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Schneider Electric celebrates milestone anniversaries in Nigeria and Kenya
Schneider Electric celebrates milestone anniversaries in Nigeria and Kenya
3rd December 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, is celebrating two major milestones on the African continent: 25 years of operations... 


Jonathan McKey, National Sales and Marketing Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE, highlights the company’s growing range of power packs and engineered drive solutions for demanding industrial environments
SEW EURODRIVE sets the pace with power packs in African mining
3rd December 2025

Comprehensively supporting the mining sector with commodity-specific drive train solutions, SEW-EURODRIVE has cemented its reputation as a trusted partner to the industry - a testament to its... 


Angola’s Role in Africa’s AI-Driven Infrastructure Growth
Angola’s Role in Africa’s AI-Driven Infrastructure Growth
3rd December 2025

By: Wojtek Piorko - managing director, Africa at Vertiv As Africa accelerates its critical digital infrastructure investments, Angola’s strategic geographic position, rapidly expanding mobile... 


Standard Bank acts as advisor, facilitates funding for R11.5bn Vodacom-Maziv fibre deal
3rd December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Standard Bank on Wednesday announced the financial close of the R11.5-billion deal that will result in Vodacom acquiring a 30% stake in Maziv. Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)... 


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New report outlines benefits for companies from green economy, includes advice for CEOs
2nd December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The green economy has reached $5-trillion a year and is on track to exceed $7-trillion within the decade, a new report, ‘Already a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: A CEO Guide to Growth in the Green... 


Gibb CEO Vishaal Lutchman
Engineering execs warn that policy failures, weak accountability are deepening the infrastructure crisis
2nd December 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 


Africa Targets $5 Billion Project Pipeline as Green Economy Summit Returns for Fourth Edition
2nd December 2025

As the world accelerates climate finance commitments ahead of several crucial global milestones, momentum is shifting toward solutions that can turn ambition into action. Recent outcomes from... 


Steinmüller Africa wins two top honours at Duvha Power Station awards after delivering decade-first maintenance breakthrough
Steinmüller Africa wins two top honours at Duvha Power Station awards after delivering decade-first maintenance breakthrough
2nd December 2025

Drone technology and rapid-response capabilities are some of the main reasons that have earned engineering company Steinmüller Africa top industry honours at Eskom's Duvha Power Station awards. The... 


The Lion ferrochrome smelter.
Eskom proposal supports continued operation of Lion ferrochrome smelter
2nd December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

An electricity tariff proposal by South Africa’s State-owned power utility Eskom is supporting the continued operation of the Lion ferrochrome smelter in Limpopo province, Glencore-Merafe Chrome... 


Schneider Electric’s role in establishing the SADC region of the future, today
Schneider Electric’s role in establishing the SADC region of the future, today
2nd December 2025

By: Manuel Tati - Vice President, SADC region at Schneider Electric There’s no doubt that the SADC region holds tremendous promise; rich in natural resources, it has the potential to rapidly expand... 


UK and South Africa deepen their science, technology and innovation cooperation
2nd December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The UK High Commission in Pretoria, and the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), jointly announced on Tuesday that three major cooperative programmes have been... 


Three South African schools earn global recognition in Inspired’s inter-school robotics competition
Three South African schools earn global recognition in Inspired’s inter-school robotics competition
2nd December 2025

Three South African schools – Reddam House Bedfordview, Reddford House The Hills and Reddam House Umhlanga – have earned top honours in the global Inspired Builds robotics competition, a technology... 


From startup hustle to big business digitisation: how digital talent fuels growth
2nd December 2025

In the early days of any startup, growth is more often than not driven by sheer determination, untold levels of creativity and a whole lot of hustle. Founders and their small teams are known to... 


Dr Herman Booysen
SRK Consulting opens new office in Bloemfontein, looking to diversify
2nd December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

After running a solo operation in the Free State for a number of years, SRK Consulting South Africa associate partner and principal scientist in disaster and risk management Dr Herman Booysen is... 


Water security key to economic stability, reflects Rand Water chairperson
2nd December 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Sustainable water management is not just an environmental concern, but an economic, developmental and moral imperative, with water security inseparable from climate resilience, economic stability... 


Fairvest CEO Darren Wilder
Fairvest delivers strong distribution growth, surpasses guidance
1st December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed property group Fairvest has reported a yearly distribution of 142.57c per A share and 48.15c per B share for the financial year ended September 30, surpassing the guidance provided to... 


Are delivery issues killing your e-commerce business?
1st December 2025

By: Nelson Teixeira - managing director of operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx In e-commerce, a delayed delivery can mean a lost customer. In fact, more than 20% of shoppers say they won’t... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
AfriForum blames Ramaphosa, ANC for friction with US
1st December 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Lobby group AfriForum on Monday claimed that the “reckless” actions and policies of President Cyril Ramaphosa and other African National Congress leaders are directly responsible for South Africa’s... 


247Solar Launches $25 Million Series B Round
1st December 2025

To scale around-the-clock industrial heat and electricity for C&I sector Great Falls, Virginia; December 1, 2025 – 247Solar, the MIT-born innovator of clean, always-on industrial heat plus... 


Access and Industrialization as Drivers for Accelerating Africa's Sustainable Energy Transition
1st December 2025

Africa’s Dual Imperative The African continent stands at a pivotal juncture, defined by a dual imperative that will shape its economic trajectory for the decades ahead: achieving universal energy... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller and Valterra Executive Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Yvonne Mfolo.
Valterra Platinum market cap soars to R300bn-plus as 2025 draws to close
1st December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Valterra Platinum, South Africa’s impressive 2025 platinum group metals (PGM) creation, is bringing its inaugural 2025 year to a massively fruitful close with a market capitalisation that has... 


GT1 MD Cameron Henry says there is 'real momentum' in the critical minerals market in Canada.
GT1 appoints Altris to lead Seymour DFS
1st December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed Green Technology Metals (GT1) has appointed engineering consultancy Altris Engineering to optimise and lead the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Seymour lithium project... 


Beyond compliance: GSI enhances industrial safety through best-practice, ECSA-accredited compressed gas safety training
Beyond compliance: GSI enhances industrial safety through best-practice, ECSA-accredited compressed gas safety training
28th November 2025

Compressed gas safety is one of the most critical issues throughout industry today. Across many sectors including mining, petrochemical, maritime and engineering, the risk of fires, explosions and... 


G20 Leaders advance global waste management solutions at historic Johannesburg summit
G20 Leaders advance global waste management solutions at historic Johannesburg summit
28th November 2025

A plethora of world leaders gathered at the historic G20 Summit held in Johannesburg recently and have reaffirmed their commitment to tackling the growing global waste crisis through innovative... 


Digital dentistry technology company expands its presence in South Africa
28th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Nasdaq-listed digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry technology company Align Technology (Align) has announced that it was expanding its presence in South Africa, including the appointment... 


ITS autonomous driving vehicle in Poland
Poland showcases manufacturing excellence as it seeks stronger African trade relations
28th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To strengthen the recognition of Polish automotive brands in the international market and to foster trade with the growing automotive sector in Africa, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency hosted... 


Rosslyn Container Yard
Bidvest International Logistics unveils custom-built automotive container yard in Rosslyn
28th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transport and logistics company Bidvest International Logistics (BIL) has unveiled a new custom-built 40 000 m2 Rosslyn Container Yard together with automaker BMW Group South Africa and integrated... 


Weidemann South Africa market development manager Etienne Pignon and Wacker Neuson South Africa MD Stefan le Roux
Wacker Neuson introduces Weidemann brand for sub-Saharan Africa’s agri sector
28th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Construction, agriculture and forestry machinery and equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson South Africa has announced the introduction of German telehandler brand, Weidemann, to sub-Saharan Africa’s... 


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Global bauxite production outlook lowered for 2025
28th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global bauxite production growth is expected to slow to 2% this year, reaching 451.3-million tonnes, after forecasts were revised down by BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – in its ‘Global Bauxite... 


Align Technology Expands Leadership and Customer Focus in South Africa
Align Technology Expands Leadership and Customer Focus in South Africa
28th November 2025

Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners,... 


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Iron-ore prices to remain elevated in 2026, but upside limited – BMI
28th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Fitch Solutions unit BMI expects iron-ore prices to settle at a yearly average of $95/t in 2026, slightly down from $97/t this year, as prices come under pressure from additional supply coming... 


Oni-Tel launches fibre network to connect data centres in Gauteng
28th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Fibreoptic cable infrastructure company Oni-Tel Fibre Networks has launched its inter-data centre fibre network. The high-speed fibre backbone connects all major data centres across Gauteng, which... 


Energy cannot be destroyed; it can only be transferred, and here’s how
Energy cannot be destroyed; it can only be transferred, and here’s how
28th November 2025

By: Nishandra Baijnath - Systems Architect, Digital Automation at Schneider Electric Industry’s very nature sees it producing significant amounts of waste, whether it’s heat from furnaces and... 


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MMD Mineral Sizing Africa partners with Terex Magna
28th November 2025

Africa's mining sector stands at a critical juncture. As operations scale up to meet global demand, the need for high-capacity, mobile equipment that combines productivity with compliance has never... 


Platinum mesh added to lithium-sulphur batteries.
Platinum metals could end up in both electric car technologies – BEV and FCEV
28th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum is already very well embedded as an indispensable catalyst in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology that very impressively powered the Toyotas that chauffeured... 


Image of a panel of speakers on a stage at a GCNSA event at the B20
B20 bears fruit for SMEs
28th November 2025

The Global Compact Network South Africa (GCNSA) launched a digital small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Readiness Tool at a side-event of the recently-held Business 20 (B20), the official Group... 


Image of The PAC SH pump from IPR
New pump for deep mining environments
28th November 2025

A new self-priming centrifugal single-stage pump range, now available from Integrated Pump Rental (IPR), offers a maximum head of 235 m and a maximum flow of 2 000 m³ and is said to provide... 


Image of A Gundlach crusher
Greater access to equipment for SA industry
28th November 2025

In an effort to expand customer access to a range of industry solutions in South Africa and across the continent, Astec Industries recently acquired TerraSource Global (TSG) in a move that is said... 


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Platform facilitates sharing of technology and patents
28th November 2025

A new platform is being launched by SKF in an effort to broaden access to technology by making selected patents freely available. SKF asserts that The Patent Bay technology-sharing platform also... 


Two mine wokrers chatting
Digital payments driving safer, faster mining operations
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Digital payments for overtime and meeting production targets and as safety incentives are transforming the way in which mining companies reward and engage employees, improving efficiency and... 


Daniel Korsah speaking at the event.
Smart systems reduce fatigue incidents
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Diversified gold major Gold Fields has made significant progress in strengthening its safety culture through its partnership with mining technology company Hexagon, says Gold Fields Ghana asset... 


Mineworkers on site
Responsible mining, efficiency key for miner
28th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Balancing responsible mining with operational efficiency is a defining theme across Africa’s resource sector, and for diamond miner Petra Diamonds, that balance is central to long-term strategy,... 


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People, partnerships central to building Africa’s mining future
28th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As Africa’s mining sector enters a renewed investment cycle, the emphasis on local content and skills development, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance, is reshaping how... 


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