Africa

Africa’s mineral wealth gives the continent an enormous opportunity. However, realising that potential will require more than simply accessing the orebody. For Pieter Oosthuysen, Operations... 

Carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group has secured a combined $300-million in investments through a shareholder subscription agreement signed with Africa Finance Corporation... 

South Africa’s stainless steel industry needs coordinated interventions across the value chain to address weak domestic demand, rising energy and logistics costs, global overcapacity and increasing... 

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) reported a strong performance for the 2025/26 financial year, with a 98% passenger recovery compared with pre-Covid-19 levels and an 8.5% increase in passenger... 

South Africa’s stainless steel demand remains resilient, but tends to fluctuate, with customers focusing on maintenance, plant reliability and projects where corrosion resistance and life-cycle... 

Africa’s carbon markets are moving into a new phase, with governments strengthening policy, investors looking for credible projects and growing attention on how the continent can unlock more... 

 A carbon credit may be traded as a single unit, but its value is shaped long before it reaches a buyer. Decisions about project ownership, finance, data, verification and benefit-sharing determine... 

For 70 years, GIBB Group has helped shape South Africa through the engineering expertise, infrastructure and partnerships that enable communities, industries and economies to thrive. Founded in... 

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, is strengthening its commitment to Africa’s next generation of leaders through its partnership with One Young World, as the global youth... 

Africa’s green economy is on the right trajectory, however as the famous quote goes: “Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges.” This is certainly the case... 

Heavy equipment manufacturer SANY has launched its SRT100S off-highway mining truck in a move aimed at helping mining operations reduce operating costs while progressing towards lower-emission... 

Africa’s food and water security, along with resilient local value chains – spanning water, agriculture and processing – are no longer just development topics but have become national and... 

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... 

The compact data logger connects up to 32 devices and transmits operational data via cellular or Wi-Fi networks. Building on EcoPhi’s experience in more than 15 African countries, the solution... 

In this opinion article, Mikhail Nikomarov, a partner and associate director at BCG Johannesburg, argues that African countries do not need to capture every stage of every value chain to benefit... 

The sector’s scoreboard counts connections. By that count, 53% of Sub-Saharan Africa has access to electricity, and more than 560 million people still live without it. Both numbers are true, and... 

The conversations at Electra Mining Africa highlighted a clear shift taking place across the continent's mining industry. Faced with ageing processing infrastructure, constrained capital budgets... 

For many mining and quarrying projects, the temptation is to rush from concept to equipment selection, with front-end engineering design (FEED) treated as a formality. Crushing and screening... 

Cape Town’s manufacturing community will come together on 11 November 2026 for the Cape Town Manufacturing Summit, a flagship gathering focused on strengthening the competitiveness, resilience and...