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Paladin in A$300m equity-raise
Paladin in A$300m equity-raise
3rd October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium miner Paladin Energy has unveiled plans for a fully underwritten equity raising of A$300-million to support the development of its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Canada,... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa’s R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox.
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore’s financing and offtake term sheet
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with... 


Paratus Group expands operations into East Africa
3rd October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group has completed its expansion programme into East Africa, with newly licensed operations established in Kenya, Rwanda,... 


Kredo Mobility bridges data gaps in used-car damage records
3rd October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Kredo Mobility is taking a step to assist motorists in making more informed decisions when buying previously used vehicles that have potentially been accident damaged and misclassified. South... 


Volvo Trucks South Africa FH Aero Globetrotter
Volvo Trucks South Africa confirms serial production of Euro 6 trucks will start next year
3rd October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Automotive company Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed it will start local serial production of Euro 6 FH long-haul trucks in the first quarter of next year. The company first introduced Euro... 


157 MW Khauta West solar PV facility under construction
Mega-scale 506 MW Free State solar cluster takes another big step forward
3rd October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A mega-scale solar and battery storage hub is under construction on a 560 ha site in the grid-ready Free State province – a development that comprises two solar PV farms with a combined capacity of... 


The Rosebank Mall
Hyprop reconfigures South African malls in response to changing consumer demand
3rd October 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and A2X-listed retail-focused real estate investment trust (Reit) Hyprop is adjusting its South African operations by reducing the size of traditional anchor tenants, introducing new and... 


Collaboration a step in the right direction, but municipalities remain the weakest link in the water value chain
3rd October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has called for complete structural reform within the local government sector to ensure improved water and sanitation services provision.... 


Google continues significant investments into subsea cable connectivity, training across Africa
3rd October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Google has announced a series of investments aimed at building Africa’s digital future, including a new subsea cable connectivity hub in South Africa, $9-million in new funding for African... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
25-year extensions of Island View liquid-bulk terminal leases to boost fuel security – Creecy
3rd October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has issued a directive instructing the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to renew the leases of existing liquid-bulk terminal operators in the Island View... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert.
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by about 60%, and puts users at the bottom of the... 


Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane has unveiled an ambitious dual-track strategy to help navigate diamond headwinds.
Dull diamond market brings Lesotho Prime Minister to Perth to help spotlight rare earth elements
26th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The global diamond market may be facing a challenging period, but the Kingdom of Lesotho is not sitting idle. In an address at the Africa Down Under conference, in Perth, Prime Minister Sam... 


Pan African FD Marileen Kok and Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record profits, record headline earnings, record proposed... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive: Growth and Strategic Development in Executive Chairperson’s Office Mike Schmidt.
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
26th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going exceptionally well. The game-changing... 


transmission lines
4 200 MW SAPP deficit underscores urgency of regional power integration – Graham-Maré
26th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) faces a series of significant obstacles – such as insufficient transmission infrastructure; drought conditions affecting hydropower plants; theft and... 


An image depicting fire fighters
Matrix Vehicle Tracking launches FireStop private firefighting service
26th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South Africa’s public fire services face a shortage of resources, vehicle tracking and recovery company Matrix Vehicle Tracking has launched a new private initiative – FireStop – providing... 


Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips
First private train operators expected to enter network over coming 12 to 36 months
26th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips reports that negotiations are under way to conclude contracts with the first 11 private train operating companies (TOCs) that have qualified to take up slots on the... 


powerlines
Big few months ahead in countdown to South African Wholesale Electricity Market
26th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has provided a detailed breakdown of the steps being taken in preparation for the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market... 


A 3D-printed router prototype produced from the advanced nano-reinforced polymer composite
Vodacom investing over R800m to accelerate network expansion in three provinces
26th September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Telecommunications group Vodacom is investing more than R800-million across three South African provinces to accelerate network infrastructure and coverage expansion, enhance capacity and... 


Water resource rehabilitation guidelines out for public input
26th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is calling on interested stakeholders to provide input and comment on the draft ‘Rehabilitation Management Guidelines (RMG) for Water Resources’, which... 


Vodacom plans over R435m network investment in North West, Tshwane
26th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group Vodacom plans to invest more than R435-million during the 2025/26 financial year to boost network capacity in its Northern Gauteng Area, which spans the North West province... 


Ride-hailing meets job-hunting in Uber-Harambee youth push
26th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

E-hailing service Uber and not-for-profit social enterprise Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator have entered into a strategic partnership to tackle South Africa’s high youth unemployment rate.... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
19th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Rainbow Rare Earths CEO George Bennett.
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
19th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory. The breakthrough is part of the rare earths... 


Building inclusive growth in local mining sector with B-BBEE certification
19th September 2025

Mining is a cornerstone of South Africa’s economy. For more than 100 years, it has driven industrial development, created jobs and attracted global investment. Yet structural barriers have limited... 


Vodacom investing over R800m to accelerate network expansion in three provinces
19th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group Vodacom is investing more than R800-million across three South African provinces to accelerate network infrastructure and coverage expansion, enhance capacity and... 


Houses with powerlines in the background
Treasury optimistic R2bn smart-meter scheme can help arrest Eskom arrear debt crisis
19th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Having rolled-out 67 000 smart meters across eight pilot municipalities in 2024/25 as part of an effort to improve revenue management at municipalities that owe Eskom billions in outstanding arear... 


construction site with cranes at sunset
SAICE launches GCC 2025 as updated framework for South Africa’s construction industry
19th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has officially launched its ‘General Conditions of Contract (GCC) 2025’ publication, which has been in the works since early 2021. The... 


Vodacomʼs virtual wheeling solution goes live in S Africa
19th September 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group Vodacom has fully operationalised virtual wheeling, marking a major milestone through a power purchase agreement (PPA) with independent power producer (IPP) SOLA Group. The... 


Volvo articulated hauler on site
Babcock’s one-stop model bodes well for industry
19th September 2025

Industries benefit significantly from partnering with a single, integrated equipment and services provider, says energy, transport and industrial services specialist Babcock. By offering a... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel presenting strong annual results.
It’s records all round for Harmony Gold, Mponeng performance ‘phenomenal’
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

It’s records all round for South Africa’s largest gold mining company Harmony, which on Thursday reported record-high free cash flow of R11-billion-plus at a 16% margin and a record final dividend... 


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