As South Africa celebrates Youth Month in June 2025, a powerful initiative is underway to empower young minds across the continent. The third annual ESG Africa Student Innovation Competition has officially launched, calling on students to submit bold ideas that tackle Africa’s most urgent sustainability challenges. This pan-African competition is …
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The time is ripe for Africa’s mining sector to realise its full potential. With vast mineral reserves, the continent holds the resources needed to drive the next phase of development, both for Africa and the world. As global debates continue over which minerals will fuel this growth, renewed international interest …
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ASX-listed Noronex Limited has commenced a six-week airborne radioactive spectrometry survey across its 17.9 square kilometre Etango North uranium project in northwest Namibia. The comprehensive survey aims to pinpoint high-grade hard rock uranium, specifically alaskite, within one of the world’s most prolific uranium regions. The Etango North project holds significant …
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The upcoming KZN Industrial & Technology Expo (KITE), taking place from 22 to 24 July 2025, will once again host the widely respected Forklift Driver Competition, and entries are now officially open. Organised by Lifting Africa, the competition has become a prominent platform that recognises excellence among forklift operators those …
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Multotec has officially opened its consolidated research and development and test work facility in Spartan, just outside Johannesburg, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to innovation and efficiency in the global mineral processing industry. The new facility not only streamlines process flow across divisions but also offers an enhanced …
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In Windhoek on the 12th of June 2025, the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy marked a pivotal moment in its national agenda to bring electricity to every corner of Namibia. At the heart of this effort, Executive Director and Accounting Officer of the Ministry, Ben Nangombe, addressed a gathering …
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WearCheck, the specialist condition monitoring company, is now accredited to perform DGA, or Dissolved Gas Analysis, for transformers, following a recent assessment by SANAS (South African National Accreditation System). The company’s Johannesburg transformer oil testing laboratory now has ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for testing DGA, moisture, acidity, dielectric strength, and PCBs …
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On 4 June 2025, Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kronje, delivered powerful remarks at the launch of the Rössing Uranium Sustainability and Performance Report. The event celebrated the longstanding contributions of Rössing Uranium, Namibia’s longest-operating open-pit uranium mine, to the country’s development. Kronje saw the event as …
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In a move set to redefine Namibia’s healthcare and industrial landscape, the Namibia Institute of Pathology Limited unveiled its pioneering Innovation Hub for Laboratory Consumables in Swakopmund. The facility, inaugurated on 23 May 2025, marks a decisive step toward reducing the country’s reliance on imported medical supplies while positioning Namibia …
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The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved a 3.8 percent increase in NamPower’s bulk electricity tariff for the upcoming 2025/2026 financial year. This follows NamPower’s initial application for a 17.44 percent increase, submitted on 17 February 2025, which was thoroughly reviewed by the ECB Board of Directors during meetings held …
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