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Nersa registered 147 new power generation facilities in the Dec quarter
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –... 


Outgoing Sanedi CEO Dr Titus Mathe will become TIA CEO
Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


TIA joins, invests in Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
30th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has joined as one of the founding members of the Innovation Agencies in Africa... 


Tshepiso Lekalakala Head of Human Resources at Rosond
Rosond appoints Anna Tshepiso Lekalakala as Group Head of Human Resources
30th January 2026

Leading drilling and exploration specialist Rosond is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Tshepiso Lekalakala as Group Head of Human Resources. She is a Chartered HR Professional with over... 


Mining Indaba 2026: French Delegation Returns to Indaba
30th January 2026

From 9-12 February 2026, Business France will showcase French expertise at the Mining Indaba 2026 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This essential event for mining in Africa will gather over... 


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Accredited training boosts mining sector skills for Africa
30th January 2026

Recently accredited by the National Artisan Moderation Body as an official assessment centre, the FLS Training Academy in Chloorkop, Gauteng, says it is expanding its role in strengthening mining... 


Shaping Africa’s Automation Future Through Insight and Leadership
Shaping Africa’s Automation Future Through Insight and Leadership
30th January 2026

A Pivotal Moment for Industrial Growth Africa’s automation and industrial technology sector is entering a decisive phase, shaped by rapid technological change, shifting economic priorities, and the... 


Sintech
Sintech
30th January 2026

Since 1984 Sintech has supplied the South African market with clutches, brakes and engineering solutions for a range of applications in mining and mining-related industries. Sintech supplies... 


BWF Envirotec – We Care for Clean Air
BWF Envirotec – We Care for Clean Air
30th January 2026

Clean air is our passion. As the technology and world market leader in industrial dedusting, BWF Envirotec works to achieve this with a workforce of over 1 000 employees at 15 global production,... 


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New HPE CEO sets bold plan to take South African innovation global
30th January 2026

Having largely been a South Africa-based company with a few exports here and there, under the leadership of new CEO Freddy Mugeri, Hydro Power Equipment (HPE) is aiming for global expansion. In a... 


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Universities step up as mining enters decarbonised future
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s universities are accelerating efforts to align engineering, research and innovation capabilities with the mining sector’s rapid transition towards decarbonisation, says University of... 


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Positioning Africa for a new era
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As delegates prepare for this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba under the theme Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships, the focus is shifting to how collaboration, technology... 


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Mineral innovation advanced through strategic partnerships
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s ambition to expand mineral beneficiation, accelerate technology transfer and deepen collaborative innovation aligns closely with this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba theme... 


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Partnership-led growth to be spotlighted at Indaba
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining group Menar’s presence at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba is an opportunity to reinforce its message that coordinated partnerships across South Africa’s resources,... 


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University strengthens skills pipeline as digital mining accelerates
30th January 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

As Africa’s mines prepare for deeper digital integration, University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) School of Mining Engineering professors, lecturers and leaders report that the sector’s... 


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Igniting mining boom through collaboration, innovation
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The theme of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships – underscores a pivotal consensus in the mining industry that collaboration among... 


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Policy reform key to reigniting confidence
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As South Africa enters 2026 with mining remaining central to its economic identity, questions persist over whether the sector can attract the scale of investment required to match its geological... 


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Renewables firm eyes deeper mining uptake
30th January 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Renewable energy business platform Discovery Green is sharpening its focus on South Africa’s mining industry as the energy transition reshapes competitiveness, costs and carbon exposure across the... 


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Skouries gold/copper project, Greece – update
30th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Eldorado Gold has initiated its first dividend programme. 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
30th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with an Italian graphite processing company to provide toll beneficiation and purification services for graphite from Orom-Cross. 


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Indaba to focus on how Agentic AI could transform and disrupt mining
30th January 2026 By: Nadine James

The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 


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Smoothing the bumpy ride to steady state production
30th January 2026

Whether it is a greenfield mine, an expansion or a transition from opencast to underground, the shift to steady state production is often one of the riskiest phases in a mine’s lifecycle. It is... 


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Partnerships will define proximity detection future
30th January 2026

With partnerships at the heart of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba’s theme, mine safety equipment manufacturer Booyco Electronics highlights why sustained industry-wide collaboration... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE awarded largest African projects, partnerships grow
30th January 2026

As the spotlight falls on Africa’s mining progress at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, global drive technology specialist SEW-EURODRIVE reports a milestone performance for the past... 


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Ultra-light chopsaw enhances deep-water cutting project
30th January 2026

Offshore cutting solutions provider Decom Engineering deployed its recently launched, ultralight chopsaw, the C1-16UL, to complete a “challenging” deep-water project in the Gulf of Mexico. The... 


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Integrated blasting products to be highlighted at Indaba
30th January 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

While showcasing its advancement in partnership-led approaches across Africa’s mining value chain, explosives and chemicals group AECI will also use this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba... 


SOKWANI CHILEMBO
Zambia has set ambitious targets for its copper and critical-minerals sectors
Zambia eyes copper, growth opportunities
30th January 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Stronger collaboration across Zambia’s mining ecosystem will be central to unlocking the country’s copper and critical-minerals growth ambitions, says Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) CEO Sokwani... 


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Quality risks erode plastic pipe performance
30th January 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

While advancements in polymer science and extrusion technology have improved plastic pipe performance, various industry challenges have resulted in rising quality risks that can precipitate... 


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Indaba to focus on how Agentic AI could transform and disrupt mining
30th January 2026 By: Nadine James

The focus of this year's Investing in African Mining Indaba on disruptive technology reflects a growing acceptance that mining will not remain competitive using historic operating models alone,... 



Paper manufacturer Mondi SCP’s EcoPower's integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia
Biomass-fuelled boiler plant construction under way
30th January 2026

In October it was announced that heavy machinery manufacturer Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) was selected to supply a biomass-fuelled circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler plant to global sustainable... 


The Patola plant site in Helsinki
‘World’s largest’ air-to-water heat pump, electric boilers to be constructed
30th January 2026

Helsinki-based, city-owned energy company Helen has selected global technology manufacturer Valmet to provide automation solutions for the world’s largest air-to-water heat pump and two electric... 


Duvha Team celebrating their Best CSI Contribution Team and Key Service Provider in Maintenance awards in 2025.
Decade-first maintenance breakthrough leads to awards
30th January 2026 By: Halima Frost

Steam generation solutions company Steinmüller Africa has won two honours at State-owned power utility Eskom’s Duvha Power Station awards, held in December, for delivering a “decade-first... 


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The future of mining safety involves transforming fragmented controls into intelligent systems
30th January 2026

Mining safety in South Africa has improved significantly over the past decade through better equipment, improved safety frameworks and cultures combined with enhanced risk management approaches.... 


Nishen Hariparsad, GM for technology and marketing at BME
Nishen Hariparsad
30th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Nishen Hariparsad, GM for technology and marketing at blasting solutions and mining services product supplier BME 


The critical role of OEM service in protecting mining power infrastructure
30th January 2026

In mining, every minute of lost production is costly. The true value of a generator investment is not just in the purchase, but in how efficiently and reliably it performs over its entire life.... 


WiFi 7 signals generational shift in wireless connectivity
30th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The seventh generation of wireless technology – WiFi 7 – offers faster speeds, lower latency and smarter multiband connectivity, with its value cemented in reliable connections for many users,... 


GridCars welcomes new investor . . . and ultrafast charging
30th January 2026 By: Irma Venter

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator GridCars has welcomed a new investor following Solareff’s departure late last year. The renewable-energy group sold its majority shareholding in... 


Solar thermal: A perfect fit for industrial  heat decarbonisation
Solar thermal: A perfect fit for industrial heat decarbonisation
30th January 2026

By Dr. Kristen Griffin, Chief Product Officer, 247solar, Inc Long viewed as the troubled sibling of solar photovoltaic (PV) power, solar thermal power is now ready to take on the biggest prize of... 


Celebrating a Decade of Industrial Strength
Celebrating a Decade of Industrial Strength
30th January 2026

For 10 years, Aviocean Global has stood at the forefront of industrial wear-protection technology - delivering innovative, durable and reliable solutions to the mining, materials-handling and... 


Electrify, automate, digitalise: Siemens sets out Africa’s mining future
30th January 2026

Africa’s mining sector is at a pivotal moment, with safety, sustainability and smarter operations firmly in the spotlight. Against this backdrop, the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town... 


SEW-EURODRIVE
SEW-EURODRIVE drives Africa’s mining sector with strengthened regional capability
30th January 2026

Growing investment in mineral processing capacity across Africa has accelerated demand for reliable drive technology, creating strong momentum for drive technology company SEW-EURODRIVE’s... 


This project demonstrates our dedication to excellence for precision, power and performance
Raising the bar in precision large gear and spiral bevel gear manufacturing
30th January 2026

In the demanding world of mining, reliability is not optional — it is engineered. One of South Africa’s leading manufacturers of large industrial gears, Ultragear continues to invest in advanced... 


Virtualscape - empowering mines with real-time intelligence and SMARTT efficiency
Virtualscape - empowering mines with real-time intelligence and SMARTT efficiency
30th January 2026

Johannesburg-based South African technology company Virtualscape specialises in industrial automation, data management and digital transformation solutions for the mining and heavy industrial... 


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