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... 

By: Mark Freeman, Offer Manager, Digital Buildings, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric There’s a lot to be said for vertical scalability. The ability to reproduce the benefits of a largescale... 

By: Leigh McMaster ( Virtual Showroom) Mining has played a crucial role in South Africa's economic development and history, shaping both the nation’s economy and its social landscape. Mining in... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Technology helping Saudi miner tackle complex mining, processing scenario 

By: Yewande Ayowole-Oso - Talent Leader, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Marrying theory with practice, a challenge as old as the concept of employment itself. The transition from education... 

By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric The world’s ESG reporting journey reads like a chapter from a history book.  But for the sake of clarity, one should start in 1990; a... 

By: Naaman Shibi – Paperless Solutions Expert, www.pervidi.com.au The mining industry, known for its complexity and operational challenges, requires stringent safety measures to ensure both the... 

By: Julien Karambua - MD at Workforce Staffing Namibia Namibia's mining sector, a cornerstone of the country's economy, is undergoing a significant resurgence, particularly around uranium and gold... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events New, and some old, technology will play a major part in decarbonisation drive. 

By Richard Roberts, Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘The lead time of a normal copper project is already longer than the 11 years we have left until 2035’ 

By: Nimmita Maharaj - Diversity and Transformation Director, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As we celebrate Heritage Month in South Africa, it's impossible not to be inspired by our... 

By - Phillipa Burmeister ( Virtual Showroom ) Like many life-changing decisions, mine was taken on a Tuesday with only the most cursory consideration and little understanding of how it would affect... 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘It’s the voices of stakeholders that are actually informing a lot of the decision making around the outcomes of water management at the moment’ 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘Vital to promote diversity and attract the next generation of inspirational leaders’ 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Major mining services company Thiess is looking at ways to promote company-wide adoption of a training program developed in Australia and...