Africa

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... 

By: Vuyo Mafrika - Head, Global Markets, Client Solutions –  Africa Regional Offices; Chewe Chumanya, Bank  Manager, Absa Zambia; and Opy Ramaremisa, Head, Client Solutions, Absa CIB The El... 

What will it take for African youth and creative industries to harness the power of artificial intelligence at scale? This was the central question as talent accelerator ALX and OpenAI hosted an... 

Taking place from 19 to 22 July 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre, this year's event marks a major milestone as SAPICS celebrates its 60th anniversary of advancing supply chain excellence... 

Lithium miners in Zimbabwe have asked the government for more time to build processing facilities, ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports, an industry executive said on Thursday.... 

South African architectural studio dhk Architects has joined global architecture firm Egis Group’s 10N collective, marking a significant milestone in the Cape Town- and Johannesburg-based studio's... 

Aerospace and defence technology group Paramount and defence company Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) have launched the Simha 4x4 light armoured multipurpose vehicle. The Simha was... 

By Tessa Brewis, Sector Head: Projects & Energy, and Josh Da Costa, Associate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr As the Africa Energy Forum returns to Cape Town from 16 to 19 June 2026 under the theme Building... 

South Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing ambitions will depend on resolving fundamental challenges around affordability, scale, procurement and regulatory coordination. This was the overarching... 

By: Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha - Head of Transactional Banking for the mid-corporate segment at Nedbank Against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation, rising protectionism, and shifting demographic... 

Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday,... 

Africa's renewable energy transition is most often framed in terms of capital: how much has been committed, how much more is needed, and what financing structures might bridge the gap. That framing... 

Renewable energy company Phelan Green Hydrogen says it has licensed technologies from advanced metals chemistry company Johnson Matthey Catalyst Technologies for its planned electro‑sustainable... 

Mobile technologies and services contributed $240-billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, supporting about 13-million jobs and generating $45-billion in public revenues.... 

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... 

SLR Consulting business development director for the Middle East Andrew Burrow speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about opportunities and challenges in the energy... 

This week: Africa must create conditions that allow investment to flourish, Junior Indaba hears; South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba and, Electra Mining... 

By: Helgaard Müller, CEO of Credeq Africa As South Africa marks Youth Month this June, the country's most urgent economic challenge is becoming an increasingly important business issue. Youth... 

The limits of storage-only thinking in balancing Africa’s renewable grids: Why a hybrid approach to flexibility will deliver better outcomes than batteries alone Africa’s energy transition is...