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SA rail needs equal focus on tracks and control rooms
SA rail needs equal focus on tracks and control rooms
13th October 2025

As South Africa restores vandalised rail corridors, the emphasis has largely been on physical infrastructure. GIBB sees an opportunity for promoting enhanced operational excellence and safety, with... 


North West province records the highest average used-car price – Lightstone
North West province records the highest average used-car price – Lightstone
13th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Car buyers in Gauteng paid, on average, more for their used passenger and light commercial vehicles from June to August this year than buyers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape, says research... 


FQM's Kansanshi mine, in Zambia
FQM lists requirements for Zambia to reach 3Mt copper ambition
13th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed copper, nickel and gold producer First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has shared its bold vision for helping Zambia reach production of three-million tonnes of copper a year by 2032. To produce... 


Chance to up diamond strength.
Major opportunity for the diamond business to return to old strengths, says luminary
13th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott, this could be an opportunity to return to old... 


Cobalt
Congo to revoke cobalt quotas for companies that fail to export full volume
13th October 2025 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo will revoke cobalt export quotas from companies that fail to export allocated volumes, breach environmental or tax rules, or transfer quotas to third parties, its... 


CSIR CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini
The CSIR celebrates 80 years of supporting South Africa’s industry and public sector
13th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the founding of South Africa’s internationally-renowned Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Arguably the country’s premier science... 


Kyle Cowan
Mafia Land: Inside South Africa's Darkest Cartels – Kyle Cowan
13th October 2025

Behind the façade of South Africa lies a brutal shadow world ruled by mafias, cartels, and crime syndicates locked in a ruthless war over South Africa’s riches. There’s the tobacco mafia. The water... 


SKF earns top CDP ratings, reinforcing climate leadership across the value chain
SKF earns top CDP ratings, reinforcing climate leadership across the value chain
13th October 2025

SKF has been awarded an ‘A’ score in the 2024 CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA), placing the company among the global leaders in supplier climate action and transparency. This recognition... 


Two CEOs rising high and jointly launching new equipment to provide safety to their clients
Two CEOs rising high and jointly launching new equipment to provide safety to their clients
13th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African integrated security and safety solutions group Fidelity Services group (Fidelity) and its recently acquired subsidiary, local specialised integrated security, facilities management... 


Stanwell coal power station in Queensland
Queensland scraps coal plant closure plan, sets out new energy roadmap
10th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Queensland has officially scrapped the former administration’s plan to close the state’s coal-fired power stations by 2035, unveiling on Friday a new Energy Roadmap that it says prioritises... 


container truck on highway
RFA backs Port of Gauteng plan but warns success depends on private-sector role, real road–rail integration
10th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Road Freight Association (RFA) has thrown its weight behind the proposed R50-billion Port of Gauteng project, calling it a potential “missing link” to revitalise South Africa’s logistics... 


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Geofencing capabilities for autonomous control software
10th October 2025

Danfoss Power Solutions has released an update to its PLUS+1 Autonomous Control Library (ACL) software for off-highway machinery. ACL 4.0 enables users to create virtual boundaries around specific... 


First blast at the Eucuentro Sulphides pit.
Antofagasta's Centinela reports first blast at Encuentro Sulphides pit
10th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta’s Centinela operation has reached a milestone in its expansion strategy with the first blast at the new Encuentro Sulphides pit. The initial blast forms part of... 


Zambia's mining cadastre system
New mining cadastre registers first 37 rightholders in Western Cape
10th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s mining cadastre is taking shape, with 37 rightholders having registered with the system in the Western Cape as part of its Phase 1 rollout, Department of Mineral and Petroleum... 


A gold nugget on dollar bills
Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
10th October 2025 By: Reuters

Investors are testing well-established views about gold, which is surging to new records, as an AI-driven stocks rally and red-hot bitcoin force a rethink of what's driving one of the world's... 


John Smit (left) and Wahl Bartmann
Two CEOs rising high and jointly launching new equipment to provide safety to their clients
10th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African integrated security and safety solutions group Fidelity Services group (Fidelity) and its recently acquired subsidiary, local specialised integrated security, facilities management... 


Willem Strydom, Business Development Electronics Manager at SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE says MEPS rules create opportunity but smart moves are critical
10th October 2025

South African regulations on premium efficiency IE3 motors open a door of opportunity for geared motor users, says SEW-EURODRIVE, but forward planning and the considered advice of established and... 


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Customised HVAC systems for harsh site conditions
10th October 2025

To meet increasingly stringent health and safety standards in sectors such as mining and construction, Dezzi Equipment has partnered with Booyco Engineering to equip its machines with customised... 


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Collaboration key to safer, more efficient corridors
10th October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

This year’s Transport Month should firmly spotlight collaborative projects between the private and public sectors that are strengthening the country’s freight network, says advocacy body Road... 


IE3 motor on a beverage production line
Transition can be phased as new regulations loom
10th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Drive and control technologies company SEW-EURODRIVE says following a holistic approach to system efficiency using its IE3-standard motors, combined with other equipment, can realise cost savings... 


rail tracks at Caledon plant.
Western Cape maltings plant returns to rail transport
10th October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

The Caledon Maltings plant was originally designed with rail intake in mind, says beer producer South African Breweries (SAB) CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac. The facility is one of the largest malting... 


A blue bus
New bus depot construction nears completion
10th October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) transport department, is nearing completion of the Selby bus rapid transit (BRT) depot, which the CoJ says... 


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System compatibility ensures efficiency
10th October 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial operations should ensure that their pump systems are compatible with the chosen plastic pipe systems, says professional body for plastic pipe manufacturing South African Plastic Pipe... 


An image of Innomotics mining and cement global sales head Nils Janßen and OLKO CEO Markus Beermann
Certified braking system boosts mine winder safety
10th October 2025

Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 certification from the International Electrical Commission (IEC) has been achieved for electric motors and large drive systems company Innomotics and mechanical... 


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Valterra Platinum already exploring Mogalakwena’s underground potential
10th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

In the wake of separating its assets from former parent company Anglo American, platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Valterra Platinum is setting the stage to further develop one of its most... 


Technology can turn South Africa’s water leaks into revenue streams
10th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Technology and collaboration is key to solving one of South Africa’s most pressing water challenges: the loss of nearly half the country’s clean treated water. South Africa’s national nonrevenue... 


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Debt and theft
10th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The twin crises of surging municipal arrear debt owing to Eskom and rising electricity theft have been lurking for years, and with all efforts to combat the problems having failed. In fact Eskom’s... 


NA8 AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER
Built for both draw-out and fixed use, the NA8 offers flexible installation with horizontal, vertical, or mixed connections, making it ideal for complex layouts
Energy equipment provider returning to Electra Mining in 2026
10th October 2025 By: Nadine James

Having participated in Electra Mining Africa 2024 (EMA24), energy equipment and solutions provider CHINT, will be returning to the trade show in 2026, to connect with industry stakeholders,... 


Mark Evans is a partner at the strategic management consultancy firm, Oliver Wyman.
The central role of SA’s rail network in unlocking a multi-billion-rand opportunity
10th October 2025

At a time of heightened demand, South Africa’s coal exports have fallen to their lowest levels in decades owing to the collapse of rail corridors. As coal freight spills onto roads, heavy trucks... 


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Namibia–South Africa cross-border hydrogen pipeline, Namibia
10th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project forms part of the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme, which aims to link hydrogen hubs in Lüderitz, Namibia, and Boegoebaai and Saldanha Bay, extending to Gauteng, in South Africa. 


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Valterra Platinum already exploring Mogalakwena’s underground potential
10th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

In the wake of separating its assets from former parent company Anglo American, platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Valterra Platinum is setting the stage to further develop one of its most... 


In preparation for the heat-up of Kamoa-Kakula’s state-of-the-art, 500,000-tonne-per-annum, direct-to-blister copper smelter, an operator oversees a training exercise on the slag cleaning furnace blister ladles.
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo
10th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Smelter startup is scheduled to start in early November. 


Image of the Koeberg nuclear power plant
Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
10th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The National Nuclear Regulator has completed the third and final round of public consultations regarding national electricity utility Eskom’s application for authorisation for long-term operation... 


Image of yellowcake (uranium)
Rook I uranium project, Canada – update
10th October 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy has unveiled a major dual-market equity raising, securing commitments for about C$400-million, in North America, and A$400-million, in Australia, to fund the project. 


Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips
Transnet confirms attachment order for parts required to return CRRC locomotives to service
9th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips has expressed optimism that some locomotives that have been standing idle for years amid a long-running dispute with the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation... 


On-the-mend PRASA reports jump in passenger numbers; secures unqualified audit
On-the-mend PRASA reports jump in passenger numbers; secures unqualified audit
9th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has achieved two significant milestones in the 2024/25 financial year. Firstly, the agency received an unqualified audit opinion from the... 


Recyclers demand inquiry into all scrap policies following price-fixing ruling
Recyclers demand inquiry into all scrap policies following price-fixing ruling
9th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Three scrap metal recycling bodies have jointly called for an independent inquiry into all government policies affecting the sector, including the price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal and... 


Pauli van Wyk & Micah Reddy
Malema: Money. Power. Patronage. – Micah Reddy & Pauli van Wyk
9th October 2025

This is not a biography of Julius Malema. It is the story of his money. Over the past two decades, Malema has leveraged his growing political clout to bankroll his party and amass a personal... 


At this steel plant, a Weba transfer chute is shown managing heavy material flow while effectively lowering dust emissions in a demanding environment
Weba Chute Systems drive down dust transmission in bulk materials handling
9th October 2025

Dust generation has long been a critical challenge in bulk materials handling, with significant implications for safety, health and environmental compliance. Weba Chute Systems, a leading... 


Mining’s hidden bottleneck goes digital as CorePlan puts spotlight on earthworks at IMARC
9th October 2025

Mining’s most expensive delays often come from its least visible stage: earthworks. Before a rig even turns, programs slip off track. Contractors run in silos. Costs vanish into spreadsheets. By... 


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Elevate your engine performance with Astron Energy
9th October 2025

Leading supplier of petroleum production in Southern Africa, Astron Energy, is proud to present its new Quartech Fuel, a revolutionary petrol and diesel formulation enhanced with premium additives,... 


A cobalt mining operation in the DRC
Congo to tie cobalt export quotas to three-year company data, sources say
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo will allocate annual cobalt export quotas based on companies' production and shipment data for the previous three years, three sources familiar with the matter told... 


Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber
ActionSA rejects further ZEP extension
8th October 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

ActionSA has rejected further extended validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), saying this represents yet another act of “indecision and weakness” by a government that continues to... 


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