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In a recent webinar hosted by blasting experts BME, industry leaders highlighted the transformative potential of the company’s cutting-edge AXXIS™ initiation system. This advanced technology, designed to enhance safety and efficiency in mining operations, is poised to revolutionise the industry. “Mines can save costs while enhancing safety, by applying the …

Marubeni Corp. agreed to acquire South African automotive retail and services provider TiAuto Investments, marking the Japanese trading giant’s first foray into Africa’s automotive maintenance sector. The Tokyo-based company is expanding its global aftermarket footprint by taking over a business that operates 161 stores across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, …

Namibia is making its clearest pitch yet to become a regional hub for green industrialisation, using a State Visit to China to press Chinese investors toward manufacturing and value addition rather than the raw commodity exports that have historically defined the relationship. Green industrialisation dominated the Namibia-China Business Forum in …

Anglo American’s economic footprint in Namibia contracted sharply in 2025, with its total tax and economic contribution falling 21% to US$432 million (N$7.11 billion), down from US$545 million (N$8.97 billion) in 2024, a decline that lands just as the group works to separate De Beers from the rest of the …

Kendrick Resources Plc, the AIM-listed critical metals explorer, has intercepted broad zones of high-grade rare earth element (REE) mineralization at its Teufelskuppe (TK) project in Namibia, bolstering prospects for a major near-surface discovery. The London-traded explorer reported a series of shallow, high-grade total rare earth oxide (TREO) intercepts from its …

The global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Martin Engineering, has launched a transformative digital system that unlocks opportunities to maximise the efficiency, reliability and performance of industrial air cannons. The N2® Air Cannon Intelligence (ACI) System gives operators of cement plants and other large-scale, high-temperature facilities unprecedented insight into …

Small-to-medium-sized mines remain a critical part of South Africa’s mining sector and are often required to manage the same complex safety, compliance, and workforce training obligations as larger operations, while operating within different resource, infrastructure, and capacity models. Employing roughly 500 to 2000 people, many of these operations are now …

ASX-listed Celsius Resources has concluded a binding share sale agreement with Chinese state-owned mining, smelting and processing company Chinalco Mining for the sale of its 95% interest in the Opuwo cobalt/copper project in Namibia, for $15 million. For the year ended 30 June, the Opuwo project recorded an operating loss …

The successful completion of the Capricornus-1A appraisal well in the Orange Basin has added to hopes that Namibia could become an oil-producing nation in the near future, with industry players describing the results as an important step in understanding the country’s offshore petroleum potential. The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia …

By Rhys Evans* In safety-sensitive industries such as mining, manufacturing and logistics, alcohol testing is not a tick-box exercise. It is a frontline safety control. Yet one of the most critical factors in alcohol testing accuracy is also one of the most misunderstood: breathalyser calibration. Many South African employers believe …