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Convenient, affordable access to courier services
17th January 2025

In a move to increase access to courier services, Engen and South African smart locker and courier solution provider pudo have entered into a strategic partnership. Short for ‘pick up drop off’,... 


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Custom chutes optimise material flow and reduce wear
17th January 2025

Johannesburg-based Weba Chute Systems asserts that its customised chute designs optimise material flow and reduce wear, ensuring minimal downtime in abrasive ore handling applications. Weba Chute... 


PIVOTAL ROLE
High-voltage storage systems play a pivotal role in stabilising the grid and ensuring energy availability
HV battery storage to become essential
17th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

High-voltage battery storage systems are becoming an essential component of South Africa’s renewable-energy strategy, either as standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) or integrated with... 


Cape Town moves ahead with plans to take over PRASA service
17th January 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it will have business plans in place by the middle of this year to take over the management of passenger rail services in the metro. This follows the city... 


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Unsurprising yet painful
17th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

News that the struggling Newcastle Works will close at the end of this month is yet another painful reminder of South Africa’s ongoing deindustrialisation. The development itself is not surprising,... 


Aqua Horizon Technologies
Aqua Horizon Technologies leads the fight against water contamination
17th January 2025

Water contamination is a silent crisis threatening industries, communities and ecosystems across the globe. From industrial effluents polluting rivers to oil spills compromising groundwater, the... 


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Vidalia further expansion project, US – update
17th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Syrah Resources has been awarded a tax credit under the US Inflation Reduction Act’s Section 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit Programme. 


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Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update
17th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum group metals production from the project remains on track. 


Solar panels, wind turbines and transmission infrastructure
Opinion: The Just Energy Transition is just taking too long
16th January 2025

In this article, financial services provider DG Capital's Imraan Mukadam and Shaun Nel write that the need to gear all levers across government, especially through dedicated incentives towards the... 


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Creecy says FlySafair request for exemption from ownership regulations ‘premature’
16th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has called airline FlySafair's request for an urgent Ministerial exemption from a disputed legal provision of the Air Service Licensing Act "premature". She has,... 


MLG Oz seals A$45m of contracts with Northern Star
16th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kalgoorlie-based mining services and resource asset management company MLG Oz has announced four contracts with gold miner Northern Star for the provision of haulage and site services across four... 


When short-term rentals make sense
When short-term rentals make sense
16th January 2025

From warehousing and logistics, to mining, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, short-term rental solutions for material handling equipment can be game... 


Grindrod’s NovaMarine acquires AllSurvey Industrial
Grindrod’s NovaMarine acquires AllSurvey Industrial
16th January 2025 By: Irma Venter

Marine safety and survival equipment service provider NovaMarine has acquired marine and industrial engineering company AllSurvey Industrial (ASI). Established in 1986, ASI’s principal activity is... 


Caterpillar’s 100-year history on the African Continent
Caterpillar’s 100-year history on the African Continent
16th January 2025

Caterpillar, the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, has a connection to... 


Mbahare Kekana, Michael Beaumont and Herman Mashaba
F4SD joins ActionSA, creating new deputy president position
15th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

ActionSA announced on Wednesday that will be collaborating with the Forum 4 Service Delivery party, amending its interim constitution to establish the position of an ActionSA deputy president,... 


Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
Taseko eyes first copper from Florence before year-end
15th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Taseko Mines is progressing steadily with the development of its Florence copper project in Arizona, reporting that the project has surpassed the halfway mark and remains on track... 


Northam's Zondereinde smelter.
Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy
14th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome Eland mine. Eland’s chrome concentrate... 


Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
14th January 2025 By: Reuters

At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on behalf of the miners said on Monday, which provided footage of dozens of... 


Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber
Home Affairs selects first participants in new tourism promotion scheme
13th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has selected the first round of participating companies in its new Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS). The scheme is aimed at boosting tourism arrivals from... 


SAAFF CEO Dr Juanita Maree
Logistics progress is evident in growing political maturity, fostering positive change
13th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Progress is being made in improving South Africa’s logistics, with a growing political maturity emerging in some critical areas, fostering positive change, boosting confidence and introducing new... 


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ActionSA demands urgent investigation into Crime Intelligence's R22.7-million luxury hotel purchase
13th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

ActionSA on Monday demanded an urgent Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigation into Crime Intelligence's reported use of about R23-million of taxpayer funds on a luxury... 


The MG HS
China’s MG makes its SA debut; kicks off with two SUV ranges, 25 dealers
13th January 2025 By: Irma Venter

MG has returned to the South African market after it exited the country in 2016. The former British brand belongs to Shanghai giant, SAIC Motor, which acquired it in in 2007. 


Tharisa mine in South Africa’s North West.
Underground feasibility progressing, early works capital being deployed – Tharisa
13th January 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A well progressing Tharisa mine underground definitive feasibility study accompanied by early works capital deployment is reported by Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals (PGMs)... 


Outdated data centre technology may be costing us more than we think
13th January 2025

( Virtual Showroom )Globally, the data centre industry is growing rapidly. In Africa alone, there are a reported 152 data centres – a figure that’s expected to rise steadily in line with the... 


Engen Pumps More Convenience with pudo Partnership
Engen Pumps More Convenience with pudo Partnership
13th January 2025

Engen is excited to announce a partnership with pudo, South Africa’s innovative smart locker and courier solution provider; a collaboration that aligns with Engen’s commitment to delivering smarter... 


BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso
Mavuso highlights positive economic reforms, G20's role in demonstrating progress
13th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso expects this year to be positive for the country, as it has an opportunity to consolidate the reforms made in the past several years. In... 


Condra wins Namakwa Sands crane order
Condra wins Namakwa Sands crane order
13th January 2025

( Virtual Showroom ) Tronox Mineral Sands has ordered a 35/12,5-ton Condra crane for mill maintenance at the Namakwa Sands East OFS Project, Brand-se-Baai, 385 kilometres north of Cape Town. The... 


The Vidalia facility in Louisiana, US.
Syrah secures $165m tax credit for Vidalia expansion under IRA
13th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-based Syrah Resources, through its subsidiary Syrah Technologies, has been awarded a tax credit of $165-million under the US Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA's) Section 48C Qualifying... 


BULL gains traction under Babcock’s stewardship
13th January 2025

Just over a year after assuming the exclusive dealership of BULL skid steers and backhoe loaders, Babcock reports that the range has gained significant traction in a competitive South African... 


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Parys Mountain copper/zinc/lead/gold/silver project, UK – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental-impact assessment scoping report. 


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Flamanville 3 European pressurised reactor project, France – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Flamanville 3 reactor has been connected to the national grid. 


Osisko COO Tremblay steps down
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko has reported that COO Éric Tremblay is leaving the company, effective immediately, to pursue other professional commitments in the mining sector. The company says it... 


Sibanye-Stillwater teams up with UJ to launch Simulacrum training facility
Sibanye-Stillwater teams up with UJ to launch Simulacrum training facility
9th January 2025

Sibanye-Stillwater has invested R43-million into the construction of a new Simulacrum undergrounding mining training facility at the University of Johannesburg’s Doornkloof campus. Darren Parker... 


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ActionSA wants CoJ City Manager post filled in three months
9th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

ActionSA has welcomed City of Johannesburg Speaker of Council Nobuhle Mthembu’s call for an Extra-Ordinary Council, saying it expects to see the City Manager position filled in three months.... 


World Bank unveils five-year plan to drive jobs, access to services in Namibia
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The World Bank has launched a new country partnership framework (CPF) for Namibia, targeting economic growth promotion, job creation and access to quality public services from 2025 to 2029. The CPF... 


Airlink resumes flights to Nampula
Airlink resumes flights to Nampula
9th January 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African domestic and regional airline Airlink has announced that it is resuming flights to Nampula on Thursday. It had suspended flights to the Mozambican destination because of threats that... 


Airlink suspends Nampula flights amid legal dispute
Airlink suspends Nampula flights amid legal dispute
7th January 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African airline Airlink on Tuesday suspended all flights to and from Nampula, Mozambique, citing the risk of its aircraft being seized. Passengers booked on the affected flights can receive... 


Alboricah Rathupetsane
Opinion: Saving jobs by building powerlines – why the grid expansion matters for the local steel industry
7th January 2025

In this opinion article, Alboricah Rathupetsane of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Sustainability Transitions argues that South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan presents an... 


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New, innovative trolleys introduced for waste pickers in Bellville
7th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has unveiled innovative new trolleys for  informal waste pickers designed to make waste collection easier, safer and more efficient. Developed with the City... 


Anglesey welcomes council feedback on Parys Mountain scoping report
7th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining company Anglesey has announced that the county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report. The North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning... 


RFA CEO Gavin Kelly
RFA encourages careful study of Transnet network statement to avoid snags
7th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s approval of the publishing of the Transnet network statement, which facilities open access to South Africa’s rail network by third-party operators, the... 


Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
6th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final... 


ArcelorMittal Rail and Structural, pictured, will also be shut when Newcastle closes
No reprieve likely this time after talks on Newcastle mill’s survival fail
6th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The failure of a task team established to chart a survival strategy for ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) Newcastle Works, in KwaZulu-Natal, culminated in the JSE-listed steel group notifying... 


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