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... 

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric The IT industry is undergoing one of its most defining shifts to date, driven by the explosive growth of... 

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, announces its participation in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The company arrives at the event... 

Several gold mines across sub-Saharan Africa have confirmed that they are saving up to 70% in costs by switching from delivered oxygen to their own on-site systems, says oxygen and nitrogen... 

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, together with Enactus, the international NGO dedicated to inspiring students through... 

By: Ayush Gupta, Director - Global Strategy & Business Anglophone Africa, Access to Energy at Schneider Electric East Africa holds vast untapped solar potential, particularly in regions where... 

As South Africa’s urban populations grow and waste volumes rise, municipalities are under increasing pressure to manage waste efficiently, sustainably and cost-effectively. Investing in robust and... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy urged women in the rail sector to prepare for a series of upcoming rail projects that she said would create new opportunities for companies and professionals who... 

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 inaugural Women in Project Management Summit 2025 – held in August this year and hosted by Project Managers Africa – showcased women who contribute positively to the South African industrial... 

The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) is a first-of-its-kind tool created by international engineering body Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in partnership with global safety charity... 

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in... 

Water treatment solutions at mines are central to safeguarding South Africa’s scarce water resources, and Nafasi Water aims to support mining houses with water management and reclamation solutions,... 

Brewing is not only a resource-intensive but also a water-intensive operation, and only through more sustainable practices can the South African beer-brewing sector assert itself as a sustainable... 

As the global copper market is increasingly constrained, reactivated existing mines present a cost-effective, time-efficient solution that is critical to addressing the current copper supply... 

The construction works for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 freeways in KwaZulu-Natal – worth R19-billion for the N2 and R33-billion for the N3 – are on track for completion in 2032, says SANRAL... 

Two years after its inaugural launch, Nordex Energy South Africa’s Internship Programme continues to build a pipeline of skilled technicians to service and manage wind farms. To date, 14 young... 

It is possible to bridge South Africa’s engineering and construction sector capacity gaps through education and training initiatives that provide a strong foundation for future infrastructure... 

South African manufacturing is in dire need of revitalised localisation. Statistics South Africa has recorded a steady decline for years, with the slide reaching 1.5% year-on-year in August, up... 

All project design work, fabrication and delivery of mechanical items have been completed.  

As part of its global commitment to youth education and entrepreneurship, the Schneider Electric Foundation has provided industry-specific training equipment to the Federal University of Technology... 

Sedibeng TVET College has officially launched its Schneider Electric workshop, F’SASEC, at its Vereeniging campus in the Vaal Triangle, a sophisticated training facility featuring world-class... 

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today’s digital economy is placing unprecedented strain on the power grid. For years, efficiency gains have... 

China for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic weapon to expand its manufacturing sector and its geopolitical influence, a US House of... 

In a milestone achievement for South Africa’s renewable energy sector, Concor has taken full control of the Balance of Plant (BoP) scope on the TotalEnergies Renewables De Aar 2 South Wind Energy... 

At Cementation Africa, safety is not treated as a checklist item, rather it is the very foundation of how the company designs, plans and executes its projects. This mindset is rooted in a... 

Engineering training provider Artisan Training Institute (ATI) is pleased to announce the launch of our latest service to the engineering industry, the donor-funded programme. The programme is... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) CEO Dr Titus Mathe has called for the re-establishment of research capacity in South Africa’s academic institutions to support... 

The African mining and aggregate industries are marking a major milestone with the arrival of the first fully electric Sandvik mobile crushing plant on the continent. Sold through Sandvik Rock... 

Jonathan Oppenheimer, scion of the family that built Anglo American and De Beers into global mining powerhouses, urged the South African government to “get out of the way” of entrepreneurs. While... 

Mine safety systems original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Booyco Electronics says the implementation of Level 9 vehicle interventions for collision avoidance at mines remains uneven across the... 

The new, optimised Runxin F135 duplex valve has been introduced to the South African market to improve water treatment processes by enhancing water softening and ensuring consistent water quality,... 

A partnership between valve product and solutions supplier Brimis Engineering (Brimis) and Germany-based valve manufacturer ProValve Armaturen (ProValve) will result in the latest high-pressure,... 

Diversified mining group Menar is strengthening its women in mining (WiM) structures across its operations, linking gender inclusion directly to health, safety and operational performance, reports... 

The professional body for valve and actuator manufacturers South African Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Association (Savama) offers a series of courses and training programmes for industry... 

This week we profile Wojciech Kulma, MD of BASF South Africa, which manufactures and sells chemical products 

Theta Gold Mines is accelerating the TGME gold plant. 

ACTOM’s Training Centre has received accreditation under the Occupational Qualification framework, effective April 1, 2025. This milestone covers five key trades: Electrician, Millwright, Metal... 

By: Paul Steyn - Project Manager for Field Services, Anglophone Africa, Schneider Electric While many organisations concentrate on immediate returns and reactive field services, establishing a... 

Assmang, which is jointly owned by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore South Africa, has decided to place its Beeshoek iron-ore mine, in the Northern Cape, on care and maintenance, with about... 

Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are far from done. Mining Weekly chalked up reads... 

By: Bakang Letshwiti, Head of Public Sector Coverage and Pulana Mokwele, Coverage Banker, Absa CIB South Africa faces a multi-trillion-rand infrastructure-funding shortfall. According to the World...