Artificial Intelligence

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric In the largest year-over-year jump in AFCOM’s decade of research, the research group’s newest 2026 State of the... 

As AI moves from experimentation to deployment, South Africa needs to scale adoption across industries. Speaking at Huawei South Africa Connect 2026, last month, Communications and Digital... 

Technical training only is insufficient to prepare young women for careers in information and communication technology (ICT), with technology company Huawei South Africa saying that confidence,... 

Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller to Mining Weekly during the latest media... 

By: Karl Fischer - CTO at Obsidian Systems Africa’s AI journey has changed sharply over the past two years. The clearest sign is financial. Organisations are now setting aside real budgets for AI... 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most polarising topics in science and industry. While some see it as the future, others remain unconvinced, questioning whether a technology built... 

Sustainability is no longer a conversation happening on the sidelines of business. Across Africa, organisations are navigating a rapidly changing landscape where climate risk, resource... 

Australian multinational mining and metals company BHP’s growing exposure to copper is expected to provide an increasingly important source of growth as long-term iron-ore prices come under... 

By; Victoria Smith - Group Project Lead & Product Manager, Global Communications (part of the Elvey Group) Whether extracting platinum from kilometres below the Bushveld, managing vast iron ore... 

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries around the world, and agriculture is no exception. Beyond chatbots and automation, AI is helping food producers improve efficiency, make better... 

Geopolitical instability, the race to secure critical minerals supply chains, rising demand for key resources and the rapid deployment of AI are reshaping the global mining industry – and putting a... 

 AI adoption in finance has surged to 59% in 2025, from 37% in 2023, highlighting the rapid shift towards more intelligent and automated finance operations (Gartner 2025 AI in Finance Survey). This... 

Export-Import Bank of Korea will lend $1-billion to commodities giant Glencore in exchange for copper supply to South Korean companies, as the country seeks to secure raw materials needed for the... 

A year after Contemporary Amperex Technology’s flagship lithium mine was first shuttered, speculation over its fate is still driving wild price swings, prompting growing concerns among traders and... 

The specific challenges in underground mines, such as confined spaces, mixed fleets, communication constraints and human behaviour have an impact on the effectiveness of proximity detection systems... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer tells us about how AI is helping to develop alloys for use in new applications; the study that’s shown that there is considerable room to increase mining’s... 

The priority projects in the Western Cape’s newly announced single integrated infrastructure pipeline currently consist of 52 projects to the value of R132-billion, says Western Cape Infrastructure... 

As mines pursue higher productivity and safer operations, the mining industry is moving towards continuous, AI-driven monitoring that will allow for early fault detection and predictive...