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We are Still A Square Forklift
We are Still A Square Forklift
14th November 2025

It’s official, A Square Forklift is the sole distributor of Still materials handling equipment in South Africa. Founded in 1998, A Square Forklift went on to become one of the country’s leading... 


Drill core from the Thacker Pass project
Thacker Pass lithium project, US – update
14th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Automation specialist Emerson has been selected by Lithium Americas to provide its comprehensive automation portfolio and technical services for the project. 


Commentators praise MTBPS fiscal discipline, moving expenditure to investment
13th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Various business organisations and economists have praised the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on November 12, for maintaining... 


MMM - Why choose between Capex and Opex if you can Totex?
MMM - Why choose between Capex and Opex if you can Totex?
13th November 2025

By: Johan Pretorius - MMM Segment Lead, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric In a sector marked by cyclical demand, high capital intensity, and increasing regulatory and sustainability... 


High electricity prices to continue putting pressure on mining, smelting, says Minerals Council
13th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The improvement in the performance of State-owned Eskom’s ability to supply electricity and the uptick in Transnet’s operational performance bode well for mining, but the sector faces the threat of... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson claims breakthrough against construction mafia as arrests, convictions rise
13th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has touted significant progress in cracking down on the “construction mafia”, with hundreds of arrests and convictions helping to stabilise... 


Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
13th November 2025

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today’s digital economy is placing unprecedented strain on the power grid. For years, efficiency gains have... 


National Treasury DG Duncan Pieterse
R6.7bn in savings secured under Targeted and Responsible Savings scheme
12th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Treasury has started to quantify the savings it is expecting from its Targeted and Responsible Savings (TARS) initiative, which seeks to identify low-priority or underperforming... 


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Batohi tells Parly committee NPA remains vulnerable after State capture
12th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi confirmed receiving classified intelligence about attempts to compromise prosecutors and certain cases, as well as information... 


Cell C, Huawei ink digital transformation deal
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cell C Business and Huawei Cloud have entered into a renewed collaboration to strengthen cloud, digital infrastructure and industry-specific solutions, A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marks... 


New chapter for Seacom after rebrand
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has undertaken a brand overhaul as it marks a new chapter and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, client focus and digital leadership. The “strategic leap”... 


Vodacom, Starlink partner for Africa connectivity
12th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications company Vodacom Group has entered into a pivotal agreement with satellite broadband provider Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet to millions of... 


Emerson to automate Thacker Pass lithium project
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Automation specialist Emerson has been selected by Lithium Americas to provide its comprehensive automation portfolio and technical services for the Thacker Pass lithium project, in northern... 


Dube Cargo Terminal, at King Shaka International Airport, reports good year-on-year growth
12th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Dube Tradeport Special Economic Zone has announced that the Dube Cargo Terminal, located at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (KSIA), had registered 7% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth... 


Verder
From fibre to flow: How hose engineering impacts performance
12th November 2025

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... 


M&R Holdings announces resignation of another director
12th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Murray & Roberts (M&R) Holdings has announced the resignation of Daniel Grobler as a director, with effect from November 11. His resignation follows the announcement last month that the Gauteng... 


An image showing a group shot at the FNB, Mastercard Globba launch
FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border payment service
11th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Financial services provider FNB and multinational payment card services company Mastercard on November 11 launched Globba, a cross-border payments solution powered by Mastercard Move. The product... 


AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon.
AngloGold Ashanti’s third-quarter free cash flow up 141% to record $920m
11th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the three months to September 30, the free cash flow of AngloGold Ashanti rose 141% year-on-year to a record $920-million as continued cost discipline helped to capture the benefits of a higher... 


MTN Zambia and Huawei Launched the World's First AI-powered Adaptive Power Backup for Emergency Resilient Networks
World's first AI-powered adaptive power backup launched
11th November 2025

MTN Zambia and Huawei have jointly launched the world’s first AI-powered adaptive power backup solution for emergency resilient networks, addressing the challenge of keeping communication services... 


The Premier factory
Millbake, Groceries divisions give Premier Group’s interim results a boost
11th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed fast-moving consumer goods and personal care products company Premier Group has reported that its interim results for the six months ended September 30 demonstrate the continuance of a... 


Denise van Huyssteen
Nelson Mandela Bay business chamber urges decisive action to unlock small business growth
10th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday, he is in a position to signal decisive action that can unlock South Africa’s economic... 


Cape Town tables business plan to take over PRASA operations
Cape Town tables business plan to take over PRASA operations
10th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town aims to be the first South African city to take over the management of its passenger rail system. This follows the tabling of a Rail Business Plan,... 


Leadership Changes at Babcock
Leadership Changes at Babcock
10th November 2025

Leadership changes at Babcock Babcock has announced leadership changes at its Equipment and Plant Services divisions. Effective October 2025, Tim Ward is the new managing director of the Equipment... 


Cash prizes highlight lifting durability
Cash prizes highlight lifting durability
10th November 2025

Condra is running a competition to find the company’s oldest working crane, showcasing product durability and offering cash prizes for the three longest-working machines discovered. The contest is... 


Joburg skyline
World Bank-backed ‘payment for performance’ grant launched for metros
10th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities are now able to tap into a new National Treasury grant, backed by World Bank funding of $925-million (about R16-billion), if they are able to show... 


Thuraya enters South African market with Thuraya-4 commercial rollout
10th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

United Arab Emirates- (UAE-) based AI-powered spacetech company Space42 subsidiary Thuraya has started the commercial deployment of its next-generation mobile communications satellite Thuraya-4 in... 


Vesconite Bearings confirms PFAS-free status of long-standing standard material
Vesconite Bearings confirms PFAS-free status of long-standing standard material
10th November 2025

Vesconite Bearings is pleased to confirm that its long-established Standard Vesconite bearing material is completely free of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and has been since its... 


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MTBPS should confirm fiscal progress – BLSA CEO
10th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to be presented in Parliament this week is another opportunity for government to signal real progress in improving the management of the country’s... 


Andries Janse van Rensburg, Business Development Manager - Specialty Building Materials, at Chryso Southern Africa
CHRYSO Delivers Specialty Waterproofing Solutions for Concrete and Bridge Structures
10th November 2025

As infrastructure networks age and traffic demands increase, the long term protection of bridges, overpasses, culverts and other critical concrete structures has become a top priority for engineers... 


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Vodacom achieves double-digit H1 increases across the board
10th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Vodacom Group on Monday reported a 14.7% increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R30.46-billion during the six months ended September 30.... 


Ignite your workforce with ATI’s engineering star artisans
Ignite your workforce with ATI’s engineering star artisans
10th November 2025

Engineering training provider Artisan Training Institute (ATI) is pleased to announce the launch of our latest service to the engineering industry, the donor-funded programme. The programme is... 


Gauteng Industrial Development Zone chief investment officer Maidei Matika
Gauteng agency declares OR Tambo SEZ Precinct 2 'open for investment'
7th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In marking a significant step in South Africa’s industrial development journey and turning eastern Gauteng into an aerotropolis, FNB Gauteng Business and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency... 


Bolivia is rethinking lithium deals with China, Russia in US pivot
7th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

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... 


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SIU launches GBVF programme to act ‘swiftly’
7th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Special Investigating Unit head Advocate Andy Mothibi said on Friday that corruption and gender-based violence and femicide are inter-connected, as he announced the launch of the unit’s GBVF first... 


The Sandvik UJ443E heavy jaw crushing plant demonstrates the latest fully electric track platform technology now being adopted by the global mining and aggregates sectors
Africa Welcomes First-Ever Fully Electric Sandvik Mobile Crushing Plant
7th November 2025

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... 


Sephaku grows interim revenue, profits and earnings
7th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed building and construction materials company Sephaku Holdings grew its revenue for the six months to September 30 to R665.1-million, up from R613.8-million in the six months to end... 


An image of Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly
RFA welcomes lower fuel prices, but says logistics costs still too high
7th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transport costs are starting to decrease, and the benefits of this will eventually benefit consumers, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly indicates. On November 5, the cost of diesel for... 


Image of Senzo Mchunu
Mchunu maintains innocence, as he hands over electronic devices to Saps
7th November 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he remains confident that due process will confirm that his actions have been “ethical, lawful, and consistent” with his duties as a member of the... 


RS South Africa Shapes the Future of Engineering Talent this STEM Day
RS South Africa Shapes the Future of Engineering Talent this STEM Day
7th November 2025

In a world increasingly driven by technology, innovation, and sustainability, the question is not whether we will need engineers it is whether we are equipping the next generation with the skills... 


An image of an Allmech employee and the Runxin F135 valve system
New valves enhance water supply, process efficiency
7th November 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The new, optimised Runxin F135 duplex valve has been introduced to the South African market to improve water treatment processes by enhancing water softening and ensuring consistent water quality,... 


An image of Andile Nqandela
HPHT valves improve flow control operations
7th November 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

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,... 


On site where a storage system has been installed
BESSs can alleviate tariff pressures
7th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

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... 


An image of Rollon linear motion systems in industrial machinery
Partnership helps meet increased demand
7th November 2025

Aligning with growing linear motion technology demands, linear motion systems specialists Rollon has partnered with industrial solutions provider BMG to deliver high-performance solutions for... 


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