By: Camilla Christino and Mike Smith In the evolving landscape of food safety, two critical yet often misunderstood concepts stand out: Food Fraud and Food Defence. While both involve intentional... 

The 153 MW/ 612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the Northern Cape has advanced to commercial close, following the signing of project agreements with the Department of... 

Africa’s mining sector is entering a new period of disruption where risk has become a defining force shaping strategy, investment and operational performance, says consultancy dss+ in a newly... 

The 12th edition of Transport Evolution Africa concluded its 2025 edition at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, bringing together the public and private transport sectors under one roof... 

Platinum Guild International (PGI) has highlighted the Tùsaire collection, created by Scottish-American jewellery designer Maeve Gillies using 3D-printing technology, as the first platinum-based... 

ASX-listed companies Neometals and Mineral Resources have announced that their jointly owned entity, Reed Advanced Materials (RAM), has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a... 

Water treatment technologies supplier Aqua Resources is committed to providing the technologies that drive sustainable change against South Africa’s shifting water landscape. With ageing... 

As Africa moves to implement the African Union’s (AU’s) Agenda 2063 and related infrastructure master plans, engineering consultancies, such as African Industrial Engineering Services (AIES), are... 

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 

After a successful launch at Bauma 2025, held in April in Munich, Germany, South African earthmoving equipment manufacturer and supplier Bell Equipment introduced a new range of motor graders to... 

Effective slurry management is fundamental to mineral processing and one of its most persistent challenges. Across mining regions, operators face relentless wear from abrasive slurries laden with... 

Aligned with its goal of equipping employees with skills needed to progress and adapt to changing technologies, specialised hose and couplings supplier Jachris Hose & Couplings is developing a... 

The adoption of gas separation membranes and hybrid systems – such as with pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and cryogenic technology implementation – for applications to help enhance hydrogen... 

Namibia remains a “trailblazer” in the hydrogen space with up to five final investment decisions scheduled to be made in 2025 and 2026, demonstrating African leadership on the global stage by... 

Laboratory solutions and services provider Lasec in April announced that it has partner with global leader in applied genomics Revvity, noting that the partnership is designed to expand access to... 

Telecommunications giant Vodacom Group has reached a major decarbonisation milestone – it now procures 100% of its purchased electricity from renewable sources. In addition to several on-site... 

Global leader in energy management and automation and recognised sustainability leader Schneider Electric has unveiled its first registered Innovation Hub in Africa – a milestone development that... 

Natural graphite and battery anode company Syrah Resources has restarted natural graphite production. 

Copper exploration and development company Koryx Copper has reported that the metallurgical testwork programme has shown encouraging preliminary results. 

JUWI Renewable Energies has signed two solar module supply agreements with JA Solar, a manufacturer of high-performance PV technology. 

Radiation protection, nuclear safety, radioactive waste and energy technology company NRG-Pallas is preparing for construction. 

This is a pivotal moment in Africa’s journey, with the continent brimming with opportunity but also challenges. “By 2050, the African population will reach 2.6-billion, so how can we ensure that... 

AI and generative AI (gen AI) tools are a growing part of people's daily lives, including at work, and 52% of respondents to management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 'AI at Work... 

World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has announced the release of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker... 

Workplace-related injuries continue to remain a challenge in South Africa, but collaboration, digitisation and hands-on leadership can play an important role in promoting a culture of safety. This... 

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is investing R480-million to enhance network coverage and empower youth with critical digital skills in KwaZulu-Natal. As part of its investment, MTN will... 

Mining operations looking for alternative ways to keep equipment running efficiently and productively are turning to programmes that restore equipment to ‘like-new’ condition. Sandvik Mining and... 

Globally, the mining sector – except the gold industry – had a challenging 2024, with declining revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) as the industry... 

Deep learning technology designed to enhance the recovery of inclusion-type ores that are difficult to detect using traditional sorting methods is the latest evolution in AI-driven sorting... 

In this article, management consultant Coenraad Bezuidenhout writes that digital sustainability measuring and reporting technologies can help South African consumer goods companies achieve... 

During the Africa Energy Forum, Chinese telecommunications technology equipment company Huawei and several African power customers released the fine-grained Optical Transport Network (fgOTN) White... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has again rebuffed allegations of a conflict of interest in the selection of independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo as a preferred bidder... 

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader together with its longstanding partner TechAccess, are poised to take the Southern... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric What is machine vision? By definition, it allows automated systems to “see” the real world; an ocular implant for... 

African construction, mining and municipal operations contend with unforgiving terrain and budget constraints. Compact machines need more than muscle—they must be flexible, efficient, and built to... 

The second day of the London Indaba kicked off with an opening keynote session delivered by British diplomat Lord Mark Sedwill, during which he pondered some broad considerations for the mining... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his support for extending the use of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) to the broadband telecommunications sector as proposed in a draft... 

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)... 

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched its new MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in South Africa. The... 

Wind power is a very appropriate renewable-energy technology for South Africa, G7 Renewable Energies CEO Dr Kilian Hagemann told Engineering News, in an exclusive interview at the recent Africa... 

The Huawei Electric Power Summit 2025 was held in South Africa's port city of Cape Town with the theme Thrive with Digital, Accelerating Electric Power Intelligence. More than 100 customers,...