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12 stories on the Industry & Mining desk in the last 30 days (12 this week). Latest: South Africa’s defence giant takes $122 million artillery upgrade to Oman, with deliveries running to 2030. Updated 29 September 2026.
- South Africa’s defence giant takes $122 million artillery upgrade to Oman, with deliveries running to 2030 ↗
29 September 2026
- European gunmaker eyes South Africa as weapons production hub for Southern Africa ↗
29 September 2026
- Africa’s gold giant makes $27 billion bid to create world’s second-biggest producer — but Australian rival says no ↗
28 September 2026
- South Africa and Zimbabwe negotiate R8.2B cross-border dam to supply Limpopo industrial hub ↗
28 September 2026
- South Africa’s missile maker reveals North African buyer as it builds weapons for its own military ↗
27 September 2026 · raise card
- South Africa’s Gold Fields seeks to buy Australia’s biggest gold miner in what could become one of the biggest deals in the gold industry ↗
27 September 2026
- Rising cement imports threaten South Africa’s local manufacturers, PPC warns ↗
30 September 2026
- Transnet South Africa Seeks Private Partners for R44bn Manganese Export Corridor ↗
25 September 2026
- South Africa’s fertiliser waste could supply Europe’s defence magnets as China dominates rare earths ↗
25 September 2026
- Africa’s only globally accredited gold refinery looks to Ghana after South African output leaves it half empty ↗
24 September 2026
- South Africa may need more than $8 billion to revive mothballed state-owned refineries ↗
23 September 2026
- Africa’s biggest economy wants to revive two inactive refineries but the bill is over $8 billion ↗
23 September 2026