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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Western Cape developing energy sustainability through renewables ahead of schedule
15th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Vertiv Supports Nxtra’s Expansion in the African Market with Large-Scale Colo Data Centre Network Project in Nigeria
Vertiv Supports Nxtra’s Expansion in the African Market with Large-Scale Colo Data Centre Network Project in Nigeria
15th October 2025

Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, is extending its collaboration with Airtel Africa through Nxtra, their Data Center division. Starting with Nigeria, this collaboration is... 


Blue Moon moves to buy Nevada mine, eyes Nasdaq listing
15th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Blue Moon Metals has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Goods LG to acquire the Springer mine and mill complex in Pershing county, Nevada, and has announced plans to... 


GenusPlus wins A$60m Fortescue contracts to support decarbonisation push
15th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian power and communications infrastructure provider GenusPlus said on Wednesday it had secured three contracts worth about A$60-million from Fortescue to support the miner’s decarbonisation... 


BHP head of Australia, Geraldine Slattery
BHP's Slattery says Australia must cut red tape, power costs, to compete
15th October 2025 By: Reuters

BHP's head of Australia, Geraldine Slattery, said on Wednesday the country must speed up environmental approvals and boost access to cheap power if it hopes to compete for mining investment capital... 


R5.2bn Red Rocket solar park first and only project to emerge from Eskom’s land lease scheme
R5.2bn Red Rocket solar park first and only project to emerge from Eskom’s land lease scheme
14th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South African independent power producer (IPP) Red Rocket has reached financial close on a 300 MW solar PV project, which will be built at a cost of about R5.2-billion on land leased to it by... 


Anja Visagie
SPS launches buyout model for existing solar and battery systems
14th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) has introduced a buyout model that can convert existing solar and battery systems into immediate capital for South African businesses. SPS is a pan-African funder,... 


Oxygen producing machinery on site at a mine
On-site oxygen boosts gold recovery
14th October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Several gold mines across sub-Saharan Africa have confirmed that they are saving up to 70% in costs by switching from delivered oxygen to their own on-site systems, says oxygen and nitrogen... 


AMSA Newcastle
ArcelorMittal M&A head holds talks in South Africa over unit sale
14th October 2025 By: Bloomberg

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... 


Pilot Crushtec sales manager for South Africa Charl Marais
Pilot Crushtec demonstrates innovation, sustainability in crushing solutions at Coal Africa 2025
14th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec showcased its robust range of mobile and modular crushing solutions designed for the demanding conditions of coal mining at the ICPC Coal Africa 2025... 


The Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm
Construction starts on next phase of giant wind farm rising in South Africa’s coal heartland
14th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The third 155-MW phase of Seriti Green’s giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is visibly changing the electricity landscape in South Africa’s coal heartland of Mpumalanga, has entered into... 


Safran's logo
Safran to open new Airbus engine assembly line in Morocco
14th October 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


I-Pulse cofounder, chairperson and CEO Robert Friedland and Codelco chairperson Máximo Pacheco.
Codelco joins mining giants backing Friedland's I-Pulse’s technology
14th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


 Westbrooke Real transactor Nox Mlalazi
Westbrooke acquires solar portfolio across 91 Shell Downstream South Africa service stations
13th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Westbrooke Renewable Energy Alternatives (Westbrooke Real), an alternative investment strategy managed by Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management, has acquired a portfolio of operational solar PV... 


SA rail needs equal focus on tracks and control rooms
SA rail needs equal focus on tracks and control rooms
13th October 2025

As South Africa restores vandalised rail corridors, the emphasis has largely been on physical infrastructure. GIBB sees an opportunity for promoting enhanced operational excellence and safety, with... 


Datacentrix Industrial Indaba 2025 outlines path to sustainable growth through industrial digitalisation
Datacentrix Industrial Indaba 2025 outlines path to sustainable growth through industrial digitalisation
13th October 2025

Resilience, security and compliance now form the foundations of sustainable industrial operations. This is according to Sunil Singh, Divisional Managing Director for Managed Services and eNetworks... 


acid mine drainage
Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga a ‘ticking time bomb’ unless integrated repurposing solutions are employed, researcher says
13th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 


Multotec Cyclones product manager Frikkie Enslin
Coal’s future ‘evolving, not vanishing’ as industry adapts to ESG demands, conference hears
13th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Despite the strain on coal from international agreements and shifting investor priorities, data shows the commodity’s resilience, according to Multotec Cyclones product manager Frikkie Enslin.... 


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Ramaphosa welcomes EU’s investment in South Africa
13th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


An image of Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso
BLSA welcomes Eskom’s return to profitability, but notes persisting challenges
13th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned Eskom’s return to profitability for the first time in eight years, with a profit before tax of R23.9-billion for the 2025 financial year, offers some welcome positive news for the power... 


Powerline
IPP body to meet Eskom on grid-access concerns after alerting competition body to the potential for abuse
13th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The South African Independent Power Producer Association (SAIPPA) expects to meet with Eskom later this month to discuss its concern that the State-owned entity’s proposed renewables projects may... 


AngloGold's Siguiri mine in Guinea
Guinea charges 60 over deadly gold mine riot
13th October 2025 By: Reuters

Guinea has charged 60 people with arson, theft and murder after a deadly riot at the privately-owned Weily Mining firm in the northeastern gold-producing Siguiri region, prosecutors said on Friday.... 


SEW-EURODRIVE national sales and marketing manager Jonathan McKey
SEW-EURODRIVE showcases fast, reliable drive solutions for coal mining sector
13th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Drive technology company SEW-EURODRIVE used the ICPC Coal Africa 2025 conference to highlight its industrial gear solutions designed specifically for the tough demands of the coal mining industry.... 


Why local manufacturing, maintenance and support are key to the success of South Africa’s energy future
Why local manufacturing, maintenance and support are key to the success of South Africa’s energy future
13th October 2025

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.... 


IPP Office insists ITP criteria ‘not exclusionary’ as local industry raises procurement framework concerns
IPP Office insists ITP criteria ‘not exclusionary’ as local industry raises procurement framework concerns
13th October 2025

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... 


Major uplift for South Africa-European Union Just Energy Transition Partnership.
European Union elevates South Africa’s R105bn green hydrogen project to new high
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 


Stanwell coal power station in Queensland
Queensland scraps coal plant closure plan, sets out new energy roadmap
10th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Queensland has officially scrapped the former administration’s plan to close the state’s coal-fired power stations by 2035, unveiling on Friday a new Energy Roadmap that it says prioritises... 


Blue Crane birds
Ford Wildlife Trust supports EWT to protect the ‘vulnerable’ Blue Crane
10th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

There is growing concern about the future of South Africa's national bird, the Blue Crane, with a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term, the Ford Wildlife Trust reports. It points... 


Image of a laptop in a manufacturing facility
Geofencing capabilities for autonomous control software
10th October 2025

Danfoss Power Solutions has released an update to its PLUS+1 Autonomous Control Library (ACL) software for off-highway machinery. ACL 4.0 enables users to create virtual boundaries around specific... 


An image of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Team Europe commits investment package of €11.5bn to South Africa
10th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on October 9 unveiled a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, at the Global Gateway... 


Reclaiming South Africa’s true worth in global energy value chain
Reclaiming South Africa’s true worth in global energy value chain
10th October 2025

Speaking at the 13th annual Joburg Indaba conference in Sandton, Menar’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ruan Nothnagel, said the company could potentially supply a third of the world’s ferromanganese... 


Willem Strydom, Business Development Electronics Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE says MEPS rules create opportunity but smart moves are critical
10th October 2025

South African regulations on premium efficiency IE3 motors open a door of opportunity for geared motor users, says SEW-EURODRIVE, but forward planning and the considered advice of established and... 


Anglo backs SA juniors, mining transformation, Glencore's green deal
Anglo backs SA juniors, mining transformation, Glencore's green deal
10th October 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Anglo American's commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal; mining growth and... 


IE3 motor on a beverage production line
Transition can be phased as new regulations loom
10th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Drive and control technologies company SEW-EURODRIVE says following a holistic approach to system efficiency using its IE3-standard motors, combined with other equipment, can realise cost savings... 


An image of Endeavour Mining CEO Ian Cockerill
Producer targets organic growth in stable region
10th October 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Through leveraging West Africa’s significant exploration potential, favourable mining regimes and administrative efficiency, gold producer Endeavour Mining is targeting growing organically to... 


An image of Fanie Steyn and Ruveer Persad
Organisation positions motor efficiency as key deliverable
10th October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Electric motors are central to South Africa’s mining operations – powering fans, pumps, conveyors and other essential equipment – making developments in motor and drive technology increasingly more... 


An image of underground pump systems
New pump range suitable for demanding applications
10th October 2025

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... 


CONSISTENT GROWTH 
Electra Mining recorded its biggest ever event in 2024 with 950 exhibitors, 40 000 m² net exhibition space, six exhibition halls, four outside exhibition areas and just under 40 000 visitors. “EMA26 is set to be even bigger.”
Companies eagerly anticipating bigger, better Electra Mining
10th October 2025 By: Nadine James

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... 


RETURNING EXHIBITOR 
BMG will participate in Electra Mining Africa 2026, once again presenting its extensive engineering solutions and technical services that have been refined over more than five decades
Integrated engineering solutions on display at EMA26
10th October 2025

Industrial solutions provider BMG will participate in Electra Mining Africa 2026 (EMA26), once again presenting its “extensive engineering solutions and technical services that have been refined... 


The critical role of OEM service excellence in safeguarding mining power infrastructure
10th October 2025

In the demanding world of mining operations, where every minute of downtime translates to substantial financial losses, the reliability of power generation equipment extends far beyond the initial... 


Men working on site at Sasol operation
Redefining the global cooling solutions landscape
10th October 2025

Having supplied cooling solutions to all industries since 1986, specialist thermal solutions provider Industrial Water Cooling (IWC) has been acquired by global leader in air-cooled condensers and... 


FINALLY COMPLETED: Unit 6 at Kusile power station officially entered into commercial operation on September 29, marking the end of Eskom’s multi-decade build programme – one which experienced well-publicised delays, major cost overruns, and technical problems, alongside allegations of serious corruption. Construction, which started in August 2008, was initially expected to take six years, but took 17 years instead. Likewise, the project’s initial budget of less than R80-billion ballooned to above R233-billion.
FINALLY COMPLETED
10th October 2025

Unit 6 at Kusile power station officially entered into commercial operation on September 29, marking the end of Eskom’s multi-decade build programme – one which experienced well-publicised delays,... 


Africa’s world-class service provider for rotating equipment
Africa’s world-class service provider for rotating equipment
10th October 2025

Founded in 1954 by a group of recognised leaders in the repair and servicing of electric motors, Marthinusen and Coutts (M&C), a division of ACTOM,  has grown into a trusted service provider for... 


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