South Africa’s rare earths endowment at Phalaborwa in Limpopo province is a gift that just keep on giving through the ongoing effort of Rainbow Rare Earths. In December, Mining Weekly reported that... 

Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium subsidiary has partnered with the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to... 

In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the Barrick regions. Moreover, the costs of the Africa... 

The Municipal Capability and Partnership Programme (MCPP) has transformed water service delivery in the municipalities where South African mining group Kumba Iron Ore operates. The MCPP was... 

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), located at the South African Optical Observatory (SAAO) complex at Sutherland, in the Northern Cape province, celebrated its twentieth anniversary on... 

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that the “Age of Electricity is here” in its latest World Energy Outlook, which again underlines that electricity demand will grow much faster... 

The Industrial Gas Users Association–South Africa (IGUA-SA) is calling for the creation of a new structure under The Presidency to coordinate the actions needed to avert the ‘gas cliff’ faced by... 

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has undertaken a brand overhaul as it marks a new chapter and reaffirms its commitment to innovation, client focus and digital leadership. The “strategic leap”... 

The Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation (Ameo) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) have finally signed a wage agreement, following a protracted process that... 

WeBuyCars is on track to reach its goal of selling 23 000 vehicles a month in three years’ time, says CEO Faan van der Walt. Detailing the JSE-listed company’s financial results for the year ended... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town aims to be the first South African city to take over the management of its passenger rail system. This follows the tabling of a Rail Business Plan,... 

Stakeholders in Africa’s superyacht industry have formed the African Superyacht Working Group, with the aim of rolling out an African superyacht growth strategy. A superyacht is a large, luxury... 

Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold project is a close 15 km west of Johannesburg’s... 

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 

Canada will establish a $2-billion Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund to accelerate investment in strategic mining projects and strengthen national security supply chains, Finance Minister... 

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 

The global representative body of the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that global total air cargo demand in September increased by 2.9%,... 

Following consultations with the Department of Energy and Electricity (DEE) on an initiative to procure new grid infrastructure from private consortiums, local Industry has again urged government... 

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost... 

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) has called for the immediate suspension and review of recently amended regulations governing the price preference system (PPS) for scrap metal, warning... 

UN Trade & Development, better known as Unctad, has reported, in its latest 'Global Investment Trends Monitor', that global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 3% during the first half of this... 

Having made adjustments worth R4.2-billion to its Rosslyn-based production plant to accommodate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) manufacturing since October last year, automotive... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 181 generation facilities during the second quarter (July to September) of the 2025/26 financial year. These facilities boast a... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has teamed up with water utility Rand Water and Brandscapers Africa to promote water conservation for the community of Orlando West in Soweto, near... 

Telecommunications company MTN MoMo South Africa and global technology company Mastercard have expanded their strategic collaboration, building on existing efforts to broaden access to digital... 

Renewable-energy group Solareff has sold its majority shareholding in electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator GridCars. Solareff says this means that the company will also step back from... 

Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in... 

The Paruk Group has ordered 100 fully electric city buses from MAN Truck & Bus South Africa (MAN SA). This is the German mobility group’s largest e-bus order outside Europe to date. 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south–east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont... 

The complex requirements of new data centres that are capable of supporting AI workloads may be outpacing supply chain preparedness, says professional services company Turner & Townsend in its... 

Refurbishing cranes can be a smarter alternative to buying new units,  says Condra Cranes, noting that refurbishment delivers immediate cost savings while keeping machines “as new” and familiar to... 

Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s largest producer of gold by volume, has highlighted in the latest suite of...