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Booyco Electronics PDS system
Collision avoidance standard need not be disruptive
7th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mine safety systems original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Booyco Electronics says the implementation of Level 9 vehicle interventions for collision avoidance at mines remains uneven across the... 


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New valves enhance water supply, process efficiency
7th November 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The new, optimised Runxin F135 duplex valve has been introduced to the South African market to improve water treatment processes by enhancing water softening and ensuring consistent water quality,... 


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HPHT valves improve flow control operations
7th November 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

A partnership between valve product and solutions supplier Brimis Engineering (Brimis) and Germany-based valve manufacturer ProValve Armaturen (ProValve) will result in the latest high-pressure,... 


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Menar champions safety, inclusion for women
7th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining group Menar is strengthening its women in mining (WiM) structures across its operations, linking gender inclusion directly to health, safety and operational performance, reports... 


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Valve training benefits industry, manufacturers
7th November 2025

The professional body for valve and actuator manufacturers South African Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Association (Savama) offers a series of courses and training programmes for industry... 


Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa
Wojciech Kulma
7th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa, which manufactures and sells chemical products 


Natrium plant
Natrium reactor and energy storage system, US – update
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

TerraPower has officially submitted the Natrium reactor and energy storage system into the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment. 


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Ahafo mine, Ghana
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine the Ahafo region of Ghana. 


Drill rig at the TGME mine
TGME underground gold mining project, South Africa – update
7th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Theta Gold Mines is accelerating the TGME gold plant. 


Actom
ACTOM Training Centre achieves new accreditation milestone
6th November 2025

ACTOM’s Training Centre has received accreditation under the Occupational Qualification framework, effective April 1, 2025. This milestone covers five key trades: Electrician, Millwright, Metal... 


The importance of building a long-term field service strategy to attain sustainable value
The importance of building a long-term field service strategy to attain sustainable value
6th November 2025

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric While many organisations concentrate on immediate returns and reactive field services, establishing a... 


Assmang's Beeshoek mine
Assmang places Beeshoek mine on care and maintenance as AMSA halts offtake
5th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Assmang, which is jointly owned by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore South Africa, has decided to place its Beeshoek iron-ore mine, in the Northern Cape, on care and maintenance, with about... 


 Engineering inspection of concrete test cubes.
As Joburg's gold begins to re-show, Pilgrim’s Rest gold plant project accelerates
4th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 


The Critical Role of Banks in Unlocking PPP Success
4th November 2025

By: Bakang Letshwiti, Head of Public Sector Coverage and Pulana Mokwele, Coverage Banker, Absa CIB South Africa faces a multi-trillion-rand infrastructure-funding shortfall. According to the World... 


Cybersecurity industry urged to deploy, leverage AI-based systems
3rd November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

AI-based systems used to enhance cyberattacks, mainly by rapidly processing data of companies before and once inside an organisation's digital perimeter, are reducing the time cyberattackers need... 


BMW X3
BMW South Africa shares peek inside world-class PHEV assembly operations
3rd November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having made adjustments worth R4.2-billion to its Rosslyn-based production plant to accommodate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) manufacturing since October last year, automotive... 


West Wits Mining CEO Rudi Deysel (left) at decline with Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 


REE developer Torngat inks first formal offtake deal
3rd November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rare earths developer Torngat Metals has signed a ten-year offtake agreement with France-based Carester, as part of an effort to establish a reliable supply chain for heavy rare earth elements... 


rail cars wheels
Wabtec–Lucchini partnership marks R47m boost for South Africa’s rail manufacturing sector
31st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has welcomed the forthcoming launch of a strategic partnership between train technology company Wabtec South Africa and railway wheels... 


Deputy President Paul Mashatile
Govt commits to equip youth with entrepreneurial skills, launches land programme
31st October 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Deputy President Paul Mashatile wants government and the private sector to adopt a proactive stance to address the disparity between labour supply and demand, while he also announced government’s... 


Ipeleng Mabusela
Auto industry set to develop an EV-specific training qualification
31st October 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s automotive industry is developing an Electromobility Occupational Skills Programme, which will be a nationally recognised qualification designed to equip technicians with the skills... 


 Why on-site training and upskilling are crucial to building trust and capability
Why on-site training and upskilling are crucial to building trust and capability
31st October 2025

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric Today’s relentless pace of innovation and technological change means that businesses face the stark... 


Powering SA's Municipalities: WEG attends the 71st AMEU Convention
31st October 2025

Municipalities throughout South Africa find themselves at a pivotal juncture. While energy demands increase and costs rise, there are also opportunities to participate in a new generation of energy... 


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Digital backbone taking shape through investment
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Africa’s rapid digital transformation is unfolding along key subsea connectivity routes, with countries, with the “big five” – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa – emerging as focal... 


MEC cuts the ribbon along with stakeholders to unveil new farming equipment
African breweries tap into local barley
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Agribusiness and agro-processing are increasingly being recognised as critical drivers of Africa’s economic future, with private-sector investment and government partnerships creating new... 


STRONG SAFETY, EFFICIECY FOCUS
Cementation Africa’s innovative engineering solutions are driving measurable improvements in underground mining performance
Africa should show the world it can properly mechanise mines
31st October 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Mining operations in South Africa, and Africa in general, continue to lag in terms of mechanisation compared with their European and North American counterparts, and need to overcome the challenges... 


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Refining risk governance for African projects
31st October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As mining projects across Africa contend with inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and complex permitting regimes, there is a greater need for mining companies, contractors and consultancies to... 


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Constant investment maintains beneficial partnership
31st October 2025

Having made significant investments in its distribution, engineering facilities and technical skills, industrial solutions provider BMG’s dedicated variable-speed drive (VSD) workshops in Cape... 


A SQUARE FACILITIES
Equipment provider’s new facility will aid growth ambitions
31st October 2025 By: Nadine James

Having outgrown its previous facility in Alrode South, in Gauteng, it was imperative that materials handling equipment provider A Square Forklift move to a larger, more cohesively structured... 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


A new era in engineering education, rebuilding the ladder
A new era in engineering education, rebuilding the ladder
31st October 2025

South Africa is at an inflection point in its engineering education landscape, with familiar pathways – technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges offering National Accredited... 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 


plane taking off
AASA urges ATNS to act swiftly on suspended flight procedures to avoid more disruptions
30th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has called on State-owned Air Traffic Navigation Service (ATNS) to strengthen its collaboration with airlines to urgently resolve ongoing issues... 


the Seifsa Training Centre
Seifsa relaunches artisan training centre, showcases upgrades
30th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says its Seifsa Training Centre (STC), which is run in partnership with skills development... 


Strengthening the backbone of business: SAPICS short courses build fundamental supply chain skills
Strengthening the backbone of business: SAPICS short courses build fundamental supply chain skills
30th October 2025

In today’s volatile global business environment, supply chain resilience has become the defining factor separating industry leaders from laggards. Recognising this, many organisations are racing to... 


 	Ntsiki Adonisi, Rachel Dagadu, Zinzi Lawrence, Amarachukwu Odo, and Chimwemwe Tembo-Shula.
South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives are thin: there are no tax holidays, royalty relief... 


NEF commits R51m to drive transformation in the legal sector
29th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

The National Empowerment Fund (NEF), an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, has announced a combined funding commitment of R51-million to advance transformation in South... 


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ATNS cites global shortage of flight procedure designers as key reason for operational challenges
29th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned entity Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has identified a shortage of skilled flight procedure designers as the primary challenge affecting the maintenance of South Africa’s... 


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Nordex internship programme closing the wind energy skills gap
29th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Two years after its inaugural launch, Nordex Energy South Africa’s internship programme continues to build a pipeline of skilled technicians to service and manage wind farms. To date, 14 young... 


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Competition Commission approves merger within the local aerospace, defence sector
29th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Competition Commission announced on Wednesday that it had approved the takeover of Paramount Aerospace Holdings by Aerospace Holdings. “The commission is of the view that the proposed... 


Legal borehole drilling is a key mitigator of South Africa’s water crisis
28th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The legal drilling of boreholes and the responsible use of groundwater is an essential part of alleviating the ongoing water crises occurring across South Africa, industry watchdog the Borehole... 


The ATNS tower at OR Tambo International
ATNS assures public it is successfully rebuilding, restoring its core capabilities
28th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s air traffic management agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), has said that it has made “significant progress” in rebuilding its core capacities and stabilising its... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa undertakes State visit to Switzerland
28th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fresh off of his State trip to Southeast Asia, President Cyril Ramaphosa will next meet with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter, at her invitation, between October 29 and 30. Ramaphosa will travel... 


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