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maxwell+spark highlights importance of localisation in pursuing sustainability
8th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa requires more green battery power storage solutions; however, companies value operational efficiency before environmental benefits, with sustainability required to support uptime,... 


Municipalities have eight days to comment on new electricity trading rules, platform warns
8th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South African municipalities have eight days to influence electricity trading rules that will reshape how they operate, budget and deliver services, says digital electricity platform company... 


BMI holds cautiously optimistic outlook for mining, metals in 2026
8th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – says it holds a cautiously optimistic outlook for most metals next year, expecting most mineral and metal prices to edge higher, supported by declining tariff... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom promises not to impose burdens on other customers as it inks MoU to support embattled ferrochrome smelters
8th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore–Merafe Chrome Venture in a bid to finalise an electricity tariff solution that prevents the closure of... 


 Vertiv Completes Acquisition of PurgeRite, Expanding Leadership in Liquid Cooling Services
Vertiv Completes Acquisition of PurgeRite, Expanding Leadership in Liquid Cooling Services
8th December 2025

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced the successful completion of its previously reported intent to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate... 


BFA, Caribou and consulting firm form Alliance for Inclusive AI
8th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Impact investment company BFA Global, private wealth management company Caribou Group and global consulting firm MicroSave Consulting (MSC) have formed the Alliance for Inclusive AI – an open... 


SA businesses urged to adapt to Gen Z expectations
SA businesses urged to adapt to Gen Z expectations
8th December 2025

Gen Z, which includes people born between 1995 and 2010, is now the largest generation in South Africa. It is projected to make up about 40% of the country’s workforce by 2030. What stands out... 


The Paratus man driving the group’s expansion in sub-equatorial Africa
8th December 2025

By: Martin Cox – Group Chief Commercial Officer – Paratus Group When Martin Cox joined the Paratus Group in 2021, his principal mandate was to champion the Group’s ambitious expansion across... 


A Weba Chute Systems field advisor inspects a conveyor transfer point in operation, underpinning the company’s ongoing commitment to ensuring optimal material flow and performance across all installations
Weba Chute Systems delivers decade-long performance at Palabora Copper Mine
8th December 2025

More than a decade after installation, the custom engineered transfer chutes supplied by Weba Chute Systems to Palabora Copper Mine (PMC) continue to operate with virtually no maintenance - a... 


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Aviation and tourist sector entities urge State to adopt digital border control technologies
8th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

International air transport sector-owned technology company SITA and global private sector travel and tourism industry non-profit promotion entity, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), have... 


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TLT Turbo Africa launches SMART Fan for mining
5th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Technology-driven mining and industrial fan and ventilation manufacturer TLT Turbo Africa on December 4 launched its new sustainable monitoring and airflow response technology (SMART) Fan for... 


LONGi Enters Energy Storage Market, Redefining Industry Standards with “Ultimate Safety”
LONGi Enters Energy Storage Market, Redefining Industry Standards with “Ultimate Safety”
5th December 2025

On November 26, a grand launch event for LONGi's energy storage solutions was held in London. Dennis She, Vice President of LONGi, comprehensively outlined the company's global energy storage... 


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Enabling condition monitoring in hazardous areas
5th December 2025

A new version of SKF’s Microlog Analyzer dBX portable vibration analyzer has recently been developed in response to growing customer demand for condition monitoring in hazardous areas. The device,... 


BHP, Rio begin testing first battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara
BHP, Rio begin testing first battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara
5th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto have taken delivery of Australia’s first Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks at BHP’s Jimblebar mine, marking the start of on-site... 


Aerial view of SEW-EURODRIVE’s expanded facility in Gqeberha
New facility boosts local capacity in Eastern Cape
5th December 2025

Drive engineering specialists SEW-EURODRIVE has officially opened its expanded Gqeberha facility, positioning the company as a major local partner to the province’s expanding industrial sector.... 


Business exhibitions take centre stage as converging industries seek solutions
Business exhibitions take centre stage as converging industries seek solutions
5th December 2025

South Africa’s leading business exhibitions are important hubs for knowledge, technology, and collaboration across the safety, security, fire protection, renewable energy, and facilities management... 


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Transfer point design sees an industry shift
5th December 2025

Transfer points in mining are increasingly seen as critical to plant performance, prompting a shift toward custom engineered solutions that prioritise controlled material flow, reduced dust and... 


How digital infrastructure design choices will decide who wins in AI
How digital infrastructure design choices will decide who wins in AI
5th December 2025

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric As AI drives continues to disrupt industries across the world, the race is no longer just about smarter... 


Bernard Dagher
Opinion: The African grid of the future – smart, connected, resilient
5th December 2025

In this article, GE Vernova grid solutions chief strategy and growth officer for the Middle East and Africa Bernard Dagher writes that meeting Africa’s rising electricity demand will require a... 


At the formation of SABMA (from left to right): Antony English, founder and CTO of Freedom Won,
Kribang Govender, Creslow Energy Solutions MD,
James Verster, Blue Nova CEO, 
Louis Serfontein, head of business development at Freedom Won, Koloyan Dimov, founder and MD of SolarMD,
Rizqah MacGirlley, product and project manager of SolarMD, and Paul Osborne, BalanCell CFO
New battery manufacturing body wants local content designated in large industrial and utility-scale projects
5th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Six local lithium battery and inverter manufacturers have joined forces to form the South African Battery Manufacturers Association (SABMA) in an effort to raise awareness of the country’s energy... 


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AI-powered ERP solution for mid-sized organisations
5th December 2025

An AI-powered Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution has been launched by Sage, specialists in accounting, financial, human resources, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized... 


American Rare Earths is working to build a mine in Wyoming.
US minerals projects seek 'industrial vision' from Washington to compete with China
5th December 2025 By: Reuters

Washington must move even faster to bolster critical minerals projects and offset Beijing's grip on the world's supply of the building blocks for electronics, weapons and a range of other goods,... 


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Infrastructure focus could spark long-awaited construction revival but obstacles persist
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 


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Sector enters phase of industrial renewal
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The convergence of the automotive and mining value chains is strengthening Africa’s capacity to shift from resource extraction to advanced manufacturing, positioning the continent as an... 


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Bank says finance must drive industrial depth
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As the automotive components industry enters a period of structural change, financial institution Nedbank Commercial Banking says the sector’s long-term survival depends on aligning finance with... 


An image of a solar power plant and PV panels
Firm’s preconfigured stack helps IPPs, traders participate in MSB market
5th December 2025

For a new Namibian independent power producer (IPP) or supplier working through Modified Single Buyer (MSB) registration and then stepping into Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) trading,... 


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Township mechanics are strengthening their position - firm
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s automotive aftersales economy is being reshaped by the rapid rise of township mechanics, whose workshops are increasingly providing credible, competitive and affordable alternatives... 


An image of the Maxwell Solar Power Plant stakeholders
Solar plant success heralds Namibia’s wheeling push
5th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Making headway in the Namibian energy sector, renewable-energy solutions provider Sustainable Power Solutions’ (SPS’s) latest project – the 10 MW Maxwell solar power plant – is a wheeling project... 


An image of Chanda Nxumalo
Renewables company provides key services to Namibian energy sector
5th December 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Renewable energy project solutions company Harmattan Renewables is involved in the Mariental and Greenam solar PV plants, providing due diligence services, and is currently Lenders’ Technical... 


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Infrastructure focus could spark long-awaited construction revival but obstacles persist
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 


AMTR
AMTR
5th December 2025

Engineering services provider AMTR’s core skills of dimensional metrology, design, and systems and tools manufacturing are combined to deliver integrated solutions that meet the highest standards... 


Sappi CEO Steve Binnie and UPM President and CEO Massimo Reynaudo
Sappi, UPM propose combining their European graphic paper businesses
4th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Paper and pulp manufacturer Sappi and Finland-based material solutions company UPM-Kymmene Corporation have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine their European graphic paper businesses... 


ACTOM Pretoria Power Transformers reopens facility, marking a major milestone for local manufacturing
ACTOM Pretoria Power Transformers reopens facility, marking a major milestone for local manufacturing
4th December 2025

ACTOM, a leader in energy infrastructure, officially opened its Pretoria Power Transformer manufacturing factory, following the strategic acquisition of SGB SMIT Power Matla, in what was structured... 


South African Mining Technology Showcased on the Global Stage at PERUMIN 2025
4th December 2025

South Africa’s mining supply chain took a confident step onto the global stage as members of the South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster (SAMPEC) and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 


Schneider Electric’s pure-air GM AirSeT aligns the energy chain with decarbonisation goals
Schneider Electric’s pure-air GM AirSeT aligns the energy chain with decarbonisation goals
4th December 2025

As South Africa intensifies its move towards cleaner, smarter energy systems, solutions like Schneider Electric’s globally recognised  SF₆-free GM AirSeT pure-air medium voltage (MV) switchgear is... 


Steve Chang, Mark Handley and Nomonde Kweyi
BYD Sealion 5 launch reaffirms commitment to South Africa, accessibility
4th December 2025 By: Nadine James

World-leading Chinese new-energy vehicle (NEV) and technology company BYD on Thursday, December 4, officially launched the plug-in hybrid BYD Sealion 5 sports-utility vehicle in South Africa –... 


NETSCOUT presents the ‘soundtrack’ of IT network experts as the year winds down
NETSCOUT presents the ‘soundtrack’ of IT network experts as the year winds down
4th December 2025

By: Bryan Hamman - NETSCOUT's regional director for Africa The traditional retail frenzy weekend that is associated with the ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ events has been and gone and many... 


Multotec’s flame retardant rubber screen panels - a proactive fire safety solution for continuous mineral processing uptime
Multotec’s flame retardant rubber screen panels - a proactive fire safety solution for continuous mineral processing uptime
4th December 2025

Fires on vibrating screen decks pose a significant threat to mining operations, as they can rapidly escalate into uncontrollable incidents that endanger personnel, damage equipment, and disrupt... 


Sanedi, Rustenburg cooperating to improve the city’s electricity system
4th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi), which is overseen by the Department of Electricity and Energy, and the Rustenburg municipality are partnering to improve energy... 


Times 3 Technologies recognised as a Sage Platinum Club for Partners Awards winner for driving high-performance growth and innovation
Times 3 Technologies recognised as a Sage Platinum Club for Partners Awards winner for driving high-performance growth and innovation
4th December 2025

Times 3 Technologies (T3T), an established South African Sage business partner and provider of business software and implementation services, has been named a winner of the Sage Platinum Club for... 


Palabora Mining Company (PMC) - Compromised Converter Stack - During
Draco Group Safely Demolishes 107-Metre Converter Stack at Palabora Mine
4th December 2025

Draco Group successfully completed one of South Africa’s most technically challenging demolition projects: the controlled blasting and toppling of a structurally compromised 107-metre concrete... 


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United Mining Services Group: Value driven solutions to the mining and mineral processing markets
4th December 2025

The United Mining Services Group (UMS Group) provides expertise that allows mining companies to access their most challenging ore bodies and extract minerals safely and efficiently.  


Adams & Adams launches platform to advise African clients on AI risks
3rd December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Law firm Adams & Adams has launched its SMARTAI IP Portal – an advisory service digital platform designed to help businesses understand, assess and address the risks posed by AI systems. AI... 


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Advanced Fire Suppression Technologies

Established on 1 March, 2000, by Barries Barnard, Advanced Fire Suppression Technologies (AFST) and the Advanced Group stands as Sub-Saharan...

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Leading condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, help boost machinery lifespan and reduce catastrophic component failure through the scientific...

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Monitor Distributors

We at Hawk High Pressure Pumps specialise in industrial pumps and pumping systems. Our high pressure washing equipment is locally manufactured and...

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Essentra Components

We are responsible manufacturers of essential components. Manufacturing 80 million parts a week, we have over 1 billion parts in stock.

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Immersive Technologies

Immersive Technologies is the world's largest, proven and tested supplier of simulator training solutions to the global resources industry.

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AirNox Pty Ltd

AirNox (Pty) Ltd is a level 1 BBBEE manufacturer of complete AdBlue® solutions for operators of SCR diesel engines and AUS40 across South Africa...

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