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Australia offers first oil and gas acreage in years
11th December 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government on Thursday released its first package of offshore oil and gas acreage for bidding since 2022. All five areas are in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria state in... 


Qlik Named a Leader for the 10th Time in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools
Qlik Named a Leader for the 10th Time in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools
11th December 2025

Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner®Magic Quadrant™ for... 


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AfDB approves $10m loan to support Hyphen's Namibian green ammonia project
10th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10-million loan to support the development of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy's $10-billion green ammonia project, in Namibia. The loan, sourced from the... 


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Infrastructure focus could spark long-awaited construction revival but obstacles persist
5th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

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... 


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Bitumen import terminal bridges supply gap
28th November 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Following the shutdown of local refinery production, independent bulk liquid storage providers FFS Tank Terminals’ recently completed R370-million bitumen import storage facility at Maydon Wharf,... 


Get ready for Securex South Africa 2026, co-located with four leading industry events
Get ready for Securex South Africa 2026, co-located with four leading industry events
26th November 2025

Securex South Africa 2026 will return to Gallagher Convention Centre from 2 to 4 June 2026, bringing together the most influential brands, buyers, and thinkers in the security, safety, and built... 


Africa targets $5 Billion Project Pipeline as Green Economy Summit Returns for Fourth Edition
Africa targets $5 Billion Project Pipeline as Green Economy Summit Returns for Fourth Edition
26th November 2025

The critical climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, are underscoring the urgent need to translate global ambition into tangible investment and action. This imperative resonates directly... 


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AFD to support Transnet’s decarbonisation goals with R6bn loan
25th November 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The French Development Agency (AFD) has agreed to provide State-owned Transnet with a €300-million, or R6-billion, loan to help achieve its decarbonisation objectives. Transnet and the AFD on the... 


Transnet CE Michelle Phillips
EIB Global extends €350m loan to Transnet for modernisation, green hydrogen efforts
21st November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Multilateral finance institution the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) development finance arm EIB Global has extended a €350-million loan to State-owned transport and logistics company Transnet.... 


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Data-driven monitoring secures facilities
21st November 2025 By: Halima Frost

With the successful monitoring of over a dozen tailings storage facilities (TFSs) across Southern Africa in its portfolio, real-time monitoring and alerting solutions provider Insight Terra... 


Barloworld Rebuild Centre gears up for the future with advanced tooling, skills development, and supply chain innovation
Barloworld Rebuild Centre gears up for the future with advanced tooling, skills development, and supply chain innovation
17th November 2025

Barloworld Equipment is sharpening its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving yellow parts & component market, unveiling a series of operational upgrades, training initiatives, and strategic... 


The energy equation: Uganda’s extractives industry and the electrification imperative
The energy equation: Uganda’s extractives industry and the electrification imperative
10th November 2025

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... 


Woodside enlists Williams as investor for Louisiana LNG as construction ramps up
23rd October 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy has enlisted US-based Williams as an investor and pipeline operator of its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant, to tap its infrastructure experience and ease cost... 


First Werner Pumps Trailer in Botswana Handed Over to Gaborone Municipality
First Werner Pumps Trailer in Botswana Handed Over to Gaborone Municipality
20th October 2025

(Virtual Showroom) Werner Pumps has delivered an Earl 4-Cylinder Trailer Unit to the Gaborone Municipality Wastewater Department in Botswana, further strengthening its presence in Southern Africa.... 


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Africa needs investment, not ideology – chamber
17th October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Concluding African Energy Week (AEW) – held last month, in Cape Town – energy advocacy group the African Energy Chamber (AEC) founder and executive chairperson NJ Ayuk underscored a central message... 


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Policy integral to shaping oil and gas outlook – law firm
17th October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Although significant oil and gas discoveries across Southern Africa have sharpened investor focus, unlocking that potential is not only geological; it also requires an astute understanding of the... 


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Sustainable solution lauded
17th October 2025 By: Halima Frost

In a water-scarce country such as South Africa environmental initiatives aimed at water management and marine ecosystem projects – such as Blue Bonds – are paramount and must be implemented, says... 


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Bank champions balanced energy future for Africa
17th October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As Africa grapples with deep-rooted energy poverty and mounting climate pressures, financial services provider Standard Bank is positioning itself as a key enabler of a pragmatic just energy... 


Engineering smart water solutions for a thirsty world
Engineering smart water solutions for a thirsty world
16th October 2025

For decades, civil engineering has been the backbone of global water infrastructure, building the dams, pipelines and treatment plants that keep societies running. But as climate change, resource... 


Major uplift for South Africa-European Union Just Energy Transition Partnership.
European Union elevates South Africa’s R105bn green hydrogen project to new high
10th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project to a new high when she singled it out for special... 


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Conference highlights sustainability, innovation
3rd October 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The joint Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava) and Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) conference featured a Sava-focused course, titled PVC Transformation:... 


23 000 new Australian resources jobs on the line as red tape clouds resources outlook
23 000 new Australian resources jobs on the line as red tape clouds resources outlook
29th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia’s mining and energy workforce has bounced back strongly from last year’s downturn, but a new forecast warns future growth risks being undermined by weakening project pipelines, mounting... 


Building inclusive growth in local mining sector with B-BBEE certification
19th September 2025

Mining is a cornerstone of South Africa’s economy. For more than 100 years, it has driven industrial development, created jobs and attracted global investment. Yet structural barriers have limited... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


Vesconite Bearings development engineer and consultant Cassandra Peens
Vesconite Bearings’ wear materials ensure safe, reliable valve operation
4th September 2025

Ball valves play a critical role in controlling the flow of fluid and pressure within a pipeline, but their effectiveness and safety are only as good as the seat material used. Wear parts... 


Dawn Farrell and hear team will identify projects in the national interest and help speed up their development.
Energy exec tasked with speeding up project approvals in Canada
1st September 2025 By: Reuters

Canada named senior energy industry executive Dawn Farrell on Friday to lead a new office designed to fast-track the review and approval of natural resources projects such as mines and pipelines, a... 


Experts agree new mining technology must be impactful, measurable for wider adoption
Experts agree new mining technology must be impactful, measurable for wider adoption
29th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Understanding the drivers of the adoption of new technology in the mining industry has never been more pertinent, as the world adapts to climate change and manages an uncertain economic outlook and... 


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Project set to anchor LNG ambitions
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

A gas-to-power project under development is set to become a significant addition to South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), delivering... 


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Summit to address minerals beneficiation, trade
29th August 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Fostering collaboration and development strategies for the sustainable extraction, beneficiation and trade of critical minerals, such as ferrochrome and ferromanganese, will be addressed at this... 


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Procurement proficiency and project execution key to reigniting construction
29th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The continued progress of structural reforms in South Africa – including at State-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as Transnet – is contributing to improved investor sentiment and growth in the... 


ESSENTIAL FLEXIBILITY 
SNG could offer industries a level of flexibility that is essential for South African factories that cannot afford downtime
SNG could sustain industries till LNG rollout
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Gas solutions company Eyona Gas believes that synthetic natural gas (SNG) could offer a real safety net for South African industries facing looming gas shortages in the future. As the country moves... 


Giyani’s water thirst to be quenched by end-September
29th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Giyani Water Intervention Programme, in Limpopo province’s Mopani district, is expected to be completed before the end of September 2025. Currently 90.23% complete, the long-delayed Giyani... 


Headgear for the FWGR project
Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The completion of the Driefontein 2 plant is expected in the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. 


SAVA and SAPPMA joint industry conference strengthens collaboration and showcases innovation
SAVA and SAPPMA joint industry conference strengthens collaboration and showcases innovation
22nd August 2025

The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) and the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of their joint industry... 


Atana recognised as a Top Gender-Empowered Company
Atana recognised as a Top Gender-Empowered Company
21st August 2025

As South Africa celebrates National Women’s Month, recently rebranded engineering consultancy Atana has been named a Top Gender-Empowered Company by Standard Bank Top Women Leaders - an independent... 


DRDGOLD's Ergo plant.
DRDGOLD doubles final dividend on high revenue and operating profit
20th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed DRDGOLD on Wednesday declared a final 2025 cash dividend double that of last year, reflecting an increase of 26% in group revenue to R7 878.2-million and an... 


Urgent, forceful action needed to tackle water infrastructure sabotage, ‘mafias’
15th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reaffirmed government’s firm and uncompromising commitment to tackling the growing challenges of water infrastructure sabotage and the criminal... 


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Inclusion efforts progress, but change still slow
8th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Although women are slowly “breaking barriers” in the mining industry, more must be done to build safe, inclusive workplaces that support further career growth, says youth-focused advocacy group... 


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Valves crucial to systems but challenges persist
8th August 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Valves are indispensable components in the design and operation of chemical and petrochemical systems, as their role is central to ensuring process stability, safety and regulatory compliance, says... 


Toyota and China’s Shudao Investment  to build a hydrogen fuel cell plant in Chengdu.
Demand outlook for South Africa’s platinum uplifted by China-Toyota hydrogen project
5th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A development that is improving the demand outlook for South African platinum group metals (PGMs) is the announcement of a joint venture (JV) between Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation and China’s... 


Air Products responds to market demand by investing in a new CO2 facility in Sasolburg
Air Products responds to market demand by investing in a new CO2 facility in Sasolburg
4th August 2025

Air Products launched their latest production asset, the Midlands carbon dioxide (CO2) Facility in Sasolburg, which accentuates their strategic decision to diversify its CO2 sources and to fill the... 


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Smarter valve design cuts downtime, reduces costs
1st August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Smarter design and better materials used to manufacture valves used in mining applications can make a significant difference in not only plant performance but also in overall mine operating costs... 


WearCheck Technical Bulletin: CRUDE AWAKENING Part  2
WearCheck Technical Bulletin: CRUDE AWAKENING Part 2
31st July 2025

By: Rivendren Wayne Moodley – diagnostician, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) In a world constantly in motion, where ambition shapes empires and innovation fuels the future, there exists a silent... 


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