Rebecca Campbell

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province. The Drone Academy has an initial cohort of 20 trainees. The intent is that, after qualifying, they will be able to support mine survey and security operations and mine planning. The trainees were selected from the mine’s host communities, and will be assessed during the course in order to refine the future curriculum. The identification of talent for both current and future roles is an integral part of the programme.

Stellenbosch University (SU) has celebrated five of its spin-off companies in its 2026 SU Enterprises CEO Awards.

South Africa 's scientific funding and facilities agency, the National Research Foundation (NRF), has honoured leading scientists and researchers

Defence acquisition agency Armscor, and defence industrial group Denel, both State-owned organisations which fell under the aegis of the Minister

The UN General Assembly (GA) has passed a resolution calling for the greater use of equal-area map projections, and in particular the Equal Earth

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and industrial group Barloworld have partnered to create a Science Centre at Hanyani High School , in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province.

UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has warned that continued disruption of traffic through the Straits of Hormuz threatened to disproportionally

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors has approved its new initiative, the Global Energy and Fertiliser Crisis Response

South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel has highlighted its participation in the upcoming Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026 exhibition.

UK-based global long-term bankable power price forecaster Aurora Energy Research has released its first ever long-term prediction for the South African power market, in anticipation of the expected launch next year of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market. Aurora foresaw a profound transformation of the country’s power sector between 2027 and 2060, with demand predicted to grow at an annual rate of 1.3% over that period. Commercial and residential demand would offset stagnant ...