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Pump manufacturer unveils its revamped headquarters
9th March 2026

KSB Pumps and Valves has shown its commitment to sustainable development with the official opening of its newly renovated Green Star compliant head office building in Activia Park, Germiston Rather... 


Mauritius: The Strategic Gateway Powering South Africa’s Expansion into Africa and Beyond
9th March 2026

Mauritius Freeport Development (MFD) has intensified its engagement with South African manufacturers, positioning Mauritius as a strategic gateway for regional expansion into Africa, Asia and the... 


Kenmare's WCP-C site in Mozambique
Kenmare considers international arbitration over tax changes
9th March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Kenmare Resources says it may have to initiate international arbitration proceedings to resolve matters with the Mozambican government on terms related to processing and export... 


West African banks are at a crossroads as they navigate data sovereignty and digitisation in the cloud era
West African banks are at a crossroads as they navigate data sovereignty and digitisation in the cloud era
9th March 2026

By: Oluwamuyiwa  Akinmejiwa - End User Business Leader at Schneider Electric Banks in West Africa face a critical infrastructure choice in their digital transformation between cloud, colocation or... 


Datacentrix crowned HPE South Africa Partner of the Year
Datacentrix crowned HPE South Africa Partner of the Year
9th March 2026

Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and digital transformation partner, has received four awards at the recent Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa Partner Awards FY25,... 


South32’s Hermosa project moves closer to US federal approval
South32’s Hermosa project moves closer to US federal approval
9th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner South32 has moved a step closer to securing federal approval for the development of its Hermosa project in Arizona, after the US Forest Service released the project’s final... 


NRF Maintains B-BBEE Level 1 Status
6th March 2026

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce that it has maintained a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Level 1 rating. This achievement symbolises the NRF’s... 


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Rand Refinery expands bursary programme, socioeconomic initiatives
6th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Precious metals refiner Rand Refinery has expanded its bursary programme and socioeconomic initiatives. Since its inception in 2023, the Rand Refinery Bursary Scheme has grown, with the number of... 


Prescient expands global fund services offering with acquisition of Guernsey-based Obsidian
6th March 2026

The Prescient Group (Prescient) has acquired Obsidian Fund Services Limited in Guernsey, strengthening its global fund services offering for its South African and international fund management... 


Weir Heavy Bay Foundry, in Gqeberha
Foundry upgrades ensure higher volumes, faster delivery
6th March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having undertaken various infrastructure and process upgrades to increase production capacity, engineering company Weir is on track to reach 1 000 t/y of casting capacity at its Heavy Bay Foundry... 


An image of Invincible Valves' butterfly valves offering
Modern solutions improve operationality
6th March 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial valves supplier for the mining sector Invincible Valves' latest innovation for valve-related processes, known as the chain wheel innovation, controls valves that are installed at height.... 


SCARCE CAPACITY
Frankwen Forge’s carburising plant in Benoni is among a limited number that are available to the external market
New plant meeting increased demand from gear and pinion manufacturers
6th March 2026

Open-die forging and ring-rolling products manufacturer Frankwen Forge has been operating its new gas carburising facility for almost a year, following its commissioning in April 2025 after an... 


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Valve station for gold miner developed
6th March 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

High-pressure water-powered valves and mining products and services company Hydro Power Equipment (HPE) is engineering a “robust” pressure-sustaining valve station to maintain a desired vertical... 


A generic image of a pivot agriculture system
Tech offering fully aligned with province’s demands
6th March 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Western Cape economy, anchored in agriculture, food and beverage processing, manufacturing and logistics, continues to drive demand for flexible and energy efficient industrial technologies,... 


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Hotel performance drives investment appeal
6th March 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Strong operating performance, global destination appeal and a constrained development pipeline continue to underpin hotel and accommodation investment in the Western Cape, despite broader economic... 


SLURRY-RELATED VALVES
BMG’s Fluid Technology division plays a major role in the local valves sector, through the design, distribution, support and repair of a broad range of slurry-related valves
Engineered valves support mining uptime
6th March 2026

BMG’s Fluid Technology division works closely with the mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that all valves, strainers and flow control equipment supplied, meet the exact requirements of... 


Hot Isostatic Press facility owned by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
New facility advances post processing technology
6th March 2026 By: Halima Frost

Since commissioning its Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) facility –  unveiled at its Scientia campus in Pretoria, on December 11, 2026 – national research organisation Council for Scientific and... 


Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings
Tshidi Mndzebele
6th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Tshidi Mndzebele, CEO of AvenirHoldings, a provider of engineering, procurement and construction management services 


Bayobab, TMCEL partner to boost Mozambique connectivity
6th March 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Next-generation digital infrastructure company MTN Digital Infrastructure, commercially trading as Bayobab, has been selected by Mozambique’s national telecommunications operator TMCEL as the... 


Energy trading licence positions BlueEnergy for central role in SA’s power sector reform
6th March 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited group subsidiary BluEnergy Trading has been granted a multiyear energy trading licence by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). The approval... 


Gauteng targets R200bn in investment pledges at upcoming conference
6th March 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Gauteng provincial government and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) are preparing for the second edition of the Gauteng Investment Conference, to be held on April 9, with... 


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Important shifts
6th March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The overarching theme of last week’s Budget was definitely the fiscal turning point that has now finally been reached. Debt is being stabilised and the trajectory of the deficit is narrowing,... 


SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa expands technical capability to strengthen African growth
SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa expands technical capability to strengthen African growth
6th March 2026

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa is making strong progress in its strategy to become a key player in industrial gearboxes, drives and automation across the continent. Years of proactive planning and... 


Image of drill core from Gonneville project
Gonneville palladium/nickel/copper project, Australia
6th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Gonneville is set to become Australia’s first primary platinum group metals mine and second-largest nickel mine. 


Australia map and periodic table symbols for scandium
Syerston scandium project, Australia – update
6th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Early works activities have started. 


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Cabinda phosphate project, Angola – update
6th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Minbos has secured a $16-million debt facility from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa to advance Phase 2 construction of its Cabinda project.  


TIPS learning event highlights diversification potential for coal-dependent communities
TIPS learning event highlights diversification potential for coal-dependent communities
5th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the world embraces a just transition towards decarbonisation, the need to diversify local economies, especially in areas dominated by coal mining and coal-fired power generation, becomes... 


Western Australian Premier Roger Cook says the plant will support communities and industries.
Rio Tinto, WA government partner on A$1.1bn Pilbara desalination plant
5th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto and the Western Australian government have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to complete the Dampier seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, a project aimed at improving... 


A coal stockpile
Tribunal conditionally approves Dorstfontein mining merger, with conditions
5th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the large merger in terms of which Dorstfontein Coal Mines (DCM) will acquire sole control of the businesses of Bochabela Mining and SBS Mining... 


NetScout reveals qualitative shifts in DDoS attack sophistication, infrastructure capacity, and threat actor capabilities
NetScout reveals qualitative shifts in DDoS attack sophistication, infrastructure capacity, and threat actor capabilities
5th March 2026

NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), today released its second half of the year 2025 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing sophisticated attacker... 


Regulation of Forex brokers in South Africa
Regulation of Forex brokers in South Africa
5th March 2026

Forex trading in South Africa has grown fast. Faster, in fact, than many new traders realise. With that growth has come better regulation and a stronger focus on protecting everyday traders who... 


Do not wait for the FIC to come knocking
Do not wait for the FIC to come knocking
5th March 2026

South Africa may be off the Financial Action Task Force grey list, but for dealers in high-value goods, the scrutiny has not stopped and enforcement is only set to intensify. Businesses that... 


The next wave of AI-driven process automation in 2026
The next wave of AI-driven process automation in 2026
4th March 2026

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric  As process industries hurtle toward an AI-driven future, four powerful trends are set to redefine automation... 


AXIAN Telecom and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Deliver Direct-to-Device Space-Based Mobile Broadband Across Africa
4th March 2026

AXIAN Telecom, the parent company of a leading pan-African telecom group (Yas), today announced a partnership with AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS). AST SpaceMobile is building the first and... 


 Solar – how it can contribute to stable and critical healthcare in West Africa
Solar – how it can contribute to stable and critical healthcare in West Africa
4th March 2026

By: Adebayo Agbaje - Access to Energy, Business Development at Schneider Electric West Africa In a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), access to energy is cited as fundamental to... 


Scandium
Sunrise confirms $120m cost to build NSW scandium project
3rd March 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sunrise Energy Metals has confirmed in a feasibility study that the Syerston project, in New South Wales, is one of a few in the world capable of delivering scandium at the scale and... 


Construction at Longonjo on track for first production in 2027
Construction at Longonjo on track for first production in 2027
3rd March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Pensana has reported that construction activities at the Longonjo rare earth project, in Angola, continue at pace and that the company is looking forward to a 12-month period of... 


Hope Comes Closer to Home as Vedanta Zinc International and Northern Cape Provincial Government Open JF “Boeboe” van Wyk Oncology Centre
Hope Comes Closer to Home as Vedanta Zinc International and Northern Cape Provincial Government Open JF “Boeboe” van Wyk Oncology Centre
3rd March 2026

A new chapter in accessible healthcare has begun for the Northern Cape’s Namakwa District as Vedanta Zinc International (VZI), in partnership with the Northern Cape Provincial Government,... 


Fidelity SecureFire rolls out in George to strengthen Fire Response across South Africa
2nd March 2026

Fidelity Services Group is proud to announce that as part of its national roll out, Fidelity SecureFire, South Africa’s leading subscription-based private fire response network, is now live in... 


ALCO-Safe becomes the first privately owned laboratory SANAS-Accredited for breathalyser calibration
ALCO-Safe becomes the first privately owned laboratory SANAS-Accredited for breathalyser calibration
2nd March 2026

In South Africa’s safety-critical industries, a single breathalyser reading can carry serious consequences - from removing a worker from a site to defending a dismissal at the CCMA. Yet workplace... 


Innovation, Automation and Sustainability to take centre stage in West Africa
Innovation, Automation and Sustainability to take centre stage in West Africa
2nd March 2026

Nigeria remains one of Africa’s most dynamic economic hubs, with a large and youthful consumer base driving demand across food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce. That... 


Concor has commenced construction of the 211 Oxford Road development
Future forward building for Johannesburg office precinct
27th February 2026

The construction of an additional building as part of the Oxford Parks Precinct in Rosebank, Johannesburg, has been commenced by Concor. The four-basement, five-storey office development is set to... 


Strategic transformation to new brand brings focus on systems back to centre stage
Strategic transformation to new brand brings focus on systems back to centre stage
27th February 2026

The HELUKABEL Group takes an important step in its strategic development: the specialists in electrical connection technology may now be found on the market under a new brand name—HELU. Giving... 


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