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Engineering News

Engineering News is a South African weekly newspaper and online publication covering engineering, mining, infrastructure, energy and industrial sectors across Africa and internationally. Published by Creamer Media, the title serves professionals, executives, policymakers and investors with news, analysis, project updates and technical features. The publication reports on major capital projects, technology developments, regulatory changes, commodity markets and corporate activity in sectors including mining, construction, transport, power generation, water, manufacturing and telecommunications. Engineering News maintains both a print edition and a comprehensive website offering daily updates, multimedia content and searchable archives. The newspaper's coverage extends across sub-Saharan Africa with particular focus on South Africa, where it reports on infrastructure programmes, industrial policy, state-owned enterprises and private-sector investment. Editorial content includes interviews with industry leaders, project profiles, market data, tender announcements and event coverage from conferences and trade shows. Engineering News is widely read by engineers, project managers, procurement specialists, consultants and government officials involved in infrastructure planning and industrial development. The publication has built a reputation for authoritative reporting on complex technical and commercial issues affecting capital-intensive industries. It also produces supplements, special reports and yearbooks on specific sectors and themes. Engineering News was established in 1981 and has become a leading source of business intelligence for the engineering and mining communities in southern Africa.

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Alcoa moves to buy Hillside Aluminium Smelter

A US company, Alcoa, has agreed to acquire South32's aluminium assets in South Africa, Australia and Brazil, including KwaZulu-Natal's Hillside Aluminium Smelter, the largest in the southern hemisphere. Publishing editor Martin Creamer says the deal signals confidence in South Africa, with expansion expected to benefit the more than 3 000 employees at Hillside and related downstream job creation.

DRDGOLD invests R8-billion to expand mine-waste gold recovery

DRDGOLD is spending R8-billion to grow its gold-from-mine-waste business by 40% under its Vision 2028 plan, targeting 6 t of gold a year from its Ergo and Far West Gold Recoveries operations by 2028. Industry watchers suggest the mine-dump recovery model could later be extended to platinum-group metals (PGMs).

PGM demand faces structural shift beyond 2035

South Africa's PGM sector expects steady demand for the next ten years through hybrid vehicles, but anticipates possible structural change from the mid-2030s as electric vehicles reduce autocatalyst demand, with green hydrogen offering a potential offsetting driver. Companies are funding research to clarify future demand scenarios.

Engineering News Updates

Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’

10th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox...

On-The-Air (03/07/2026)

3rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer discusses South32’s conditional agreement to sell Hillside Aluminium to Alcoa; Sibanye-Stillwater calling for new longer-term platinum group metal applications; and DRDGOLD’s...

On-The-Air (26/06/2026)

26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about South Africa's platinum assets, hydrogen fuel cell technology and a project underway in KZN to add value to the titanium in mineral sands.

Infrastructure, procurement policy and industrialisation in the spotlight

26th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the increased attention being given to the link between infrastructure delivery, procurement policy and industrialisation in South Africa, as well...

Water 2026: New approach needed

25th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s water stress remains high, at 67%, driven by environmental pressures and failing infrastructure. The country’s escalating water outages are primarily the result of deteriorating...

MAHLE advocates for technological diversity in Africa’s automotive transition

24th June 2026

From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report. Sashnee Moodley:

Two entities shortlisted to bid to partner with Transnet on ‘LeaseCo’

22nd June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet has issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) to two shortlisted bidders that participated in an earlier request for qualification (RFQ) process relating to the creation of a railways...