Electricity utility Eskom expects to formally roll-out a virtual wheeling scheme, which it has been piloting with mobile telecoms group Vodacom since August, to the rest of the market before the... 

A large retailer recently employed the use of golf carts to ferry staff and equipment around a massive new warehouse facility in Gauteng. Smith Power Equipment’s Joe Van der Walt says distribution... 

The mining industry is at a critical juncture, where sustainability and energy efficiency have become paramount. In pursuit of this, mining technology company Weir Minerals says its... 

When asked by a journalist to reflect on his ten years as Botswana’s President – from April 2008 to April 2018 – Ian Khama was succinct and unequivocal: “I didn’t enjoy politics. Everybody’s... 

In this opinion article, Jason van der Poel and Hannah Milner of Webber Wentzel discuss Eskom’s virtual wheeling pilot and how the roll-out of the programme will enable companies with multiple... 

The South Africa wind power sector now faced a “transformative juncture”, highlighted South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) CEO Niveshen Govender in his opening address at the Windaba 2023... 

Toronto-listed Nevada Copper has restarted processing operations at its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine, with the first ore being fed to the mill. “The restart of the mill has been orchestrated... 

Engen Driver Wellness again takes the front seat this October, ensuring that truck driver health and wellness, and road safety in general is prioritised.    In partnership with Trucking Wellness,... 

Middelburg-based copper castings producer Thos Begbie has cemented its position as a leading manufacturer of water cooled copper and other components for the pyrometallurgical industry worldwide.... 

Smart mobility is a pivotal part of achieving the government’s Vision 2030 plan and Gauteng must play a leading role in this, especially with its transition towards a digital economy, Gauteng... 

CHRYSO Southern Africa says that its two state-of-the-art laboratories support customers across all industries by ensuring quality, safety and efficiency.  The company’s Quality Control and... 

Diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater innovation head Alex Fenn has challenged the perception that the mining industry is resistant to change and disruption from technological advancements, noting... 

Private-sector healthcare startup CERVI is focused on helping address the scourge of cervical cancer, a disease with a 50% mortality rate. The human papillomavirus (HPV), which is sexually... 

British research and development funding agency Innovate UK participated in the 2023 South Africa Innovation Summit (SAIS), held in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency, in Cape Town.... 

Canadian company Fortune Minerals has formed a partnership with diversified miner Rio Tinto to develop a technology that will improve recovery of cobalt and bismuth, both of which are considered... 

Green energy supplier Renergen’s Virginia Phase 2 gas project, in South Africa’s Free State, has achieved a significant milestone with the receipt of environmental authorisation (EA). The... 

MAN Truck & Bus has provided Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) with its first Lion’s Explorer E electric bus. The bus now enters a test period until September next year to evaluate its... 

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) this week said that it would review a Federal Court decision which found that an environmental plan for part... 

Government is negotiating with BYD, the Chinese automaker and the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, to possibly open a manufacturing plant in South Africa, Cabinet announced at... 

Since 1984 Sintech has supplied the South African market with clutches, brakes and engineering solutions for a range of applications in mining and mining-related industries. Sintech supplies... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer to permit the temporary operation of the Kusile coal power station using... 

Innovative Pretoria-based enterprise Loo Afrique is getting a good response from early childhood development centres for its combined toilet cistern and wash basin product, branded as the... 

Financial and policy advisory company Krutham, formerly Intellidex, has recommended that the Presidential Climate Commission, with the support of the National Treasury and the Auditor-General of... 

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has conditionally agreed to issue 30-million new ordinary shares in the company, each with no par value, at a price of 15p an ordinary share. This issuance is... 

JSE-listed energy group Sasol has confirmed that its planned new destoning unit, which has the potential to improve the quality of coal at its mines, will be on line towards the end of 2025 or... 

UK-based global major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce announced on Monday that it and its partners had achieved a significant breakthrough in making hydrogen a practical fuel for... 

The SA government plans to fast-track the use of vaccines to fight bird flu as virulent strains of the disease sweep across SA's poultry sector.  Making the announcement in a statement on Monday... 

In this article, University of KwaZulu-Natal Sustainable Transportation Research group head Professor Mohamed Mostafa writes about the growing use of sustainable materials in road construction... 

Telecommunications groups Vodafone and Vodacom are preparing to participate in Amazon’s beta testing of its low-Earth orbit satellite  communications initiative Project Kuiper to leverage the... 

Earlier this month, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) published its ‘Discussion Paper on Value-Added Tax (VAT) Modernisation’, and those who wish to submit comments should do so by October... 

Takasago Hydrogen Park has entered full-scale operation.  

Nyanza Light Metals has more than 75%, or about 60 000 t, of its 80 000 t signed up 

Last month, electric motor repair company Marthinusen & Coutts Zambia was requested by a copper smelter based in the Copperbelt region of Zambia to provide an in-country repair solution to two of... 

With Heritage Day being celebrated on 24 September, integrated workplace safety solutions provider BBF Safety Group is highlighting the leading role its Nikki brand of hard hats has played in... 

Toronto-listed Ascot Resources has completed a transaction with Seacan Labs to acquire its full-service assay laboratory facility in Stewart, British Columbia. The lab, located 25 km from the... 

Up to 2 000 m of diamond drilling is expected to start soon to test multiple shallow copper/gold targets along, and parallel to, the Shinganda Splay Fault at London-listed Galileo Resources'... 

More than 600 citizen scientists are testing South Africa’s water resources as dedicated environmental organisation and Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse initiative WaterCAN’s yearly Water Testing... 

Finnish-Swedish forestry firm Stora Enso, battery producer Amperex Technology and other parties have invested $18-million in start-up CarbonScape to commercialise bio-graphite for use in batteries,... 

Zero emission aviation company ZeroAvia announced on Monday that its latest funding round has been led by major international groups, namely Europe-based global aerospace group Airbus, UK-based... 

Africa is “hungry for electricity”, and electrical specialist Zest WEG is seeing growing demand from the oil and gas sector, from both upstream and midstream facilities as nations on the continent... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) suggests an alternative solution that will assist the National Treasury as it grapples with the country’s constrained fiscus. In a letter... 

Metals company Pensana on September 14 confirmed that the  Sulima West laterite target at its Coola exploration project, in Angola, contains three main types of rare-earth minerals. This was...