By: Paul Pryor - Aon’s Global Mining Practice Leader The mining industry holds a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable future by supplying the essential minerals needed for renewable energy... 

By: David Nel - Chief Commercial Officer at iqbusiness, Africa’s future-focused management and digital growth enabler The mining sector in South Africa, long a cornerstone of our economy, will not... 

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The world is quickly realising that with the rapid advancement in AI there are also caveats. In short, apart... 

By Julian Grieve, Head of Resources Sector Solutions at RMB As we stand on the cusp of 2025, the African mining sector is poised at a juncture marked by both opportunity and significant challenge.... 

By: Jacques Farmer - Managing Director of PRISMA Training Solutions South Africa's membership in the BRICS economic bloc, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, offers a unique... 

By: Johan Pretorius, MMM Segment Lead, Anglophone Africa and Hennie Colyn, MMM, Strategic Account Executive (RKAM) at Schneider Electric If one had to define digitalisation, phrases like “improved... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Hydropower is undoubtedly one of the building blocks of today’s renewable energy industry, with the first bona... 

By: Mark Evans, Oliver Wyman partner in Energy and Natural Resources Transnet’s Network Statement signals a crucial turning point for South Africa’s rail transportation sector, boldly inviting the... 

By: Andréa Cabanac - Senior Associate, Mineral and Petroleum Law Department, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s mineral and petroleum industries faced significant changes in 2024 in view of the... 

By: Paul Pryor - Aon Global Mining Practice Leader Mining companies face a precarious balancing act. The industry has a vital role to play on the path to decarbonization by providing the critical... 

By: Nishan Baijnath - Systems Architect, Power Systems at Schneider Electric Modernising power networks through digitisation and innovative technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric As 2025 unfolds, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dramatically transforming the labour landscape, bringing forth... 

By: Hennie Colyn - MMM, Strategic Account Executive (RKAM) at Schneider Electric Localisation is, by definition, a broad term used to describe a myriad of products, services and operations – all... 

By: Ben Selier - VP of Secure Power for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric While businesses tend to turn directly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors when embarking on IT... 

The mining and minerals industry is at a crossroads. The dual pressures of resource scarcity and environmental sustainability, coupled with the race to decarbonization, the challenge of securing... 

By: Taru Madangombe - Vice President: Power and Grid for Middle East and Africa at Schneider Electric To listen to a symphony is one of the world’s great gifts.  The culmination of instruments,... 

By: Johan Pretorius - MMM Segment Lead, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Today, Africa holds approximately 30% of the world’s total mineral reserves. Indeed, from the copper belts of Zambia... 

By: Anoop Hariparsad - Digital Energy Business Unit Leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Microgrids are emerging as a game-changing concept, particularly within commercial and... 

By: Vladimir Milovanovic - Vice President of Power Systems, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is significantly... 

By: Obinna Uche - Sales Director, Power Systems Division at Schneider Electric Anglophone West Africa The African switchgear market presents numerous opportunities for development.  According to... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Greener blockchain, who would have thought?  Blockchain’s very nature sees it consuming a lot of energy; with great... 

By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric One should never underestimate human nature, and certainly not our need to feel that we navigate our lives in a responsible and... 

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric There’s isn’t a day, let alone an hour that goes by that AI isn’t featured in a new headline or newsletter... 

By: Rhys Evans - Managing Director at ALCO-Safe (Virtual Showroom) Alcohol abuse in the workplace poses a significant threat to safety, productivity, and overall company morale. Oftentimes, the... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Today’s Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are highly intelligent, converging OT and IT in a centralised manner... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Australia a green metals and energy superpower? Not yet, industry leaders at IMARC 2024 said. The country was more a “latent force”, said... 

By Faith Waithaka, Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The African data centre market continues to grow in leaps and bounds. In fact, a recent... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events If mining is getting more complex the intricacies of financing strategically important mineral projects are currently off the charts, IMARC... 

By: Ajibola Akindele - Country Manager, West Africa at Schneider Electric West Africa is experiencing significant advancements in process automation, driven by key industries such as oil, gas,... 

By: Ajibola Akindele - Country President, Nigeria, Schneider Electric West Africa It is a double-edged sword; West Africa is going through an exciting period of industrialisation but also continues... 

By: Geraldine Sande - Channel Sales Leader for Schneider Electric East Africa Kenya is emerging as a leader in renewable energy on the African continent, with an impressive 90% of its electricity... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Some will argue that we now live in a Sci-Fi world where we dream of electric sheep and today’s technology – unlike HAL... 

By Ben Selier -Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The growth and proliferation of AI show no signs of slowing down. According to IDC, worldwide spending on AI... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric At any given moment, thousands of kilometres of critical assets flow through pipelines that cross veld,... 

By: Vikash Rampathi - Segment Marketing Lead at Schneider Electric “Automation has been adopted in manufacturing plants for the last 50 years, and it is increasing day by day. The food industry has... 

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Oscar Wilde famously said, “Life Imitates Art”.  And whilst this saying has so many real-world applications,... 

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric A key challenge facing data centres today is balancing operational efficiency with limited energy... 

By: Igor Hulak - Partner and Global Lead of Metals and Mining at Kearney South Africa's mining sector remains a cornerstone of the economy, contributing 6.3% to GDP. However, in 2023, the sector...