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Gift of the Givers wants Ramaphosa to support Mkhwanazi as it urges interventions to improve policing
11th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sunday address on the explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, humanitarian aid organisation Gift... 


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TEDA’s new business plan sets targets to reverse declining investment facilitation
11th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

The City of Tshwane’s multiparty coalition government has approved the Tshwane Economic Development Agency’s (TEDA’s) new business plan, which seeks to improve investment facilitation for the... 


Engen celebrates grand opening of Flagship site in Sandton and marks 100TH Woolworths Foodstop
Engen celebrates grand opening of Flagship site in Sandton and marks 100TH Woolworths Foodstop
11th July 2025

South Africa’s leading fuel and convenience brand, Engen proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new flagship Engen Sandton Convenience Centre on 10 July 2025.  Situated in the heartbeat of... 


An artist’s impression of The Pines retail centre at Conradie Park, showcasing the integration of retail space at ground level with residential apartments constructed above.
The Pines is Conradie Park’s stylish clincher
11th July 2025

The Pines, a convenience retail zone with an aspirational edge, will be one of Conradie Park’s final achievements – helping to put this mixed-use housing development head and shoulders above... 


Sintech
Sintech
11th July 2025

Since 1984 Sintech has supplied the South African market with clutches, brakes and engineering solutions for a range of applications in mining and mining-related industries. Sintech supplies... 


Distributor champions longevity with Shell Corena compressor oils
11th July 2025

In an era of frequent loadshedding and voltage fluctuations, the reliability of compressors is under growing threat and lubricant distributor Atlas Oil & Chemical warns that repeated tripping of... 


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Gold Rock Projects' new mill directly addresses these issues with a reduction in plant size, lower power requirements and a less complicated structure
New ball mill offers junior miners energy, cost savings
11th July 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Crushing solutions company Gold Rock Projects is developing a new, more cost-effective and energy efficient ball mill, designed to enable gold producers, particularly entry-level and junior... 


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Suppliers partner to bolster growth, access
11th July 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial equipment, fastener and solutions supplier Bolt Engineering Distributors (B.E.D.) and Cape Town-based bolting and tightening solutions provider Bolt Torque are partnering to improve... 


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Supplier unveils new compressors
11th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Air compressor supplier Tru Compressor Solutions has unveiled its new Africa Series screw compressor range, designed specifically for the African industrial market and comprising fixed-speed models... 


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Fastener innovations aid efficiency, reliability
11th July 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Transitioning to the adoption of increasingly innovative technology is facilitating access to modern, high-performance fasteners for numerous industrial applications. Industrial products and... 


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Genuine, branded bolt products ensure optimal performance
11th July 2025

As an authorised distributor of a range of quality branded engineering consumables, industrial products supplier BMG is concerned about the proliferation of counterfeit merchandise and the dangers... 


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Dry-running hydrogen compressors’ performance overhauled
11th July 2025

A plant in South Africa, which was losing up to 20% of output owing to frequent downtime over more than ten years, experienced a turnaround in performance owing to a range of solutions from global... 


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Energy investments could increase SEZ attractiveness
11th July 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Strategic investment in industrial energy ecosystems is essential to enhance cost effectiveness, global competitiveness and the resilience of South Africa’s special economic zones (SEZs), thereby... 


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SEZ targets expansions, increased investment
11th July 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Building on its positive impact, the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is expanding key infrastructure, with an overarching goal of enhancing industrial... 


Innovating stainless steel solutions across industries in South Africa
11th July 2025

Founded in 2010 with a strong vision to be a reliable, technically capable, and customer-focused supplier of stainless steel fasteners in South Africa, Fastenright has become a trusted partner... 


Critical components can make or break operational performance in mines, where downtime directly translates into lost revenue
High-performance couplings drive mining reliability
11th July 2025

Across Africa’s mining sector, operations face growing pressure to deliver more output, uptime and efficiency without compromising safety or sustainability. This pressure is especially acute in... 


Rights body outlines legislative path to combat water infrastructure attacks
11th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has published a comprehensive policy brief highlighting the various legislative and policy mechanisms available to the State to tackle the... 


The lender’s servant
11th July 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

Full disclosure: the article you are about to read is the fourth in a series, technically known as a tetralogy, where ‘tetra’ means four. When rummaging through this column’s archives, its link to... 


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Gautrain Management Agency’s shift in focus leads to overhaul in extension plan
11th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is undergoing a rescoping process to optimise capital deployment and production schedules. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 4 has been successfully returned to service. 


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Gautrain Management Agency’s shift in focus leads to overhaul in extension plan
11th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa to address the nation on Mkhwanazi’s allegations
10th July 2025 By: Sashnee Moodley

President Cyril Ramaphosa has resolved to address South Africa on Sunday, on the recent allegations levelled against political and South African Police Service leadership by KwaZulu-Natal Police... 


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City of Cape Town to procure 30 electric buses from Volvo
10th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) will procure 30 fully electric buses from Volvo Bus Southern Africa for its MyCiTi bus service, following an open-market tendering process. The first buses are... 


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DA lays fraud charge against under fire Senzo Mchunu
10th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday laid a charge of fraud against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at the Cape Town Central Police Station, vowing to submit a formal complaint to Parliament’s... 


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MV Switchgear completes the design and type testing of AMV24
10th July 2025

Manufacturer ACTOM MV Switchgear has completed the final phase in the design and development of its AMV product range, which was successfully type-tested in 2022 to a rating of 17.5 kV, in under a... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson aims to restructure State property portfolio into ‘investible’ entity
9th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has used his Budget Vote speech to unpack a vision for migrating government departments that collectively spend R6-billion yearly on private... 


Huawei eKit Forum at Huawei South Africa Connect 2025
Huawei eKit unveils suite of products to propel digital and intelligent transformation
9th July 2025

Huawei eKit officially launched a full suite of more than 20 new products tailored to empower South Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the tools they need to scale, innovate,... 


Rolls-Royce Power Systems sees data centres as one of the emerging new markets in Africa
9th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South... 


Hong-Eng Koh, Huawei’s Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist
Huawei showcases digital solutions to transform the public sector
9th July 2025

As South Africa looks to modernise its public services and close digital gaps in health, education, governance, and safety, Huawei used the platform of the 2025 Public Service Forum – held during... 


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Competition Commission, Vodacom reach Maziv merger agreement
8th July 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Competition Commission will no longer oppose Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% interest in Maziv after the parties reached an agreement on revised conditions that substantially remedy the... 


Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
Fedusa, SACP want independent inquiry into Mkhwanazi’s Saps allegations
8th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint an independent commission of inquiry to investigate... 


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DA calls for review of Expropriation Act, BBBEE Act amid US tariffs
8th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Following US President Donald Trump’s announcement on the US tariffs, the Democratic Alliance (DA) called for amendments to the Expropriation Act that renew confidence in the protection of private... 


Solarise Africa commissions Northern Cape solar irrigation project
8th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Pan-African energy-as-a-service provider Solarise Africa has commissioned the Idstone Vaalboskop irrigation solar variable speed drive (VSD) project – a transformative solar-powered irrigation... 


IKA showcases lab solutions for Africa’s growing scientific and industrial sectors
IKA showcases lab solutions for Africa’s growing scientific and industrial sectors
8th July 2025

With African laboratories under increasing pressure to deliver reliable results while meeting global standards, laboratory equipment manufacturer IKA Works is positioning its latest technologies as... 


Nornickel's Palladium Center Head Dmitry Izotov.
South Africa’s palladium can cut South Africa’s water treatment costs, researchers show
8th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The message Nornickel's Palladium Center head Dmitry Izotov communicated strongly at South Africa’s PGM Industry Day in Johannesburg in April was that research is pointing to a long list of... 


MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
MCA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fair Work ruling on BHP labour hire
8th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s peak mining lobby has issued a warning over the future of contract services in the mining sector after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruled that diversified major BHP’s in-house labour... 


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Ramaphosa reflects on development financing conference and S Africa's G20 Presidency focus areas
8th July 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa said has expressed South Africa’s commitment to working with countries to confront the debt challenge in a manner that is “effective, sustainable and just.” Ramaphosa... 


HYDAC delivers advanced filtration, fluid power solutions for demanding industries
HYDAC delivers advanced filtration, fluid power solutions for demanding industries
8th July 2025

Advanced process filtration solutions provider HYDAC Technology delivers reliable, customised systems for industrial and municipal applications. The company, part of the global HYDAC Group,... 


Anton Paar highlights advanced measurement solutions for African industries
Anton Paar highlights advanced measurement solutions for African industries
8th July 2025

Global precision instrument manufacturer Anton Paar is strengthening its presence in Southern Africa and beyond as demand for reliable, high-end laboratory and industrial measurement solutions... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy reveals targets, highlights progress on transport sector turnaround
7th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has outlined six targets that will guide the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) work over the next few years to transform the passenger, freight, and aviation... 


Huawei representatives and SADV’s Managing Executive Venita Engelbrecht Launching iFTTR OptiXstar F50 series
Huawei launches next-gen fibre-to-the-room solution to accelerate intelligent connectivity
7th July 2025

During Huawei South Africa Connect 2025, Huawei officially launched the iFTTR OptiXstar F50 series, the country’s latest “Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR)+X” solution for intelligent, all-optical smart... 


Enyuka adds six shopping centres to its portfolio
7th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Retail property-focused real estate investment trust Enyuka has received the transfer of six established shopping centres from commercial property investment company ONE Eighty Holdings. The... 


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