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Sharp rise in identity, AI-driven cyberattacks in Africa, as AI shifts attacker tactics - Check Point
Updated 5 hours ago By: Schalk Burger

Cybersecurity company Check Point’s 'African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2025' shows a sharp rise in cyberattacks across the continent and a major shift in the tactics of attackers that... 


Bidvest International Logistics opens new pharmaceutical warehouse at OR Tambo airport
Updated 6 hours ago By: Schalk Burger

Transport and logistics company Bidvest International Logistics (BIL) has opened a new pharmaceutical warehouse in OR Tambo International Airport, in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, to meet the... 


From fibre to flow: How hose engineering impacts performance
From fibre to flow: How hose engineering impacts performance
Updated 7 hours ago

In high-stakes industrial and processing environments where uptime is currency and reliability is non-negotiable, seemingly small decisions can have significant consequences. Take for instance, the... 


A Boeing 777 in Emirates' livery
Emirates announces enhanced codeshare agreement with SAA, adds third daily flight to Cape Town
19th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Dubai, United Arab Emirates- (UAE-) based global major airline Emirates has announced that, with effect from July 1 next year, it will operate a third daily flight on its Dubai-Cape Town route.... 


SEW-EURODRIVE officially opened its expanded state-of-the-art facility in Gqeberha
Sew-Eurodrive unveils world class facility in Gqeberha to serve Eastern Cape industry
19th November 2025

In a landmark event in the Eastern Cape attended by key customers and industry leaders, SEW-EURODRIVE officially opened its expanded state-of-the-art facility in Gqeberha, marking a major milestone... 


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Motshekga to act against Navy Chief over ‘disingenuous comments’
19th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Department of Defence and Military Veterans says Minister Angie Motshekga will be taking “appropriate steps” against Navy Chief Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, for what the department termed... 


Emergency communications support of wireless base stations in remote areas
Digital Intelligent Sites Enable Self-Resilient Emergency Response Network
19th November 2025

Digital Intelligent Sites Enable Self-Resilient Emergency Response Network Recently, at the MBB Summit during the 28th AfricaCom in 2025, Huawei's Vice President of Marketing for the Wireless... 


Sungrow's latest battery energy storage system
Storage specialist Sungrow launches new commercial, industrial BESS models
19th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chinese solar and storage solutions manufacturer Sungrow has launched new models of commercial and industrial (C&I) battery energy storage systems (BESS), which improve on their predecessor models,... 


Mr. James Tang, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Lighting Up a Greener Africa with Huawei: Smart and Low-Carbon Mining
19th November 2025

Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa successfully hosted the Smart & Green Mining: Sustainability & Decarbonisation Summit. The summit attracted over 140 industry representatives, including... 


Southern Africa Faces Continued DDoS Attack Onslaught in 1H 2025
Southern Africa Faces Continued DDoS Attack Onslaught in 1H 2025
18th November 2025

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to plague South African businesses, with a more than 60 percent jump in incidents tracked over the first half of 2025 when compared to the last... 


UP Architecture students and Melusi residents build together for community improvement
UP Architecture students and Melusi residents build together for community improvement
18th November 2025

A new timber-clad youth centre in the Melusi informal settlement west of Pretoria – one of two new structures designed by University of Pretoria (UP) Architecture Honours students in partnership... 


Paschal Donohoe appointed World Bank MD, chief knowledge officer
18th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

International development organisation the World Bank Group has appointed Paschal Donohoe as MD and chief knowledge officer, effective November 24. Donohoe has served as Ireland's Minister for... 


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DA threatens to release Q1 crime stats if Cachalia doesn’t
18th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance said it expects to receive the delayed first quarter crime statistics through its pending Promotion of Access to Information Act request on November 27, and threatened to... 


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A Square Forklift celebrates new partnership, facility
18th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industrial equipment rental, sales and service company A Square Forklift on November 14 held an event to commemorate a new partnership with forklifts, platform trucks, tractors and intralogistics... 


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Telkom reports H1 growth, underpinned by data strategy
18th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Telkom on Tuesday reported growth in earnings for the six months ended September 30, underpinned by the company’s data-led strategy. The group’s earnings before interest, tax,... 


Puma Energy South Africa GM Amanda Lopez
Puma Energy appoints industry veteran Amanda Lopez as South Africa GM
18th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Fuel retail company Puma Energy has appointed Amanda Lopez as South Africa GM to lead its operations in the country, as it aims to expand its presence and customer offering. “Amanda’s deep... 


Platinum bars
China approves first-of-a-kind platinum, palladium derivatives, Heraeus reports
18th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the launch of platinum and palladium futures and options contracts on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, Heraeus reports. The contracts will... 


SABS acting CEO Blake Mosley-Lefatola
SABS acting CEO questions whistleblowers' motives as he offers update on turnaround
18th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) acting CEO Blake Mosley-Lefatola has questioned the motives of whistleblowers that continue to raise serious allegations about developments at the... 


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G20 Summit: Our doors are open to the US – Lamola
17th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said on Monday that South Africa’s doors are still open if the US decides it wants to participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit.... 


Vertiv Announces Intent to Acquire PurgeRite, a Leading Provider of Specialised Fluid Management Services, to Expand Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio
Vertiv Announces Intent to Acquire PurgeRite, a Leading Provider of Specialised Fluid Management Services, to Expand Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio
17th November 2025

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate, LLC, (“PurgeRite”) a leading... 


Municipalities: What to Look for in Waste Compactors
Municipalities: What to Look for in Waste Compactors
17th November 2025

As South Africa’s urban populations grow and waste volumes rise, municipalities are under increasing pressure to manage waste efficiently, sustainably and cost-effectively. Investing in robust and... 


Qlik Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Integration Software Platforms
Qlik Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Integration Software Platforms
17th November 2025

Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Integration... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts, scepticism
17th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with... 


A Weba Chute Systems conveyor transfer chute in operation at a Mpumalanga mine, efficiently transferring thermal coal with minimal spillage and wear
Optimised transfer points slash downtime and boost productivity in minerals processing plants
17th November 2025

In mineral processing operations, unplanned downtime can rapidly translate into lost production, missed targets and escalating costs. One of the most common - and most overlooked - contributors to... 


MTN Q3 boosted by Nigeria, Ghana
17th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed MTN Group has achieved a 59.8% year-to-date increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), before one-off items, to R73.01-billion, during the nine... 


Copper ore
Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident, officials say
17th November 2025 By: Reuters

Around 30 people were killed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo on Saturday after a bridge collapsed, the country's artisanal mining agency said. An agency official told Reuters... 


Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo
New SPV launched to tackle Emfuleni water challenges
17th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has unveiled a new special purpose vehicle (SPV) to restore the full functionality of Emfuleni local municipality’s embattled water and sanitation... 


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Mobile electric air compressors offer alternative to diesel
14th November 2025

Air compressors are used in a wide range of industrial applications and there is an increasing demand for the most optimal and efficient air solutions that meet sustainability and environmental... 


An Air Algérie A330
Algeria’s national airline becomes the latest operator of Rolls-Royce’s Trent 7000 engine
14th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major power and propulsion group Rolls-Royce has highlighted that Algerian national flag carrier Air Algérie has become the latest operator of its Trent 7000 high-bypass turbofan... 


What to Do When Your Geyser Bursts
14th November 2025

Few household disasters cause as much chaos as a burst geyser. In a matter of minutes, water can pour through ceilings, ruin carpets and short-circuit electronics. It’s stressful, costly and almost... 


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AG holds municipal accounting officer personally responsible for case of financial mismanagement
14th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke on Friday issued the first certificate of debt when North West Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality accounting officer Allan Losaba was held to be personally... 


Cities Must Lead Africa’s Energy Transition
14th November 2025

By: Jakkie Cilliers and Alize le Roux  - of the Institute for Security Studies Here are two facts that, together, make no sense. 


Image of a floor cleaning machine cleaning the outside of a factory
Local distributor for Italian floor cleaning machines
14th November 2025

Gauteng-based access, lifting and materials handling solutions provider, SkyJacks, has been appointed as the official distributor of MACH floor cleaning equipment in South Africa. The partnership... 


Mukona Group MD and founder Solly Phalanndwa
Mukona Group acquires Mega Pile, to provide geotechnical services across Southern Africa
14th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Geotechnical engineering firm Mukona Group has acquired South African geotechnical investigations, piling and lateral support company Mega Pile to create a comprehensive geotechnical services... 


South Africa Chooses Stability and Reform, but Growth Remains the Ultimate Test – Says DCG Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango
14th November 2025

Don Consultancy Group (DCG) Chief Economist, Chifipa Mhango, says the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on the 12th of November 2025... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa hits out at credit rating ‘bias’ as upgrade awaited
14th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa would welcome an upgrade of its credit score, but Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana — who says ratings-company bias against the continent is real — isn’t holding his breath. “My sense... 


Powering Carriers' Leap to Intelligence with Huawei Cloud
Powering Carriers' Leap to Intelligence with Huawei Cloud
14th November 2025

The 28th AfricaCom 2025, the premier African communications exhibition, officially commenced on November 10 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. As the continent’s... 


A Milestone in Modernisation: Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation Revolutionises Water Management with 33,000 Smart Meter Deployment
14th November 2025

In a significant leap forward for sustainable resource management and digital transformation, the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) of Botswana has successfully deployed over 33,000 smart prepaid... 


Non Ferrous Metal Works Group
Non Ferrous Metal Works Group
14th November 2025

Non Ferrous Metal Works Group (NFM) is one of the major non-ferrous metallurgical undertakings in Southern Africa. Established in 1947 and employing over 300 people, NFM is a family-owned business... 


The above image depicts one of Komatsu's PC5500
N Cape mine gets new shovels
14th November 2025 By: Donna Slater

In mid-October, heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu South Africa delivered and commissioned a PC5500-11 hydraulic face shovel for iron-ore and manganese miner Assmang’s Khumani iron-ore mine, in... 


An image of Geordin Hill-Lewis at the new bus depots
Cape Town progresses infrastructure development projects
14th November 2025

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine road and Mew way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain and is progressing with its... 


Craig Bradford, MD of A Square Forklift
Craig Bradford
14th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we feature Craig Bradford, MD of A Square Forklift, an industrial equipment rental, sales and service company 


Nordex internship programme closing the wind energy skills gap
14th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Two years after its inaugural launch, Nordex Energy South Africa’s Internship Programme continues to build a pipeline of skilled technicians to service and manage wind farms. To date, 14 young... 


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