Biopharmaceutical company the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of Southern Africa (Biovac) has opened a product development laboratory at its Cape Town facility. The company says the new... 

Governments and producers worldwide are reassessing waste streams as strategic assets capable of delivering meaningful metal supply with far lower environmental impact, as declining ore quality and... 

Telecommunications company Vodacom and Google Cloud have entered into a strategic collaboration to accelerate digital transformation. Leveraging Google Cloud’s advanced data analytics and AI... 

South African fintech startup – Tappy - has launched a low-cost digital payments platform that allows tipped workers to receive instant cashless payments. The rollout begins in December 2025, with... 

The United Mining Services Group (UMS Group) provides expertise that allows mining companies to access their most challenging ore bodies and extract minerals safely and efficiently.  

The fundamentals of running a municipality focus on good governance, effective financial management, robust institutional capacity, and strong community engagement. Success is measured by the... 

Multotec is celebrating its 20-year anniversary in Canada, marking two decades of innovation, growth, and commitment to North America’s mining and mineral processing landscape. Since establishing... 

South Africa’s Critical Minerals Strategy Implementation Plan has been approved by Cabinet, which claims it will significantly contribute to economic growth and job creation. In May, Cabinet... 

PALFINGER sets up a new Global Development Center together with its partner L&T Technology Services (LTTS) in India. As the country is both a growth and a future market for PALFINGER, the... 

With the festive season around the corner, supply chain industry body SAPICS is urging South Africans to spare a thought for Santa’s busiest helpers. No, not the elves, the supply chain managers... 

By: Anton Fester - Managing Director, Sedna Africa Following the recently held G20, one message must rise above the noise: Africa is not a passive participant in the global economy — it is a... 

By: Oluwamuyiwa Akinmejiwa, End User Business Leader, Secure Power Business Unit – Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric As the largest country in West Africa by population, Nigeria has significant... 

Many countries are still pursuing the development of platinum- and iridium-using green hydrogen infrastructure, including China where green hydrogen features in the latest Five-Year Plan to 2030.... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Industrial safety systems have certainly come a long way since the days of hardwired emergency shutdowns. What... 

Telecommunications companies MTN Nigeria and Huawei have jointly completed the commercial deployment of the inclusive RuralCow solution. This "one box, one site" innovation enables rapid,... 

On November 26, a grand launch event for LONGi's energy storage solutions was held in London. Dennis She, Vice President of LONGi, comprehensively outlined the company's global energy storage... 

The new Qala Shallows gold mine is not only a milestone for West Wits Mining but also for South Africa's mining industry, the South African economy, and the communities that will share in the... 

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric As AI drives continues to disrupt industries across the world, the race is no longer just about smarter... 

The Chromium 2025 conference in Seville demonstrated the dynamism and resilience of the European chromium industry, strongly driven by stainless and specialty steel sectors and advanced downstream... 

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for PDAC 2026, taking place March 1-4, 2026, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in... 

The convergence of the automotive and mining value chains is strengthening Africa’s capacity to shift from resource extraction to advanced manufacturing, positioning the continent as an... 

Following a combination of economic, environmental and strategic imperatives, research organisation the Sugar Milling Research Institute NPC (SMRI) has created the Sugarcane Bioeconomy Unit (SBU)... 

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... 

For a new Namibian independent power producer (IPP) or supplier working through Modified Single Buyer (MSB) registration and then stepping into Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) trading,... 

The first cable to connect East and West Africa in a single, continuous system, linking the continent with the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, has been completed, laying the foundation for... 

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... 

As South Africa intensifies its move towards cleaner, smarter energy systems, solutions like Schneider Electric’s globally recognised  SF₆-free GM AirSeT pure-air medium voltage (MV) switchgear is... 

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... 

The Gauteng Industrial Symbiosis Programme (GISP) marked a significant milestone this year, celebrating 10 years of helping industry recover and redirect resources for reuse. The National Cleaner... 

The 13th Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference & Exhibition (ZIMEC 2026), to be held on 25-26 March 2026 in Kitwe, Zambia, will zero in on one of the most vital conversations for Zambia’s... 

Africa will only capture meaningful economic value from rising global demand for critical minerals if it strengthens partnerships, improves infrastructure, ensures regulatory certainty and expands... 

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, is celebrating two major milestones on the African continent: 25 years of operations... 

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)... 

By: Manuel Tati - Vice President, SADC region at Schneider Electric There’s no doubt that the SADC region holds tremendous promise; rich in natural resources, it has the potential to rapidly expand... 

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... 

Pan-African infrastructure and industrial development bank, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced the achievement of financial close of the $330-million Senior Debt Financing facility... 

 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... 

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... 

Recognising the growing importance of international research collaboration in addressing global challenges, the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and the Social Sciences and... 

Platinum is already very well embedded as an indispensable catalyst in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology that very impressively powered the Toyotas that chauffeured...