Booming demand for key commodities is stoking Africa’s appetite for explosives, and one South African start-up has eagerly seized this opportunity to ramp up expansion.

The International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) in Australia has appointed Dr Rakhi Pathak, Global Manager for Strategic Partnerships at BME, as a board director.

Omnia company BME has signed a distributorship agreement for its blasting solutions business with Germany-based DynaEnergetics, further enhancing BME’s commitment to deliver future-fit solutions to its global customer base.

DetNet has revised its blasting equipment at the Sibanye-Stillwater DigiMine at the Wits Mining Institute to the latest BlastWeb II version. This will allow researchers and students to learn about the application of leading-edge wireless CyberDet detonators, while also introducing them to the new features of the latest generation blasting equipment with an improved build and enhanced safety and detonator capabilities.

DEVELON, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, will make its first appearance at the Bauma Fair from 7 to 13 April 2025 in Munich, Germany. The Develon stand is certain to make a big impact with an industry-leading display of new state-of-the-art machine and digital technology developments being seen for the first time in the world at Bauma 2025.