Sibanye-Stillwater has reported in its results for the quarter ended September 2025 that final construction activities are continuing. 

Kinterra Capital has secured an indicative $200-million financing commitment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States under the agency’s Make More in America initiative.  

ASX-listed Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a $12.5-million contract by Rincon Mining. 

As part of its global commitment to youth education and entrepreneurship, the Schneider Electric Foundation has provided industry-specific training equipment to the Federal University of Technology... 

Sedibeng TVET College has officially launched its Schneider Electric workshop, F’SASEC, at its Vereeniging campus in the Vaal Triangle, a sophisticated training facility featuring world-class... 

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today’s digital economy is placing unprecedented strain on the power grid. For years, efficiency gains have... 

Global supply chains for lithium could benefit from collaboration among governments but any intervention on prices would need to be handled carefully, Dale Henderson, CEO of Australian lithium... 

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... 

Operations have started at the giant Simandou iron-ore project in Guinea, marking a historic milestone for Africa’s largest greenfield mine and infrastructure development. At a ceremony held at... 

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric The last five years have placed unprecedented strain on global supply chains. Geopolitical tensions, trade... 

Guinea will fast-track the development of alumina refineries and iron-ore pellet plants to end decades of raw ore exports, its mines minister told reporters, as the country prepares for the first... 

Canadian critical minerals developer Fortune Minerals has secured a C$3.8-million loan from Prosper NWT, a public agency of the government of the Northwest Territories, to complete the purchase of... 

Australia's Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Missouri-based US Strategic Metals (USSM) to establish a vertically integrated rare earth magnet... 

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is proud to announce its partnership with a newly formed consortium, NewCo, to support the acquisition of industrial giant Barloworld in a landmark... 

Vesconite Bearings is pleased to confirm that its long-established Standard Vesconite bearing material is completely free of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and has been since its... 

By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric      Uganda is entering an exciting growth period; the country’s energy and extractives industry... 

One of Brazil's last coal plants roared back to life in July after a powerful business group invested millions to keep its turbines turning in the southern mining town of Candiota. The plant's... 

South Africa’s inland coal market faces a critical need for reform, with inconsistencies in supply, declining coal quality and logistical bottlenecks threatening the reliability of the fuel that... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe has called for the re-establishment of research capacity in South Africa’s academic institutions to support... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 

A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of South Africa's massive PGMs endowment at a time when... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Imagine walking into a factory where machines can think ahead, predict problems before it happens, and automatically... 

The US added uranium, copper and silver to a government list of critical minerals as the Trump administration broadens its scope of what commodities it deems vital to the American economy and... 

Newly developed solar-powered light-up safety cones have been released to the South African mining market by quarry, mining and industrial products supplier ERG Industrial. The 1.8-m-tall safety... 

South Africa’s energy narrative is evolving. Where it was once focused on deploying new renewable power plants to address generation deficits, the conversation has now shifted toward flexibility,... 

The new, optimised Runxin F135 duplex valve has been introduced to the South African market to improve water treatment processes by enhancing water softening and ensuring consistent water quality,... 

The growth of renewable energy and large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) across Africa is accelerating, but it also introduces new safety challenges that demand advanced fire... 

A partnership between valve product and solutions supplier Brimis Engineering (Brimis) and Germany-based valve manufacturer ProValve Armaturen (ProValve) will result in the latest high-pressure,... 

Aligning with growing linear motion technology demands, linear motion systems specialists Rollon has partnered with industrial solutions provider BMG to deliver high-performance solutions for... 

As application owners aim to maximise oil use, bearings and lubrication systems, manufacturer SKF’s RecondOil Box advanced oil-treatment solution improves oil cleanliness, allowing for its reuse... 

Key milestones have been achieved, despite some construction delays. 

The African Development Bank has approved financing to support the development, construction and operation of the manufacturing plant. 

The first tranche of funding has been released by the Industrial Development Corporation. 

Established in 1998, AC Valves (ACV) is a proudly South African manufacturer and supplier of high-quality knife gate valves and actuated valve solutions for the mining, industrial and municipal... 

ASX-listed Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a $12.5-million (A$19.2-million) contract by Rincon Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, for the Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta... 

Critical minerals company Electra Battery Materials has restarted construction of its cobalt sulphate refinery in Ontario after securing about $82-million in financing, including $48-million in... 

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric While many organisations concentrate on immediate returns and reactive field services, establishing a... 

South African economy continues to deal with the realities of unpredictable power supply, be it voltage dips, spikes, and brownouts which are often more disruptive than load shedding itself.  In... 

Toronto-based Kinterra Capital has secured an indicative $200-million financing commitment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) under the agency’s Make More in America... 

As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and... 

By: Ifeanyi Odoh  - Country President, Schneider Electric East Africa In East Africa, we’re experiencing an exciting period of business growth driven, in part, by digital transformation and its... 

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...