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Meeting rising thermal demands of large-scale data processing
29th January 2026

Liquid cooling technology company Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced two new coolant distribution units (CDUs) that are engineered to meet the rising thermal demands of high-performance... 


Toyota Launches Hilux Custom Builds in South Africa to Offer Purpose-Built Business Solutions
Toyota Launches Hilux Custom Builds in South Africa to Offer Purpose-Built Business Solutions
29th January 2026

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is introducing Hilux Custom Builds, a conversion programme that brings professionally engineered solutions directly into the Toyota product offering. These... 


Rand Water stations pumping at full load after temporary shutdown
29th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Rand Water on Thursday reported that all stations are pumping at full load after an explosion of a motor connected to one of the pumps at Zuikerbosch water treatment plant on Tuesday led to the... 


What SA’s Small Businesses Can Expect in 2026
What SA’s Small Businesses Can Expect in 2026
28th January 2026

By: Vignesh Subramani - Interim Managing Executive of SME Business at Absa Business Banking South Africa heads into 2026 on firmer economic footing than in recent years, with a steadier macro... 


critical minerals
Mining sector faces strategic shift as AI, critical minerals drive change, report shows
28th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The mining and metals sector is entering a period of profound transformation, with companies needing to balance national security-driven prioritisation of critical minerals and the rapid adoption... 


NT55 Investments founder Francois Nortjé
K148 road construction halted as court interdict sparks appeal over enviro approvals
28th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Construction of the proposed K148 road, in Gauteng, has been halted after NT55 Investments founder Francois Nortjé secured a High Court interdict, with the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport... 


Highland outlines 2026 Copperwood plans, seeks new project director as Van Dyk returns to South Africa
Highland outlines 2026 Copperwood plans, seeks new project director as Van Dyk returns to South Africa
28th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Highland Copper has set out its 2026 work programme aimed at advancing its Copperwood copper project in Michigan, US, towards a construction decision, while also initiating a search... 


UK-FCDO, Nepad Business Foundation partner to strengthen municipal water security
27th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) Business Foundation (NBF) has entered into a strategic partnership with the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office... 


Vale halts two units after water overflow triggers permit suspension
Vale halts two units after water overflow triggers permit suspension
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale has halted operations at units that analysts say account for about 2% of its iron-ore production outlook for this year after water overflowed at the sites, a securities filing... 


From left to right: GBCSA CEO Lisa Reynolds, Redefine ESG head Ursula Mpakanyane, Goodyear warehouse manager and Coega Development Corporation representative Leon Koen and Coega Development Corporation chief sustainability officer Nomathemba Mhlanga
Redefine Properties’ building at Coega awarded 5-star Green Star environmental rating
27th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Redefine Properties’ modern logistics distribution centre, located at 62 Umlambo street, Zone 1, Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in the Eastern Cape province, has been awarded five-star Green... 


Flood in Vale mining area damaged Brazilian river, state government says
27th January 2026 By: Reuters

Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil's Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The... 


Green hydrogen development.
New platinum development lowering hydrogen cost prospects, researchers report
26th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A novel platinum development has resulted in the $2 per kilogram 2026 green hydrogen cost target being beaten. The new approach results in more hydrogen being obtained from less platinum and is... 


AVEVA appoints Khaled Salah as Vice President of Africa
AVEVA appoints Khaled Salah as Vice President of Africa
26th January 2026

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announces the appointment of Khaled Salah, 37 years old, as Vice President of Africa. In this... 


What 2026 holds for African Supply Chains and the managers who shape them
26th January 2026

As 2026 gets underway, it’s clear that supply chain uncertainty is not going anywhere this year. But while there has been no respite from geopolitical tensions and shifting trade dynamics, the... 


SA leaders apply Engineering, Infrastructure and Innovation solutions to pressing challenges
SA leaders apply Engineering, Infrastructure and Innovation solutions to pressing challenges
26th January 2026

The 5th Annual Women and Leadership in Engineering, Infrastructure, and Innovation Conference, scheduled for 11-12 March 2026 comes at a pivotal time when there is a global explosion of innovation,... 


Metso’s HRC 8 high pressure grinding roll, available from Pilot Crushtec, is engineered to transform difficult feed into high quality manufactured sand
HRC™ 8 is turning waste into high-value sand
26th January 2026

With demand rising for high quality manufactured sand and pressure mounting to reduce unsaleable materials  and environmental impact, Metso’s HRC™ 8 high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) is proving to... 


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Ramaphosa calls for increased investment to maintain economic recovery
26th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa must build on the momentum of its economic recovery, and expanding investment is the key to a sustained shift in the country’s economic trajectory, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in... 


DWS dam safety leader heads to at-risk Senteeko dam
26th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS’s) dam safety specialist unit head Wally Ramokopa is also headed to the Senteeko dam, in the Die Kaap river catchment in Mpumalanga, to conduct a site... 


Rand Water assures tap water safe to drink
26th January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Bulk water services provider Rand Water has assured that the water it supplies is safe to consume, categorically dismissing claims suggesting otherwise as false and misleading. The utility was... 


Union at Chile's Mantoverde mine says company avoiding talks to end strike
26th January 2026 By: Reuters

The union at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile on Saturday denied a company claim that it was still occupying a desalination plant at the facility, saying the... 


Chilean regulator fines Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine for non-compliance
Chilean regulator fines Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine for non-compliance
26th January 2026 By: Reuters

Chile’s environmental regulator said on Friday it has fined Antofagasta Minerals about $775 000 for failing to comply with water management regulations at its Centinela copper mine. Centinela,... 


Closing the skills gap: how WearCheck training boosts asset reliability
Closing the skills gap: how WearCheck training boosts asset reliability
23rd January 2026

(Virtual Showroom) In workshops, plants and pits across Southern Africa, the craft of machinery maintenance is changing faster than many teams can keep up with. Ever-tightening production targets,... 


Sugar fields and mill
Itac to assess proper level of dollar-based reference price for sugar amid competing pleas from industry
23rd January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) will conduct an investigation into the appropriate level of the dollar-based reference price (DBRP) for sugar. This follows... 


dss+ climate and sustainability principal Dr Gerhard Bolt
Increasing climate, safety complexities demand cultural shifts, frontline leadership approach – dss+
23rd January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of attending and speaking next month at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026, consultancy dss+ has previewed to members of the media its most pertinent planned topics of discussion –... 


Engineering Water Resilience: The Critical Role of Plastic Pipes
23rd January 2026

By: Jan Venter, CEO - Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) As South Africa prepares for Water Month taking place in March, the national conversation rightly focuses on... 


Striking workers force production halt at Chile's Mantoverde mine
23rd January 2026 By: Reuters

roduction at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile is largely halted after the mine's desalination plant was shut down amid a nearly three-week labor strike, the... 


The Kudu Design: HTMR-100 design for Limpopo Province
PBMR reignition represents renewed commitment to energy security
23rd January 2026 By: Halima Frost

The demothballing of South Africa’s second nuclear energy solution, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) at the Pelindaba site, in the North West province, was formally announced by Energy and... 


An image of one of the Hansen IGUs being assembled
Repair service underpins company’s support of industrial sectors
23rd January 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial equipment supplier BMG repairs Hansen industrial gear units (IGUs) in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s documented procedures, consequently preserving the design tolerances and... 


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Smaller municipalities to benefit from smart energy management tech
23rd January 2026

As South Africa’s electricity market transformation creates new opportunities for smart energy management and cost optimisation, smaller municipalities are finding themselves at a disadvantage... 


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The SKA is coming to life as it passes early science tests
23rd January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

This month saw the achievement of another milestone for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme, which is being developed by the UK-based SKA Observatory (SKAO) and... 


Good State and community-based development
23rd January 2026 By: Saliem Fakir

One must be guided by several precepts when considering community-based development. The first is that if you do not know something, do something. It is only by doing that one really sees what is... 


Symbol of floods now gone
23rd January 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Last week, Rosita Salvador Mubiango breathed her last in a rural southern Mozambican hospital where she had been admitted for weeks, her young life cruelly snuffed out by a blood disorder she had... 


Major water infrastructure commissioned in North West, Limpopo municipalities
23rd January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Upgraded critical water infrastructure has been commissioned to significantly improve water security for residents of the Rustenburg local municipality, in the North West, and the Thabazimbi local... 


AGSA report lays bare a water sector in systemic collapse
23rd January 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Auditor-General South Africa’s (AGSA’s) first consolidated water-sector audit report reveals systemic breakdowns across the water value chain, which poses significant risks to public health,... 


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The SKA is coming to life as it passes early science tests
23rd January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

This month saw the achievement of another milestone for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme, which is being developed by the UK-based SKA Observatory (SKAO) and... 


Image of gold pellets
Buckreef gold project expansion, Tanzania
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

TRX Gold Corporation proposes to expand and upgrade the existing process plant at Buckreef and a transition from openpit mining to underground mining. 


Location map of the Berg project, in Canada
Berg gold project, Canada – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Surge Copper has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme at the Berg copper project, marking an important step towards a prefeasibility study. 


Image of earth-moving equipment at the tailings storage facility at the Longonjo project
Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Main construction is now well under way and on budget. 


Desalination pumpstation – reverse osmosis
Shuqaiq reverse osmosis desalination project, Saudi Arabia – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

ACCIONA has successfully completed the construction and commissioning of the Shuqaiq 4 desalination plant. 


Image of iron ore carrier
Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

China has received its first shipment of iron-ore from the Simandou mine. 


Image of SA flag and periodic table symbol for platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum Group Metals has reiterated that its primary business objective remains to advance the project to a development and construction decision. 


View of the Zondereinde mine at sunset
Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Northam Platinum Limited has reported that Zondereinde is benefiting from logistics decongestion, as a result of the ongoing shift of upper group two stoping from the western to the higher-yielding... 


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Pinyon Plain mine, US
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A uranium/copper mine in Arizona. 


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