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Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile industry GDP forecast to top $170bn by 2030
22nd November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The GDP of sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile industry is projected to reach $170-billion by 2030, provided key connectivity barriers are addressed, with opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G... 


Toyota and BHP trial first battery electric Hilux
Toyota and BHP trial first battery electric Hilux
15th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining group BHP has partnered with Toyota Australia to use a battery electric Hilux double cab at the Port Hedland operations, in Western Australia. In the trial, the prototype will... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad
Initial findings of Chile’s green hydrogen valley study ‘very promising’, Anglo reports
15th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The initial findings of the study to ascertain the feasibility of the development of a green hydrogen valley in Chile’s central zone are “very promising”, Anglo American Chile CEO Patricio Hidalgo... 


Zimbabwe's Zimplats mine.
Implats commissions 35 MW solar project, expanded smelter at Zimplats
15th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The commissioning of the solar project and the enlarged furnace complex at Zimplats has positioned this Zimbabwe platinum group metals (PGM) operation to benefit from improved processing capacity,... 


Rocket ground test by ASRI
UK to back rocket engine technology development in SA
15th November 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The UK government is providing R2-million to fund a cooperative space propulsion technologies programme between the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of Glasgow. The funding is... 


Minister Patricia de Lille spoke at the launch of the JET Funding Platform in her capacity as acting Electricity and Energy Minister
New Just Energy Transition matchmaking platform aiming for R600m in grant disbursements in 2025
15th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A new matchmaking platform to directly link providers of grant funding pledged to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) with domestic beneficiaries is aiming to ensure the... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George
South Africa to seek rise in yearly climate finance pledge to $1.3tr at COP29
15th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa will call for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance to be set at $1.3-trillion yearly during the upcoming COP29 climate negotiations, which will be held in Baku,... 


High-voltage transmission lines
NTCSA revises latest TDP considering uptick in expected generation capacity
15th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) has hosted its inaugural Transmission Development Plan (TDP) briefing since starting commercial operation in July this year, with the 2024... 


Pictured are (front row): Tsepo Mathe, Blessing Mbanjwa, Bheki Shabangu and Bongumusa Zaca from the Mpumalanga DPWR&T; (middle row) Zutari infrastructure asset management director Dr Chris von Holdt and Nothando Ndlovu and Gear Dlamini from the DPWR&T; and (back row) Petronella Ramodiba from the DPWR&T and Anton Barnard, Cambridge Mokanyane and S’bongiseni Zulu from Zutari.
Zutari, Mpumalanga roads department launch comprehensive road maintenance management system
15th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport (DPWR&T) has launched a mature, comprehensive system for road maintenance management, consulting engineering and infrastructure... 


Construction mafia remains a major problem, warns MBA North
15th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

The problem posed by the construction mafia on the ground remains a major stumbling block in the recovery of the construction industry, and especially its ability to create more jobs, says Master... 


Survey probes how online platforms influence news consumption in South Africa
15th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

With the imminent release of the provisional report on the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI), the Competition Commission has revealed the results of a survey that investigated how... 


Automotive Industry Transformation Fund distributes R596m to 67 companies
15th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) has since its inception in 2020 invested R596-million in 67 companies across the automotive value chain, says  CEO Jabu Selumane. “Our goal is to... 


Engineering group completes two major bespoke projects for international mining client
15th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Mechanical and industrial engineering firm Duys Engineering Group has successfully completed two large projects on time for Dublin- and London-listed international mining concern Kenmare Resources,... 


South Africans mostly keen on EVs, but infrastructure concerns persist – Ford study
15th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

More than 40% of South Africans are considering purchasing an electrified vehicle (EV) in the next five years. This is according to a survey by Ford Motor Company, with most respondents preferring... 


Kia unveils its long-awaited one-ton bakkie
15th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

Korean vehicle manufacturer Kia has lifted the veil on its long-awaited one-ton bakkie, the Tasman. The vehicle, the first of its kind for Kia, had its global premiere at Jeddah International Motor... 


Standard Bank head of power Rentia van Tonder
South Africa needs significantly more energy supply to support future growth
15th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

South Africa will only meet its current energy demand requirement by 2040, according to a report by Standard Bank and Cresco Group. The market assessment of South Africa indicates solar PV nd wind... 


Green pipework inside pump station
Public–private collaboration needed to tackle South Africa's infrastructure challenges
15th November 2024

South Africa faces immense challenges in developing and maintaining the infrastructure it needs to support social and economic growth. From water shortages to the energy crisis, no single entity,... 


Pan African’s latest R2.5-billion Mogale gold tailing retreatment operation on the West Rand.
Pan African lists new instrument under JSE’s sustainability segment
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Gold producer Pan African Resources on Monday announced the listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE. Following an oversubscribed bookbuild, Pan... 


Harmony Gold's Kareerand tailings operation.
Harmony delivers gold recovery project with 30% of building work going to locals
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

With the streaming agreement between Franco-Nevada and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) over, Harmony Gold will from now on benefit fully from the soaring gold price that is coinciding with the delivery... 


An image of the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project
Commissioning of demo plant for Botswana battery-grade manganese project under way
8th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Giyani Metals, which is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade manganese project, in Botswana, says the demo plant being manufactured in Johannesburg, South Africa, is now in the... 


Wind farm at Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo advancing copper, iron-ore, crop nutrients investment proposition
8th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American said on Thursday that it is making “excellent” portfolio simplification progress to create an investment proposition focused on copper, premium iron-ore... 


Cummins targets doubling of its Africa revenue by 2030
8th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Cummins aims to double its revenue from Africa by the end of the decade as the US engine and power generator maker capitalizes on demand to provide 300 million people on the continent with... 


Wind and solar generators
IPP sourcing tweaks to unlock 10 GW of renewables amid grid pressures and green industrialisation vision mulled
8th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government is considering far-reaching changes to the way public procurement of independent power producer (IPP) generation capacity is being carried out so as to accelerate... 


Containers being transported by ship
African maritime transport showing good development
8th November 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa has registered some impressive progress in the shipping sector, United Nations Trade and Development (Unctad) has reported, in its 'Review of Maritime Transport 2024'. From the first half of... 


Speakers who participated in the October 23 transport webinar
Experts weigh in on increasingly decentralised freight logistics model
8th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As government and the private sector work to accelerate reforms and improve efficiencies in the logistics sector, experts from a range of spheres have emphasised the importance of targeted... 


Wind projects feature in list of Nersa registrations during Q3 of 2024
Surge in Q3 renewables registrations to 2GW may signal market shift from loadshedding to economics
8th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Despite welcome relief from loadshedding in South Africa, a total of 3.3 GW of renewable-energy projects were registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) this year, with... 


Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies’ Professor Justin Barnes
‘Deep collaboration’ through regional value chains could unlock rapid African industrialisation
8th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

There is potential to catalyse rapid industrialisation in Africa by pursuing policies that  actively leverage both existing demand and continental moves towards trade integration to increase the... 


Municipalities urged to take urgent action on pollution
8th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is urging municipalities to step up efforts to resolve pollution of South Africa’s rivers. Municipalities that are discharging raw sewerage into water... 


Nissan is at work to make and sell more vehicles in South Africa – Klenkiewicz
8th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

Nissan South Africa (SA) will see production drop to under 20 000 units this year, down from almost 25 000 units last year, but it is not the end of local assembly at the Rosslyn plant, says MD... 


Ford seeing progress in southern corridor development, albeit slow – Hill
8th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

The automotive industry is “definitely seeing progress” in its discussions with Transnet on developing the southern rail corridor between Gauteng and Gqeberha and Coega, in the Eastern Cape, says... 


Digital solutions service to mitigate auto-sector challenges launched
8th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new digital solution service has been launched with the aim of mitigating some of the challenges the automotive sector has battled for years, including fraud, high costs and deteriorating... 


Balancell moves into bigger, new factory, seeks strict regulations on imports
8th November 2024 By: Irma Venter

Energy storage company Balancell has cut the ribbon on its new R80-million assembly plant in Ndabeni, Cape Town. The lithium ferro-phosphate battery assembler’s previous facility was limited to 250... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala
Ferrochrome production edging back up marginally, Merafe’s latest report shows
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The report on Monday by Johannesburg Stock Exchange- and A2X-listed Merafe Resources shows ferrochrome production to be edging back up maginally. Ferrochrome is a key ingredient of stainless steel... 


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