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Siemens

Siemens is a German multinational technology conglomerate that operates across industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare sectors. The company is headquartered in Munich and Berlin, with operations in more than 200 countries worldwide. Siemens is publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is one of the largest industrial manufacturing companies in Europe. Core products and services include automation and digitalisation solutions, power generation and distribution equipment, rail transport systems, medical imaging and diagnostics technology, and building technologies. The company holds a significant market position in industrial automation, process control systems and electrification equipment, serving sectors including mining, manufacturing, energy and transport. Siemens reported annual revenue exceeding €70-billion and employs more than 300 000 people globally. Principal subsidiaries and brands include Siemens Healthineers, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Energy (spun off in 2020) and Siemens Digital Industries. In Africa, Siemens has a substantial presence in South Africa, where it supplies automation, electrification and digitalisation solutions to mining, manufacturing and infrastructure projects, and maintains operations across the continent supporting power generation, rail and industrial sectors. The company was founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske as a telegraph equipment manufacturer, expanding over the following century into electrical engineering, power systems and industrial automation.

Siemens Updates


Eskom generation head Bheki Nxumalo
South Africa set to run coal stations longer as gas projects lag
12th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa is poised to delay the retirement of about a fifth of its coal-fired electricity-generation capacity as gas projects earmarked to replace them remain behind schedule, contrasting a... 


Eskom generation head Bheki Nxumalo
South Africa set to run coal stations longer as gas projects lag
28th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa is poised to delay the retirement of about a fifth of its coal-fired electricity-generation capacity as gas projects earmarked to replace them remain behind schedule, contrasting a... 


Siemens Localises Medium-Voltage Production to Drive SA’s Industrial Growth and Skills Development
Siemens Localises Medium-Voltage Production to Drive SA’s Industrial Growth and Skills Development
22nd May 2026

Siemens South Africa has announced the localisation of its 8DA gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear manufacturing for the South African market, in partnership with Private National Grid (PNG),... 


The multi-circuit aerospace heat exchanger designed and manufacatured by Sintavi
Multi-circuit aerospace heat exchanger designed in ‘record time’
17th April 2026

The launch of a complex, multi-circuit aerospace heat exchanger designed, simulated and validated within two weeks by composite mechanical component manufacturer Sintavia has successfully denoted... 


Vestas announces appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Southern & Eastern Africa
Vestas announces appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Southern & Eastern Africa
2nd April 2026

Vestas, the global leader in sustainable energy solutions, announces the appointment of Johan Helberg as Managing Director for Vestas Southern & Eastern Africa, effective February 2026. Johan... 


Image of the Medupi power station
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
20th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

South African State-owned power utility Eskom expects to submit the final benefit-cost analysis report on flue gas desulphurisation for the Medupi project to Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment... 


An image of Iriton's mobile substations
Mobile substation simplifies logistics
6th February 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

To meet the requirements of a Zambian copper mine amid a plant expansion, integrated engineering solution provider Iritron designed and manufactured fully mobile skid-based substations, serving as... 


Electrify, automate, digitalise: Siemens sets out Africa’s mining future
30th January 2026

Africa’s mining sector is at a pivotal moment, with safety, sustainability and smarter operations firmly in the spotlight. Against this backdrop, the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town... 


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