The C&I Energy + Storage Summit Zambia, a pivotal event for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, is poised to launch on August 27-28, 2025, in Lusaka. This landmark summit will introduce a dynamic platform aimed at tackling pressing energy challenges and delivering sustainable solutions for the commercial and …

The journey through the world of additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, continues. This time, we dive into the bubbly world of foam inhibitors. What are they? Methyl silicone and organic polymers What do they do? Prevent the formation of foam How do they do it? Reduce the surface …

Zambia, a sleeping giant in the global copper market, is aggressively courting major car manufacturers to set up electric vehicle (EV) component plants on its soil, leveraging its vast mineral wealth to drive industrialisation and job creation. This ambitious push comes as the nation navigates a complex economic landscape, marked …

The upcoming KZN Industrial & Technology Expo (KITE), taking place from 22 to 24 July 2025, will once again host the widely respected Forklift Driver Competition, and entries are now officially open. Organised by Lifting Africa, the competition has become a prominent platform that recognises excellence among forklift operators those …

JSE- and Aim-listed Gemfields, a leading player in the coloured gemstone sector, has once again thrown open its books, reaffirming its “G-factor for natural resources” figures for its flagship Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique. The latest data, spanning 2015 to 2024, reveals a …

The Copperbelt Energy Corporation’s (CEC) market capitalisation has exceeded US $1 billion, a historic first for any company listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE). The Company Secretary, Julia Chaila said crossing the one-billion-dollar threshold reflects confidence in business operations and strategy as CEC continues to provide reliable and sustainable …

GoviEx Uranium has appointed Deogratias Bukunkwe as Project Commissioning Metallurgist to further advance the development of its Muntanga uranium project. Bukunkwe, brings more than 25 years of process start-up and operations experience, including senior start up roles at Kayelekera and Langer Heinrich uranium mines, leading the Operational Readiness at DRA …

As the industry standard for mill duty cyclone feed applications, KSB’s GIW® MDX pump keeps raising the bar for performance in the mining sector. The MDX pump was first released in 2008 as a specifically designed solution to the shortcomings of conventional slurry pumps. It was created from the ground …

A seismic shift is underway in Zambia’s mineral-rich landscape, as US-based critical minerals developer Terra Metals and resource investment firm Metalex Commodities ink a deal to create what they boldly term a “new copper and cobalt production powerhouse.” The strategic partnership, dubbed Lunda Resources, is poised to reshape the global …

Paratus Zambia in partnership with TouchNet has launched the Zadara AI Sovereign Cloud, an enterprise-grade cloud computing solution now available locally and is hosted at the Paratus Zambia Data Center. While this solution has been successfully deployed in other African markets, its launch in Zambia marks a major milestone in …