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Electric forklifts unlock benefits for material handling
5th June 2025

With zero emissions, faster charging times and enhanced energy efficiency, electric forklifts are leading the transition to more sustainable and efficient material handling. In addition to... 


Infrastructure South Africa, SAICE and SACPCMP set to headline Big 5 Construct South Africa and South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo
5th June 2025

The South African construction market is valued at around $125 billion and the broader infrastructure market at $193 billion (source: AbiQ). As the country gains momentum, showing measurable gains... 


DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2025: AI and social media reshaping online shopping in South Africa
5th June 2025

DHL has released its E-Commerce Trends Report 2025, drawing on insights from 24,000 online shoppers across 24 key global markets, including South Africa. This year’s study spans eight chapters,... 


What Africa needs from banks to achieve its energy transition
What Africa needs from banks to achieve its energy transition
4th June 2025

By: Rentia van Tonder - Head of Power, and Aadil Cajee, Head of Energy & Infrastructure Finance at Standard Bank CIB The future of energy in Africa will not be determined by policy alone. Nor will... 


Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile and WRC CEO Dr Jennifer Molwantwa
The Innovation Hub launches Enterprise Building 3 PPP project
4th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of the Gauteng province and an agency of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), has officially launched the Enterprise Building 3 (EB3)... 


 Bulgarian Ambassador to South Africa Maria Pavlova.
Bulgaria keen on hydrogen collaboration, offering education opportunity ‘right away’
4th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research... 


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Unctad highlights benefits of, and challenges facing, the ocean economy
4th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has warned that the global ocean economy is under increasing pressure from environmental and international political shocks. This is of concern because of the... 


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African economies need to spend one-third of their GDPs by 2030 to meet renewable-energy SDGs, analyst says
4th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Frontier economies, mostly located in Africa, would need to spend one-third of their GDP by 2030 to achieve renewable power generation goals under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) scenario,... 


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SA will convene side event at financing conference in Spain, in support of SDGs – Ramaphosa
4th June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will organise a side event at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, in pursuit of sustainable funding to back... 


PepsiCo enhances sustainability measures at Isando factory
PepsiCo enhances sustainability measures at Isando factory
4th June 2025

As part of its focus on innovation, safety and sustainability, food and beverage corporation PepsiCo South Africa’s Isando factory, in Gauteng, boasts an on-site anaerobic digestor that converts... 


IATA reports SAF production up but facing unintended problems from government mandates
3rd June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) continues to ramp up, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has... 


Heraeus Precious Metals executive VP business line systems Dr Philipp Walter.
Storing hydrogen is best way to store green energy, Heraeus Precious Metals points out
3rd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Wilo, a global name in pump manufacturing, now has solar panels on the roofs of all of its buildings to enable green hydrogen generation through electrolysis. The stored hydrogen is then used as... 


No one should be left behind – why utilities must prioritise maintenance of SA’s remote data centres
No one should be left behind – why utilities must prioritise maintenance of SA’s remote data centres
3rd June 2025

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The story of power generation is more than meets the eye. Beyond energy distribution and the infrastructure... 


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LTA Autecon provides SMPP for Namakwa Sands East project
3rd June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industrial company LTA Autecon’s metals and minerals division is on track to complete the supply, fabrication, delivery and installation of structural steelwork, mechanical, plate work and piping... 


Youth Month – Engen Launches Call Centre Training for People with Disabilities, Tackling Youth Unemployment and Critical Skills Shortages
Youth Month – Engen Launches Call Centre Training for People with Disabilities, Tackling Youth Unemployment and Critical Skills Shortages
3rd June 2025

In celebration of Youth Month, Engen is proud to highlight the success of its inaugural Call Centre Skills Centre (CSC) learnership and announce the intake of ten new trainees—all people with... 


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RFA commemorates 50 years
3rd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Road Freight Association (RFA) held its yearly Convention from May 23 to 25, in KwaZulu-Natal, a forum for industry discussion and strategic planning and to commemorate... 


Matrix Design Group customer relations leader Leon Kachelhoffer and business development new sales Otsile Loate talk to Engineering News at A-OSH Expo 2025
Matrix Design Group solutions simplify safety and compliance
3rd June 2025

To accelerate its expansion into global markets and diversify across industries, safety and productivity technology leader Matrix Design Group – a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners –... 


DEKRA celebrates 100 yrs in safety at A-OSH Expo 2025
DEKRA celebrates 100 yrs in safety at A-OSH Expo 2025
3rd June 2025

As DEKRA Global marks its 100th anniversary, DEKRA Industrial and the DEKRA Institute of Learning (IOL) used their presence at this year’s A-OSH Expo to celebrate a century of “securing the... 


QCTO approves three green hydrogen skills qualifications programmes
3rd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has formally approved three new National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 4 green hydrogen skills programmes, namely green... 


NextSource shifts BAF plans from Mauritius to Middle East
NextSource shifts BAF plans from Mauritius to Middle East
3rd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-headquartered NextSource Materials is pivoting its battery anode facility (BAF) strategy from Mauritius to the Middle East, seeking to capitalise on faster permitting, better... 


GreenCape and FNF 2025 GreenPitch Challenge entries open for green economy innovations
2nd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Green economy nonprofit GreenCape and civic education nonprofit Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has opened entries for the 2025 GreenPitch Challenge and invites innovators and... 


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Mantengu achieves record full-year growth
2nd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Mantengu Mining achieved revenue growth, improved profitability and key operational milestones for the financial year ended February 28, despite external challenges, including volatile... 


Mintek pyrometallurgy division in action.
Using hydrogen, South Africa demonstrates carbon-free manganese ferroalloys advance
2nd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's national mineral research organisation Mintek has achieved a significant milestone in sustainable metallurgy by demonstrating production of manganese ferroalloys using carbon-free... 


Energy Partners launches Syntiro energy management system
2nd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial energy solutions company Energy Partners has launched its operational performance data platform Syntiro that uses granular, real-time meter data at five-second measurement intervals of... 


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George withdraws Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan for re-evaluation
2nd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has withdrawn the approval decision for the Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IndWTMP), published on March 20, 2024. This is to... 


Almonty appoints Estevez to board
2nd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed tungsten producer Almonty Industries has appointed Alan Estevez to its board with effect from May 30. CEO Lewis Black said that Estevez' deep expertise in national security... 


Artemis Gold chair and CEO Steven Dean, Ryan Beedie, Lhoosk’uz Dené acting Chief June Baptiste, Premier David Eby, Ulkatcho Councillor Corinne Cahoose, Minister Jagrup Brar.
Artemis opens Canada’s newest gold/silver mine in BC’s Cariboo region
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Artemis Gold has officially opened the Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, marking the launch of Canada’s newest gold and silver operation and one of the biggest resource... 


Mintek, NRF form mining innovation partnership
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining research organisation Mintek and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have formed a partnership to foster innovation, scientific excellence and sustainable progress in South Africa’s... 


An image of Debswana's Jwaneng mine
BPC, Debswana partner on renewable energy
30th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Power utility Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) and Debswana Diamond Company recently announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on renewable energy certificates (RECs). Debswana is... 


Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
30th May 2025

Africa’s mining sector stands at a crossroads. With its vast mineral reserves, the continent possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the globe. Given... 


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Mashatile says public service must be depoliticised if development goals are to be achieved
30th May 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Friday called for urgency in enhancing State capacity, as he acknowledged that there are areas where the country’s State machinery still lags, which he said... 


Standard Bank and GIBS to support 50 youth-owned businesses for Youth Month
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking (BCB) and business school Gordon Institute of Business Science’s (GIBS’s) Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA) have... 


IRMA approves South African company as an audit firm
30th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Coalition the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has approved South African company Resilience Environmental Assurance as the fourth audit firm authorised to conduct independent... 


Eskom Generation Group Executive Bheki Nxumalo and KEPCO KPS CEO Jungnam Lee
Eskom, Kepco KPS form research, technical consulting and innovation partnership
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned utility Eskom and South Korean State-owned company Korea Plant Service and Engineering (Kepco KPS) have formed a strategic partnership focused on non-commercial research, technical... 


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PGI strengthens leadership team to capitalise on global opportunities
30th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) has appointed Vaishali Banerjee as global market development head, aligned to its focus on unlocking the global demand potential for... 


Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
30th May 2025

RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1) and a leading provider of industrial product and service solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to the country’s dynamic food and... 


Bold investment needed to secure Southern Africa’s water future
30th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Resilient water infrastructure and cross-border collaboration are critical to Southern Africa’s economic development, environmental sustainability and long-term water security. This is according to... 


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Expert consulting unlocks underdeveloped potential
30th May 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

With continued interest in Africa’s resource potential, expert early-stage consulting services can help identify and mitigate common challenges to unlock long-term project success, particularly in... 


Health for the few
30th May 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

A pet peeve of mine is the woefully low levels of investment in Africa’s public healthcare sector – a reality that doesn’t seem to trouble the ruling elites, who hop on the next overseas-bound... 


AAAM, Afreximbank and AfCFTA Secretariat launch policy course to advance industrialisation
30th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), in partnership with Afreximbank and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, have launched the inaugural Industrial... 


MegChem: Your trusted engineering partner
MegChem: Your trusted engineering partner
30th May 2025 By: Yolande Botes

Leading multi-disciplinary engineering company MegChem is based in Secunda, South Africa. For nearly 30 years, it has delivered high-quality engineering consulting, project management, procurement... 


Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni
Inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting is ‘call to action’ for 750 delegates
29th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of the South African government and the International Trade Centre hosting the first-ever Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting in July, Small Business... 


SCA overturns ruling challenging three wind energy facilities's enviro authorisations
29th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA's) landmark decision on May 28, overturning a previous court ruling that had... 


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