Technology

With a manufacturing legacy rooted in South Africa and a presence that spans the globe, Dual Valves has established itself as a premium provider of abrasion-resistant slurry solutions. For decades, the company has focused on the engineering challenges of the mining and minerals processing industries, developing a robust portfolio of …

When Good Oils Go Bad Part 7 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Specialist condition monitoring company, WearCheck, continues the discussion around oil condition – the latest topic is additive depletion. Tell me if this sounds familiar – you glance at your phone and see 12% battery remaining. Not ideal, …

Pan African network operator Paratus Namibia is supporting the ICT Summit 2026 at the Ongwediva Trade Centre in the Oshana Region. The event that brings together stakeholders to discuss the role of technology, connectivity and innovation in the country’s digital development. In addition, the ICT Summit 2026 will provide a …

Why Water Quality Matters: Water sustains every form of life on our planet – from the smallest microorganism to entire ecosystems and human communities. Yet the quality of this vital resource is constantly threatened by pollution, industrial discharge, and agricultural runoff. Accurate and reliable water testing is essential to ensure …

Perpetual Next have signed a license and engineering agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for the supply of syngas-to-methanol technology for Perpetual Next’s first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend across other biomethanol sites. The agreement marks an important step in the industrial roll-out of Perpetual Next’s Biomethanol …

SKF South Africa will demonstrate at the South African Railway Association (SARA) 2026 Expo how its full value chain – from advanced components to digital monitoring and lifecycle services – is driving a sustainable rail ecosystem on the African continent. For more than a century, SKF has partnered with railway …

Moving high risk explosives across long and fragile supply routes is one of the hardest logistical problems facing remote African mines and BME, an Omnia Holdings company, says it has found a way to avoid much of it. The company has engineered modular, containerised emulsion plants that make explosives on …

Paratus has launched Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service in Namibia, the new service is designed to appeal countrywide to both the residential and commercial market, combining high-speed, low-latency satellite connectivity with competitive pricing. The Paratus customer management solution gives users greater visibility and control over their data …

When Good Oils Go Bad Part 6 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Electrostatic spark discharge plays a significant role in compromising oil condition. It is the focus of the next article in WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series. Static electricity is one of those little annoyances we usually …

Global diamond giant, De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division has revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of …