Bolivia is awash in the battery metal lithium, but the resource is nearly all trapped underground. President-elect Rodrigo Paz, who takes office Saturday, is vowing to finally bring Bolivia into... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe has called for the re-establishment of research capacity in South Africa’s academic institutions to support... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties will provide verified renewable energy certificates (RECs) to 26 branches of financial services firm Nedbank that use the power... 

The announcement of an audacious plan by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to invest R2.23 trillion to build 105 000MW of new generation capacity between now and 2039 is... 

The African mining and aggregate industries are marking a major milestone with the arrival of the first fully electric Sandvik mobile crushing plant on the continent. Sold through Sandvik Rock... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 

As South Africa continues to grapple with inflationary pressures and rising consumer expectations, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is undergoing a major transformation. From shifting... 

South Africa’s energy narrative is evolving. Where it was once focused on deploying new renewable power plants to address generation deficits, the conversation has now shifted toward flexibility,... 

A partnership between valve product and solutions supplier Brimis Engineering (Brimis) and Germany-based valve manufacturer ProValve Armaturen (ProValve) will result in the latest high-pressure,... 

Battery systems are now playing a key role in helping industries manage tariff pressures and ensure continuity of operations, says solar and storage solutions provider RenEnergy Africa business... 

The decreasing cost of solar infrastructure is driving a rapid shift in how South African businesses approach their energy needs, with renewable energy becoming a central part of strategies to... 

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are becoming a key part of Africa’s transition to renewable energy, as they help make the power grid more stable, flexible and secure across a continent that... 

In high-stakes applications, such as trucking, automotive manufacturing and heavy industry, the choice of grease can mean the difference between safe, reliable operation and catastrophic failure,... 

A consortium comprising France's TotalEnergies and Saudi developer Aljomaih Energy & Water was awarded a tender by the Saudi Power Procurement Company in October 2025 to develop, build and operate... 

The mining industry relies on equipment that operates under extreme stress, encompassing heavy loads, shock vibration, abrasive dust and unpredictable conditions. Every component in that system... 

South Africa is emerging as one of the most active battery energy storage markets in the developing world, as both government and private-sector players accelerate efforts to stabilise the national... 

Western Norway regional hydropower company Sunnhordland Kraftlag is building one of the largest new hydropower plants built in Norway over the past 20 years. 

JSE-listed logistics group Grindrod has started operations at Phase 1 of a new United Container Depots (UCD) facility in Salt River, Cape Town. UCD, which is fully owned by Grindrod, also has... 

The process to lift South Africa’s dormant pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project from care and maintenance is at an advanced stage, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The... 

Africa is not short of autocrats, but what rarely makes the headlines is that some glossy corporations from the Global North act as their enablers, padding their own bank accounts while propping up... 

Two-and-a-half years ago, the government put out a call to independent power producers (IPPs) to bid to build battery energy storage facilities connected to the national electricity grid. The aim... 

TerraPower has officially submitted the Natrium reactor and energy storage system into the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment. 

State-owned power utility Eskom reconnected Unit 1 at Koeberg to the national grid on October 29. 

Key milestones have been achieved, despite some construction delays. 

Rox Resources is preparing to fire the first decline cut at the United North pit. 

The African Development Bank has approved financing to support the development, construction and operation of the manufacturing plant. 

The virtual conference held by transport sector engagement organisation the Transport Forum on November 6 heard from a range of experts about the progress of reforms in the transport sector and the... 

By: Tshepo Ntsane - RMB Finance and ESG Transactor As COP30 convenes in Belem, Brazil, the global business community faces outcomes that will be important for years, if not decades to come.  

Following consultations with the Department of Energy and Electricity (DEE) on an initiative to procure new grid infrastructure from private consortiums, local Industry has again urged government... 

As Africa’s energy landscape undergoes rapid transformation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are emerging as the most powerful tools reshaping how the continent generates, distributes,... 

By: George Asamani - MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa Africa stands at a pivotal juncture, urged to decarbonise for the planet’s sake even as it struggles to power its own... 

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has granted a Long-Term Operator (LTO) licence for Unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape, authorising the unit’s extended... 

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric While many organisations concentrate on immediate returns and reactive field services, establishing a... 

South African economy continues to deal with the realities of unpredictable power supply, be it voltage dips, spikes, and brownouts which are often more disruptive than load shedding itself.  In... 

By: Aluwani Museisi - Country Chair, Shell Downstream South Africa For too long, infrastructure discourse in South Africa—and across much of the African continent—has been dominated by power... 

Excessive dust formation in bulk materials handling operations poses risks to worker health, equipment lifespan, environmental compliance and operational safety. Airborne dust in industries such as... 

Amid global economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, African CEOs have demonstrated resilience despite challenges, expressing optimism about their own organisations’ growth prospects.... 

The complex requirements of new data centres that are capable of supporting AI workloads may be outpacing supply chain preparedness, says professional services company Turner & Townsend in its... 

As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and... 

South Africa's private sector activity contracted for the first time in seven months in October, as firms faced a renewed downturn in output and orders, S&P Global reported on Wednesday. The South... 

ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has started construction of its lithium extraction facility at Pad #1 in Saskatchewan. Foundation work on the facility is expected to be completed by January 2026, after... 

Sun International’s Sun City Resort, in the North West, has relaunched its Sun City Hotel, reviving its former glory and “reimagining” the iconic original hotel. Natasha Odendaal has the story.