Lucara Diamond Corporation has awarded a lateral development contract to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. 

GT1 has appointed engineering consultancy Altris Engineering to optimise and lead the definitive feasibility study (DFS). 

Minbos Resources has announced a shift in its development strategy. 

With the global automotive industry entering a new era of electrification and automation, South Africa’s skills ecosystem will be tested. Consequently, industry association National Association of... 

As the automotive components industry enters a period of structural change, financial institution Nedbank Commercial Banking says the sector’s long-term survival depends on aligning finance with... 

Having the necessary technologies, parts and expertise on hand has enabled industrial equipment supplier BMG to cement its long-standing partnership with a leading platinum group metals mining... 

Through its rare earths Steenkampskraal project, in Western Cape, rare earths miner Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) aims to progressively increase local beneficiation, skills development and... 

This week we profile Floyd Masemula, deputy CEO, responsible for South African operations, at Harmony Gold Mining Company, a gold mining specialist with a growing copper footprint  

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 

It’s been a difficult journey, but Transnet last month celebrated a fleet-renewal milestone when the 200th Traxx 23E locomotive rolled off the assembly line. The locomotive is part of 240 such... 

Engineering services provider AMTR’s core skills of dimensional metrology, design, and systems and tools manufacturing are combined to deliver integrated solutions that meet the highest standards... 

ACTOM, a leader in energy infrastructure, officially opened its Pretoria Power Transformer manufacturing factory, following the strategic acquisition of SGB SMIT Power Matla, in what was structured... 

South Africa’s mining supply chain took a confident step onto the global stage as members of the South African Mineral Processing Equipment Cluster (SAMPEC) and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

Chilean State-owned copper producer Codelco has selected Glencore to advance plans for a new smelter in the Antofagasta region, a move aimed at increasing downstream capacity and capturing more... 

The hydrogen sector may have been in a hype cycle for the last few years, but the fundamentals around the global energy market have not changed – the need for clean and localised energy and a just... 

As South Africa’s mining and civil engineering sectors continue to navigate economic uncertainty, many companies with loading and hauling capabilities are pivoting to offer their services as... 

By Themba Mangane, Traffic and Transport Engineer at Atana Johannesburg ranks last out of 90 global cities for walkability in 2025, according to a Compare the Market study, with an overall score of... 

Mining companies are investing in training their employees and community members, particularly the youth, contributing more than R5-billion in 2024 to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs... 

The Huawei sub-Saharan Africa FusionSolar innovative product launch and partner year end gala was held recently in Johannesburg, South Africa. It gathered over 550 commercial and industrial (C&I)... 

Vale Base Metals (VBM) and Glencore Canada have signed an agreement to evaluate a potential $1.6-billion to $2-billion brownfield copper project that would combine deposits on their neighbouring... 

Artificial intelligence may dominate global conversations about the future of work, but South Africa’s economy will collapse without skilled trades, warns one of the country’s oldest protective... 

Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corporation has awarded a lateral development contract for its Karowe underground project (UGP), in Botswana, to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. The... 

 It is not hard to see why Mpumi Masinga’s iButho Le Africa (iLA), which works with young boys in rural areas, won the Humanitarian Award at the 10th SEIFSA Awards for Excellence on November 20 at... 

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources, which owns the Xaudum iron project (XIF), in Botswana, has pledged to continue its research collaboration with the Department of Chemical, Materials and... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric One only has to briefly page through the annals of our industrial history, to come across truly hair-raising... 

Australia-listed Green Technology Metals (GT1) has appointed engineering consultancy Altris Engineering to optimise and lead the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Seymour lithium project... 

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) has been awarded a prestigious Science Diplomacy Award at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), held from 24–28 November at... 

Drilling activity continues at NYSE- and TSX-listed Fortuna Minings Séguéla mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, as part of efforts to extend the project’s life-of-mine (LoM). The expansion of mineral resources... 

Gold and copper developer SolGold has outlined a high-confidence 60.2-million-tonne near-surface starter-pit opportunity at the Tandayama-América deposit in northern Ecuador, a development the... 

Africa's mining sector stands at a critical juncture. As operations scale up to meet global demand, the need for high-capacity, mobile equipment that combines productivity with compliance has never... 

South Africa’s road, rail and port networks remain under strain, with each part of the system facing operational and infrastructure challenges.  Roads continue to carry most freight as rail... 

This week we profile Richard Späth, MD of TAKRAF South Africa, a provider of equipment and solutions to the mining, minerals processing and materials handling industries. 

Aligned with  sustainability trends, South African fabricators are moving beyond commitments toward measurable implementation in applying circularity and life-cycle design principles, ensuring they... 

One of South Africa’s first AI factories has hit the ground running, attracting interest from companies keen to leverage enterprise-level AI infrastructure and services. Altron’s new AI factory – a... 

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... 

When South Africa transitioned to democracy in the 1990s, and when climate constraints were not yet on the agenda, energy policy was arguably the country’s main industrial policy lever. The country... 

With almost three centuries of combined industrial gearbox applications experience, David Brown Santasalo (DBS) designs, engineers and manufactures tailor-made mechanical power transmission... 

Southern Palladium is reporting steady momentum across all aspects of the definitive feasibility study. 

Surge Copper has moved its Berg project into full prefeasibility study design and cost work. 

Element 25 is progressing with the project, with engineering, contracting and funding activities advancing as the company works towards lifting manganese concentrate output to 1.1-million tonnes a... 

Anson Resources has secured A$14-million in firm commitments to advance the project. 

Pensana is preparing a $11-million drilling and metallurgical programme aimed at increasing the Joint Ore Reserve Commitee-compliant mineral resource estimate to more than one-billion tonnes.