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Lilly pipeline
Expressions of interest sought for repurposed Lilly gas pipeline
23rd August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned Transnet’s Pipelines division has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for a strategic project to transition the Lilly gas pipeline from transporting methane-rich gas (MRG) to... 


Electric SUV under R400 000 launched
23rd August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Pretoria-based importer and distributor of battery electric vehicles (EVs) Enviro Automotive has launched the Dayun Yuehu S5 mini sports-utility vehicle (SUV) in South Africa. The 3.6 m S5 is... 


N3 freeway truck chargers MoU signed
23rd August 2024 By: Irma Venter

Zero Carbon Logistics (Zero CL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany to be the technology provider for its proposed off-grid electric truck... 


Sylvania's Doornbos plant.
Initial output from Sylvania Platinum’s new tailings project on track for first half of 2025
16th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

First production from the developing Thaba Joint Venture (JV) chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) recovery project on the northern part of the western limb of South Africa’s well-endowed... 


Mogale Tailings Retreatment Project, near Krugersdorp, on Gauteng’s West Rand.
Pan African’s below-$900/oz tailings advance beating budget, conquering clock
16th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The latest gold tailings retreatment project of Pan African Resources is ahead of schedule and below budget. The Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) Project, located to the west of Johannesburg, near... 


176 ct Lulo diamond
Lucapa recovers 176 ct diamond from Lulo
16th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered the fifth diamond weighing more than 100 ct at its joint venture Lulo mine, in Angola, this year. The 176 ct Type IIa diamond recovered is also the... 


The Filo del Sol project on the border of Argentina and Chile
BHP expands copper portfolio with strategic South American acquisition, joint venture
16th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner BHP on Tuesday announced a strategic move to expand its copper portfolio by jointly acquiring, with Lundin Mining, an advanced-stage copper exploration project in South America.... 


Ferrochrome smelting.
Merafe’s ferrochrome production 17% down
16th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Ferrochrome production attributable to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the six months to June 30 was a 17%-lower 154 000 t... 


scrap metal
Aggressive scrap metal policies should be based on transparent data, not conjecture, expert says
16th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Significant alterations to existing scrap metal regulations and outright bans – albeit temporary – on the trade of certain scrap metals should not be made without access to transparent and accurate... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI in early-stage move to produce green explosives as internationalisation drive accelerates
16th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is moving to secure green ammonia for use in the production of lower-carbon explosives, demand for which is expected to grow in some of the mining... 


Steel production
Steel giant sees first demand ‘green shoots’ in years as GNU prioritises infrastructure and localisation
16th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing... 


Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen
Steenhuisen urges G20 members to collaborate on policies alleviating food insecurity
16th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s newly appointed Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, praised Brazil’s efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition during a ministerial meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20)... 


Built environment must leverage emerging technologies to mitigate climate change impacts
16th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Climate change is impacting on the built environment and the industry must bolster its efforts to mitigate this, levering the requisite emerging technologies, University of Florida Professor Chimay... 


Defence industry association welcomes efforts to boost South African defence spending
16th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) has welcomed the commitment made, earlier this month, by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military... 


Nordex's Jeffrey's Bay factory
Wind tower factory boosting Jeffreys Bay
16th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Wind energy company Nordex Energy South Africa, which is building a new wind turbine concrete tower factory in Jeffreys Bay, says the ongoing construction is benefitting the region. “The... 


Water storage tanks produced by Africa Tanks
Mpact acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks, sells Versapak business
16th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Paper and plastics packaging and recycling business Mpact has acquired a strategic equity shareholding in vertical tank manufacturer Africa Tanks to mitigate against drought, watershedding and... 


A person working in the manufacturing sector
Hard evidence of composition of SMME sector lacking despite being largest employer
16th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Despite the widely recognised notion that formal and informal small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) employ most of the country’s labour force, there is a lack of hard evidence on the... 


Substation and wind turbines
Grid rules must prioritise all shovel ready projects
16th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa indicates that he is in favour of grid-access rules that ensure as much new capacity is added as quickly as possible regardless of whether... 


Seacom celebrates 15th anniversary
16th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications and managed services provider Seacom is celebrating 15 years since inception, reflecting back on the evolution of its, and Africa’s, information and communication technology and... 


Department close to clearing water-use licence applications pile
16th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) aims to ensure that all water-use licence applications will be processed within a 90-day period by the end of the current financial year. The... 


Department pledges to support municipalities, not interfere in their water provision responsibilities
16th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

While several municipalities across South Africa have battled to maintain consistent water services for citizens, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has said it will not “overtake and... 


Renewables a top priority for Gauteng provincial govt
16th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

One of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development’s key strategies for the next year is to “reform the energy sector through a focus on alternative energy to support the growth of a new sector... 


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What auto industry wants from government to keep the wheels turning
16th August 2024 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s seventh administration has taken office amidst a flagging domestic economy desperately seeking traction. The automotive industry, South Africa’s biggest manufacturing industry, has... 


coal on train
TFR reports modest improvement but admits much work still to be done
9th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Although there has been a “slight” improvement year-on-year in terms of State-owned Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) North Corridor performance, the beleaguered rail operator is “not out of the... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Minerals Council South Africa supports beneficiation where the economics make sense
9th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa, whose members account for 90% of this country's annual mineral production by value, supports beneficiation where the economics make sense. “Therefore, we welcome the... 


EY partner Thabi Malatji (right) facilitating discussion with Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke (centre) and Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn (left) at Coal & Energy Transition Day.
Seriti’s wind move may be further energy transitioned by solar, Coal & Energy Day hears
9th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Black-owned coal mining company Seriti Resources' advance into wind energy through Seriti Green may be further advanced by an entry into solar power, Tuesday’s Coal & Energy Transition Day 2024 was... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Mpumi Zikalala.
Public-private partnership providing powerful performance potential – Kumba Iron Ore
9th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The commitment of South Africa’s new multi-party government to continued reform of this country’s iron-ore logistics was hailed on Tuesday by Kumba Iron Ore. During the presentation of half-year... 


Glencore's chrome smelter in Lydenburg
China, South Africa still driving chrome supply globally
9th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In unpacking production and export figures for chrome and ferrochrome in 2023 and the first quarter of this year, the International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) has confirmed that China... 


Rolls-Royce receives UK agency grant for space nuclear reactor project
9th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major propulsion and power (including nuclear power) systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that it has been awarded £4.8-million by the UK Space Agency, to further develop and... 


The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal
Port of Richards Bay moves to diversify beyond bulk exports while bolstering climate resilience
9th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, is progressing with planning for infrastructure and terminal investments aimed at consolidating its position as a bulk export hub for key minerals such... 


Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
9th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom will replace its declining coal capacity with clean-energy options in line with country policy and the Just Energy Transition, Eskom GM for primary energy Dan Mashigo told participants at a... 


Seifsa president Elias Monage
Seifsa raises issues with proposed amendments to scrap metal trading laws
9th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has criticised the proposed amendments to the Regulations to the Second-Hand Goods Act put forward for... 


Water infrastructure investment to be prioritised over duration of seventh administration
9th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will prioritise much-needed investment into water infrastructure over the duration of South Africa’s seventh administration. As the department works... 


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