Engineering News & Mining Weekly online writer Lumkile Nkomfe discusses the significance of ACTOM's expansion of its Pretoria West factory with a new lithium-ion battery assembly facility and... 

Following a successful campaign on crowdfunding and launch platform Kickstarter in 2025 that raised over $10.24-million in 45 days, intelligent desktop computer numerical control (CNC) technology... 

Precision ball screw manufacturer Shuton-Ipiranga’s range is designed to meet specific performance demands in different operating environments and applications that require “distinctly engineered... 

There are significant opportunities to develop component manufacturing in Africa to supply vehicle manufacturers, and each country can play a role in the automotive value chain, industry... 

Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible... 

Manufacturing is the backbone of any successful industrial economy, but domestic demand is typically insufficient to develop sustainable industrial sectors. To achieve the industrial development... 

The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) is helping manufacturers improve competitiveness by identifying opportunities to reduce energy, water and material consumption while... 

Renewed focus on energy efficiency, process optimisation and operating cost reduction is driving interest in variable speed drive (VSD) technology across Southern Africa, owing to the operational... 

Industrial machinery manufacturer Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems’ (HIES’) recently launched plant-based Green Screw Oil lubricant, developed for oil-flooded screw air compressors, delivers... 

Germany,-based compressors and vacuum pumps producer CVS engineering’s tailor-made vacuum pumps and compressors ensure reliability in demanding applications, enabling operators in the waste... 

South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 4.3% year-on-year in May, with the food and beverage; basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery; and wood... 

Industry bodies the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), the Manufacturing Circle and the Powerline and Substation Association (Polasa) have noted, with concern,... 

In this article, South African Iron and Steel Institute secretary general Charles Dednam writes that South Africa must look beyond only the volumes of steel being imported into the country and... 

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and... 

The need to improve industrial resilience for businesses across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has resulted in an uptick in demand for technical support, strong stock holding and energy-efficient drive... 

With special focus on reducing non-revenue water (NRW) losses, multidisciplinary construction, engineering and project management company Botala Oracle Group is currently participating in several... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the increased attention being given to the link between infrastructure delivery, procurement policy and industrialisation in South Africa, as well... 

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) president Mervyn Naidoo has called on government to urgently close the prevailing gap between its stated commitment to... 

Hydraulics, pneumatics and automation group Bosch Rexroth South Africa took customers on a tour of its production facility in Witfontein, Gauteng, on June 19, as it celebrated its sixtieth... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the release of a new Industrial Development Strategy at a time when the metals sector is warning that it is at a worrying crossroads. 

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) – a product of recycled old asphalt roads – is moving from a supplementary option to a core component of modern road construction, as sustainability,... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to... 

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that manufacturing production decreased by 2.9% year-on-year in April. The largest negative contributor was basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal... 

The South African steel industry – encompassing the full value chain, from upstream producers to downstream manufacturers and fabricators – has been described as being at a deindustrialisation... 

JSE-listed food and fast-moving consumer goods company Tiger Brands says solar power is operational at seven of its manufacturing sites across South Africa, which is helping to reduce the company's... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has released a new Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) “anchored” by the so-called ‘3Ds’ of decarbonisation, diversification and... 

The changing economics of solar power generation are creating cost pressures within the PV sector and, while it began with robust specifications, these have been trimmed as competition has... 

Corrosion control coating solutions provider Corrocoat South Africa aims to use Nanoflake – a glassflake reinforced coating innovation used to ensure efficient corrosion protection of capital... 

Converting hazardous waste and high-calorific materials into alternative fuels has enabled cement manufacturing facilities to partially or fully replace the coal used to fire cement kilns.... 

An improved post-initial set applied colloidal silica – a liquid densifier that strengthens concrete from within – distributed by concrete protection supplier SprayLock Africa is strengthening the... 

The successful installation of industrial machine manufacturer OST-Africa’s Visam vibrating equipment a year ago has “greatly improved” output for precast manufacturer Vula Concrete, leading to the... 

International cement association and representative body the World Cement Association (WCA), celebrated its tenth anniversary on May 18, 2026, adding that this milestone was achieved during a... 

Global fishing company Oceana Group has completed a boiler upgrade at its Laaiplek fishmeal plant, in the Western Cape, replacing end-of-life equipment with modern systems designed to increase... 

In this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that the immediate impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on South African exports is relatively limited, but... 

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... 

Mineral processing solutions company MMD Group has unveiled a new product partnership with global manufacturer MAGNA, a Terex Brand, through the launch of the MAGNA high-capacity range in South... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says the themes of decarbonisation, diversification, and digitalisation will now anchor South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy, following...