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What Angola can learn from Nigeria for marginal oil production
Published: 21 January 2019
With production declining and investment scarce, Angola’s government has put a number of new policies in place to reboot its oil industry and propel economic development. However, those changes take...
Read moreNew calls for Giyani Bulk Water Project to resume
Published: 20 January 2019
Khato Civils, the engineering firm which stopped work on the Giyani Bulk Water Project due to non-payment, has said it will “fully co-operate” with investigations after a six-year-old child died...
Read moreAECOM gains Level 1 B-BBEE status
Published: 19 January 2019
Engineering firm AECOM has received Level 1 B-BBEE status. The company’s Managing Director, Joe Ndala, says this is affirmation of AECOM’s ongoing commitment to transformation, focusing on equity ownership and employment equity...
Read moreRTS Africa introduces Nel PEM electrolysers to the local market
Published: 18 January 2019
When it comes to the bulk manufacturing of hydrogen, there are adequate, cost-effective solutions for generating high-volume hydrogen locally available. However, for the supply and storage of hydrogen, small-to-medium users...
Read moreProf Ian Jandrell part of Sibanye-Stillwater Global Safe Production Advisory Panel
Published: 17 January 2019
As part of its safety initiative in 2018, Sibanye-Stillwater identified the need for the formation of a Global Safe Production Advisory Panel (GSPAP). The Group has now successfully established a...
Read moreSiemens, Wits partner in Digital Mining Incubator
Published: 17 January 2019
Siemens has announced the Digital Mining Incubator (DMI), a co-creation space aimed at developing the next generation of digital mining experts. Focused on developing mining engineering competence, the incubator is integrated into the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct...
Read moreNew MD for Rittal South Africa
Published: 16 January 2019
Rittal South Africa has appointed Adrian Buddingh as Managing Director. Buddingh graduated in Mechanical Engineering and has a National Higher Diploma in Management Practice from the University of Johannesburg as well as a Diploma in Industrial marketing...
Read moreSA manufacturing sees tentative recovery
Published: 15 January 2019
South Africa’s manufacturing sector is showing signs of a tentative recovery. Manufacturing production increased by 1.6% year-on-year in November, according to Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), while respondents in the Absa Purchasing Managers...
Read moreUCT researchers develop world-first “bio-brick”
Published: 15 January 2019
Green and sustainable building practices are increasingly gaining traction, as is research into finding new, improved ways to make buildings more sustainable. In South Africa, university researchers have discovered a...
Read moreSiemens awards R1 million apprenticeship
Published: 14 January 2019
Siemens has awarded one of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists winners an apprenticeship. Brad Etienne Spies, a learner from D.F Malherbe High School in Port Elizabeth, has received the...
Read moreMining equipment market projected at $100 billion by 2024
Published: 14 January 2019
Market Study Report LLC has released an analysis of the mining equipment market trends for the period 2018-2024. The report includes analysis of revenue as well as regional factors.
Read moreForbes Africa “30 Under 30” nominations open
Published: 13 January 2019
“Every year, there emerges, in the continent of a billion-plus people, young luminaries who are blazing a trail to the finish line,” says Forbes Africa’s Managing Editor, Methil Renuka. The...
Read moreCorrosion protection for outdoor areas
Published: 12 January 2019
When storage space is at a premium, industrial plants often turn to outdoor racks or yards in which to let unused equipment or newly finished parts sit temporarily. However, these...
Read moreBabcock celebrates 25 year anniversary
Published: 11 January 2019
Specialist equipment manufacturer Babcock recently celebrated two and a half decades of providing fabricated products and a full range of specialised support services to Africa’s power generation and metallurgical industries...
Read moreSouth Africa incentivises job creation
Published: 09 January 2019
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has partnered with industry to develop a compelling value proposition to investors which would support government’s objectives of job creation, Minister Rob Davies...
Read moreResearch project aims to bring safe drinking water to rural areas
Published: 09 January 2019
Over 100 million people in Southern Africa have no access to clean water – a situation the SafeWaterAfrica project is looking to remedy. This EU-funded research project aims to develop...
Read moreJobs bloodbath on the cards for Eskom
Published: 08 January 2019
Eskom looks set for further job cuts this year, with reports indicating that the utility will extend its strategy of trimming top executive positions to include lower ranking managers as...
Read moreSouth Africa launches continent’s most advanced nanosatellite
Published: 07 January 2019
South Africa has launched its most advanced nanosatellite– also considered the most advanced in Africa – into space. The satellite will help monitor ocean traffic as part of the oceans...
Read moreEuropean Investment Bank to finance projects across Africa
Published: 04 January 2019
The European Investment Bank has formally agreed a total of EUR 495 million worth of new financing for three projects to support sustainable transport, clean energy and internet access projects...
Read moreTips for transporting a backhoe loader
Published: 03 January 2019
It’s quite common for construction companies to have to ship their equipment over long distances. However, because of its design, a backhoe loader isn’t meant to be driven long distances...
Read moreAlmost invisible water-based corrosion protection
Published: 02 January 2019
Anti-corrosion specialist Cortec offers a water-based removable coating to protect heavy equipment, machinery, vehicles, piping, and structural steel in storage and transit. The VpCI-391 water-based coating offers corrosion protection for...
Read moreCompact crusher bucket minimises backfill costs
Published: 31 December 2018
In European cities, space is at a premium, resulting in many structures being built on top of older structures. In addition, there are often underground tunnels which cause added complications...
Read moreUK government pledges additional funding for sub-Saharan renewable projects
Published: 29 December 2018
The UK government has announced £100 million of funding for the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), which will support up to 40 new renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The...
Read moreGE to provide advisory and technical services to Kenyan wind power project
Published: 28 December 2018
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it will provide 60 GE 1.7-103 turbines to the Kipeto project in Kenya. The 100MW Kipeto wind power project will provide clean energy to...
Read moreNew AVENG CEO announced
Published: 27 December 2018
Sean Flanagan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aveng, effective 1 February 2019. The appointment was announced by the listed company’s Board of Directors.
Read moreThe world’s “most efficient” chiller now available locally
Published: 24 December 2018
Johnson Controls’ new YZ Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller, rated “the world’s most efficient chiller”, is now available locally. Released globally in September 2018, the YZ Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller is...
Read morePositive outlook for mining and renewables
Published: 21 December 2018
A vastly improved economic and political landscape across Africa has secured a favourable foundation for the continent’s continued growth, but corporates and industry have to ensure capital flow to ensure...
Read moreZLT Cranes appointed sub-Saharan Raimondi Cranes agent
Published: 20 December 2018
ZLT Tower Cranes has been appointed as the official agent representing Raimondi Cranes across eight African countries. Effective immediately, ZLT Cranes will act as the sole Raimondi dealer across South...
Read moreCote d’Ivoire launches CNG-fuelled bus fleet
Published: 19 December 2018
Cote d’Ivoire has unveiled a fleet of 50 buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). This initiative part of the country’s commitment to the Paris COP 21 agreement, with the...
Read moreVal.co level sensors available locally
Published: 18 December 2018
GHM Messtechnik South Africa has introduced the Val.co range of level sensors locally. The Val.co range includes small float switches, Linear-LC, limit level switch for side installation, multipoint and simple...
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