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Glencore's Cerrejon to reduce Colombia coal output by as much as 10Mt/y on transport costs
Glencore's Cerrejon to reduce Colombia coal output by as much as 10Mt/y on transport costs
25th March 2025 By: Reuters

Cerrejon, a subsidiary of Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore, said on Tuesday it will begin reducing production at its Colombia coal mine by between 5-million and 10-million tons a year, taking... 


African Development Bank signs letter of intent to finance major Ethiopian airport project
25th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Ethiopian Airlines Group for the financing of the new $7.8-billion Abusera International... 


South Africa considering export taxes and quotas to revive ferroalloy smelters – Mantashe
South Africa considering export taxes and quotas to revive ferroalloy smelters – Mantashe
25th March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that discussions are under way within government and with manganese and chrome producers in an effort to halt the decline in domestic... 


Final call for entries for Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards
Final call for entries for Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards
25th March 2025

Time is running out to enter the 2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The organisers urge businesses and individuals working in the supply chain management field to submit their entries... 


AfCFTA is key to Africa's economic resilience – UN ECA report
25th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could play a crucial role in addressing key sustainable development challenges in Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 2025... 


Drill cores from Sakatti being assessed
European Commission grants Anglo's Sakatti copper project strategic project status
25th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Anglo American's Sakatti copper and polymetallic project, in Finland, has been designated as a strategic project by the European Commission under the EU's Critical Raw Materials... 


Balancing Energy Demands and Sustainability: South Africa’s Hydrogen Revolution
Balancing Energy Demands and Sustainability: South Africa’s Hydrogen Revolution
25th March 2025

By: Dr Darija Susac - 2nd Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference Committee Member and Acting Director of HySA Catalysis Centre of Competence (Virtual Showroom) Economic growth and socioeconomic... 


The Gautrain and roads in Centurion
AA calls on govt to invest in roads, other transport initiatives rather than the Gautrain expansion
25th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Automobile Association (AA) has called on the government to redirect investments to other initiatives rather than supporting the Gautrain’s proposed R120-billion expansion... 


IATA launches new body to oversee its global Sustainable Aviation Fuels Registry
24th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the air transport sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced that the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry that it has... 


Railway infrastructure
Business welcomes official call for private-sector participation – B4SA
24th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The private sector welcomes the three requests for information (RFIs) issued by the Department of Transport’s interim Private Sector Participation (PSP) Unit this past weekend, according to... 


Rittal South Africa launches new flat pack IT enclosure solution
Rittal South Africa launches new flat pack IT enclosure solution
24th March 2025

(Virtual Showroom) Rittal South Africa, the supplier of IT infrastructure solutions and industrial enclosures, has announced the local launch of the FR IT Rack – a flat-pack IT enclosure solution.... 


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Western Cape, Cape Town welcome move to seek private-sector investment in rail, port sectors
24th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says he welcomes the announcement on the weekend by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to initiate a request for information (RFI) process for private-sector... 


Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande
TIA names 2025 Cleantech Innovation Programme – South Africa winner
24th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Government incubation organisation the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has selected AB Farms, led by entrepreneur Mogale Maleka, as the winner of the 2025 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme –... 


Platinum mining is largest mining employer.
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 


Africa Rail 2025: Shaping the Future of Rail in Africa this May
Africa Rail 2025: Shaping the Future of Rail in Africa this May
24th March 2025

Africa Rail 2025 is set to redefine the future of rail across Africa. On 13-14 May 2025, the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg will transform into a leading gathering of 5,000+ rail... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy moves to test private sector appetite for rail and port partnerships
23rd March 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has launched an online request for information (RFI) process to test market appetite for potential private sector participation (PSP) investments in selected rail... 


PLANT-BASED PERFORMANCE
Evolve’s formulations are patented worldwide and are the only high-performance plant-based engine oils currently available
Evolve Lubricants pioneers high performance plant-based lubricants across multiple industries
21st March 2025 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Leading innovator in non-petroleum, plant-based lubricants Evolve Lubricants announced its launch in South Africa in June 2024. Since then, the high performance lubrication manufacturer has seen a... 


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Pumps manufacturer targets hydrogen projects
21st March 2025 By: Halima Frost

As an increasing number of hydrogen projects are implemented globally, particularly in Namibia, South African pumps manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves has developed some of its pumps to cater to the... 


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Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
21st March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new... 


RFA CEO Gavin Kelly
RFA calls for swift resolution to EMPD industrial action
20th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

In light of the protest action by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers on March 19, which saw many of these officers using official vehicles to block highways around the city,... 


PRASA CEO Hishaam Emeran.
Experts suggest govt expenditure correction, collaboration to realise more infrastructure development
20th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business Unity South Africa CEO Khulekani Mathe is not very optimistic about government realising R1-trillion of investment in infrastructure over the next three years, as set out in the National... 


Donald Trump
Trump’s love for coal is crashing into market’s economic reality
20th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US coal industry is once again enjoying support from the White House. Yet that’s unlikely to quell the economic challenges that underpin a long-term decline for the dirtiest fossil fuel. Just... 


SAIMC CEO Johan Maartens
Message queuing telemetry transport cited as a solution for data silos in mining
20th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With data becoming increasingly important for mining operations, the need for a unified, integrated data architecture that eliminates data silos, as well as enhances efficiency, profitability and... 


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Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
20th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new... 


New WA Mines Minister appointed
19th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook on Wednesday announced the new Ministerial portfolios for the WA Labor government, outlining a vision focused on economic diversification, energy transition,... 


Transport management is critical for efficient global supply chains
Transport management is critical for efficient global supply chains
19th March 2025

Transportation is a vital link in virtually all supply chains. How goods are moved and effective transport management play a critical role in the efficiency of global supply chains. Recognising... 


Innomotics chosen as nominated partner for the new AirTrain at Newark International Airport
19th March 2025

Doppelmayr has awarded Innomotics GmbH with a contract to supply the complete electric and automation system for the Systems Technology Project – part of the overall AirTrain Newark Replacement... 


New Scania assembly plant to benefit local transport, logistics sectors
New Scania assembly plant to benefit local transport, logistics sectors
19th March 2025

Automotive manufacturer Scania Southern Africa has opened a new assembly plant in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg – which will produce between 3 200 and 3 600 units a year. Trent Roebeck has the story. 


DBSA CEO Boitumelo Mosako
DBSA CEO stresses need for research to support policy decisions
18th March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) CEO Boitumelo Mosako has emphasised the importance of data driven and evidence-based policies, especially in the context of a complex geopolitical... 


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Canyon completes acquisition of stake in Cameroon rail operator
18th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Camalco Cameroon, has acquired the 5.3% equity interest in Cameroon rail network operator Camrail from TotalEnergies Marketing Cameroun (Total... 


Absa Business Banking manufacturing sector executive Justin Schmidt
First-quarter Absa Manufacturing Survey highlights mixed sentiment amid uncertainty
18th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After reaching its highest level in over two years in the fourth quarter of 2024, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey recorded a slight dip in confidence in the first quarter of this year, falling... 


Aircraft flying over a runway
Single African Air Transport Market is beyond rescue, says outgoing airline CEO
18th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Upheavals in global political and trade relations mean that the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative has run out of time, asserted outgoing South African regional and domestic... 


Nozipho Mdawe has been suspended as ATNS CEO
ATNS progressing workstreams, including flight procedures
17th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) is making progress on four workstreams to fix issues that were identified at the State-owned entity and causing problems at airports, Transport Minister... 


Trade landscape shifting, new risks loom – Unctad
17th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Global trade started this year on stable ground, but challenges are mounting and the latest Global Trade Update by United Nations Trade and Development (Unctad), which covers data through to early... 


Airlink CEO and MD Rodger Foster
Outgoing South African airline CEO blasts ATNS for creating a 'serious safety risk'
17th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In a hard-hitting and wide-ranging final speech to the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (the representative body for international, regional and local airlines and ground handlers... 


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SA, EU summit reaffirms unwavering commitment to multilateralism – Ramaphosa
17th March 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that while South Africa and the EU are expanding their traditional areas of cooperation, they are now focused on working together to develop the industries... 


New Canadian PM says he can work with Trump
17th March 2025 By: Reuters

Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with US President Donald Trump, who is promising tariffs that could devastate the... 


From left, European Council President António Costa, President Cyril Ramaphosa and  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Cape Town.
Platinum given major boost by EU backing green hydrogen generation in South Africa
14th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 


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Compact excavators offer versatility in tough conditions
14th March 2025

Compact excavators are widely deployed as versatile multitool carriers in South and sub-Saharan Africa’s agriculture, forestry, construction, and mining sectors, and Wacker Neuson notes that its... 


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Woodlark gold project, Papua New Guinea – update
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold exploration and development company Geopacific Resources is set to undertake extensive drilling and deliver a definitive feasibility study by year-end. 


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NEP and NZT Power projects, UK
14th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The projects entail the development of the UK’s first carbon capture, transport and storage infrastructure. 


LHWP, an intricate symphony of ‘maths and music’, continues steady advance
14th March 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) continues to advance steadily, maintaining its momentum after overcoming a range of challenges. The LHWP Phase II had experienced... 


An image of a man pouring used oil into a container
Lubrication firm launches sustainable oil buy-back initiative
14th March 2025

Leader in lubrication solutions Atlas Oil in February announced the launch of its Sustainable Oil Buy-Back Program, in partnership with the nonprofit organisation Rose Foundation. This initiative... 


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Werner South Africa Pumps & Equipment (PTY) LTD
Werner South Africa Pumps & Equipment (PTY) LTD

For over 30 years, Werner South Africa Pumps & Equipment (PTY) LTD has been designing, manufacturing, supplying and maintaining specialist...

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The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The SAIMM started as a learned society in 1894 after the invention of the cyanide process that saved the South African gold mining industry of the...

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VEGA Controls SA (Pty) Ltd
VEGA Controls SA (Pty) Ltd

For over 60 years, VEGA has provided industry-leading products for the measurement of level, density, weight and pressure. As the inventor of the...

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Immersive Technologies
Immersive Technologies

Immersive Technologies is the world's largest, proven and tested supplier of simulator training solutions to the global resources industry.

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