By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As with all things in life, there’s initial fanfare which eventually tapers into a more realistic, even... 

Engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV South Africa has officially rebranded as Atana, effective from 1 July 2025, marking a new chapter for one of the country’s oldest independent engineering... 

Russian base metals sales to China surged in the first five months of 2025, underscoring its economic dependence on its Asian neighbor even as the country seeks to diversify trade. Russian... 

Explosives and chemicals group AECI is expecting an operational recovery at its iconic Modderfontein plant in the second half of 2025, following a difficult first few months to the year when output... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 

Engineering and plant services provider Babcock and machine industry company Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) on June 26 launched the new generation of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to... 

(Virtual Showroom) Immersive Technologies has announced the winners of its 16th annual Global Business Improvement Award which acknowledges the most outstanding results achieved by mining companies... 

The newly named Cementation Africa is excited about setting the rebranded business on a new growth path. As part of preparations to operate outside of the Murray & Roberts Group, the new “own... 

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has criticised the state’s 2025/26 Budget as a missed opportunity to implement long-term economic reform and restore investor confidence in the state’s... 

As Africa moves to implement the African Union’s (AU’s) Agenda 2063 and related infrastructure master plans, engineering consultancies, such as African Industrial Engineering Services (AIES), are... 

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 

Despite growing demand for engineering services across South Africa and the continent, infrastructure project delivery continues to lag. This is not for lack of capacity but rather because of... 

A combination of new and old technologies continues to cement weighing equipment solutions supplier Autotech Weighing Systems’ position as a preferred weighing systems provider to the South African... 

Industry association Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has cautioned the plastic pipe industry against the growing and dangerous trend of manufacturing high-density... 

Laboratory solutions and services provider Lasec in April announced that it has partner with global leader in applied genomics Revvity, noting that the partnership is designed to expand access to... 

Goodyear South Africa (SA) has initiated a Section 189A process, related to a restructuring process that includes the tyre manufacturer’s operations in Kariega. The Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB)... 

The Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB), which has been gazetted for public comment, and the recently released Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy, provide an opportunity to create a more... 

Processing at the Bakubung Platinum Mine plant officially started on June 18. 

Mining services company Capital has been awarded a three-year borehole drilling services contract at Reko Diq. 

A definitive feasibility study completed on the Flat Mines project, part of Orion’s Okiep Copper Project, has delivered favourable financial outcomes. 

An updated feasibility study has outlined the operation of an openpit mine and process plant over a 12.5-year life-of-mine. 

World Gold Council (WGC) CEO David Tait has highlighted how the council is addressing four major challenges in the digitisation and standardisation of the gold market, namely a lack of trust, poor... 

A custom-engineered chute has been delivered by Weba Chute Systems to a mining operation in Saudi Arabia, following more than a year of close collaboration to assess the customer’s operational... 

During the Africa Energy Forum, Chinese telecommunications technology equipment company Huawei and several African power customers released the fine-grained Optical Transport Network (fgOTN) White... 

Underground mining company Barminco – a subsidiary of ASX-listed Perenti – has been awarded a A$200-million contract by ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources for the provision of underground... 

South Africa's energy transition is entering a critical phase, according to the latest Energy Market Projections report from Cresco and Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking. The June 2025... 

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader together with its longstanding partner TechAccess, are poised to take the Southern... 

Greenland’s biggest miner Amaroq Minerals is in talks with several state-backed agencies as Donald Trump’s political spotlight translates into concrete investor interest, the company’s chief... 

The National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC), with the support of the CSIR Energy Research Centre, has developed a new expert-level energy training course in Process Heating Systems Optimisation.... 

The AWSISA Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue 2025 is set to bring together more than 1,500 delegates from across Africa and beyond for a three-day event at Emperors Palace,... 

ASX-listed Trigg Minerals has appointed former senior US Department of Defense official Ben Harris as its US defence and armaments adviser, as the company positions its Antimony Canyon project in... 

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has appointed Daniel Egya-Mensah as CEO of its Perseus Mining Ghana subsidiary, effective July 1. In this newly created role, he is tasked with providing strategic... 

JSE-listed gold producer and recovery specialist DRDGOLD has appointed Henriette Hooijer CFO designate, effective July 1. Her appointment forms part of the company’s succession planning, as current... 

The Huawei Electric Power Summit 2025 was held in South Africa's port city of Cape Town with the theme Thrive with Digital, Accelerating Electric Power Intelligence. More than 100 customers,... 

Tractor & Grader Supplies (TGS), a leading provider of high-quality aftermarket parts, has extended its national footprint with the opening of a new branch in Mokopane, Limpopo. TGS MD Johan Botes... 

Top thermal coal importers China and India are slashing Indonesian shipments of the power generating fuel in favour of energy-dense grades from elsewhere as a global fall in prices has made... 

Diversified miner BHP has announced a partnership with China's XCMG Mining Equipment for the delivery of mining fleet solutions across its global operations. Under an agreement framework signed... 

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals review that the gold price is showing signs of relaxation at $3 356/oz, having fallen by about 1.6% in the week to June 20.... 

Visitors to the KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2025, taking place from 22 to 24 July at the Durban Exhibition Centre, are in for a powerful dose of practical insight and... 

As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer... 

Securex South Africa 2025, held from 3 to 5 June at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, once again proved why it remains Africa’s leading security and fire exhibition. Co-located with A-OSH...