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Anglo American CEO proffers suggestions for effective collaboration to drive economic growth
Updated 5 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Growing economies in a way that is resilient, sustainable and inclusive requires partnerships, as none of government, business or civil society can solve systemic challenges alone. The was... 


A Modern Payments System Starts With Choice
A Modern Payments System Starts With Choice
Updated 6 hours ago

By: Wayne Abramson, CEO of ATM Solutions, a Paycorp group company The PayInc Cash Index reveals a simple truth — payment behaviour in South Africa is driven by choice. 


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Cape Town’s Wildevoëlvlei wastewater facility in R280m upgrade
19th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is investing R280-million to upgrade its Wildevoëlvlei wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in Kommetjie. Constructed in 1977, the Wildevoëlvlei WWTW services Fish Hoek,... 


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On-site oxygen boosts gold recovery
19th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Several gold mines across sub-Saharan Africa have confirmed that they are saving up to 70% in costs by switching from delivered oxygen to their own on-site systems, says oxygen and nitrogen... 


Schneider Electric and Enactus reveal English-speaking Africa’s brightest battery innovators
Schneider Electric and Enactus reveal English-speaking Africa’s brightest battery innovators
19th November 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, together with Enactus, the international NGO dedicated to inspiring students through... 


 The Heat Is Rising — and So Must Our Ambition
The Heat Is Rising — and So Must Our Ambition
19th November 2025

By: Walid Sheta - Zone President, Middle East & Africa at Schneider Electric This summer in Africa is projected to record-high extreme heat once again. In fact, it has been the continent’s hottest... 


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Digital Intelligent Sites Enable Self-Resilient Emergency Response Network
19th November 2025

Digital Intelligent Sites Enable Self-Resilient Emergency Response Network Recently, at the MBB Summit during the 28th AfricaCom in 2025, Huawei's Vice President of Marketing for the Wireless... 


Datacentrix acknowledged as ‘New Partner of the Year’ by Hitachi Vantara
Datacentrix acknowledged as ‘New Partner of the Year’ by Hitachi Vantara
19th November 2025

Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and managed services provider, has been named as ‘New Partner of the Year’ by Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud... 


Sungrow's latest battery energy storage system
Storage specialist Sungrow launches new commercial, industrial BESS models
19th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chinese solar and storage solutions manufacturer Sungrow has launched new models of commercial and industrial (C&I) battery energy storage systems (BESS), which improve on their predecessor models,... 


Mr. James Tang, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Lighting Up a Greener Africa with Huawei: Smart and Low-Carbon Mining
19th November 2025

Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa successfully hosted the Smart & Green Mining: Sustainability & Decarbonisation Summit. The summit attracted over 140 industry representatives, including... 


Eskort unveils robotic production line for premium sliced meats
Eskort unveils robotic production line for premium sliced meats
18th November 2025

Eskort, South Africa’s leading pork producer, has made a multimillion-rand investment in robotic slicing, weighing and packaging machinery for its premium sliced meats range.  The new equipment has... 


The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks
Presidency official links reforms to lifting fixed investment to 20% of GDP
18th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Raising gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to between 18% and 20% of GDP is key to lifting growth to the 3% target, The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks argues. While also... 


Moma mine
Kenmare cuts 2025 output guidance as WCP A commissioning delays affect production
18th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

LSE- and ISE-listed titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources has reduced its 2025 production guidance after commissioning delays at its upgraded Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A... 


Rosond powers a greener future in drilling through sustainability and innovation
Rosond powers a greener future in drilling through sustainability and innovation
18th November 2025

(Virtual Showroom) Leading geological and exploration drilling solutions provider Rosond is driving innovation and sustainability in South Africa’s drilling industry through its latest investments... 


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Eskort unveils robotic production line for premium sliced meats
18th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Pork producer Eskort has made a multimillion-rand investment in robotic slicing, weighing and packaging machinery for its premium sliced meats range. The new equipment has been installed at... 


 Circuit breaker innovations key to transforming data centre, industrial and commercial infrastructure efficiency and sustainability
Circuit breaker innovations key to transforming data centre, industrial and commercial infrastructure efficiency and sustainability
18th November 2025

By: Kamogelo Makwana - Power Products Offer Manager at Schneider Electric Recent advancements in circuit breaker technology have seen a major step forward in setting new standards for efficiency... 


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Itac rejects rebate on copper sulphate after confirming local supply capacity
18th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has declined to create a rebate provision for copper sulphate used in the manufacture of animal feed, concluding that the... 


Unlocking the power of solar in East Africa
Unlocking the power of solar in East Africa
18th November 2025

By: Ayush Gupta, Director - Global Strategy & Business Anglophone Africa, Access to Energy at Schneider Electric East Africa holds vast untapped solar potential, particularly in regions where... 


SABS acting CEO Blake Mosley-Lefatola
SABS acting CEO questions whistleblowers' motives as he offers update on turnaround
18th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) acting CEO Blake Mosley-Lefatola has questioned the motives of whistleblowers that continue to raise serious allegations about developments at the... 


World Diamond Council president Feriel Zerouki
WDC president calls for decision to be made on modernised definition of conflict diamonds
17th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

World Diamond Council (WDC) president Feriel Zerouki opened the 2025 Kimberley Process (KP) plenary with a decisive call for participants to support a modernised definition of conflict diamonds,... 


Vertiv Announces Intent to Acquire PurgeRite, a Leading Provider of Specialised Fluid Management Services, to Expand Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio
Vertiv Announces Intent to Acquire PurgeRite, a Leading Provider of Specialised Fluid Management Services, to Expand Liquid Cooling Services Portfolio
17th November 2025

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate, LLC, (“PurgeRite”) a leading... 


Leadership Excellence at Eskom Celebrated by the Black Business Council and Guma Group
17th November 2025

The Black Business Council (BBC), in partnership with the Guma Group, hosted an exclusive evening of appreciation and recognition at The Saxon Pavilion on 13 November 2025, to honour the exemplary... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts, scepticism
17th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with... 


Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo
New SPV launched to tackle Emfuleni water challenges
17th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has unveiled a new special purpose vehicle (SPV) to restore the full functionality of Emfuleni local municipality’s embattled water and sanitation... 


Barloworld Rebuild Centre gears up for the future with advanced tooling, skills development, and supply chain innovation
Barloworld Rebuild Centre gears up for the future with advanced tooling, skills development, and supply chain innovation
17th November 2025

Barloworld Equipment is sharpening its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving yellow parts & component market, unveiling a series of operational upgrades, training initiatives, and strategic... 


BHP takes delivery of Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives
BHP takes delivery of Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives
17th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP has taken delivery of Australia’s first purpose-built battery-electric locomotives, with two new heavy-haul units arriving in Port Hedland for trials on the company’s Pilbara... 


Critical minerals exploration
Dialogue proffers suggestions to bolster Africa’s critical minerals positioning  
14th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Leading up to the G20 Summit being hosted in South Africa this month, the UN Development Programme, the African Union and the Open Society Foundations hosted a high-level, multi-stakeholder... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala
Zikalala flags failure of contractor-development pipeline
14th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has raised concern about ongoing systemic problems in South Africa’s contractor-development programmes, warning that fewer than 36% of... 


What to Do When Your Geyser Bursts
14th November 2025

Few household disasters cause as much chaos as a burst geyser. In a matter of minutes, water can pour through ceilings, ruin carpets and short-circuit electronics. It’s stressful, costly and almost... 


Why Africa needs collaborative funding value chains to drive intra-continental trade
14th November 2025

By: Bohani Hlungwane - Interim Managing Executive: Transactional Banking, Absa CIB As a Ugandan coffee trader, the five bordering African countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic... 


Gautrain Management Agency Awarded for Outstanding Excellence in Public Sector Governance
Gautrain Management Agency Awarded for Outstanding Excellence in Public Sector Governance
14th November 2025

The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has congratulated the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) for clinching the prestigious 2025 Integrated Reporting Award in the Public... 


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Power systems to support next generation of AI factories
14th November 2025

Specialists in digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric says it is affirming its commitment to supporting the industry's transition to 800 volts direct current... 


South Africa Chooses Stability and Reform, but Growth Remains the Ultimate Test – Says DCG Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango
14th November 2025

Don Consultancy Group (DCG) Chief Economist, Chifipa Mhango, says the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on the 12th of November 2025... 


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Pioneering Africa Trade Engine launched to actualise AfCFTA
14th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Contract manufacturer TRT Manufacturing and distribution business TradeDepot on November 12 launched the Africa Trade Engine (ATE) as an engine for the African Continental Free Trade Area.   This... 


A Milestone in Modernisation: Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation Revolutionises Water Management with 33,000 Smart Meter Deployment
14th November 2025

In a significant leap forward for sustainable resource management and digital transformation, the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) of Botswana has successfully deployed over 33,000 smart prepaid... 


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Disjointed education system hinders African engineering students
14th November 2025

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in... 


A photo of the brewing vats at the Hazeldean Brewing Company Taphouse
Brewery industry embraces sustainable practices
14th November 2025 By: Halima Frost

Brewing is not only a resource-intensive but also a water-intensive operation, and only through more sustainable practices can the South African beer-brewing sector assert itself as a sustainable... 


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What we can learn from Coricraft’s furniture manufacturing localisation drive
14th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African manufacturing is in dire need of revitalised localisation. Statistics South Africa has recorded a steady decline for years, with the slide reaching 1.5% year-on-year in August, up... 


RFI process launched to attract private investment in commuter, long-distance passenger rail
14th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media... 


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Scrap continues
14th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

When ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) initially announced in January that it would be closing the Newcastle mill and winding down its long-steel businesses in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and... 


Breathing life into carbon credits
14th November 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

The National Treasury released a ‘Consultation Paper: Developing the South African Carbon Credit Market’ on October 29, inviting stakeholders to submit comments through a 30-question online... 


Drill core from the Manono project
Manono lithium/tin project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
14th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Australia's corporate regulator has sued AVZ Minerals and two of its directors, alleging the miner has failed to disclose an escalating legal dispute with the Democratic Republic of Congo over its... 


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Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update
14th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Operations have started, marking a historic milestone for Africa’s largest greenfield mine and infrastructure development. 


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