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Minerals Council launches Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide
24th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages on March 24, coinciding with World TB Day. The... 


BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso.
Mobilising public, private resources must result in sustainable outcomes – Mavuso
24th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

When public and private resources are mobilised, they must be directed to projects that result in sustainable change, says Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. In her latest... 


Final 800 MW Kusile Unit 6 added to electricity grid
24th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom added the Kusile power station’s final unit – Unit 6 – to the national grid on Sunday afternoon, a key milestone in Eskom’s strategic objective of adding 2 500 MW of... 


BC unveils mineral claims consultation rules
BC unveils mineral claims consultation rules
24th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The British Columbia government has introduced a new Mineral Claims Consultation Framework (MCCF) to comply with a court ruling mandating Indigenous consultation before granting mineral claims.... 


Mark Carney
Canada aims for free internal trade that can offset any US tariffs, Carney says
24th March 2025 By: Reuters

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday said Canada could offset the effects of any US tariffs by removing internal trade barriers and that he aimed for free trade within the country by July 1, after... 


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Ramaphosa says false narrative on S Africa's human rights culture must be challenged
24th March 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday South Africans should challenge what he termed “the completely false narrative” that South Africa is a place in which people of a certain race or culture... 


SIs - the channel’s conductors of light
SIs - the channel’s conductors of light
24th March 2025

By: Ben Seliers - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  There’s a reason the adage, strength in numbers still holds true today.  In business, we are only as good as... 


Platinum mining is largest mining employer.
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 


Empowering Excellence: Mikayla Naidoo Named Top Achiever of Engen Programme with 7 Distinctions
Empowering Excellence: Mikayla Naidoo Named Top Achiever of Engen Programme with 7 Distinctions
24th March 2025

The Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) programme continues to uplift and empower young minds, equipping learners with the tools to achieve academic excellence. Leading the programme’s 2024... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy moves to test private sector appetite for rail and port partnerships
23rd March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has launched an online request for information (RFI) process to test market appetite for potential private sector participation (PSP) investments in selected rail... 


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Mozambique Area 1 liquefied natural gas facility, Mozambique – update
21st March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The board of the US Export-Import Bank has approved a nearly $5-billion loan for the long-delayed project, clearing a key hurdle to restarting construction. 


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Rook I uranium project, Canada – update
21st March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium miner NexGen Energy has marked a key milestone in the project’s regulatory process. 


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Corsa mine operations, US
21st March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and Garrett County, Maryland. 


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Pumps for automotive paints available locally
21st March 2025 By: Halima Frost

Fluid handling technology provider Monitor Pumps & Systems’ pumps are not only suited to water-related applications but also primers and paints specially developed for new vehicles, says GM Wim... 


Atlas Copco's R 150 DP pump
Specialist undertakes first-ever installation for ballasting
21st March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco’s pump dewatering specialist arm Integrated Pump Rental (IPR) has delivered its first pumps for a ballasting project in the maritime industry. The pumps... 


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Pumps manufacturer targets hydrogen projects
21st March 2025 By: Halima Frost

As an increasing number of hydrogen projects are implemented globally, particularly in Namibia, South African pumps manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves has developed some of its pumps to cater to the... 


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Hurdles hampering transition’s progress
21st March 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

South Africa has made significant progress in boosting its renewable-energy sector; however, several issues need to be addressed to facilitate the country’s transition away from coal-dominated... 


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Risks loom despite loadshedding pause – Energy Council
21st March 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Industry association Energy Council of South Africa is confident that South Africa will remain out of sustained loadshedding for the next three to four years, owing to the rapid growth in... 


Intergovernmental cooperation continues as Gauteng grapples with water supply challenges
21st March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa has elevated water to the top of its agenda, with the three spheres of government having agreed to, and implementing, a range of measures to mitigate the country’s pressing water... 


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Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
21st March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new... 


Public Works Minister promises to reform the EPWP and champion it
20th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In a speech delivered in Upington in the Northern Cape province, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed himself to reforming the country’s Expanded Public Works... 


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Joburg Water’s pressure reduction programme a growing focus
20th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Johannesburg Water’s pressure reducing valve (PRV) programme is reducing the pressure on the water supply network across the City of Johannesburg. A critical component of the initiative is the... 


Ensuring a sustainable future: Pump innovations for wastewater treatment promote water security and sustainability
Ensuring a sustainable future: Pump innovations for wastewater treatment promote water security and sustainability
20th March 2025

Untreated wastewater significantly worsens global water scarcity, with around 80% released untreated, and just 8% treated in low-income countries. This leads to contamination, disease, declining... 


Ensuring a sustainable future: Pump innovations for wastewater treatment promote water security and sustainability
Ensuring a sustainable future: Pump innovations for wastewater treatment promote water security and sustainability
20th March 2025

Untreated wastewater significantly worsens global water scarcity, with around 80% released untreated, and just 8% treated in low-income countries. This leads to contamination, disease, declining... 


Research team leader Dr Yaseera Ismail
Stellenbosch researchers partner in record-breaking quantum communications link
20th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Stellenbosch University (SU) Physics Department researchers, working in collaboration with Chinese colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China, have successfully established the... 


Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor.
Beneficiation: Govt, mining companies must get on with it – together, analyst urges
20th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to... 


Three Decades, One Perfect Harmony GH180
Three Decades, One Perfect Harmony GH180
20th March 2025

For the past 30 years, the Innomotics Perfect Harmony GH180 has stood strong as a leader in the medium voltage drive sector. We are delighted to start our celebration of #30YearsInPerfectHarmony.... 


Digital energy – getting the foundation right
Digital energy – getting the foundation right
20th March 2025

By: Paul Steyn - Business Development Manager, Power Systems at Schneider Electric Digital energy today refers to the integration of digital technologies into the energy sector to, in turn, enhance... 


WA's green energy push gains momentum with A$814m hydrogen boost
WA's green energy push gains momentum with A$814m hydrogen boost
20th March 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australia’s ambitions to become a global clean energy powerhouse received a major boost with the federal government awarding A$814-million in production incentives to the 1 500 MW Murchison... 


Casey Golomski
God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End – Casey Golomski
20th March 2025

God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a poignant and immersive exploration of life in a South African nursing home, built atop a graveyard left behind by the forced removals of... 


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Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
20th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new... 


Vehicles driving on roads with traffic lights affected by loadshedding
Eskom implements Stage 2 loadshedding after loss of five generation units
19th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Power utility Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding from 18:25 on March 19, stating that it would remain in effect until 05:00 on March 20. This followed the loss of five generation units before... 


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Eskom describes implementation of structural tariff changes as necessary shock to system
19th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has acknowledged that there will be differentiated tariff impacts for various categories of electricity customers following the regulator’s approval of a new retail tariff plan (RTP) for... 


Gold assaying and refining conference in London.
South Africa’s Rand Refinery is world-leading gold market referee, LBMA highlights
19th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the gold price soaring sky-high, insight into the global gold assaying and refining standards that need to be upheld was intensively communicated this week at the conference of the London... 


Transport management is critical for efficient global supply chains
Transport management is critical for efficient global supply chains
19th March 2025

Transportation is a vital link in virtually all supply chains. How goods are moved and effective transport management play a critical role in the efficiency of global supply chains. Recognising... 


The ID.EVERY1 concept vehicle
VW shows concept version of the entry-level electric car it will roll out in 2027
19th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen has unveiled the concept look of a small, entry-level electric car it plans to roll out in Europe in 2027. This car should cost in the region of R400 000 in Europe. Pricing – should the... 


Eight Interesting Careers in the Water Utility Sector
19th March 2025

There is always demand for passionate people who ensure that communities and industry have access to clean water. South Africa has a shortage of water sector professionals, and there is also great... 


Schneider Electric Expands Alliance Partner Program for Industrial Automation Distributors to South Africa
Schneider Electric Expands Alliance Partner Program for Industrial Automation Distributors to South Africa
19th March 2025

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the expansion of its global Alliance Partner Programme for Industrial Automation... 


Innomotics chosen as nominated partner for the new AirTrain at Newark International Airport
19th March 2025

Doppelmayr has awarded Innomotics GmbH with a contract to supply the complete electric and automation system for the Systems Technology Project – part of the overall AirTrain Newark Replacement... 


AMSA steel production plant
Commentators warn AMSA bailout will fail without industrial policy overhaul
18th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) purported petition to government for R3.1-billion to bail out its struggling long-steel operations would be a waste of money, unless accompanied... 


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Bearings International relaunches its chain solutions
18th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Power transmission and bearings supplier Bearings International (BI) has relaunched its BI chain offering, with an emphasis on refining its strategy and strengthening relationships with strategic... 


The pilot project at Strandfontein
Off-grid toilet-tech project in Cape Town adds new pilot sites
18th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Off-grid sanitation technology is now operational at two pilot sites in Strandfontein and Macassar, with three new sites to be added by the end of June, says the City of Cape Town (CoCT). The city... 


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Compact excavator range launched
18th March 2025

A three-model compact excavator range, comprising the U18, U35 and YC60 models, was recently unveiled by YC Diesel South Africa. The company says the machines are designed to meet the diverse needs... 


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