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Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago
South Africa getting to grips with economic reforms, central bank governor says
30th August 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa is getting to grips with reforms that could lift its economic potential, its central-bank governor said on Thursday, adding that success tackling a longstanding power crisis could spur... 


Mining Indaba 2025: Fostering Dialogue for a Prosperous African Mining Future
30th August 2024

Registration for the highly anticipated Mining Indaba 2025, to be held from 3–6 February 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), is open. Mining Indaba 2025 is a crucial... 


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Songwe Hill rare earths project, Malawi – update
30th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Mkango Resources has raised funds to start process optimisation. 


Trafo Power Solutions: leading provider of tailored power solutions
Trafo Power Solutions: leading provider of tailored power solutions
30th August 2024

Trafo Power Solutions is poised to make a significant impact at this year’s Electra Mining Africa, using the platform to connect with stakeholders and reinforce its leadership in electrical power... 


The above image depicts the repurposed high-impact polystyrene that is turned into lightweight bricks that are certified by the Green Building Council South Africa and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Manufacturer embarks on sustainability drive
30th August 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Food safety helps to prevent illness, reduce healthcare burdens and ensure consumer protection, but long-term sustainability has also gained prominence of late, resulting in multinational food... 


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South Africa must return to having competitive power and logistics
30th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

For a South African company to build a ferromanganese smelter in another country is a clear reflection of how the country’s power became so expensive that it was better to beneficiate our manganese... 


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South32 finishes year strongly, expands capital management programme
29th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Australia-headquartered South32’s financial results for the 2024 financial year were bolstered by an improved operating performance, disciplined cost management and higher prices for its key... 


Interim IDC CEO David Jarvis
IDC optimistic of industrial investment recovery following fall in disbursements to R15.9bn
29th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is optimistic of converting the rise in business confidence that has accompanied the recent easing in loadshedding and visible efforts to... 


Electra Mining Africa 2024: Where inspiration and innovation meet
Electra Mining Africa 2024: Where inspiration and innovation meet
29th August 2024

In the dynamic and ever-evolving mining industry, staying ahead of the latest innovations and trends is crucial. Oil and gas multinational Shell understands the importance of balancing operational... 


ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS Trafo Power Solutions develops and engineers robust power solutions
Connecting with stakeholders key for Trafo Power Solutions
29th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Trafo Power Solutions is set to make a significant impact at this year's Electra Mining Africa and will use the platform to connect with stakeholders and reinforce its position as a leader in... 


Iron-ore produced by Kumba being transported by rail
Freight rail underperformance cost South Africa’s bulk mining sector R140bn in the last super cycle
28th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Owing to domestic logistics constraints, South Africa’s coal and iron-ore bulk mining sectors were unable to capitalise on the last super cycle from 2021 to 2023, resulting in an estimated... 


Trafo Power Solutions: leading provider of tailored power solutions
Trafo Power Solutions: leading provider of tailored power solutions
28th August 2024

Trafo Power Solutions is poised to make a significant impact at this year’s Electra Mining Africa, using the platform to connect with stakeholders and reinforce its leadership in electrical power... 


Alstom/Transnet locomotive
Experts reflect on status of rail reform at SAHHA Conference
27th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With Transnet’s export coal and iron-ore volume performance having reached multidecade lows in recent years and mining companies not weathering low commodity cycles sufficiently, the focus of this... 


Assay results confirm high-grade zone at Marula’s Kenyan manganese project
27th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Marula Mining has received assay results from channel samples taken from manganese ore within licensed areas that will provide run-of-mine (RoM) material to the recently acquired Kilifi... 


Railway lines in Southern Africa
Scramble for critical minerals spurs an African rail revival
26th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed for the energy transition at its... 


JUANITA MAREEToday, the rhetoric must move as women progress beyond barriers on the strength of their skill sets
Resilience key to career growth in logistics
23rd August 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the gender challenges in the freight and logistics sector, Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) CEO Dr Juanita Maree stresses the importance of women developing a... 


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Transformation integral to development
23rd August 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the operational challenges of the country’s transport sector, freight forwarding solutions company Tswalanang Logistics highlights the necessity of creating educational opportunities and... 


Copper ore at the Kamoa-Kakula project
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
23rd August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines’ Phase 3 concentrator has reached commercial production. 


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Bowdens silver project, Australia – update
23rd August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by the Bingman Catchment Landcare Group against the project. 


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... 


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Export council expects little change with new administration
23rd August 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Capital equipment and project sector representative council the South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) expects “little difference” with the new administration at the Department of... 


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Aveng demerger signals possible exit from South African market
20th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Construction, engineering and contract mining group Aveng has outlined plans to split its Australian and South African operations into two separate and independent entities. This demerger, which... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
Menar envisages reviving Metalloys smelter, selling beneficiated manganese to world
20th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Menar, which recently signed a deal to acquire Samancor’s Metalloys, envisages reviving the ferromanganese smelting complex and exporting  beneficiated manganese to the world. “It’s an exciting... 


Women in Business: Pioneering progress
Women in Business: Pioneering progress
16th August 2024

The increasing presence of women in business is driving innovation, sustainability and operational excellence. Oil and gas multinational company Shell recognises the critical role that women play... 


The above image depicts Manta Freight Logistics' loading bay
Company confronts logistics digitalisation challenges
16th August 2024 By: Lynne Davies

With larger multinational companies moving towards the digital platforms, freight forwarding service Manta Freight Logistics advises that, despite the advantages of digital platforms, it increases... 


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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... 


The above image depicts a forklift from Toyota Material Handling which is fitted with the Sens+ system
Proper logistics systems minimise risks
16th August 2024 By: Lynne Davies

There has been a boom in most sectors following the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and according to materials handling equipment supplier Toyota Material Handling, this has resulted in a need to... 


SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
CSI is contributing to the sector’s advancement and ensuring the successful delivery of complex projects
Company’s synergistic approach drives innovation in industry
16th August 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

As the steel sector in South Africa continues to evolve, structural engineering company Cousins Steel International’s (CSI’s) initiatives and partnerships are setting new standards for efficiency... 


AMANUEL GEBREMESKEL
The introduction of a quality certification programme will uplift the entire steel industry
Quality, training could safeguard the future of the steel sector – Institute
16th August 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

In the face of evolving challenges within the steel industry, the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) is taking decisive steps to ensure the sector’s resilience and... 


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Weather conditions hinder deliveries
16th August 2024 By: Lynne Davies

As the Cape of Good Hope experiences heavy winds and cyclones, container ships are being further diverted and trade is being severely disrupted. Anglo-South African banking and wealth management... 


Isanti Glass ensures efficient logistics for delivering excellence in glass packaging
Isanti Glass ensures efficient logistics for delivering excellence in glass packaging
16th August 2024

Local glass packaging manufacturer Isanti Glass, a specialist in the food and beverage industry, prioritises seamless inbound and outbound logistics to always ensure on time and in full (OTIF)... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa.
Exxaro expecting interest rates to begin to lower during the remainder of this year
15th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg-listed coal and energy company Exxaro is expecting the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the South African Reserve Bank, among others, to start... 


Transnet freight train
Transnet’s recovery plan lacks the ambition needed for higher growth, government and business warn
15th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Government and business are urging Transnet to show greater ambition in its plans to recover freight volumes, describing the current recovery plan as falling well short of what is required to... 


Coal being transported on TFR's coal rail line
South Africa's coal export line will need five years to refurbish
13th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s State-owned rail company needs $669-million and five years to upgrade equipment to revive performance of its main export coal line, according to an internal report. Coal shipments... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala.
Merafe reports R720m half-year profit on higher chrome ore prices, weaker currency
12th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe has reported a profit of R720-million for the six months ended June 30, on higher realised chrome ore prices and a weaker rand:dollar exchange rate. But... 


ADVANCED PLANNING
Leveraging advanced planning techniques and cutting-edge technology enables the company to deliver high-performance, fully operational furnaces
Turnkey approach to redefine furnace rebuilds
9th August 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Global refractory and industrial solutions provider Dickinson Group of Companies (DGC) Africa, with several operations across sub-Saharan Africa, is aiming to redefine the landscape of industrial... 


Shabnum Dawood, country manager for South Africa and member of the Middle East and Africa management board at DHL Global Forwarding
Shabnum Dawood
9th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Shabnum Dawood, country manager for South Africa and member of the Middle East and Africa management board at logistics and freight forwarding company DHL Global Forwarding... 


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Tau Mining celebrates Women's Month
9th August 2024

As a leading open cast mining contractor in Africa, TAU Mining is honoured to highlight a selection of the exceptional women who are integral to the company’s success. Zeenut Hole  


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Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex – Democratic Republic of Congo – update
9th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that, over the first six months of 2024, Kamoa-Kakula produced 187 015 t of copper in concentrate. 


An image of Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Mining industry impacted by challenging environment, but employment prevails
7th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s mining industry underperformed in several areas last year owing to considerable challenges; however, employment defied the poor operating environment and grew, industry organisation... 


Achieving 20 years without an injury is a real testament to the collective effort of the Murray & Roberts Cementation team at its Northam grout injection plant
Leading grout injection plant earns safety accolade for 20 years injury free
6th August 2024

There are few mining-related operations that have operated for two decades without a lost time injury – but Murray & Roberts Cementation has achieved just that at its grout injection plant between... 


Firering signs logistics revenue agreement for Zambian quicklime project
5th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has signed an agreement with a multinational commodity trading company, which will provide a logistics services revenue stream at Limeco, its advanced... 


BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso
More upgrades to growth outlook seen as reform momentum continues – Mavuso
5th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Citing progress in dealing with the country’s logistics challenges and the ability of Operation Vulindlela to speed up reforms, economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) last week... 


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