At their debut appearance at this year’s Hillhead exhibition, Tru-Trac and BREC Ltd will showcase premium conveyor belt tracking solutions designed to improve belt alignment, extend belt life and reduce total operating costs for quarrying and mining customers.

Exhibiting at Hillhead from 23 to 25 June 2026, Pilot Crushtec will showcase its latest-generation TwisterTrac VS350E Stage V mobile crusher while strengthening its European distribution ambitions.

Co-operation with partners and regulators will improve safety in SA’s fuels industry, says Liesl Esau, HSE&C Senior Manager at bp Southern Africa (bpSA), a Silver Sponsor of the Fuel Industry Imbizo 2026 taking place from 10-11 June at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The changing economics of solar power generation are creating cost pressures within the photovoltaic (PV) sector. While the sector initially established robust specifications, these have been pared back as competition has intensified.

Electra Mining Africa 2026, taking place at Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 7-11 September 2026, will be larger and more dynamic than ever, featuring over 1 000 exhibitors, expanded floor space and a new outdoor ‘orange zone’ to accommodate additional OEMs and service providers.

Booyco Engineering designs and manufactures purpose-engineered HVAC and climate control systems to withstand the extreme heat, dust, humidity and long operating hours of underground mining, ensuring operator safety, regulatory compliance and reliable vehicle performance.

Purpose-built automation platforms, edge-to-cloud connectivity and integrated process intelligence are enabling African industries to modernise sustainably without sacrificing existing infrastructure investments. Johan Nieuwenhuizen, Sales Director and co-CEO of Adroit Technologies, explains.

To celebrate the United Nations International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Forestry South Africa (FSA) has launched two complementary campaigns to amplify women’s voices, inspire more women to pursue STEM careers in forestry, and challenge outdated perceptions of the forestry sector.

South Africa is now the global manufacturing hub for Weir’s advanced ENDURON® Elite banana screens, following major investment in the Alrode facility, the world's first dedicated facility for this range. Driven by a £53 million Reko Diq contract, the expansion adds 1 600 m² of production space and leverages local expertise, advanced technology and a strengthened supply chain.

Sandvik Rock Processing has completed a full OEM-standard refurbishment of a Sandvik BR3288i hydraulic breaker and a Sandvik BB8094R breaker boom for a major gold mine in Ghana, restoring a critical asset in the primary crushing circuit, significantly improving uptime and production.

This article introduces the Bosch Steam boiler product range, which delivers highly efficient, reliable process heat while reducing production costs and emissions.

In light of the recent Nuclear Forum held during the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town from March 3-5, Dr Yves Guenon highlights the critical need and the challenges involved in expanding our nuclear programme in South and Southern Africa.

This success story from Friedrich Scharr KG’s state-of-the-art chemical tank farm in Stuttgart, Germany, highlights how intelligent measurement technology from VEGA, combined with well-thought-out plant design, contributes to safety, sustainability and efficiency in chemical logistics.

Becker Mining South Africa has launched Smartflow®, an agnostic integrated software platform that connects hardware systems, communication networks and operational processes into a single mine management solution.

Following the successful South African-hosted International Coal Preparation Congress (ICPC 2025) last year, MCA meets Ernst Bekker and Frikkie Enslin, who highlight South Africa's key role in advancing coal-processing technology.

ACTOM MV Switchgear’s design and development manager, Rhett Kelly; after-sales manager, Avrille Cape; and services manager, Marius Lombard, talk about mission-critical environments where the company’s modern maintenance-free interruption technologies and technical services are being employed to deliver the highest performance, reliability and safety levels.

Hilton Woest, Product leader for Torque Transfer and Field Services at Bi, highlights the importance of managing torque in a drive train system and the value of adopting an engineered approach to optimise power transmission systems, ensuring maximum reliability, efficiency, safety, and plant uptime.

Janus Bezuidenhout, Application Engineering Manager for SKF South Africa, discusses SKF's lifecycle services strategy for supporting the African continent, which starts with engineered, locally manufactured customisations and extends to include a comprehensive range of lifecycle management and life extension services that ensure long-term value, reliability and sustainability.

Following Water Week from 16-20 March, Hugo du Plessis of KSB Pumps and Valves highlights the importance of our water infrastructure and the significant role manufacturers can play if included in the full circle of developing, engineering, operating and maintaining it.

Dewatering on African mines is being reshaped by deeper underground workings, unpredictable rainfall and rising energy costs, influencing whether diesel-driven or submersible pump solutions are most suitable. Integrated Pump Technology’s Jordan Marsh explains.