With the prospect of even more extreme climate change, with the challenges faced in the environmental space worldwide, the importance of a holistic, joined-up, collective understanding of... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 4 600 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 5 000 MW of gas-to-power (GtP) have been prioritised in a new Ministerial... 

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) president Elias Monage reports that it is aiming to speedily conclude yet another multiyear wage agreement with... 

Meaningful progress is being made on the Oxbow hydropower scheme in Lesotho with the award of two geotechnical investigations contracts by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). The... 

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) real estate arm, Intersite Asset Investments (IAI), has awarded six Western Cape development opportunities to private-sector partners in a... 

South Africa now has a national body dedicated to electric vehicles (EVs) and the ecosystem surrounding them – the South African Electric Mobility Association (SAEMA). SAEMA aims to give the local... 

“Drill, baby, drill” is the only realistic way forward for the African continent if it has any hope of eradicating poverty, says African Energy Chamber executive chairperson NJ Ayuk. “Exploration... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has cut the ribbon on the city’s new hybrid power station – the Helderhoop Solar and Storage Power Plant in Atlantis. While construction of the project has been... 

Vodacom Western Cape is investing more than R500-million in network infrastructure across the province in the current financial year. The capital expenditure (capex) budget spans network expansion,... 

The catalytic properties of platinum and palladium are being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones. The higher energy density that platinum and... 

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 

The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its... 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has confirmed that it will not meet the November 30 target deadline for the award of 241 routine road maintenance (RRM) tenders with an... 

There is a necessity for stronger and collaborative safety screening processes across the air cargo supply chain to deal with the risks created by dangerous goods that were not declared or which... 

The South African government has announced a delay to Phase I of the country’s inaugural independent transmission projects (ITP) procurement programme, indicating that the final request for... 

South Africa is already implementing various reforms to improve the performance of State-owned enterprises like Eskom and Transnet and, thereby, drive higher growth rates. With progress evident in... 

Sihamba Sonke Mobility (SSM) – a consortium comprising the AIIM-Motseng JV, Alstom, RATP Dev, GIBB-Crede, AIH Connect and SSM InvestCo – has been appointed as operator of passenger rail company... 

The first anniversary of Vodacom and State-owned power utility Eskom’s virtual wheeling mechanism is a turning point in moving the solution from pilot design to proven operational execution at... 

Global 5G subscriptions have surpassed the three-billion mark, with expectations that they will reach 6.4-billion by the end of 2031, comprising two-thirds of all mobile subscriptions. The latest... 

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Civil Confidence Index decreased to 40 in the third quarter, from 43 in the second quarter, with 60% of respondents dissatisfied... 

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has unveiled a proposal to transform the city’s infamous unfinished highway bridges into a new link-bridge, promenade and neighbourhood. The city believes the... 

South Africa’s new-vehicle market continued its positive run as sales increased by 12.7% in September, to 61 645 units, compared with the same month last year. Passenger-car sales rose by 14.7%, to... 

Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) is out on tender for another 40 to 60 electric buses to join its fleet after April next year, says company engineer Gideon Neethling. Speaking at the Africa... 

South Africa and Zimbabwe are discussing a $500-million dam project to supply water to an industrial hub near their border, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The proposed Thuli Moswa dam,... 

State-owned power utility Eskom says it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the current growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales, buoyed by surging oil prices, but points out that low-voltage... 

South Africa will take another important step in its transition to a competitive electricity ecosystem in April next year when it launches the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM).... 

Every so often, a technology emerges that fundamentally changes what we demand from our telecommunications networks. The internet did it.  Smartphones and 4G did it again, transforming how and... 

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 

Battery materials manufacturer Thakadu Battery Materials has announced the launch of IXS-PurePlus, a new nickel sulphate product developed for companies that require cleaner chemistry, tighter... 

Licensed electricity trader Discovery Green has launched a proprietary renewable-energy operating system that combines AI with the larger group’s actuarial expertise to offer its business clients a... 

The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) has confirmed that its fabricating members have experienced supply constraints following the closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa's... 

Industry organisation TLU SA has welcomed Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp's announcement that qualifying local and international entities may collaborate with the Agricultural Research Council...