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Engen Honours First Graduates of Its ICT Skills Development Programme in South Durban
Engen Honours First Graduates of Its ICT Skills Development Programme in South Durban
12th December 2024

Engen has proudly celebrated the success of 25 graduates from the inaugural Engen Global Citizen Development Programme (EGCDP) at a special awards ceremony on December 9th at the Blue Roof Life... 


How AI and ML are enhancing utility management with advanced predictive maintenance
How AI and ML are enhancing utility management with advanced predictive maintenance
12th December 2024

By: Vladimir Milovanovic - Vice President of Power Systems, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is significantly... 


An industrial automated AutoJet System in a food processing facility, showcasing its use in applying precise coatings to baked goods.
Revolutionising food processing with AutoJet Systems
12th December 2024

AutoJet Systems are proof that innovation and technology can drive progress in the food industry, ensuring that every bite is safer, tastier, and more consistent than ever before. 


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South Africa's smelting innovation, Seifsa's industrialisation drive, and key steps to improve national outlook
12th December 2024

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the new Proudly South African smelting technology that could be big for the country’s ferroalloy industry; Seifsa's belief that an aggressive... 


The cornerstone of South Africa’s steel industry under threat
The cornerstone of South Africa’s steel industry under threat
12th December 2024

The cornerstone of South Africa's long-steel production industry is facing an existential crisis as Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) continues in its endeavors to pursue the South African... 


Cape Town - FICA Compliance Breakfast
Cape Town - FICA Compliance Breakfast
12th December 2024

Unpacking how criminals use High-Value Goods Dealers to launder money It is estimated that South African businesses launder between R16-billion and R64-billion yearly.  


Further measures to lower exposure to diesel particulate matter.
New commitment to reduce exposure to diesel emissions in underground mines
11th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

A most fundamental human need is to breathe fresh air. Yet, for millions of people working in underground mines across the globe, this is not a given. Now, members of the international ICMM mining... 


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Innovative technology bolsters security on construction sites
11th December 2024

Two new products that aim to secure construction sites and prevent operations from becoming targets of criminal activities, are now available. EnviraBar and EnviraMesh products from GFRP Tech are... 


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On-demand colour label printer unveiled
11th December 2024

A new inkjet printer designed for high-quality, on-demand colour label printing is aimed at meeting the needs of a range of industries, including food and beverage, chemicals, healthcare,... 


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Industrial on-site gas generation
11th December 2024

A comprehensive solution to help industries manage on-site gas requirements undertakes to help simplify operations, lower costs and enhance sustainability. Atlas Copco Compressor Technique says... 


Real-time payments contribution to South Africa's GDP set to double by 2028
11th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Payments technology company ACI Worldwide says in its 'Real-Time Payments: Economic Impact and Financial Inclusion' report that the contribution of real-time payments to South Africa's GDP is... 


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Joburg Water optimistic regarding turnaround plan amid challenges, R27bn backlog
11th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Against a challenging backdrop of high – and rising – water demand, illegal connections, nonpayment for water, servitude encroachments and aging infrastructure, Johannesburg Water is happy with the... 


Spinach produced in raise beds at SAB Ibhayi brewery
Partnership project showcases value-creating effluent treatment process at Eastern Cape brewery
11th December 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Project Imifino was recently showcased at South African Breweries' (SAB’s) Ibhayi brewery site in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape as a viable model for effluent treatment in the food and beverage... 


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AI system drives plant optimisation
11th December 2024

Integrating digital innovations in mining operations is set to deliver more powerful and holistic solutions to optimise productivity. Weir senior director: digital Ole Knudsen contends that mines... 


West Africa –SF6-free switchgear offers airtight benefits
West Africa –SF6-free switchgear offers airtight benefits
11th December 2024

By: Obinna Uche - Sales Director, Power Systems Division at Schneider Electric Anglophone West Africa The African switchgear market presents numerous opportunities for development.  According to... 


There’s green and then there’s blockchain green
There’s green and then there’s blockchain green
11th December 2024

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Greener blockchain, who would have thought?  Blockchain’s very nature sees it consuming a lot of energy; with great... 


Volt Lithium, Wellspring Hydro to test lithium extraction technology in North Dakota
11th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Calgary-based Volt Lithium has entered into a field study agreement with Wellspring Hydro to trial its proprietary direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology in North Dakota’s Bakken formation.... 


South African technology positioned to elevate alloy production to new high level of greenness.
Global green alloy acclaim is there for South Africa to attain using new local technology
10th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa, which hosts more than 70% of the world reserves of chrome ore and manganese ores, was dominant in ferroalloy production until 2010. In the early 2000s, South Africa was the undisputed... 


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Picup to start rolling out electric vehicles in 2025
10th December 2024 By: Irma Venter

Picup Technologies will next year start to provide electric mobility solutions to its driver network, all of whom are independent contractors, for deliveries within a five-kilometre radius in... 


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Renewables covering area the size of Europe needed for clean energy future, report shows
10th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

A newly released report by technology and lifecycle solutions provider Wärtsilä shows that an area the size of Europe will need to be covered with renewable power to reach a clean energy future... 


Space-based mining risk assessment system for junior miners receives UK funding
9th December 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based artisanal and small-scale mining support services and product marketing company Makor Resources and UK-based environmental data collection tools provider AUYAN have announced that they... 


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PwC survey finds sub-Saharan CEOs are equally, if not more, focused on transformation
9th December 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Consultancy PwC finds in its latest yearly global CEO survey that 81% of CEO’s in Africa took at least one action that greatly impacted on their company’s’ business model in 2023, compared with 76%... 


ABB to deliver world's largest production capacity mine hoist to BHP’s Jansen potash project
ABB to deliver world's largest production capacity mine hoist to BHP’s Jansen potash project
9th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Global technology company ABB has been selected by global mining company BHP to deliver, install and commission three friction hoists and a further electrical system for a Blair service hoist at... 


Databuild reflects on a year of challenges and growth in the local construction sector
Databuild reflects on a year of challenges and growth in the local construction sector
9th December 2024

From tackling systemic issues to embracing innovation, the construction sector in South Africa has shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in the face of mounting pressures. This is according... 


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Paramount launches solution to improve border security in Africa
9th December 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Aerospace and defence technology group Paramount, which was founded in South Africa but is now based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched its latest offering, intended to strengthen border... 


Schneider Electric Partners with ImeXolutions to Deliver Advanced Altivar™ Process Modular Drive Solutions for Efficient, Reliable Industrial Operations
Schneider Electric Partners with ImeXolutions to Deliver Advanced Altivar™ Process Modular Drive Solutions for Efficient, Reliable Industrial Operations
9th December 2024

Schneider Electric, global leader in energy management and automation, has announced a strategic partnership with ImeXolutions, a leading company in electrical and solar power implementation to... 


Driving Innovation in Grid Operation and Protection Through Advanced Telecom Solutions
Driving Innovation in Grid Operation and Protection Through Advanced Telecom Solutions
9th December 2024

The integration of AI-driven grid management and advanced telecommunications solutions is revolutionising energy systems worldwide, and Africa is no exception. These technologies are critical... 


Untrans truck travelling on national road
Unitrans positive about govt, private-sector intervention amid transport crises
9th December 2024 By: Tracy Hancock

Despite the deterioration of South Africa’s aging transport infrastructure and a challenging operating environment, end-to-end logistics and supply chain solutions provider Unitrans CEO Edwin... 


AES boiler update project transforms local food production process
AES boiler update project transforms local food production process
8th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The replacement of 78-year-old boilers at a Western Cape food processing plant with four newly installed, locally manufactured chaingrate stoker-fired firetube package boilers has transformed the... 


Green SmeltDirect uses 70% less electricity.
Thrilling new home-grown technology can win back South Africa’s lost ferroalloy renown
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

New Proudly South African smelting technology, which uses 70% less electricity, cuts costs, slashes carbon emissions and can process low-grade material, has all the attributes needed to win back... 


Tech Mahindra’s global head of automotive consulting and solutions Sachin Kulkarni (left) and Jendamark India CEO Himanshu Jadhav (right)
Tech Mahindra to become a global partner for Jendamark’s Odin Manufacturing technologies
6th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Assembly line design and manufacturing company Jendamark Automation has signed an agreement with technology consulting and systems integrator Tech Mahindra to become a global partner for... 


From left to right: Elihle Obi, Global Marketing Director, Anglophone Africa, Zanélle Dalglish, Global Leader: Training & Education Affairs, Devan Pillay, Cluster President for Anglophone Africa, Juanita Els, Segment Solutions & Academy Lead and Carina van Zyl, Corporate Citizenship Leader,  Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric celebrates Giving Tuesday and the 25th anniversary of the Schneider Electric Foundation with important milestones
6th December 2024

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, marked this year’s annual Giving Tuesday with agenda-packed... 


Chrome captain of industry turns to Babcock for Volvo Construction Equipment
Chrome captain of industry turns to Babcock for Volvo Construction Equipment
6th December 2024

For Solly Madibela, owner of MYSOL, all that glitters is not gold, but it’s in the gleam of chrome that he’s found true value. A key component of stainless steel production due to its non-corrosive... 


UK funding released to look at improving rural road construction in SA
UK funding released to look at improving rural road construction in SA
6th December 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Royal Society, in the UK, has provided funding to support a three-year collaborative roads project between the UK’s University of Nottingham (UoN) and South Africa’s Stellenbosch University... 


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On-The-Air (06/12/2024)
6th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about green electricity, global investment and the global hydrogen and fuel cell sector. 


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Manufacturer’s new plant boosts components production
6th December 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

To successfully adapt to and eventually triumph in the challenging nature of the automotive industry in South Africa and globally, automotive component manufacturers must keep abreast of new... 


A generic image of boiler equipment
Firm’s boilers enable efficient processes
6th December 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Steam generation solutions company Steinmüller Africa says that its boilers are well-equipped to deliver efficient waste management, energy, and cost savings for the pulp and paper, sugar,... 


A large green headgear at the Steenkampskraal Mine near Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape
Rare earths mine taken out of care and maintenance
6th December 2024 By: Halima Frost

The high-grade rare earths Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) is coming out of a three-year care-and-maintenance period, with the miner scheduled to conclude the reclamation and refurbishment of... 


An image of an electric conversion kit installed in a Land Rover Defender
EV conversion solutions benefit fleets in various sectors
6th December 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

The conversion of traditionally fuelled vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) – a growing trend, owing to the various benefits for businesses and industry – will contribute to long-term operational... 


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Time to make IRP updating routine
6th December 2024 By: Terence Creamer

After the false start of January when the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP2023) was released to much criticism and even incredulity, an effort is now under way to have a revamped IRP2024... 


Professor Andrey B Yaroslavtsev
Palladium: A vital key to BRICS' future energy security
6th December 2024

By Ayanda Holo Amidst the dynamic discourse of the recent BRICS Summit, held against the backdrop of heightened resource competitiveness and energy security concerns, palladium emerged as a topic... 


Mchenge Nyoka is a National Project Coordinator at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in South Africa
Building climate resilience: The power of the water-energy nexus
6th December 2024

In an era where climate change increasingly affects water and energy resources, the need for climate resilience in agriculture and agroprocessing has never been more pressing.  South Africa, in... 


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Salt production facility, US
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Kairos Power plans to build a facility that will produce high-purity, molten salt coolant for its advanced reactors. 


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