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Sentinel AI rolls out AI dust monitoring across South African mineral belt

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Meet the women making a bang in South African mining

29 Aug 2025

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South Africa's fuel sector under scrutiny: Why stricter safety measures are crucial

By Liesl Esau 27 Aug 2025

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KITE 2025 - supporting industrial growth in manufacturing

KITE 2025 - supporting industrial growth in manufacturing

KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition 2025 7 Jul 2025

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

ESG Africa Conference 4 Jul 2025

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World's biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans

4 Jul 2025

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GISTM compliance crucial for sustainable mining water management

18 Jun 2025

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South Africa's $5.8bn Hive project aims to lead low-cost ammonia output

Wendell Roelf 12 Jun 2025

Image supplied. Andiswa Mkhize, manager, org design and EE; Pontsho Matshediso, talent acquisition specialist; Thando Kondowe, graduate; Msizi Gantsho, graduate; Angela Stofile, HR graduate; Sandi Jama, graduate.

"Skills development is not just a business strategy, it’s a national imperative" – Engen

12 Jun 2025

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Experts urge a new global agreement on carbon credit emission factors

9 Jun 2025

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Has the Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan delivered or collapsed?

Elias Monage 6 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

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Bridging borders: CILT conference to enhance transport connectivity and sustainability

3 Jun 2025

The urgent need for collaboration across the continent as the world accelerates its transition to clean energy is reflected in this year’s African Mining Indaba’s (MI26) 2026 theme, Stronger together: Progress through partnerships (Image supplied)

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 theme calls for partnerships

30 May 2025

Source: © miningmx Paul Dunne has been appointed president of The Minerals Council South Africa

The Minerals Council president: "Mining must succeed for South Africa to succeed"

29 May 2025

#AfricaDay: Integrating technical solutions with ESG to advance modern African economies

#AfricaDay: Integrating technical solutions with ESG to advance modern African economies

26 May 2025

Yellow Door Energy’s hybrid solar installation at Waterberg Boerdery farm in Limpopo, one of the largest growers and suppliers of potatoes in South Africa (Image supplied)

South Africa's energy landscape’s dramatic turnaround

Forbes Padayachee 26 May 2025

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has released the Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy

Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy released

21 May 2025

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

Source: © Pulse A webinar convened by the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) webinar explored global geopolitics and Africa’s strategic role in critical minerals, highlighting cobalt

Africa better equipped for 'critical’ minerals boom

19 May 2025

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Cabinet gives Critical Minerals Strategy the green light

15 May 2025

The recent Bauma 2025 confirms the global shift toward electrification, smarter fleet management and digital integration (Image supplied)

Bauma 2025 shows global shift toward electrification

14 May 2025

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

Sechaba Mokhethi 13 May 2025

Jacques Farmer, managing director of Prisma Training Solutions says a skills revolution is needed to drive a cleaner, greener mining industry in South Africa (Image supplied)

Skills development to drive sustainability in mining

Jacques Farmer 12 May 2025

Team Nexus, the event winners, proposed Vital-Vaults

Youth energy innovations shine at TCS Sustainathon

7 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) re-emphasises the importance of closure planning for mines. Pictured: An open pit mine rehabilitated (Image supplied)

GISTM holistic approach emphasises importance of mine closure planning

30 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Ezzat Sankari, channels business director for Sungrow across Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia says as South Africa accelerates towards a greener future, storage innovation could determine the difference between progress and paralysis

Storage, South Africa’s missing link in the energy puzzle

Ezzat Sankari 25 Apr 2025

Key appointment of Vicus Burger to drive SAIW into the digital future

Key appointment of Vicus Burger to drive SAIW into the digital future

23 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Anoop Hariparsad, digital energy business unit leader, Schneider Electric says a microgrid can manage backup systems effectively and contribute significantly to sustainability goals by reducing carbon footprints

Mircogrids: Managing backup systems and reducing carbon footprints

Anoop Hariparsad 23 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

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