Across South Africa’s factories, packhouses, and warehouses, treating workforce outsourcing as a basic headcount tool can leave businesses carrying higher costs without necessarily improving output. For years, the default approach has been simple labour hire: renting workers by the hour
Hours vs outputs: why outcome-based outsourcing is redefining industrial productivity Read More »
Leading industry platform Mining Indaba 2027 examines the practical barriers shaping investment, local value creation and industrial development across African mining. The mining industry is facing a fundamental question: Can governments, investors and mining companies turn ambitious plans into projects
The real test of mining partnerships is turning ambition into economic value Read More »
OST-Africa works closely with mining equipment manufacturers to improve the reliability and service life of vibrating feeders, through a combination of premium VISAM vibrating motors, specialised rubber mounting technology and local engineering expertise. Euro Sales and Manufacture (Pty) Ltd –
Engineering partnership delivers longer life for vibrating feeders in mining Read More »
South Africa has spent the past decade learning how quickly infrastructure failure can move from being a government problem to becoming an economic one. We saw it with electricity, as unreliable supply disrupted businesses and eventually forced companies to build
 South Africa cannot wait for the water crisis to get worse Read More »
Reliable power transmission is essential in every stage of modern oilseed processing, particularly during desolventising, toasting, cooling and drying operations, where equipment operates continuously under high loads, elevated temperatures and humid conditions. BMG supplies and supports the Sumitomo Hansen P4
Specialised industrial gear units engineered for demanding oilseed processing Read More »
Demand for switchgear is growing fast in South Africa, particularly among mines and other industrial clients using medium-voltage switchgear. With annual compound growth rates of between 7% and 12%, SA is outpacing its industrialised peers and even demand across the
Hungry for Power: Stepping up Switchgear Manufacturing in South Africa Read More »
Remote monitoring specialist Omniflex is supplying a new wireless telemetry system for Nkomati Nickel plant in South Africa, restoring mine-wide monitoring of its water and pumping systems as the operation prepares to resume following a R753 million investment in its
Mine-wide water monitoring at Nkomati Nickel plant Read More »
Learning from South African mining’s past consequences, and progressing towards a more sustainable and inclusive industry, will be the focus of the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) 2026 seminar. With the theme of ‘From Legacy to Leadership: Shaping Sustainable Mining Futures’,
WMI seminar challenges mining to move from legacy to leadership Read More »
Wacker Neuson South Africa has expanded its dealer network and reinforced its presence in Mpumalanga with the appointment of Welgro Engineering and Mining Supplies, a trusted provider of industrial and construction equipment solutions that has proudly served the region for
Wacker Neuson strengthens Mpumalanga market presence through Welgro dealer partnership Read More »
In 2026, companies are simultaneously pressured to invest in AI and showcase the value of their AI investments. It is not, in many use cases, delivering its promised economic value – PwC’s 2026 AI Performance study showed that 74% of
The value of AI: It’s down to integration and articulation within systems Read More »