Sub-Saharan Africa

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, is accelerating its partner‑centric growth strategy with the launch of the EcoExpert partner programme for its Field Services division in... 

By: Charles Coetzee - Buildings & C&SP Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric Large-scale retailers operate with notoriously tight margins while managing some of the most... 

Pilot Crushtec has been recognised as Metso’s Best Dealer in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The company says the award highlights its strong sales performance, technical... 

By: Yewande Ayowole‑Oso - Talent Leader for Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric In a challenging economic climate, no organisation across Sub‑Saharan Africa is immune to shifting market... 

Signalling its confidence in South Africa’s role as a regional logistics and distribution hub for sub‑Saharan Africa, global logistics company DHL will invest R220-million in a new multi user... 

While global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% for the year, down from the previously projected 2.9%, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1% this year and 3.8% in 2027,... 

(Virtual Showroom) Across sub-Saharan Africa, fossil fuels still dominate electricity production, with coal accounting for over 40 % of generation, while hydropower contributes nearly 29 % and... 

The clear and accelerating pivot from solar-only to hybrid energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa is owed to cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESS) making hybrid solutions... 

Pilot Crushtec has been recognised as Metso’s Best Dealer in the EMEA region, a prestigious international award that highlights the company’s strong performance, customer support capabilities and... 

The global construction sector will require nearly 2.5-million additional project professionals by 2035 to meet demand, thereby posing indirect risks to mining projects, which depend heavily on... 

Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has announced plans to invest R220-million into a new multiuser distribution centre, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, reinforcing its longterm commitment to... 

Current agricultural water management practices, characterised by overuse in some countries and underuse in others, can only sustainably support food production for less than half the global... 

The classification of coal as a “critical mineral” remains a contentious issue globally, but for African economies – particularly South Africa – the debate is far from academic. Instead, it cuts to... 

Johannesburg Arbitration Week (JAW) 2026 will bring together leading arbitrators, judges, former heads of state, legal practitioners, policymakers and business leaders in Johannesburg from 5 to 7... 

Sub-Saharan Africa requires hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment over the next decade, yet across the continent, projects continue to stall, delay, or fail to scale. The... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2026 growth projection for the South African economy to only 1% from a January projection of 1.4%, as it warned that the outbreak of war in the... 

Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria has announced the successful testing of the first commercial 25 Gbps full duplex microwave link in sub-Saharan Africa with Huawei Nigeria. The test was conducted on the... 

The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and International Energy Agency on Monday urged countries to avoid hoarding energy supplies and imposing export controls that could worsen what they... 

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, is launching a new localised channel programme in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to accelerate its evolution as the region’s leading energy...