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Perenti secures A$185m of new work and a contract extension
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining services provider Perenti has announced the execution of new contracts and an extension to an existing contract for the company’s subsidiary businesses. These contracts are expected to... 


European Metals expands lithium production plans at Cinovec
European Metals expands lithium production plans at Cinovec
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

ASX- and Aim-listed European Metals has announced a substantial increase in planned lithium production at its Cinovec project, on the Czech-German border. The company revealed on December 20 that... 


Decarbonisation efforts in mining fall short of science-based targets, research shows
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The global mining industry is falling short in its efforts to decarbonise at a rate required to meet science-based targets, according to new research by consultancy dss+. As the industry moves... 


Vanadium produced at the Maracás Menchen mine
Largo partners with Stryten Energy to establish US vanadium electrolyte manufacturing JV
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Largo Clean Energy Corp (LCE), a subsidiary of TSX- and Nasdaq-listed supplier of vanadium and ilmenite products Largo, has entered into definitive agreements with an affiliate of US-based battery... 


C&I Solar + Storage Post Event Report
19th December 2024

The C&I Solar + Storage Summit, co-hosted with the EIUG Convention, was a groundbreaking gathering of industry experts, policymakers and investors, all united to shape the future of energy in South... 


Eskom Group CE Dan Marokane
Eskom reports R25.5bn loss amid systemic challenges, recovery efforts
19th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

State-owned power utility Eskom has reported a R25.5-billion loss before tax for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, following a year marked by operational setbacks, financial strain and... 


Saudi Arabia Industry and Mineral Resources vice minister Khalid Al-Mudaifer
Future Minerals Forum looks to bolster international collaboration to tackle industry challenges, opportunities
19th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The fourth edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from January 14 to 16, is expected to play a key role in expanding and enhancing discussions on sector... 


Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow.
Barrick seeks fair resolution in Mali through arbitration
18th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New York- and Toronto-listed Barrick Gold Corporation on Wednesday, December 18, confirmed that its operating entities in Mali, namely Société des Mines de Loulo SA and Société des Mines de... 


Futuregrowth invests R150m in Sourcefin
18th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested R150-million in small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) finance and specialist supply chain support financial technology... 


Vanguard's facility in the Clairwood Logistics Park
Vanguard Logistics signs ten-year Clairwood lease with Fortress
13th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Logistics and supply chain solutions provider Vanguard Logistics South Africa has signed a a ten-year lease for a new 13 000 m² warehouse at Clairwood Logistics Park, in KwaZulu-Natal, with real... 


Coins
Energy, fintech, impact investing shine in private capital investment sector
13th December 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) says South Africa’s private capital market has demonstrated remarkable resilience despite global economic challenges. The... 


Financing green mining in Africa: opportunities and models
Financing green mining in Africa: opportunities and models
13th December 2024

By: Johan Pretorius - MMM Segment Lead, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Today, Africa holds approximately 30% of the world’s total mineral reserves. Indeed, from the copper belts of Zambia... 


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Water 2024/5: Averting a crisis
13th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s ‘Water 2024/25: Averting a crisis’ report delves into the critical state of South Africa's water sector, challenged by ageing infrastructure, municipal debt, and declining water... 


Microgrids in buildings are crucial to pioneering the future of energy management
Microgrids in buildings are crucial to pioneering the future of energy management
13th December 2024

By: Anoop Hariparsad - Digital Energy Business Unit Leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Microgrids are emerging as a game-changing concept, particularly within commercial and... 


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Sanral highlights megaprojects, road improvements
13th December 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

With South Africa’s roads having to withstand increased traffic volumes, owing to struggling ports and rail infrastructure issues, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has... 


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Tasez set to drive NEV innovation, skills and sustainable growth
13th December 2024

The rise of new energy vehicles (NEVs), including hybrids, is driving demand for investment in modernised automotive manufacturing facilities, with Africa’s first automotive city, the Tshwane... 


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Firm highlights project’s significance
13th December 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Sustainable waste management solutions company Interwaste contends that environmental stewardship and resource recovery remain integral in supporting South Africa’s water conservation requirements... 


EQUIPMENT PROVISION
Paragon provided the in-dam hydraulic tailings remining infrastructure
Modern remining equipment used at MTR
13th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Tailings solutions provider Paragon Tailings’ involvement in gold producer Pan African Resources’ (PAR’s) Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) operation has reinforced the growing importance of... 


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Partnership building, optimising water infrastructure in Limpopo
13th December 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA), which has through its members self-financed, built, operated and maintained its bulk raw water infrastructure since 2002, will build six new infrastructure... 


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Transforming coal industry boosts its sustainability
13th December 2024

The coal industry is undergoing a significant transformation through investments in cleaner and more efficient technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is reducing... 


POSITIVE OPERATIONS
The MTR operation is noteworthy for its environmental remediation, efficient project delivery and positive impact on the local community
Company’s EPCM role pivotal in project
13th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Integrated service provider SGS Bateman played a “pivotal role” as the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor for midtier gold producer Pan African Resources’... 


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Clean coal tech required in energy transition
13th December 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Research association Coaltech has shifted its focus to driving clean coal technologies this year, aiming to significantly reduce emissions from coal mining and combustion of the energy source by... 


Reactor pressure vessel
Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project, UK – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed for the first of the two European pressurised reactors.  


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Delba Electrical celebrates over six decades of rotating electrical machine repairs
13th December 2024

For more than six decades, Delba has led the industry in the repair of rotating electrical machines, earning a reputation as one of the most trusted and reliable service providers. As the company... 


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PFERD-SA
13th December 2024

PFERD is a leader in the development, production, support and distribution of premium tool solutions for work on surfaces, including cutting, grinding, polishing, cleaning and finishing.... 


Distinctive funding solutions for all your specialised equipment needs
Distinctive funding solutions for all your specialised equipment needs
13th December 2024

Investec For Business Head of Asset Finance Diane Frey. At Investec Business Banking, we understand the economic challenges and competitive pressures that are prevalent in most business sectors.... 


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Sunfish Solar 2, US
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Hecate Energy's Sunfish Solar 2 project will be one of the largest solar facilities in Michigan. 


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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
13th December 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death and are a significant contributor to climate change. But given Africa’s limited access to... 


Huawei showcases all-optical smart home
13th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communication technology group Huawei has launched an intelligent home in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood, in the Western Cape. The All-Optical Intelligent home, powered by Huawei’s... 


Tech, collaboration key to solving sanitation challenges
13th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Enhanced collaboration between government, the private sector and civil society, along with the deployment of technological innovations, will help address the sanitation-related challenges... 


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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
13th December 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death and are a significant contributor to climate change. But given Africa’s limited access to... 


Charge opens its first off-grid EV charging station
13th December 2024 By: Irma Venter

Charge (formerly Zero Carbon Charge) has cut the ribbon on its first off-grid, public electric vehicle (EV) charging service station in Wolmaransstad, in the North West. The station will form part... 


Brazilian miner Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonisation push
12th December 2024 By: Reuters

Vale Ventures, the corporate venture capital initiative of Brazilian miner Vale, said on Thursday it has invested in a Boston-based startup focused on developing solutions to decarbonise heat... 


Construction site silhouette
Ensuring resilient infrastructure a focus area for new Saice president
12th December 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Some of the issues that newly elected South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) president for 2025 Friedrich Slabbert will focus on are advancing professionalism in the construction... 


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AfDB approves two facilities for Standard Bank
12th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two financial facilities for South Africa-based Standard Bank Group to support economic development in Africa. The first... 


SA’S Plastics industry reports on progress and ongoing commitments following failed INC-5 negotiations
SA’S Plastics industry reports on progress and ongoing commitments following failed INC-5 negotiations
12th December 2024

Plastics SA, in collaboration with the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA), has reaffirmed its commitment to the global fight against plastic pollution following the Fifth Session of... 


AfDB leads $1.2bn financing syndication for Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway project
12th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a coordination letter with Deutsche Bank and Société Générale to establish a syndication strategy to mobilise up to $1.2-billion for Tanzania's... 


Global Auxiliary of Companies (Global Aux) CEO Mika’il Ali Kote (centre) with the Coega Development Corporation delegation at the Coega Business Centre in Gqeberha
Coega SEZ hosts Global Aux CEO in effort to advance co-development plans
12th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) recently hosted Global Auxiliary of Companies (Global Aux) CEO Mika’il Ali Kote to the Coega special economic zone (SEZ) in the Eastern Cape. Global Aux is a... 


A building carrying the HSBC logo
HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1bn trade finance programme for emerging markets
12th December 2024 By: Reuters

HSBC and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1-billion, in a move to help fill a gap in financing for... 


An industrial automated AutoJet System in a food processing facility, showcasing its use in applying precise coatings to baked goods.
Revolutionising food processing with AutoJet Systems
12th December 2024

AutoJet Systems are proof that innovation and technology can drive progress in the food industry, ensuring that every bite is safer, tastier, and more consistent than ever before. 


RFI under Independent Transmission Projects programme
RFI under Independent Transmission Projects programme
12th December 2024

The Government of South Africa is pleased to announce the launch of the Independent Transmission Projects (ITP) market sounding exercise or request for information (RFI), a key initiative to... 


Huawei Smart String Grid-Forming ESS safety - from cell to grid
Huawei Smart String Grid-Forming ESS safety - from cell to grid
12th December 2024

Author: Lian Kun -BESS Solution Manager of Huawei Southern Africa Digital Power With the rising integration of renewable energy sources, power grids are increasingly influenced by high proportions... 


People working on powerlines
South Africa tests market appetite for Independent Transmission Projects ahead of pilot
11th December 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa has issued a request for information (RFI) to gauge the level of interest and readiness of industry to participate in Independent Transmission Projects (ITP) as it prepares to launch... 


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