President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged the ‘Big Five’ retail companies to make nutritious food more affordable for South African households, saying despite a range of interventions by national... 

As demand grows for safer more reliable and environmentally responsible power infrastructure, dry-type transformer technology is gaining ground globally - and leading the charge in Africa is Trafo... 

AfriSam is playing a pivotal role in the construction of one of Gauteng’s largest and most technically complex water towers, supplying specially designed readymix concrete to meet both structural... 

More than 120 000 volunteers across all nine provinces rolled up their sleeves to take part in this year’s Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week, held from 15–20 September 2025. This annual campaign,... 

South African smart-home energy technologies company Sensor Networks has partnered with European demand-side management specialist ThermoVault to bring advanced load-shifting capabilities to geyser... 

Safeguarding South Africa’s water future begins with people who are skilled, innovative and ready to lead. The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) is at the forefront... 

Private company Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMRC) has announced plans to revive one of the US's most storied silver mines and build the country’s only large-scale, permitted antimony... 

Through innovative blasting solutions, mines can ensure sustainable and efficient mining, says explosives and blasting technology supplier BME underground operations regional manager Derick... 

To address the skills gap and costly infrastructure challenges, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), through its Seifsa Training Centre and Metal Incubation... 

In a water-scarce country such as South Africa environmental initiatives aimed at water management and marine ecosystem projects – such as Blue Bonds – are paramount and must be implemented, says... 

New research about groundwater management models for smarter drought planning has been announced by tertiary education institution Nelson Mandela University (NMU), which notes that its... 

Having employed a mixed-methods approach to engage a range of South African water utilities, research conducted by tertiary education institute the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Graduate School... 

This week we profile Freddy Mugeri, CEO of Hydro Power Equipment, a high-pressure water-powered valves and mining products and services provider 

A partnership formed earlier this year between prepared-water provider MANZI Water and technology-enabled refilling store SKUBU resulted in the launch of an initiative to alleviate the impact of... 

As the world transitions to cleaner energy, Southern Africa's abundant critical mineral resources, which could be key ingredients for many low-carbon technologies, have come into sharper focus.... 

There is a fresh tremor running through Africa, where young people – those born in the 1990s and 2000s, the so-called Gen Z – are no longer content to wait for change. The Arab Spring protests that... 

Construction of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in Cape Town, currently one of the Western Cape’s largest infrastructure projects at a cost of R5.2-billion, has reached 60%... 

Copper tubes manufacturer MetaleN endeavoured to extend its range of locally produced tubes over the past 24 months. An increased focus on value addition to its existing tubes, as well as... 

For over 60 years, VEGA has been at the forefront of level and pressure measurement technology, supporting industries such as chemicals, food, mining, pharmaceuticals, water, oil and gas. Committed... 

Capstone Copper has struck a binding agreement with Orion Resource Partners, under which Orion will acquire a 25% interest in a Capstone subsidiary that owns the Santo Domingo project and the... 

Boab Metals has raised A$50-million through a two-tranche placement to professional and sophisticated investors to fund the development of the project. 

A feasibility study has confirmed Lady Julie as one of the highest-margin undeveloped gold projects in Australia. 

Abadi has been designated a project of national strategic importance by the Indonesian government. 

While the legacy view that Africa's infrastructure ambitions have been crumbling under the weight of systemic execution failures is true, the ‘Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Execution Gap’ report... 

South Africa will lift a long-standing moratorium on shale gas exploration as soon as new regulations, expected this month, are published, the petroleum resources minister said on Thursday. A ban... 

Organised agriculture has evolved and shifted from being merely the “voice of the farm” to enablers of growth, with increased involvement in the value chain and innovation through cross-value... 

Municipal professionals organisation the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) will hold its yearly conference, in East London, from October 29 to 31, during which it will... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields has confirmed the death of two police officers at its Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) operation, in Mozambique, earlier this week. The company explains that about 40 illegal... 

Skills development authority the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) has recognised 477 learners, educators, coordinators and provincial representatives across six... 

For decades, civil engineering has been the backbone of global water infrastructure, building the dams, pipelines and treatment plants that keep societies running. But as climate change, resource... 

Australia's Santos narrowed its annual output forecast for a second time on Thursday due to a technical issue delaying the ramp-up of its key Barossa oil & gas project, as well as a slow recovery... 

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday that South Africa still faces an energy crisis. Although loadshedding (scheduled rotating power cuts) has stopped, the country is still... 

Agile Capital, alongside existing shareholders, will be exiting the Aquatico Group (‘Aquatico’) while ensuring continued growth for the business. Agile Capital has routinely achieved considerable... 

With a relentless focus on research and development Tega Industries has introduced world-beating technologies to the market that has placed it as a dominant player in the global mill liner and wear... 

By: Steven Lumley - technical manager, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) Fighting against rust in lubrication systems is an age-old battle. This edition of WearCheck’s Lube Kitchen Series highlights the... 

TSX-V-listed Blue Moon Metals has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Goods LG to acquire the Springer mine and mill complex in Pershing county, Nevada, and has announced plans to... 

Southern African coking coal tailings that have been exposed on the surface for more than a decade could be profitably reprocessed, according to a study presented by Enprotec principal technology... 

By: Peter Marumong - Cluster WWW Segment Leader at Schneider Electric In South Africa, where ageing infrastructure is affecting the supply of water to communities and businesses, projects need to... 

Haultrax is set to unveil the next generation of its Fleet Management System at this year’s International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), taking place in Sydney from October 21–23.... 

Major copper producer Codelco has joined a growing group of top-tier miners, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Newmont, Ivanhoe Mines, and Teck Resources,nvesting in I-Pulse, a US-based company developing... 

Coal mine waste in Mpumalanga is becoming a long-term environmental and economic challenge, but University of Cape Town Minerals to Metals Research Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Dr... 

Despite the strain on coal from international agreements and shifting investor priorities, data shows the commodity’s resilience, according to Multotec Cyclones product manager Frikkie Enslin....