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Awards encourage upliftment of women, youth
20th June 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

The Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction (ERWIC) Awards – to be hosted by industry body Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) – takes place on August 14, 2025, at the... 


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Digital precision enhances welding efficiency
20th June 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Introducing a level of digital control traditionally only seen in fully automated systems, welding technology provider Fronius’ WeldCube Navigator is being implemented by fastener specialist Bolt... 


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Overcoming challenges with flexible solutions
20th June 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

While modular buildings offer mines a camp solution that can be rapidly deployed and established, modular building providers can encounter various challenges, such as logistical challenges for... 


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Programmes help address capacity deficits
20th June 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

In an effort to accommodate the demands of population growth, climate change and urbanisation, industry body for civil engineering professionals the South African Institution of Civil Engineering... 


Free WTO e-learning
20th June 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

With the midpoint of the year merely days away (at the time of writing), you might find yourself reflecting on the year so far (glass half empty) or imaging what still lies ahead (glass half full).... 


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LexisNexis launches generative AI platform to streamline work of legal professionals
19th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Legal content and technology provider LexisNexis officially launched its generative AI platform Lexis+ AI in South Africa on June 19. The tool, which is designed to support legal professionals by... 


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FDI flows into Africa rose by 75% to $97bn in 2024, Unctad report shows
19th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

The latest ‘World Investment Report’ from UN Trade and Development (Unctad) highlights a significant rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa. In 2024, foreign investment in the... 


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Airlink to significantly enlarge its fleet with next-generation airliners
18th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink is to significantly expand and modernise its fleet, and increase its capacity, by leasing ten new next-generation Embraer E195-E2 smaller... 


Rolls-Royce Power Systems opens significant new facility in South Africa
17th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has announced that it has opened a new regional headquarters and training centre in Johannesburg. The new facility will support the growing numbers of the group’s... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom reports progress on 5 GW 'repowering' pipeline as $2.6bn CIF approval is secured
17th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already... 


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S Africa needs to foster entrepreneurial culture to tackle youth unemployment – Ramaphosa
17th June 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Following this year’s Youth Day celebration, President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out that while entrepreneurship is a key economic growth driver, rates of entrepreneurial activity in South Africa are... 


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Collaborative CSR is a national strategic imperative – UMK
13th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South Africa faces mounting economic pressure, exacerbated most recently by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest downgrade, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic... 


BMG's formula to back emerging driver talent in South African motorsport
BMG's formula to back emerging driver talent in South African motorsport
13th June 2025

BMG has reaffirmed its commitment to local talent development through its sponsorship of 22-year-old Karabo Malemela, a driver on the Pablo Clark Racing (PCR) Development Company’s Motorsport... 


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Sintech
13th June 2025

It is no coincidence that the majority of the world’s mobile crushing equipment is fitted with PT Tech hydraulic power take off (HPTO) clutch units as they were essentially designed to meet the... 


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Entry-level crushing plant under development by original-equipment supplier
13th June 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Despite economic headwinds and infrastructure bottlenecks, turnkey crushing and quarrying solutions company Gold Rock Projects is expanding its product offering to the quarrying sector with the... 


Anglo American Zimele head Larisha Naidoo
Youth development programme collaborates with cruise liner
13th June 2025 By: Halima Frost

South Africa’s largest enterprise development programme Zimele – created by mining major Anglo American – having announced previously that youth employment is a key focus area, will welcome up to... 


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Cadet programme continues to empower Mpumalanga youth
13th June 2025 By: Halima Frost

Owing to its notable success and an overwhelming demand from host communities in and around Piet Retief, in Mpumalanga, the Kangra Cadet Programme – implemented by high-quality energy coal producer... 


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Industrial solutions provider embraces government, private-sector initiative
13th June 2025

Industrial products provider BMG – part of Invicta Holdings Limited – is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its joining the private-sector-funded Youth Employment Services (YES) Programme, which... 


Sewage spillages decline as Emfuleni infrastructure gets major overhaul
13th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) interventions to mitigate the significant water and sanitation challenges in Emfuleni local municipality are starting to reduce incidents of sewage... 


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Grand Inga hydropower project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
13th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The World Bank board of executive directors has approved a $250-million credit from the International Development Association as the first phase of a $1-billion Inga 3 Development Program is set to... 


Booming Suzuki to build new head office and warehouse
13th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA), in partnership with real estate group Fortress, has broken ground on its new head office and distribution centre at Longlake Logistics Park, in Gauteng. The... 


Empowering Futures: Engen Transforms Youth Through Digital Skills and Learnerships
Empowering Futures: Engen Transforms Youth Through Digital Skills and Learnerships
12th June 2025

As South Africa marks Youth Month, Engen proudly celebrates the power of education and digital empowerment to unlock potential, spotlighting the inspiring journeys of young people whose lives have... 


SAPICS director Jonathan Mphake and Deborah Dull (winner of The Most Innovative Presentation award)
Medicine accessibility, SA ports crisis, urban mining, AI and gamification in the spotlight as Cape Town hosts Africa’s top supply chain conference
12th June 2025

More than 700 supply chain managers from across Africa and around the world convened in Cape Town this week for the 47th annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the profession. The... 


Artisan Training Institute empowers youth of SA in artisan engineering trades
Artisan Training Institute empowers youth of SA in artisan engineering trades
12th June 2025

South Africa’s industrial and mining sectors stand at a critical juncture. While global demand and infrastructure growth offer opportunities, a shortage of skilled young professionals threatens... 


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MCS acquires minority interest in Underground Support Solutions
12th June 2025

Diversified international investment firm BG Global has taken a bold step in expanding its footprint within the underground mining sector by securing a minority stake through its wholly-owned... 


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Newly approved National Labour Migration Policy seeks to boost critical skills retention, legal experts say
11th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s newly approved National Labour Migration Policy seeks to attract or retain critical skills needed in the economy, which will be done by identifying skills shortages and enhancing... 


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South African wine body given an award for innovation
11th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The representative body for the local wine sector, South Africa Wine, has announced that it has been awarded a Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Innovation Award. This award comes just two... 


Reinventing data centre design: critical changes to meet surging demand
Reinventing data centre design: critical changes to meet surging demand
11th June 2025

By: Faith Waithaka - Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric AI technologies are pushing the boundaries of what is possible which, in turn, is... 


Energy and Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Summit to highlight Africa’s potential as global leader in hydrogen production
10th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Building on the success of the 2022 and 2023 South Africa Green Hydrogen Summits, the African Green Hydrogen Summit (AGHS) 2025 aims to showcase Africa’s potential as a global leader in green... 


Airlines Association of Southern Africa CEO Aaron Munetsi
New domestic aviation draft BBBEE proposals workable, if government does its part
9th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The recently released Draft Domestic Aviation Sector B-BBEE Scorecards and Amendments could be implemented, but only if government does its part. This point was made by Airlines Association of... 


MQA CEO Dr Thabo Mashongoane, INSETA CEO Gugu Mkhize and RMA Group CEO Mandla Shezi
INSETA, MQA, RMA sign MoU to advance skills development
6th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) and the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) to... 


The team from SU and consultant TerraCore that operationalised the hyperspectral core imaging system. Professor Bjorn von der Heyden, Dr Margreth Tadie, Dr Bambesiwe May, Phd student Mawande Ntantiso, Thandikhaya Mxinwa (TerraCore), and Dr Boikanyo Motloba
AngloGold Ashanti donates hyperspectral core scanner to Stellenbosch University
6th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Stellenbosch University (SU) will be the first university in South Africa to house a hyperspectral core imaging system, thanks to a donation from mining company AngloGold Ashanti. The core scanner... 


Schneider Electric achieves level 1 B-BBEE status for 2025
Schneider Electric achieves level 1 B-BBEE status for 2025
6th June 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, proudly announces its certification as a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment... 


Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Diale-Tlabela and dignitaries show new red-lettered government number plates
Gauteng to roll out digital twin and tamper-proof vehicle licence plates
6th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Gauteng will roll out a new digital vehicle licence plate system that will track each numberplate from manufacture to fitting and will include information of the owner and vehicle while the... 


Levelling up workplace safety - how gamification is changing the rules of training
Levelling up workplace safety - how gamification is changing the rules of training
6th June 2025

By: Ruan Janse van Rensburg - Partner: Corporate Accounts at KBC In high-risk industries, the difference between theoretical knowledge and practical competence can have life-or-death consequences.... 


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Corrosion control, a critical aspect of aviation safety
6th June 2025

Corrosion is a well-known threat to the longevity and safety of vehicles, and aircraft are no exception. Aircraft maintenance company Nordic Dino Robotics states that corrosion, if left unchecked,... 


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Awards celebrate historic, modern innovation
6th June 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

The 2025 Fulton Awards mark 45 years of celebrating concrete excellence and innovation in concrete within Southern Africa, with this year’s edition including a special retrospective category titled... 


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Ruby miner nears completion of production-tripling plant
6th June 2025

Despite encountering challenges in the construction of a second ruby processing plant (PP2) at its Mozambique-based Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) operation, coloured gemstone miner and marketer... 


MTN launches digital payment solution for informal merchants
6th June 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa’s mobile money platform, MoMo, has launched a digital payment solution designed for informal merchants. MoMo Pay offers ease, affordability and... 


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Was the George building collapse a warning or an aberration?
6th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

On May 6, 2024, the Neo Victoria project – a residential building that was still under construction in George, in the Western Cape – collapsed without warning, claiming the lives of 34 of the 62... 


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Hiryo coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project, South Africa – update
6th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank’s Advisory and Capital Markets department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial adviser to raise capital for... 


 The leaders behind HJS Emission Technology in SA, from left to right: Dirk Maiworm, Sales Director of HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG, André Robberts, Managing Director of HJS Emission Technology SA (Pty) Ltd, and Robin Trompetter, CEO of HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG.
HJS Emission Technology SA strengthens mining industry commitment through strategic acquisition in South Africa
5th June 2025

HJS Emission Technology South Africa (SA), a branch of HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG, a global leader in advanced on-road, off-road, mining and maritime emission control solutions, has... 


 Bulgarian Ambassador to South Africa Maria Pavlova.
Bulgaria keen on hydrogen collaboration, offering education opportunity ‘right away’
4th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research... 


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