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The world does not have an energy problem. It has an energy supply problem. As demand rises, populations grow, and billions of people continue to live without reliable access to electricity and clean cooking technologies, the case for producing more energy has never been stronger. From Africa to Latin America, …

UD Trucks Southern Africa (UDTSA) brought together dealer principals, business leaders, and key stakeholders from across Southern Africa and the broader African continent for its Annual Importer and Dealer Conference 2026. Held in South Africa recently under the theme: ‘Own the Future’, the conference reaffirmed the company’s growth ambitions and …

Chinese companies that reshaped Indonesia into the world’s dominant nickel hub are increasingly turning their attention to Africa, as policy tightening in Jakarta begins to unsettle the investment model that underpinned the sector’s rapid expansion. The shift reflects growing uncertainty around Indonesia’s regulatory direction, where tighter ore export controls, revised …

Serval Resources Plc (AIM:SRVL) has identified widespread copper-silver mineralisation at surface during a geological mapping campaign across two exclusive prospecting licences in Namibia’s emerging Kaoko Basin. The London-listed explorer confirmed Tuesday that the program verified multiple historically logged copper showings in outcrops and uncovered newly exposed surface mineralisation across both …

Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2025, Standard Bank’s financing for renewable energy power generation outpaced that for non-renewable power generation by a ratio of 8:1, signalling a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy systems across the continent. With nearly 600 million people across Africa still …

As Africa’s mining and infrastructure sectors face increasing pressure to deliver more with less by using faster discoveries, better data utilisation and more responsible resource management, technology is becoming central to the conversation. Against this backdrop, Seequent Day Johannesburg, taking place on 25 June 2026, is set to bring together …

Namibia’s critical mining industry must shed its siloed approach and aggressively integrate with national agriculture, energy, and water planning to unlock sustainable growth, according to the newly appointed head of the country’s Chamber of Mines. Fabian Shaanika, chief executive officer of the industry body, said the intersection of these competing …

KSB has launched the ELN-150 Imvubu, a powerful new self-priming wastewater pump engineered and manufactured in South Africa for tough African conditions. Named after the Zulu word for hippopotamus, the Imvubu draws inspiration from its large lifting “ears” and a massive free-pass “mouth” that mimics the animal’s strength and bulk. …

Supported by the diamond industry’s largest marketing budget in 15 years, Desert Diamonds Icons will launch ahead of the end of year holiday season and build on the Desert diamonds campaign’s success in driving natural diamond desire At the annual JCK Las Vegas Show, the largest jewellery event in the …

The African Development Bank Group launched a Mission 300 Progress Tracker, at the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Congo. According to the financial institution, the public digital platform provides real-time data on electricity access across Africa, it offers project-level visibility into Mission 300 supported operations, enabling …