Royal Tyres, the Durban-based South African tyre business with 87 years in the Southern African market, has entered a strategic partnership with Ascenso, the Indian-headquartered global tyre manufacturer, which will bring international mining tyre technology and engineering capability closer to customers across Southern Africa. With Ascenso’s giant ROTR range beingContinue Reading
The mining industry will gather at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from 7–11 September 2026 for Electra Mining Africa, bringing together industry suppliers, decision makers, contractors, professionals and technology providers from across the continent to explore new technologies, compare equipment, meet new suppliers and discover solutions that drive safer, smarter andContinue Reading
Aliaxis, a global leader in fluid and energy management systems, today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026. Despite ongoing market uncertainty and supply chain disruptions, including impacts from the Middle East conflict, the businesses took rapid actions. Pricing adjustments, alongside operational measures, helped mitigateContinue Reading
The mining industry will gather at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from 7–11 September 2026 for Electra Mining Africa, bringing together industry suppliers, decision makers, contractors, professionals and technology providers from across the continent to explore new technologies, compare equipment, meet new suppliers and discover solutions that drive safer, smarter andContinue Reading
The approval of Eskom’s ZAR62c/kWh (US$0.038/kWh) tariff for energy-intensive users marks a significant milestone for South Africa’s ferrochrome industry. Whilst the tariff alone is unlikely to reverse two decades of structural decline, it may help stabilise the sector and preserve the country’s remaining competitive smelting capacity. South Africa entered theContinue Reading
Andrada Mining (AIM: ATM) is targeting production at its Lithium Ridge Project in Namibia by 2028–2029, with the company accelerating exploration, resource and reserve definition ahead of a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS). CEO Anthony Viljoen says the company is ramping up its drilling programme as it positions the project toContinue Reading
South Africa remains an important player in the global vanadium market, ranking fourth among the world’s top five producers and one of the few primary vanadium producers (alongside Brazil and China). In other words, vanadium in South Africa is extracted from ore rather than recovering it from metallurgical slag orContinue Reading
Fullbay has launched Fullbay Next, an AI-native, cloud-based platform designed to modernise heavy-duty repair and fleet maintenance. Drawing on more than a decade of commercial repair expertise and extensive industry data, the platform aims to help repair shops and fleets work more efficiently, reduce administrative workloads and keep technicians focusedContinue Reading
Ritchie Bros., the world’s leading auctioneer of heavy equipment, launches Super September campaign – a month of auctions across EMEA and APAC. The calendar gives buyers one of the year’s largest and most varied selections of used equipment. Spanning construction, agricultural and transport assets, the calendar gives buyers more opportunitiesContinue Reading
Some of the largest fraud losses in organisations do not begin with complex financial manipulation or sophisticated cybercrime, they begin with a supplier. Procurement is one of the most vulnerable areas in any organisation because it sits at the intersection of money, relationships, and operational urgency. Teams need goods deliveredContinue Reading
