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Andrada's Uis operation
Andrada Mining reports 13% rise in first-half contained production
Updated 1 hour 2 minutes ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a 13% year-on-year increase in contained tin production to 576 t for the first half of its 2027 financial year, supported by higher feed grades and improved... 


Coal-fired power plant in India
India burns through coal stockpiles in rush to ease power gap
Updated 4 hours ago By: Bloomberg

India’s power plants are rapidly exhausting coal inventories as generators ramp up production to offset weak hydro and the evening drop-off in solar output, prompting the government to invoke an... 


NRF symposium puts the next generation of researchers at the centre of South Africa’s research future
Updated 6 hours ago

The National Research Foundation (NRF) will bring together South Africa’s next generation and emerging researchers, leading scholars, research institutions, industry and other National System of... 


EnerVenue CEO Henning Rath
EnerVenue opens world’s first high volume production line for nickel-hydrogen battery
25th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

US energy storage company EnerVenue has started production at the world’s first high volume manufacturing line for the Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC). Ground was broken at the Wujin, China site in April. 


Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati
Reappointed Nyati links Eskom unbundling to board’s new top priority of electricity affordability
25th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from guaranteeing electricity stability to ensuring affordability.... 


South African coal mine
India sees coal remaining power mainstay through 2035-36
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

India expects coal to supply about half its electricity through 2035-36 as surging power demand forces the country to rely on thermal generation alongside a rapid expansion of renewable energy,... 


The most expensive day on site is the day nothing happens
The most expensive day on site is the day nothing happens
25th September 2026

By: Hendrik du Toit - Managing Director: Plant Services, Babcock When project costs are discussed, the focus typically falls on labour, materials, equipment and logistics. 


Image of an Ascenso Tyres all-steel radial off-the-road tyre
Next-generation radial mining tyre portfolio launched
25th September 2026

A new range of all-steel radial off-the-road (R-OTR) tyres is now available to the South African market. The range spans sizes from 25” to 49”, designed for applications including construction,... 


Clicks’ Cape Town distribution centre to operate 100% electric truck fleet by year-end
25th September 2026 By: Irma Venter

The Clicks Group’s Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town is gearing up to operate a 100% electric truck fleet by year-end, as the retailer accelerates the electrification of its... 


FUTURE OUTLOOK
It is believed that standalone wind farms will continue to play a role in new renewable deployments over the next five to ten years
Grid, market reform key for wind
25th September 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

South Africa's electricity tariff structure, not generation technology, is what will determine how renewable-energy assets get built over the next decade, but for now that structure still favours... 


Jolene Shaw, GM at Knowledge Pele
The human capacity gap in Africa’s energy transition
25th September 2026

For much of the last decade, the success of Africa’s energy transition has been measured in megawatts. We celebrate the commissioning of solar plants, wind farms, and battery projects. We track... 


Spaulding International combines six decades of Spaulding and Minyu crushing expertise
Spaulding International combines six decades of Spaulding and Minyu crushing expertise
25th September 2026

Spaulding International brings together the experience, engineering capability and manufacturing strengths of two long-established names in crushing equipment - Spaulding Equipment and Minyu... 


a small mining operation in the bush
South Africa’s resilience to be highlighted at Indaba
25th September 2026

Amid global volatility, events such as the upcoming Joburg Indaba conference – taking place on October 7 and 8, at The Inanda Club, in Sandton – shine light on South Africa’s route to resilience,... 


PIONEERING GREEN ENERGY
An aerial view of Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, located between Bethal, Davel and Morgenzon, Mpumalanga.
900 MW wind build takes shape
25th September 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

Renewable-energy company and Seriti Holdings subsidiary Seriti Green has moved from investment commitment to operating infrastructure, in Mpumalanga, with Phase 1 of its flagship Ummbila Emoyeni... 


SANTOSH SOOKGRIM South Africa has a significant opportunity to build on its existing industrial capabilities to develop a more competitive domestic wind value chain. In the near term, expanding the production of cables, transformers and substations is most viable
Grid build key to wind targets - organisation
25th September 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 target of 43 GW of wind capacity by 2042 will require a clear and credible pathway from policy ambition to implementation, “with the immediate priority being... 


ARM founder and chairperson Patrice Motsepe.
ARM’s Motsepe emphasises importance of honesty, integrity, governance, meritocracy
25th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The founder and chairperson of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) on Friday, September emphasised the importance of companies behaving in a manner that reflects integrity,... 


Kurt Miller CFO and an Executive Director of Energy Partners Holdings
What every mining CFO should ask before signing off on an energy investment
25th September 2026

Mining companies know energy risk, having ploughed enormous capital into private generation, public-private partnerships (PPAs) and self-supply during a decade of loadshedding.  


Drill core from the Diamba Sud project
Diamba Sud gold project, Senegal
25th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortuna Mining Corp's feasibility study has outlined a conventional openpit gold operation at the Diamba Sud project, comprising the Area A and Area D deposits. 


head and shoulder shot of Bradley
Stainless steel demand remains project-driven
25th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

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... 


USTDA deputy director Thomas Hardy and Anzana Electric Group CEO Brian Kelly
USTDA signs agreement to support reliable power for Lobito Corridor
23rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with electric utility company Anzana Electric Group to fund a feasibility study to expand hydropower generation and upgrade... 


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