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By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events A significant addition to Viva Energy’s fuel and lubricants supply network in Australia will streamline customer interactions in the minerals...
By: Anton Beyl - Sales Manager of WEG EC&I Construction Construction is time-sensitive and tightly managed. No project is perfect. Delays or other problems are inevitable, so construction managers...
By: Wickus Botha - Mining & Metals Leader, EY Africa In an era defined by geopolitical tremors—from the shadows of wars in Europe and the Middle East to Donald Trump's return to the White...
By: Justin Smith - Managing Director, Ansarada Australia's mining sector is at a cross-roads. As global demand for critical minerals intensifies and ESG requirements reshape investment criteria,...
By: George Cheveley - Global Gold portfolio manager at Ninety One Cost discipline is being maintained
By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Experienced mining equipment executives Denis Orlov and Dominic te Wierik say many organisations are playing a long game in mining in...
By: Ajibola Akindele MFR - Country President, Schneider Electric West Africa West Africa’s urban economies are experiencing noteworthy growth. From new residential estates to modern hospitals and...
By: Adam Johnston - Chief Metallurgist, Transmin Metallurgical Consultants (Virtual Showroom) For mining professionals, bringing a new operation into production is not about slogans or the latest...
By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events Internationally respected Australian manufacturer Q&R Industrial Hoses has started “an exciting new chapter” with its acquisition by Metso,...
By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events “We operate at the intersection of geology, engineering and geopolitics,” says one of the six tech firms chosen by London-based Founders...
“We have strengthened our global presence with the addition of a state-of-the-art facility in Wolfenbüttel, Germany.” AECI Mining is exhibiting at the 13th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and...
By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Industrial operations are, like the rest of world, is faced with a fundamental generational workforce change....
By: Merel van der Lei - CEO of Wyzetalk South Africa’s mining sector stands at a critical, and frankly, perplexing juncture. While celebrating a record-low 42 fatalities in 2024, the stubborn...
By: Evershree Mathadeen - Channel Director, Secure Power at Schneider Electric Africa’s banking landscape continues to undergo some exciting change, fuelled by regulatory reform, population growth...
By: Prof. Gordon Smith (Pr Eng, PhD) - Past President of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Advisor/Non Executive Director (Virtual Showroom) The SAIMM International PGM...
By: Allaster Sibanda - Digital Transformation Consultant, Industrial Software at Schneider Electric There is a race to capture the most value from digital and AI. And whilst many industries are...
By: Janine James - Organisational Development and Learning Manager at Multotec In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the engineering field faces the critical challenge of a...
By: Shahil Singh - Legal Advisor at The Green Connection As the world turned its eyes to Addis Ababa for the Africa Climate Summit and with South Africa in the process of formulating its Nationally...
By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric Retail and franchising are fast paced; a world where margins are tight and expectations sky-high. For those small-format retail...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Today’s industrial automation continues to evolve at a blistering speed which means traditional Distributed Control...
By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full...
By: Andrés Diaz - Vice President, Power Systems, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric South Africa like it peers across the globe is making some noteworthy stride in establishing an economy...
By: Paul Steyn, Project Manager Lead – Field Services, Schneider Electric Africa, often dubbed the ‘world’s mineral hub,’ holds 30% of the globe’s mineral resources and 19% of the reserves of...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric What is a humanoid? It is something that has a human-like appearance, therefore, a head, torso, arms, legs, thus...
By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric In a recent report by eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), non-revenue water (NRW) accounts for 238,172...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric The world of manufacturing is driven by automation, efficiency and digitisation. And now we have Generative AI (GenAI)...
By; Lebo Ntsane - MMM Segment Service Sales Lead – Schneider Electric Anglophone Africa Industries are facing a critical shortage of skilled technicians, especially for maintaining ageing...
By: Ajibola Akindele - Country President, Nigeria, Schneider Electric West Africa West Africa continues to experience phenomenal growth; in fact, in according to research and visualisation mapping...
By: Claudene Ahnoop - Chief Operating Officer at KBC Health and Safety and Roscoe Bremer, Business Development Executive International companies expanding into Africa’s emerging markets often...
By: Kshitij Batra - Senior Vice President, International Hub, Power Products at Schneider Electric If good intentions were enough to decarbonise the planet, our climate goals might not be slipping...
By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric Today’s modern healthcare facilities have, respectfully, moved beyond bricks, mortar and medical equipment to now include...
By: Jacques Farmer - Managing Director at PRISMA Training The current geopolitical landscape, marked by increasing unpredictability in US foreign policy and shifting global trade dynamics in 2025,...
By: Julien Karambua - Country Manager at Workforce Staffing Namibia Namibia is poised to become a key supplier in the global energy transition with discoveries of critical minerals like lithium,...
By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As with all things in life, there’s initial fanfare which eventually tapers into a more realistic, even...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric What is machine vision? By definition, it allows automated systems to “see” the real world; an ocular implant for...
By Ben Selier, Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As AI technologies continue to advance, data centres are being pushed to the edge, literally and figuratively,...
By: Faith Waithaka - Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric AI technologies are pushing the boundaries of what is possible which, in turn, is...
By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric When we think about ‘healthy buildings’, healthcare facilities need to be to the healthiest of them all. Today, hospital operators...
By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The story of power generation is more than meets the eye. Beyond energy distribution and the infrastructure...
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