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            <title>Newly launched Innovation Ecosystem Policy Hub launched</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Innovation Ecosystem Policy Hub (SAIEPH) has been launched to help South Africa’s innovation community work together more effectively. The aim is to strengthen South Africa’s innovation ecosystem and improve how policy decisions are made. As the Policy Hub enters its pilot phase, which will run until 2028, it will build a clearer picture of South Africa’s innovation environment, help turn evidence and research into practical policy and action, and bring together stakeholders from across the globe.]]></description>
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            <title>Professional development programme launched for women in logistics, supply chain</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Professionals organisation the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) has launched a professional development programme for women working in logistics, transport, warehousing, operations and supply chain environments. The CILT Level 5: International Diploma in Logistics and Transport programme, funded by the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA), is designed to strengthen operational, management and leadership capability among women in the sector.]]></description>
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            <title>Schneider Electric launches electrical engineer mentorship programme in Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy technology company Schneider Electric has launched its Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme, which is designed to assist electrical engineering and technical students as they transition into the energy and technology industries, across South, East and West Africa. There is often a gap between what students learn in the classroom and what industry expects when they start their careers. The Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme is designed to help bridge that gap by supporting electrical engineering and technical students as they transition from university or college into the workplace, says Schneider Electric Corporate Citizenship leader Carina van Zyl.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Event to showcase producer’s range </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 2026 edition of the yearly Powtech Technopharm expo, which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 29 to October 1, will be used as a platform by process, packaging and materials handling solutions provider Haver & Boecker to showcase its latest bulk handling and packing offering. Haver & Boecker will also display its filter methods for wire mesh and advancements in AI-based processes and performance under the theme AIR, or Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy solutions and technology company Siemens is assisting independent power producers (IPPs) in connecting to the grid. This includes localising portions of the assembly of its 8DA gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear system that connects them to the grid. State-owned power utility Eskom announced in 2023 that it would no longer build connecting substations for IPPs.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following on South Africa’s Youth Month in July, original-equipment manufacturer Barloworld Equipment has reinforced its commitment to developing the country’s next generation of technical talent by hosting graduates at its Cat Technicians for the World event, held last month at its Peter J Bulterman Learning Academy in Isando, Kempton Park. Barloworld Equipment, which supplies materials handling solutions for the construction, agriculture, mining, transport and energy industries, notes that the event brought together young people from across Gauteng who successfully completed construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar’s free six-week Technicians for the World online learning programme.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Supplier extends bulk materials, mining bearings range</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Bearings division has expanded its Timken product offering to include split cylindrical hanger units, engineered for screw conveyor shafts operating in demanding environments such as bulk materials handling and mining. These robust units deliver reliable performance under continuous load, heavy contamination and high mechanical stress in bulk handling applications.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Rainbow Chicken to report significant earnings increase on the back of stronger demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed poultry products company Rainbow Chicken expects its earnings per share (EPS) for its financial year ended June 28 to be between 122% and 142% higher year-on-year at between 141.87c and 154.68c, compared with the EPS of 64.04c reported for the prior financial year. Similarly, it expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year to be 118% to 138% higher year-on-year at between 143c and 156.12c, compared with the HEPS of 65.57c in the prior financial year.]]></description>
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            <category>FINANCIAL RESULTS</category>
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            <title>Exxaro partners with business schools to develop future mining, energy leaders</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed natural resources company Exxaro Resources has established a strategic leadership development partnership with three business schools to strengthen leadership capability across its mining and renewable energy businesses as part of its sustainable growth and impact strategy. The University of Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development, the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and the Henley Business School Africa have been appointed to design and deliver a suite of contextualised leadership development programmes that will prepare Exxaro's leaders to navigate an increasingly dynamic business environment.]]></description>
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            <category>SKILLS DEVELOPMENT</category>
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            <title>Data centres play a key role in driving economic growth – Equinix</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the role of digital infrastructure becomes increasingly important in supporting South Africa’s economic growth, data centres have become critical in shaping this landscape, serving customers in multiple industries such as financial services, construction, manufacturing and logistics. In addition to this, data centres also enable digital services such as e-commerce and online banking, thereby becoming fundamental to daily operations, Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company Equinix South Africa MD Sandile Dube said during a media event on August 11.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>DATA CENTRES</category>
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            <title>PIC needs overhaul of how it is governed, as Mpati Commission recommended in 2020 – Mavuso</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC) requires a fundamental overhaul of how it is governed, as it faces the same institutional flaws as large State-owned enterprises did before their reform, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. During the week of August 3 to 7, the Gauteng High Court overturned the suspension of PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini, ruling that the board that suspended him lacked the authority to do so, as only the Finance Minister holds that power.]]></description>
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            <title>South African learners graduate from the 2026 Pathways to Space STEM education initiative</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US-based global major aerospace group Boeing and the Future African Space Explorers STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Academy (FASESA) have announced that 1 313 South African learners were among the 2 626 African students who graduated from the third annual Pathways to Space programme. The other students were composed of 832 from Ethiopia, 431 from Nigeria and 50 from Kenya. This year was the first time that South Africa had participated in the programme. The initiative was aligned with the continent’s growing space sector and with the regional coordination provided by the AU African Space Agency. Since it was launched in 2024, almost 3 500 students from across Africa had graduated from Pathways to Space. ]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Outsourced services industry organisation Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) has launched its Impact Sourcing Practical Guide to help South Africa's global business services (GBS) sector grow while creating sustainable employment. The guide provides operational models that local business process outsourcing (BPO) and GBS companies can use to improve their sourcing of employees, such that sourcing and talent development is a core part of business strategy, said BPESA CEO Reshni Singh at local BPO Digiforte, in Randburg, on August 7.]]></description>
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            <title>Small-scale spray dryers improve research, development and production</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new generation of small-scale spray dryers has been launched by industrial equipment and solutions provider ANDRITZ. The ANDRITZ Dedert small-scale spray dryer range is designed to help customers bridge the gap between laboratory trials and industrial-scale operation. The portfolio supports product development, process optimisation, scale‑up from pilot trials to industrial validation, as well as small-scale production. Typical applications include food, dairy, nutraceuticals and chemicals. ]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[While the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased paraxylene (PX), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and mono ethylene glycol (MEG) prices, outright supply shortages have been limited, with high crude oil prices being the dominant cost driver across the petrochemicals value chain, according to global research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie. Around 20% of Europe's PX supply comes from the Middle East, a share that has grown with the addition of a new PTA asset in Türkiye. Middle Eastern supply accounts for only 5% to 10% of the US’s PX, with a similar share for the rest of the world, says Wood Mackenzie senior research analyst Santiago Castro.]]></description>
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            <title>Third kiln commissioned at quicklime project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The hot commissioning of the third of eight planned kilns at its Limeco quicklime project in Zambia is under way, states Africa-focused quicklime producer and critical minerals explorer Firering Strategic Minerals. “The hot commissioning of Kiln 3 is a defining moment for Limeco. With all three kilns now in operation, we expect combined production to exceed 200 t/d, putting Limeco on track to becoming one of the largest high-quality lime producers in Zambia. Most importantly, this represents the inflection point for Limeco, moving from an effective breakeven operation into profitable production, with the business expected to be cash flow positive by year-end,” said Firering chairperson and interim CEO Youval Rasin.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <title>Crisis exposes Africa’s vulnerabilities, opportunities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global repercussions of the ongoing US-Iran War and the Persian Gulf crisis have exacerbated the urgency for Africa to accelerate its energy transition and industrialisation goal, says independent research organisation Institute for Security Studies senior research associate Dhesigen Naidoo. "The politics of what is happening in the Gulf is quite troubling because it goes hand in hand with the genocide in Gaza. For some parties, it functions as an alternative strategy to consolidate the impact of the genocide."]]></description>
            <author>Nadine Ramdass</author>
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