The successful establishment of a natural gas economy in South Africa – which has significant gas resources – requires the addressing of associated challenges and the implementation of policies... 

With Phase 1 of the Virginia gas project – in the Free-State – having been a watershed for South Africa’s gas economy, Phase 2 of the project is expected to catapult South Africa to becoming one of... 

South Africa’s premier yearly platinum jewellery design and manufacturing competition, PlatAfrica, has opened for entries from professional and student designers. Now in its twenty-fourth year,... 

The R105-billion investment pledge by Hive Hydrogen at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fifth South Africa Investment Conference was the biggest by far, resulting in Engineering News & Mining Weekly... 

According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data, 2022 saw nearly a quarter of a billion cases of malaria worldwide with four African countries, namely Nigeria (26.6%), the Democratic... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s vision of earning billions of dollars in revenue from dozens of landlocked oil blocks will remain distant without a connection to a lone export route to be... 

Randburg engineering composite repair company Carbontech Composite Systems successfully rehabilitated a 50-m-long section of a 56” tail gas pipeline in Kazakhstan last month using its... 

M&D Construction Group has acquired 100% of Efficient TROTECH, the country’s leading supplier of bulk tank design, procurement and construction services to the petrochemical and energy industries.... 

Provaris plans to compress and export about 200 000 t/y of green hydrogen from the proposed HyEnergy hydrogen production facility. 

The construction and commissioning of the gas gathering pipeline is complete and in operation. 

A preliminary economic assessment has proposed a two-phased mine plan for the project. 

Nedbank Group has increased its green finance pipeline to more than R10-billion as more South African businesses invest in private power generation after the government lifted restrictions to help... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) recently joined forces with leading universities across the country to recognise excellence amongst civil engineering students for their... 

Base metals miner Hudbay Minerals is looking to initiate a minority joint venture (JV) partner process for its Copper World project, in the US, which will allow the potential partner to participate... 

Nonprofit software development training academy WeThinkCode and the Ekurhuleni West technical and vocational education and training (TVET) College (EWC) have entered into a public-private... 

State-owned Transnet Pipelines will start repairs on a gas pipeline in Springfield Park, Durban, near the Bisasar road landfill site, on March 31, after the pipeline was damaged by a... 

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom an exemption from certain requirements in terms of its application to build temporary stacks at Kusile. 

The proposed project plans to build an ammonia cracker that could provide up to 130 000 t/y of low-carbon hydrogen from green ammonia. 

State-owned Transnet Pipelines has successfully delivered jet fuel from Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, directly to OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), in Gauteng, for the first time since the... 

With an estimated 3 800 km of petroleum pipeline in South Africa it is safe to say that that the pipeline industry is an essential part of the country’s economy. Numerous manufacturing concerns are... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has again pushed back the start date for its Iron Bridge magnetite mine, in the Pilbara, this time from the March quarter to the second half of April. Fortescue... 

If South Africa wants to develop a hydrogen economy, it cannot have ad hoc regulations, codes and standards (RCS) and certification systems. More work is required to develop RCS that address... 

Boilers have to be cleaned regularly to keep power plants and other equipment operating efficiently because ash build-up forms slag deposits on the boiler tubes, acting like a layer of insulation,... 

The Victorian and New South Wales governments were facing a ‘challenge’ to secure gas supplies without lifting existing moratoriums on new production, federal Resources Madeleine King conceded this... 

State-owned freight and logistics company Transnet has welcomed the sentencing of a perpetrator arrested for tampering with the petroleum pipeline and theft of 40 000 ℓ of diesel. The conviction in... 

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has expressed deep ire for water infrastructure vandals, using his podium at a media briefing, in Pretoria, on March 14, to warn them that they would not... 

While Africa is part of the global transition to low carbon energy, the consumption of oil and gas on the continent will increase, at least in the short term. So observed Standard Bank executive... 

By Professor Raj Naidoo, Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of... 

ASX-listed Frontier Energy has signed a binding agreement with the Water Corporation for the supply of up to 1 250 Kl/day of water for the Bristol Springs renewable energy project, in Western... 

Tin mine supply will continue to grow this year, albeit very weakly, according to a global tin mining outlook report issued by research organisation Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research... 

Ball, gate, globe, butterfly and check valves, as well as valve assemblies, are all common and critical components in the oil and gas industry. Their job of regulating hazardous fluid flow in... 

The largest share of Gauteng’s R493.4-billion over the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) is set to support social services, the township economy, job creation and the energy crisis, said... 

For South Africa to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the growing global demand for green hydrogen, management consulting firm McKinsey managing partner of South Africa Kannan... 

Rand Water has unveiled a new 210 Mℓ post-tensioned concrete reservoir in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, deemed to be the largest of its type in South Africa. The next largest reservoir of its type is a 200... 

There’s never a shortage of dealmaking gossip at Toronto’s annual mining show, though past gatherings have brought more speculation than actual transactions. This year feels different. Newmont... 

A low-cost Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) includes a range of new capabilities, including team pipelines, toppings, and developer... 

Weir Minerals Africa outlines the assistance it can provide to customers who are engaged in brownfield optimisation of operations or looking for solutions to particular problems hindering efficient... 

The North Gauteng High Court, in Pretoria, has granted a preservation order freezing a slew of properties and vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of a corrupt tender at the Kusile power... 

A Case Study: Coega MICT SETA Graduate Internship Programme Meike Wetsch, Coega’s Unit Head: Capital and Funding Office and Coega MICT SETA Graduate Internship Programme Project Sponsor, shares key... 

Norway-based global assurance and risk management group DNV has announced that it is launching the second phase of the joint industry project (JIP) to develop a new set of standards, or code, to... 

Rand Water is preparing to implement a 30-hour planned maintenance project from 03:00 on February 24 until 09:00 on February 25. The scheduled maintenance, which will include the implementation of... 

A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has found that Australia had the potential to be a significant provider of clean hydrogen, and could potentially be a leader in clean...