22nd August 2025 Amanda Maher Position and company name: Sales supervisor for medium-and high-voltage motors at WEG Africa Main activity of company: WEG is a global leader in the production of electrical equipment, specialising in motors, automation, energy and transmission technologies. The company is committed... →

23rd July 2025  Solar energy is surging in South Africa. According to PwC, the country recently added over 4,400 megawatts of solar panels, excluding government procurement and utility-scale installations. Much of that capacity sits in the commercial and industrial sectors, according to the CSIR. But the energy... →

27th June 2025 South Africa's Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) have now come into effect, marking the start of the phasing out of most three-phase, low-voltage electric motors rated IE1 in the country to the more energy-efficient IE3-rated motors. This is expected to deliver higher efficiencies and... →

23rd June 2025 In adhering to its ethos of developing technologies and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and sustainable world, electric engineering, power and automation developer WEG has onboarded new products to its South African portfolio to cater to new safety and efficiency standards, as well... →

30th May 2025 In April, electric engineering, power and automation developer WEG announced that its first vertical motor MGL900-5800KW 12P medium-voltage vertical motor successfully rolled off the production line, marking significant progress in a collaborative project. The vertical motor was developed in... →

20th May 2025 As industries accelerate their transition to cleaner technologies, managing the associated operational risks becomes increasingly complex and vital. Operational risk management company ProRisk, a South African subsidiary of Proconics Holdings, is tackling this challenge with innovative and... →