Skills Development

For more than 120 years, human resources solutions provider TEBA has supported the mining industry through collaboration on employment-related processes, policies and systems. Long before... 

“Our citrus sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in an increasingly volatile supply chain environment. It is proof that South Africa produces world-class agricultural products, but... 

The development of a stronger pipeline of female leaders in South Africa's metals, engineering and manufacturing sectors is the focus of the Women of Steel – Women's Leadership Mentoring Programme,... 

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 

By Canninah Dladla, Cluster President for SSA at Schneider Electric The well-known Richard Mullin quote: The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa, for he has so much to look... 

Globally, the renewable energy sector offers diverse opportunities across the entire value chain, from engineering and operations to policy and community engagement. Yet, women remain... 

Minerals industry association Ghana Chamber of Mines aims to catalyse new investment partnerships, strengthen supplier and operator links, and elevate discussions regarding mineral value addition... 

A shift from reactive maintenance to real-time, data-driven decision-making is increasing and accelerating across heavy industry and positioning predictive analytics as a critical lever for... 

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 

The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) hosted its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 21 May 2026, bringing together key stakeholders from across the PVC value chain to reflect on the past... 

(Virtual Showroom) As South Africa seeks to accelerate economic growth through localisation, manufacturing expansion and infrastructure development, the availability of skilled technical talent is... 

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

As Africa accelerates its industrialisation agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), automation is emerging as one of the most powerful tools to unlock productivity,... 

By Sue Breckenridge The 2026 MEMSA #MindShift Conference brought together mining executives, OEMs, engineers, researchers, policymakers and thoughtleaders to explore how South Africa’s mining... 

South Africa is heading into one of its biggest construction periods in decades. At the South Africa Infrastructure Investment Summit in May 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa made it clear that... 

As South Africa ramps up infrastructure investment and increases private sector participation, projects are becoming more complex, multi-stakeholder dependent and time sensitive. Despite this... 

Siemens South Africa has announced the localisation of its 8DA gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear manufacturing for the South African market, in partnership with Private National Grid (PNG),... 

The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety, with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the past two decades from 2005 to 2025, has been supported by improved skills... 

The flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme of blasting solutions specialist BME is positively transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities by empowering individuals with...