SAIMC’s) 2025 summit highlighted the importance of... 

Transnet is too important to fail — and faces challenges the state cannot resolve on its own, so private partners must play a central role. Public-private partnerships are the only route to... 

Exploration and development company Iron Road said on Thursday that investors and potential partners in large-scale magnetite developments would need to take a long-term view amid subdued global... 

After commissioning energy consultancy Customised Energy Solutions (CES) to determine the potential for a commercial vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) value chain in South Africa, the Localisation... 

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday that South Africa still faces an energy crisis. Although loadshedding (scheduled rotating power cuts) has stopped, the country is still... 

The New Energy Vehicle (NEV) summit, which will take place on October 22 and 23, is aimed at supporting the transition of South Africa's automotive sector to an environment-friendly and sustainable... 

Industry association the World Steel Association (worldsteel) projects global steel demand to be flat at about 1.75-million tonnes this year, compared with 2024. Demand is, however, expected to... 

ArcelorMittal SA’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Ondra Otradovec, is holding talks in South Africa with the nation’s top development-finance institution and trade department about the sale of... 

The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) is a specialist business school located in Kloof, Durban. Established in 2018, TWIMS is dedicated to advancing Africa’s manufacturing... 

French aerospace group Safran signed deals with Morocco on Monday to set up a new engine assembly line for Airbus jets and a new maintenance and repair plant near Casablanca, company officials... 

Major copper producer Codelco has joined a growing group of top-tier miners, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Newmont, Ivanhoe Mines, and Teck Resources,nvesting in I-Pulse, a US-based company developing... 

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it would need a strong final quarter to meet its full-year iron-ore shipment guidance after third-quarter output showed only a modest recovery... 

Disruptions in the airliner manufacturing supply chain are costing the world’s airlines billions of dollars, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport... 

With South Africa being at a critical juncture in its trade journey, a new White Paper released by global fintech platform Verto, reveals that, while local businesses face mounting pressures from... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, announced at the Global Gateway Forum, in Brussels, Belgium, last week. This package builds on the... 

South Africa’s first harbour-based fishing-net recycling facility has opened its doors at the V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town. The containerised micro-recycling pod, located at Collier Jetty,... 

By: Mervyn Naidoo - CEO of ACTOM Group South Africa is navigating an energy challenge characterised by intermittent load reduction/shedding, ageing infrastructure and limited generation capacity.... 

A joint letter sent to the Independent Power Producer Office (IPP Office) on September 23 by organisations representing local industry, raised several concerns about the prequalification process... 

Australia is mulling the introduction of mandated floor prices for critical minerals and funding for new rare earth projects as part of a proposed resources deal with the United States, The Age... 

The countdown has begun, and the anticipation is electric. In just a few days, business leaders, policymakers, investors, and innovators from across the continent will gather at the Sandton... 

The latest ‘Global Trade Update’ from UN Trade and Development (Unctad), released on October 9, shows that global trade expanded by about $500-billion in the first half of the year, despite... 

To meet increasingly stringent health and safety standards in sectors such as mining and construction, Dezzi Equipment has partnered with Booyco Engineering to equip its machines with customised... 

This year’s Transport Month should firmly spotlight collaborative projects between the private and public sectors that are strengthening the country’s freight network, says advocacy body Road... 

The Caledon Maltings plant was originally designed with rail intake in mind, says beer producer South African Breweries (SAB) CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac. The facility is one of the largest malting... 

A partnership was formed between South African interconnected mechanical consumables supplier Bearings International (Bi) and Italian industrial pump manufacturer SAER, as publicly announced on... 

Industrial operations should ensure that their pump systems are compatible with the chosen plastic pipe systems, says professional body for plastic pipe manufacturing South African Plastic Pipe... 

Leveraging Electra Mining Africa’s reach to showcase the next generation of rugged handhelds and tablets that are “designed for industries where reliability and performance are non-negotiable” is... 

Pump and valve product manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves (KSB) has launched a rugged stainless-steel submersible pump range – CORAChrom – designed for deep borehole use and other demanding... 

Less than a year out from Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), the exhibition is already 90% sold demonstrating the strong industry support for the show, says event organiser Montgomery Group Africa... 

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City. The US has been... 

Engineering services provider AMTR’s core skills of dimensional metrology, design, and systems and tools manufacturing is combined to deliver integrated solutions that meet the highest standards of... 

At a time of heightened demand, South Africa’s coal exports have fallen to their lowest levels in decades owing to the collapse of rail corridors. As coal freight spills onto roads, heavy trucks... 

By SSC Group founder and CEO Fred Arendse As a proud sponsor of this year’s Joburg Indaba, the diversified mining and investment company SSC Group had the honour of engaging with some of the... 

South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 1.5% year-on-year in August, with the basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery division and the food and... 

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths and US-based Noveon Magnetics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a fully domestic, scalable supply chain for rare earth...