Statistics South Africa released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the three months ending in June earlier this month – and the results are decidedly bleak. While employment figures managed a... 

An exploration drill rig is set to mobilise to the project. 

A copper mine in the mineral-rich state of Zacatecas, in Mexico. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has achieved the successful breakthrough of the upper intake tunnel into the lower intake tunnel at the Polihali dam. 

Southern Palladium has released a third mineral resource update for the UG2 reef to be used in the prefeasibility study. 

This week we profile Wojciech Piorko, MD for Africa at Vertiv, which designs, manufactures and maintains mission-critical infrastructure technologies for co-location/cloud, telecommunications, and... 

The City of Johannesburg's (CoJ’s) Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) has called for the establishment of a unified forum to address illegal mining, emphasising the need for... 

The expansion and capacitation of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) is central to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s (DPWI’s) strategy for increased infrastructure investment, says... 

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals has been granted an integrated water-use licence (IWUL) for the pathfinder Flat Mines project at its Okiep copper project, in South Africa's Northern Cape... 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is appointing a new contractor to undertake the rehabilitation of Lilian Ngoyi street, after having terminated the contract of the previous contractor Step Up... 

In a significant stride toward improving Gauteng’s transportation network, Slim B&D Construction, assisted by Ricasha Build, has been awarded the tender for the roadworks on the dual carriageway... 

The City of Cape Town has secured R2.8-billion in infrastructure funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Cape Town aims to spend R39.5-billion on infrastructure from July this... 

South Africa’s electricity story is an example of what can be achieved when a problem is approached in a new way, and holds potential lessons for other industries, business organisation Business... 

A new incentive regime for mining in Argentina is attracting major players such as BHP, who are starting to eye the South American country as the world's next frontier for copper, more than half a... 

Canada's Lundin Mining said Saturday it had reached an agreement with union workers at the Caserones copper mine in Chile after a strike that lasted nearly two weeks. A majority of union workers... 

The bid to build the Soweto through Fourways, Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Lanseria and Springs line closes at the end of October 2024.   

The South African National Roads Agency Limited has reported that the bridge is advancing well. 

Kefi Gold and Copper is on track with early works at the project. 

R250-million has been spent on the contract to date. 

Ivorian President Alassane Outtarra took some hits last week as I criticised Zimbabwe’s decision to splash $200-million on luxury villas and other infrastructure ahead of the Southern African... 

- A Chilean court ordered a striking union at the Caserones copper mine to stop blocking roads around the mine, according to a ruling released on Wednesday. Canada's Lundin Mining, which owns the... 

Mining companies need mechanisms to solve conflicts by reaching consensus with stakeholders on dealing with grievances and disputes, former Minerals Council South Africa VP and current Transnet... 

South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Reginald Demana has announced the start of Package 4 of the N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project in the Eastern Cape. The R2.2-billion phase... 

In the throes of a global energy transformation, South Africa emerges as a prominent player, leveraging its abundant renewable resources, particularly solar and wind power, to unlock the potential... 

South African earthmoving equipment manufacturer and supplier Bell Equipment used this year’s Hillhead 2024 exhibition, held in June at the Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, UK, as a platform to showcase... 

Imagine a country rolling out the red carpet for foreign guests while its citizens grapple with severe food shortages. In Zimbabwe, this contradiction is illustrated by the decision to spend... 

Southern Palladium has submitted the environmental-impact assessment report to the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy. 

Steady progress has been reported. 

The development of Windfall is well advanced.  

A copper mine in the Globe-Miami mining district in Arizona, in the US. 

California-based Vayu Robotics has announced the real-world deployment of an autonomous on-road delivery robot. The robot, combining AI models with low-cost sensing, is being rolled out in the US... 

Boitumelo (Tumi) Nkomo Is the Women in Mining Programme Specialist at Minerals Council. She is responsible for Minerals Council Women in Mining Programme, which consolidates the efforts of council... 

Plant construction and wellfield development activities are progressing on schedule and close to budget. 

Increased investment in construction projects has been seen across East Africa, leading to a growing demand for concrete products. Infrastructure development such as roads and railways are said to... 

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has reported steady progress of the road rehabilitation project at the Port of Durban to improve access to facilities and reduce delays caused... 

This year's #Coding4Mandela event, hosted by coding education company Tangible Africa, attracted 32 000 young participants from across Africa and Southeast Asia. The participants, operating from... 

Hypermiler drivers Kevin Booker and Sam Clarke have broken the Guinness World Records title for the longest journey, of 916.74 km, by an electric car on a single charge. They achieved this record... 

LSE-listed Aterian’s maiden scout drilling programme is set to begin imminently at the company's 100%-owned Agdz copper/silver project, which covers 34.5 km2 in the eastern Anti-Atlas mountains of... 

Kenya's Mobius Motors, which started making rugged, low-priced SUVs designed for Africa's roads a decade ago, has decided to stop operating due to financial challenges, a company statement and a... 

Johannesburg, billed as Africa’s richest city because of its concentration of businesses and millionaires, needs R221-billion to catch up on maintenance and overdue upgrades across its collapsing... 

The results of Australia- and Germany-listed Larvotto Resources' prefeasibility study (PFS), completed on its 100%-owned Hillgrove gold and antimony project in New South Wales, shows promising... 

Tanzania on Thursday launched a 541 km modern standard gauge railway running between its administrative and commercial capitals, built by a Turkish firm as part of a government drive to improve...