Africa

DAKAR – Ghana's mining regulator is developing minimum wage and tender benchmarks for contract mining firms, seeking to curb aggressive underbidding as the country pushes miners to outsource more... 

By Charmaine Houvet, Senior Director of Government Strategy and Policy at Cisco Africa South Africa can lead Africa in governing wireless as critical infrastructure but first we need to face the... 

MTN Digital Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with a United Arab Emirates-based data centre investment platform founded by Tarek Al Ashram, an experienced data centre... 

Diefenbach provides engineered dewatering solutions, supporting mining projects from process evaluation through commissioning and lifecycle operation. The company, which was founded in 1907 in... 

Just under a million international tourists arrived in South Africa in July. The precise figure, 991 696, sits 12% above the same month last year and lifts the 2026 running total to 6 576 169,... 

PROK, a global leader in conveyor component design, engineering, and manufacturing, is proud to announce the opening of its new South Africa conveyor idler manufacturing facility.  This strategic... 

As African mining and aggregates operations face increasing pressure to improve productivity while controlling operating costs, process optimisation is becoming an increasingly important focus.... 

As mining projects across Africa become increasingly complex, Cementation Africa is leveraging more than 50 years of underground mining experience, technical expertise and local knowledge to help... 

Integrated Air Solutions Managing Director Grant Robinson spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026. 

Trafo Power Solutions is focused on providing specialised transformer and substation solutions to meet the evolving power requirements of Africa’s mining industry. With mining operations... 

The Western Cape’s manufacturing sector is emerging as an increasingly important driver of the province’s ambitions for economic growth, exports, investment and job creation, creating significant... 

China's iron-ore imports in August rose 0.4% from a month earlier, defying analysts' expectations for a decline, as multiple typhoons battered unloading at ports and delayed customs clearance in... 

South Africa’s Multotec, whose equipment is now used to optimise recoveries and reduce cost of ownership in mineral processing plants in 100 countries on six continents, highlighted its global... 

As African mining operations face increasing pressure to improve productivity, reduce costs and operate more sustainably, digitalisation is becoming an increasingly important tool for optimising... 

Heavy machinery manufacturer Manitou Group, with headquarters in France, has a worldwide presence through establishments on every continent and a network of 800 partner dealerships that reinforce... 

ASX-listed Lithium Universe confirms in a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Brownsville Lithium Carbonate Refinery project, in Texas, strong viability for a lithium conversion project even within... 

Sandvik Rock Processing says the demand for its range of hydraulic rock breakers and breaker boom systems is increasing as mining and quarrying operations across Africa place greater emphasis on... 

The global race for critical minerals is entering a new phase. No longer defined solely by access to mineral reserves, it is increasingly being shaped by industrial policy, geopolitical... 

Telecommunications group MTN has launched an AI-enabled job board feature on the MTN Skills Academy as the company advances its commitment to digital and economic inclusion. The platform integrates...