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Phillip Steyn, SEW-EURODRIVE Gqeberha Branch Manager
SEW-EURODRIVE builds regional strength with Gqeberha expansion
25th June 2025

With the Eastern Cape firmly established as a hub for key industries such as automotive manufacturing, ports, agri-processing and renewable energy, SEW-EURODRIVE is strengthening its presence in... 


TIA and MICT SETA to partner to develop digital skills learning in South Africa
25th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)... 


Standard Bank CIB head of power Rentia van Tonder
Renewables, gas infrastructure and grid connections key to a resilient South African power system
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 


Busa president Mxolisi Mgojo
B20 task force chairs share policy, actionable recommendations made so far
24th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To encourage transparency and spotlight the voices leading the B20 South Africa 2025 agenda, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) president Mxolisi Mgojo and Busa CEO and B20 adviser Cas Coovadia on... 


Cape Town to make 840 additional taxi, e-hailing permits available
Cape Town to make 840 additional taxi, e-hailing permits available
24th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate, in collaboration with the Western Cape government’s Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE), is initiating a two-phase process to allow for the... 


Rand Water progresses extensive maintenance plan
24th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Rand Water is moving on to the final stretch of it months-long critical maintenance programme from June 30 until July 18. The water utility started its critical maintenance work on May 29,... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
BFI funding crucial for unlocking short-term freight investments while long-gestation private projects evolve
24th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has underlined the importance of the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure in helping Transnet to fund the near-term rail and port investments... 


Oriole publishes positive drill results for Mbe
24th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has announced further positive drill results at its 90%-owned Mbe orogenic gold project, in Cameroon, including the start of a Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-)... 


Bill’s Luck gold resource ‘significantly bigger’ than originally thought, Kavango CEO reveals
24th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Kavango Resources has discovered new gold-bearing structures at the Bill's Luck gold mine, at the Hillside project, in Zimbabwe. Kavango has been mining gold at Bill's Luck since August... 


SAJ transforms farm into off-grid operation
SAJ transforms farm into off-grid operation
24th June 2025

(Virtual Showroom) Nestled along the Klip River, Biekie Bos has thrived for over 30 years in harmony with nature and the local community. But frequent power outages and diesel reliance threatened... 


Accelerating The Global Energy Transformation With African Energy Solutions: Global African Hydrogen Summit 2025 Launches Strategic Conference Programme
24th June 2025

The priority for the evolving global energy market is to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy that includes a mix of solutions and technologies, including clean hydrogen as a... 


Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
Rio Tinto, Hancock to spend $1.6bn on new Pilbara iron-ore project
24th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61-billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron-ore project in the Pilbara, aiming to sustain long-term output from their joint operations in the... 


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Fedhasa welcomes announcement of online instant visa system
23rd June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Home Affairs that South Africa’s first online instant visa system, incorporating... 


Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
Hlabisa wants new White Paper to address municipal funding model problem
23rd June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa reports that government is aiming to publish an updated White Paper on Local Government by March next year, arguing that... 


Reach stackers the backbone of container handling
Reach stackers the backbone of container handling
23rd June 2025

In 2024, South African ports managed a total cargo throughput of 211.2 million tons, including 4.3 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). The country’s container yards also recorded a... 


Richards Bay Minerals GM Growth Strategy Bradley Reddy.
Richards Bay Minerals’ three power pacts will supply 80% of the power it consumes
23rd June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed to date will provide the lion’s share of this energy-intensive Rio Tinto group company’s current energy needs.... 


Transformer protection is crucial for corporate clients
Transformer protection is crucial for corporate clients
23rd June 2025

Transformer protection is crucial for corporate clients because transformers are essential components in power distribution systems. They step up or down voltage levels to ensure efficient power... 


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SA condemns US military attacks on Iran, calls for dialogue to end conflict
23rd June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged dialogue to end the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, with the hope that US President Donald Trump will use his government’s “influence” to urge parties to pursue a... 


WEG Africa director Pervin Gurie
WEG Africa automation facility onboards more products as efficiency imperatives, hybrid power system demand grow
23rd June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In adhering to its ethos of developing technologies and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and sustainable world, electric engineering, power and automation developer WEG has onboarded... 


West Wits CEO Rudi Deysel
With funding in place, West Wits gets going on Qala Shallows development
23rd June 2025 By: Darren Parker

With funding now in place through the finalisation of its recently announced $14-million placement, ASX-listed West Wits Mining is moving quickly to execute the development of the Qala Shallows... 


BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso
South Africa should exit FATF grey list in October, overcoming direct State-capture legacy – Mavuso
23rd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa has completed all intergovernmental organisation Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements and is on track to exit its grey list in October, following a comprehensive overhaul of... 


A drone monitoring mine operations in West Africa
As gold prices surge, West Africa mine operators launch drones to detect wildcat miners
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer... 


Integrated Pump Technology has delivered two Godwin HL250M diesel driven pumps to a gold mine in Tanzania, marking the brand’s debut at this major mining operation
Integrated Pump Technology makes inroads with Godwin pumps in Tanzania's mining sector
23rd June 2025

Integrated Pump Technology has delivered its first two Godwin pump units to a major gold mining operation in north-western Tanzania, marking a milestone for the brand’s growing footprint across... 


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SAREM presents opportunities for skills development, local manufacturing
20th June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is expected to drive localised manufacturing and skills development within South Africa and can also provide a blueprint for the rest of the... 


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Using energy audits to manage irrigation costs
20th June 2025

Energy audits conducted on drive systems are helping South African farmers reduce irrigation costs and improve efficiencies. SEW-EURODRIVE says it is expanding its support to the South African... 


Image of a smart phone and a diagram illustrating Sandvik Rock Processing’s ACS-s condition monitoring system
Condition monitoring system reduces vibrating equipment failures
20th June 2025

A next-generation condition monitoring system for vibrating screens and feeders is designed to provide real-time insights into the operational health of vibrating screens and feeders, enabling... 


Shanghai Platinum Week in its fifth year.
China announces widespread hydrogen scale-up plan ahead of Shanghai Platinum Week
20th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

An extensive pilot initiative aimed at scaling up hydrogen technology, infrastructure and applications across the length and breadth of China has been announced, shortly before next month’s... 


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Ramaphosa promises 'structural change' as ConCourt celebrates 30th anniversary
20th June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Thirty years after the establishment of the Constitutional Court in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa is promising citizens a range of institutional, infrastructure, financial,... 


Image of The SKF Maxilube system
Paper and pulp operation benefits from automated lubrication solution
20th June 2025

The use of an automated lubrication solution has shown a number of benefits compared to the manual lubrication of machines, ensuring effective process monitoring and timely, accurate lubrication.... 


Cyclone’s Iron Bear de-risked with 100% renewable power study
20th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals explorer and developer Cyclone Metals has marked a substantial derisking milestone at its flagship Iron Bear project in Canada, with a study by global engineering group Hatch confirming... 


Bishop Thulani Mbuyisa
Opinion: Africa’s G20 moment – a moral call for justice and global solidarity
20th June 2025

In this opinion article, Bishop Thulani Mbuyisa, the chairperson of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, argues that South Africa’s G20 presidency... 


Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer
Air Products, Mzansi Energy Consortium, Zambia's mining transparency make headlines
20th June 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Air Products's belief that South Africa has an opportunity to develop its own hydrogen economy; Mzansi Energy Consortium’s 12-year green energy supply... 


The Somair mine
Niger to nationalise uranium mine operated by France's Orano as relations sour
20th June 2025 By: Reuters

Niger plans to nationalise the Somair uranium mine operated by France's Orano after months of worsening relations between the French state-owned company and its local partners following a 2023 coup... 


Sarvesh Suri
Opinion: Robust transmission infrastructure the linchpin for addressing Africa’s energy crisis
20th June 2025

In this opinion article, International Finance Corporation (IFC) regional industry director for the infrastructure and natural resources sector in Africa Sarvesh Suri underlines the importance of... 


Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
Xi’s giant iron-ore trader is shaking up a $130bn market
20th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Just three years after its founding, a Chinese government-run trader has become the single biggest force in the country’s $130-billion market for iron-ore imports. The rise of China Mineral... 


AfriSam truck on construction site
Flexibility, early engagement required to deliver megaprojects
20th June 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Adaptable production capacity and effective communication and collaboration with contractors are vital to navigate the labour and material supply issues that could challenge the completion of... 


The above image depicts a NitraWeld system
Laser welding powered by on-site nitrogen
20th June 2025 By: Lynne Davies

South Africa’s first locally manufactured nitrogen generator system NitraWeld, developed by nitrogen generator supplier Nitralife, allows for a “new level of flexibility and efficiency in... 


The above image depicts a technician making use of the WeldCube Navigator
Digital precision enhances welding efficiency
20th June 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Introducing a level of digital control traditionally only seen in fully automated systems, welding technology provider Fronius’ WeldCube Navigator is being implemented by fastener specialist Bolt... 


A generic image of a copper rock
Miner focuses on expansion strategy
20th June 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Efforts to enhance its footprint in Chile through the acquisition of resources have been highlighted by Canadian copper exploration company Marimaca as an effective way of complementing the... 


The above image depicts a welder using a Jasic 3-in-1 handheld laser welding machine
Industrial supplier expands laser welding range
20th June 2025

To enhance efficiencies and ensure optimum safety in metal working activities in all sectors, industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Tools and Equipment division has extended its range of Jasic laser... 


Fiat launches new half-tonner in Africa – but it may not be what you imagined
20th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Fiat Professional has introduced its first-ever three-wheeled electric vehicle – the Tris – in Africa and the Middle East. Focused on tasks such as micro-transport and last-mile delivery – think... 


Free WTO e-learning
20th June 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

With the midpoint of the year merely days away (at the time of writing), you might find yourself reflecting on the year so far (glass half empty) or imaging what still lies ahead (glass half full).... 


Unique Welding introduces new Thermamax Vulcan 1200A Dual Engine-Driven Welding Generator
Unique Welding introduces new Thermamax Vulcan 1200A Dual Engine-Driven Welding Generator
20th June 2025

The Thermamax Vulcan 1200A Dual is Unique Welding’s latest heavy-duty, locally manufactured engine-driven welder, built specifically to meet the demands of African construction sites, remote... 


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