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The two leading OEM companies join forces to develop an integrated service portfolio for ABB mine hoists, According to the two companies, the partnership is an important step in ABB’s ambition to expand the service portfolio and maximize customer value Geographic reach will focus on the mine hoist end user markets …

Atlas Copco Group launched a new identity, including a new Group logo, a new visual identity, and a new tagline: Technology that transforms the future. The current blue and white Atlas Copco brand and logo will continue to be used on products and services, in the same way as other …

A locally-developed online marketplace to trade environmental assets has launched in South Africa in the Green Asset Exchange. The marketplace connects buyer to seller through an online platform that should allow a transparent and efficient way to get economic value from Africa’s green economy. The marketplace is for Renewable Energy …

Fusion energy specialist, ENG8, has demonstrated an electrical energy output five times greater than the energy used in this ground-breaking, independent validation at Culham Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire, one of the top five leading fusion centres in the world, and home to the UK’s Atomic Energy Authority. During each of …

South Africa’s largest privately owned insurance group Hollard International has extended its footprint in Africa through the finalisation an agreement to acquire a significant interest in Apollo Investments Limited, the holding company of Kenya-headquartered insurer APA Insurance. This strategic investment, subject to regulatory approvals, gives Hollard International a presence in …

The Mining Innovation and Research Battlefield is now open for applicants to submit research proposals for this year’s competition. Investing in African Mining Indaba and the Development Partner Institute have launched the 2024 Mining Innovation & Research Battlefield. The Battlefield is a high-profile platform for innovators and researchers to share …

Building on the new focus areas of research at its DigiMine Laboratory, the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) brought together industry experts at its annual WMI seminar to delved into crucial topics shaping the future of mining. The recently held WMI seminar was aimed at shedding light on innovative strategies for …

Day 1 of the Green Energy Africa Summit at CTICC2, Cape Town, saw a range of high-powered speakers and delegates from across the energy sector sharing insights and ideas around how to help pave the way for a just energy transition in Africa. Several Speakers advocated for policy reforms to …

Managing South Africa’s transmission network more strategically could unlock significant amounts of renewable energy capacity, to make more power available to the country, its people and its economy. This was one of the messages emerging from a presentation at the Green Energy Africa Summit on Tuesday by Segomoco Scheepers, Managing …

Tanzania and Barrick Gold Corporation are working together to create sustainable value for all stakeholders, says president and chief executive Mark Bristow. Bristow said Barrick’s pioneering Twiga partnership with the government, which equally shares the economic benefits generated by the North Mara and Bulyanhulu mines, should be a model for …