The annual Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) conference and exhibition returns on 16-17 April 2026 at Elangeni Hotel, Durban, KwaZulu Natal. Ahead of the show, Quarrying Africa speaks to two key exhibitors, Bell Equipment and Astec Industries, about the solutions they will highlight at this year’s show and some of the key trends taking root in the local quarrying sector. By Munesu Shoko.
At this year’s Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) Conference and Exhibition, which takes place on 16-17 April in Durban, South Africa, Caldas for Crushers Wears Spares will highlight solutions that directly address the operational realities faced by quarrying and mining customers across Africa. By Munesu Shoko.
Following the local launch of the UJ443E fully electric mobile crusher late last year, Sandvik Rock Processing reports strong early interest in the technology. The first two Sandvik UJ443E machines in Africa – the third and fourth units to be produced globally – have been sold to local mining contractors through southern African distributor, S&R Enterprises, signalling the impending fundamental shift towards fully-electric mobile crushing technology in Africa. By Munesu Shoko.
In January 2024, Africoal – a leading opencast mining contractor with a strong operational footprint in the coalfields of Mpumalanga, South Africa – took delivery of its first ever SANY excavators. Impressed by both the performance of the machine and the backup support, the company has, within two years, grown its fleet of SANY excavators to seven. Based on this performance, Ross Robertson, CEO of Africoal, expects SANY to be the company’s preferred excavator supplier for the long haul. By Munesu Shoko.