Having the necessary technologies, parts and expertise on hand has enabled industrial equipment supplier BMG to cement its long-standing partnership with a leading platinum group metals mining... 

Through its rare earths Steenkampskraal project, in Western Cape, rare earths miner Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) aims to progressively increase local beneficiation, skills development and... 

Hosting the G20 in South Africa and witnessing the B20 action around it has emphasised the importance of accelerating impressive developments that show promise. One of these is Project Rhynbow, the... 

The first cable to connect East and West Africa in a single, continuous system, linking the continent with the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, has been completed, laying the foundation for... 

Global 6G subscriptions are forecast to reach 180-million by the end of 2031, excluding the early adoption of AI-enabled Internet of Things devices such as autonomous vehicles, smart glasses and... 

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 

World Gold Council (WGC) says gold has experienced a remarkable year, achieving more than 50 all-time high prices and emerging as one of the strongest-performing assets in respect of returns. It... 

South Africa’s mining supply chain took a confident step onto the global stage as members of the South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster (SAMPEC) and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

As South Africa intensifies its move towards cleaner, smarter energy systems, solutions like Schneider Electric’s globally recognised  SF₆-free GM AirSeT pure-air medium voltage (MV) switchgear is... 

World-leading Chinese new-energy vehicle (NEV) and technology company BYD on Thursday, December 4, officially launched the plug-in hybrid BYD Sealion 5 sports-utility vehicle in South Africa –... 

By: Bryan Hamman - NETSCOUT's regional director for Africa The traditional retail frenzy weekend that is associated with the ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ events has been and gone and many... 

The South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi), which is overseen by the Department of Electricity and Energy, and the Rustenburg municipality are partnering to improve energy... 

Times 3 Technologies (T3T), an established South African Sage business partner and provider of business software and implementation services, has been named a winner of the Sage Platinum Club for... 

Process technology company Metso has reported that gold and copper producer Harmony Gold Mining Company has selected it to deliver the key equipment for its Eva copper project, in Queensland,... 

Rio Tinto has produced the first copper using its Nuton bioleaching technology at the Johnson Camp mine, in Arizona, marking a step in commercialising a process the company says could transform... 

South African private higher education institution Regent Business School has announced that it is launching the country’s first business intelligence accounting degree. Officially designated a... 

Draco Group successfully completed one of South Africa’s most technically challenging demolition projects: the controlled blasting and toppling of a structurally compromised 107-metre concrete... 

The hydrogen sector may have been in a hype cycle for the last few years, but the fundamentals around the global energy market have not changed – the need for clean and localised energy and a just... 

The 13th Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference & Exhibition (ZIMEC 2026), to be held on 25-26 March 2026 in Kitwe, Zambia, will zero in on one of the most vital conversations for Zambia’s... 

Cloud has become the backbone of modern business, but its true value only fully emerges when paired with data and artificial intelligence (AI). As Jaap Scholten, Head: Group Hybrid ICT Strategy at... 

Vodacom Group has entered into an agreement with Kenya’s government to acquire 15% of Safaricom and an additional 5% from Vodafone at KES34 a share, in a deal valued at $2.1-billion, or... 

Low-grade gold ore operation Navachab Gold Mine has upgraded its very low-grade ore resources using sensor-based sorting provider STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes. At Navachab... 

Africa will only capture meaningful economic value from rising global demand for critical minerals if it strengthens partnerships, improves infrastructure, ensures regulatory certainty and expands... 

Diamond company De Beers Group has announced that Wesley Tucker will step down as CEO of its blockchain technology platform and diamond traceability business Tracr at the end of February 2026.... 

Law firm Adams & Adams has launched its SMARTAI IP Portal – an advisory service digital platform designed to help businesses understand, assess and address the risks posed by AI systems. AI... 

South Africa’s automotive market in the third quarter posted its strongest sales in more than a decade as greater macro-economic stability, easing interest rates and a firmer rand supported renewed... 

Comprehensively supporting the mining sector with commodity-specific drive train solutions, SEW-EURODRIVE has cemented its reputation as a trusted partner to the industry - a testament to its... 

Standard Bank on Wednesday announced the financial close of the R11.5-billion deal that will result in Vodacom acquiring a 30% stake in Maziv. Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)... 

Iron-ore miner Fortescue has installed its first large-scale battery energy Sstorage system (BESS) at North Star Junction in the Pilbara, a key step in the company’s plan to decarbonise its... 

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 

As digital speeds and device complexity continue to increase, signals under test are getting more complex, and engineers are more challenged to isolate anomalies in their devices. Test tools for... 

Chemical company BASF South Africa has celebrated achieving Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) status. The company, the local subsidiary of the Germany-based global BASF group,... 

Namibia's President on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry. Amutse's appointment comes after President Netumbo... 

An electricity tariff proposal by South Africa’s State-owned power utility Eskom is supporting the continued operation of the Lion ferrochrome smelter in Limpopo province, Glencore-Merafe Chrome... 

By: Manuel Tati - Vice President, SADC region at Schneider Electric There’s no doubt that the SADC region holds tremendous promise; rich in natural resources, it has the potential to rapidly expand... 

The UK High Commission in Pretoria, and the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), jointly announced on Tuesday that three major cooperative programmes have been... 

Sustainable water management is not just an environmental concern, but an economic, developmental and moral imperative, with water security inseparable from climate resilience, economic stability... 

Artificial intelligence may dominate global conversations about the future of work, but South Africa’s economy will collapse without skilled trades, warns one of the country’s oldest protective... 

Chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported a 5% year-on-year increase in its operating profit to $125-million for the financial year ended September 30, despite lower PGM and... 

Nonprofit organisation iButho Le Africa (iLA) founder Mpumi Masinga was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the tenth Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Awards... 

By: Nelson Teixeira - managing director of operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx In e-commerce, a delayed delivery can mean a lost customer. In fact, more than 20% of shoppers say they won’t... 

 It is not hard to see why Mpumi Masinga’s iButho Le Africa (iLA), which works with young boys in rural areas, won the Humanitarian Award at the 10th SEIFSA Awards for Excellence on November 20 at...