To provide effective and timely support to Highveld coal mines, Multotec’s Middelburg Branch, an established service hub, offers vital, responsive maintenance services to minimise downtime and increase operational efficiency.

The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) will host its Process Safety Conference 2026 on 4-5 March at the Business Leadership South Africa Auditorium in Sandton, bringing together industry leaders, safety professionals and academic experts to strengthen process safety practices across the sector.

Reinforcing its role as a strategic partner to the mining sector at a time of rapid transformation across Africa and emerging markets, Zutari will once again participate in the African Mining Indaba 2026 from 9 to 12 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

South Africa’s metals and engineering sector is facing a crisis of historic proportions, as years of low capital expenditure, declining demand, and policy gaps have accelerated deindustrialisation, eroding the country’s productive base.

Multotec’s GV Cyclones help mining operations reduce their environmental impact while maintaining safe and efficient tailings deposition. Ernst Bekker, Cyclone Product Specialist at Multotec, explains.

On 11 December 2025, EDF Power Solutions announced the achievement of the commercial operation date (COD) of the 140 MW San Kraal wind farm, which forms part of the 420 MW Koruson 1 project cluster.

Duncan High, Processing Equipment Technology Manager for Haver & Boecker Niagara, highlights the advantages of adopting advanced vibrating screening technologies, including double eccentric screening with shear rubber mounts to improve screening performance and productivity.

As part of its plans to reduce environmental impacts, Babcock Africa has partnered with the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) to conduct resource-efficient and cleaner production (RECP) assessments across selected priority sites in South Africa, focusing on energy, water and waste management.

Booyco Engineering’s advanced HVAC systems for mining machinery cabs, which include Sy-Klone filtration units, ensure compliance with ISO 23875 by managing air quality, cab pressure and CO₂ levels in harsh environments. These integrated solutions protect operator health, enhance productivity and provide valuable data for mine-wide health and safety compliance.

The ongoing evolution of the Venetia diamond mine from a surface to an underground operation is preserving one of the country’s most prominent sites while setting new benchmarks for sustainable mining. MCA talks to Russell Hattingh, MD of BBE Consulting, about the role of advanced ventilation-on-demand in helping Venetia to deliver the mine’s enhanced air quality and operational efficiency.

MCA meets with KSB Pumps and Valves’ SupremeServ team members, who offer industry-leading pump services, including repairs, spares, refurbishments, upgrades, and engineering solutions for in-service pumps from KSB and other brands.

By offering comprehensive gearbox repair and refurbishment services, including reverse-engineered and remanufactured gearboxes for reputable brands, SEW-EURODRIVE is addressing the lack of OEM support in the South African market. MD Raymond Obermeyer takes MCA on a tour of the existing capabilities and highlights what is to come after the 2026 move to the new 17 000 m² service and repair facility.

Advancements in automated visual and LiDAR scanning technology for mine shafts were on display at the ‘Shaft Inspections 4.0: A New Revolution’ event held in Johannesburg on 12 November. ABB attended as part of its ongoing commitment to delivering digital and AI-driven solutions that enhance infrastructure management across the mining sector.

Jordan Marsh, managing director of Integrated Pump Technology, highlights the rapid rise of the company from its founding in 2014 to its official recognition as the world's largest Grindex distributor and a growing force in mine dewatering across sub-Saharan Africa.

The WARMAN^® DWU (dirty water unit) is a high-head hybrid pump for mine dewatering applications that combines the efficiency of a clear-water pump with the robustness of a WARMAN^® slurry pump. Marnus Koorts, General Manager for OEM Products at Weir in Africa, highlights the features and niche uses of this locally manufactured workhorse.

Dennis Williams, Commercial Director of steam and boiler operations and maintenance service provider, Associated Energy Services (AES), highlights the opportunities available to thermal energy users to optimise condensate return (CR) and waste heat recovery, while preventing system contamination.

MCA visits the Benoni facilities of WEG Turbine Services to meet Alastair Gerrard, Executive for Energy systems, for an introduction to WEG’s comprehensive steam turbine-related supply, installation and long-term service offering now available to operators across Africa.

To help address risk and remove potential safety hazards, Multotec has developed a range of hammer-less screening media attachment systems that significantly reduce the amount of hammer blows traditionally required when installing or removing screen media.

More than a decade after installation, Weba Chute Systems’ custom-engineered transfer chutes at the Palabora Copper Mine continue to perform reliably with minimal maintenance, thanks to an innovative design tailored to high-impact underground conditions.

Benjamin Sibanda, managing director of MATO, a Multotec Group and MATO International Group company with operations in South Africa since 1987, highlights the expanding range of high-performance belt cleaners, ideally suited to coal, diamond, copper and platinum conveying operations.