Throughout 2022, 40% of industrial control system (ICS) computers globally were attacked with malware. In Africa, the figure sits at 47%, according to Kaspersky. The three countries which experienced the most attacks on ICS infrastructure were Ethiopia (62%), Algeria (59%), and Burundi (57%). They are followed by Rwanda (46%), Kenya …

In Zambia, Africa’s second-biggest producer of copper, which is in high demand for the transition to a low-carbon economy, Mfikeyi Makayi will be the most senior woman yet in the mining sector. Silicon Valley start-up KoBold Metals, which uses artificial intelligence to identify battery metal deposits, has appointed a woman …

Zambia needs to have a workforce with the right skills so that productivity in copper production is enhanced. Skilled miners are critical to meeting the annual copper production of three million tonnes in the next 10 years. Training mine operators is one way of growing the sector as it increases …

Torsa Global has revealed that it is in the process of establishing a Johannesburg-based office to service the mining industries of the Central African Copperbelt, Botswana, and Mozambique. The company is also looking to expand its services to Morocco. Speaking on the sidelines of the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, …

Faberge gems brand proprietor Gemfields Bunch detailed a 2% rise in full-year benefit on Friday made a difference by higher costs for uncut emeralds and rubies. The valuable stone mineworker said feature profit per share, the most benefit degree in South Africa, rose to 4.8 US dollar cents for the …

The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors have revealed that they are still waiting on government to fulfill its promises to unlock Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to restore smooth business transactions. Mopani and KCM have had fiscal challenges since the former was taken over by the Zambian government …

Please give us a brief background about your role and your organisation’s journey thus far in Africa. Our parent company in Germany, Röhrenwerk Kupferdreh Carl Hamm GmbH is a 4th Generation family-run business – Carl Hamm PPS in South Africa was established in 2016 to service SADC member countries . …

First Quantum Minerals has handed over renovated Solwezi College of Nursing and Midwifery hostels with new bunker beds and mattresses handed over to Solwezi General Hospital. The facility was renovated at a total cost of K876,000, including 56 bunk beds and 112 mattresses. Solwezi College of nursing and midwifery was …

“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” These wise words were voiced by the founding father of the US – Benjamin Franklin – in the 18th century, little knowing they would still be highly relevant more than three hundred years later. Condition monitoring specialist …

African-born telco, Paratus Group, has announced that all five of the Group’s Data Centers (DCs)have been awarded ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 27001 (information security), and PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) certifications and this commitment to compliance is understood to be unequalled on the African continent.  Paratus is Africa’s …