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Country-specific hazards emerge during self-driving car’s world tour

By: Irma Venter 16th February 2018 It may surprise the taxi haters, but South Africa is not the most challenging country to sit behind the wheel of a vehicle in self-driving mode. The winner is China, with its sometimes erratic cyclists, lack of lane markings and confusing traffic signals. Mercedes-Benz at the end of last year... →

Nuclear energy future imminent, despite delays in updated IRP

By: Simone Liedtke 16th February 2018 South Africa-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company Lesedi Nuclear Services (Lesedi) business development executive Shane Pereira believes that there is a future for nuclear power globally, although it is being hindered locally by the delay in passing the updated Integrated... →

Sarens siba

16th February 2018 It is the mission of heavy-lifting and engineered transport specialist Sarens to be the reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting and engineered transport. Understanding the need for change and transformation in the South African market, as well as the need to incorporate previously... →

M&R committed to deliver sub-Saharan power and water prospects as mega-project era draws to close

By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th February 2018 The Power & Water business platform within JSE-listed engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is beginning to shift its attention from Eskom’s two megascale power station projects, in Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively, to tackling a range of smaller opportunities in various... →

African Tantalum sends fourth tantalum shipment to customer

By: Anine Kilian 9th February 2018 African Tantalum (Aftan) has sent the fourth shipment of high-purity tantalum from its Namibia Tantalite Investment mine to a North American tantalum consumer and end-user of tantalum ore. Aftan, which is a subsidiary of Aim-listed Kennedy Ventures, on Friday said it has made significant progress... →

Wacker Neuson SA signs exclusive partnership agreement with Namibian dealer - IBS

9th February 2018 On Tuesday 28th November 2017 Wacker Neuson South Africa signed an exclusive partnership agreement with long-standing Namibian dealer, Industrial Building Supplies & Plant Hire (IBS). The agreement positions IBS as the exclusive supplier of Wacker Neuson light construction and compact equipment... →

De Beers diamond venture puts Namibian mine on sale

By: Reuters 9th February 2018 Namdeb, a 50/50 joint venture between the Namibian government and Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, has put the Elizabeth Bay Mine on sale, a company spokesperson said on Friday. The sale comes three weeks after the diamond miner wrote to staff offering voluntary redundancies that will... →

Employees electing not to join medical aid schemes a concern

By: Paige Müller 9th February 2018 Construction and civil engineering industry professionals are reluctant to join medical aid schemes, citing monetary concerns as a primary deterrent. The Building and Construction Industry Medical Aid Fund (BCIMA) states that this is a concerning trend, given the number of work-related injuries... →

Nimbus takes 26.5% stake in Paratus Namibia

By: Schalk Burger 7th February 2018 Namibian Stock Exchange- (NSX-) listed capital-pool company Nimbus Infrastructure has bought a 26.5% stake in Pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Africa’s Namibian operations for N$95-million. The deal resulted in Nimbus acquiring 8% of the issued share capital in Paratus for a cash... →

Paladin on track to relist on the ASX

By: Anine Kilian 7th February 2018 Uranium miner Paladin Energy on Wednesday said it had not received an appraisal notice from China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Overseas Uranium Holdings (COUH), regarding the purchase of Paladin’s share in Langer Heinrich Mauritius (LHMHL), the holding company of the Langer Heinrich mine,... →

2018 presents best prospects in a decade for African mining – Standard Bank

By: Anine Kilian 6th February 2018 Sustained commodity price growth and reduced costs are likely to present Africa’s mining sector with the best prospects in over a decade. “The centrality of mining to the development of the continent means that 2018 is likely to be a watershed year in Africa’s ongoing growth story,” Standard Bank... →

De Beers eyes Zimbabwe, Congo after gaining South African permits

By: Bloomberg 6th February 2018 De Beers may follow its resumption of exploration for diamonds in South Africa’s Northern Cape by looking in the longer term at opportunities in countries like Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo. "I’m excited about what I’m seeing in Zimbabwe," said Phillip Barton, chief executive... →

Weatherly buys additional 65% of Berg Aukas project

By: Simone Liedtke 5th February 2018 Aim-listed Weatherly International has entered into a binding agreement to increase its ownership of private Namibian company China Africa Resources Namibia (CARN) from 25% to 90%. CARN, which owns 100% of the high-grade Berg Aukas underground zinc/lead/vanadium project near Grootfontein, in... →

Zest WEG Group

5th February 2018 The Zest WEG Group has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of the African region, and has been servicing the mining sector on the continent for more than 35 years. →

Strong zinc output from Black Mountain, Skorpion – Vedanta

By: Martin Creamer 2nd February 2018 Diversified mining company Vedanta Resources said on Friday that its Vedanta Zinc International subsidiary had delivered strong zinc production at Black Mountain in the Northern Cape and at Skorpion in Namibia in the three months to the end of December, and that the $400-million Gamsberg zinc... →

Electric cars and niche metals lure cash back to African mines

By: Bloomberg 2nd February 2018 Rising commodity prices may have revived enthusiasm for African resources, but it’s unlikely to be the old mainstays of coal and iron ore pulling crowds next week as the mining industry meets in Cape Town. The electric-vehicle boom and shifting industrial demand have transformed formerly niche... →

Paladin to return to ASX, most shares in hands of creditors

By: Mariaan Webb 2nd February 2018 Uranium miner Paladin Energy will apply for its securities to be reinstated to official quotation on the ASX, the Australia-based company said on Friday, announcing the completion of its restructuring and the appointment of two new directors. With the deed of company arrangement (DOCA) effected,... →

Kefi welcomes senior managers to executive committee

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 1st February 2018 Aim-listed gold and copper exploration and development company Kefi Minerals has expanded its senior management team as part of preparations for its development and operations. This includes the appointment of David Munro as head of operations, Eddy Solbrandt as head of systems and Brian Hosking... →

Wind of change sees DMR grant prospecting licences to De Beers

By: Martin Creamer 29th January 2018 After a two-year procrastination, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has approved 16 prospecting licence applications submitted by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM). The licences are all in the Kimberley area of the Northern Cape, where DBCM began mining diamonds 130 years ago. (Also... →

Rio-Carb is a one-stop shop for complete wear solutions

29th January 2018 A number of innovations adopted successfully in 2017 has seen Rio-Carb become a one-stop shop for all wear solutions, in addition to supplying a range of wear materials.These innovations include modular chutes, the design of hybrid liner packages for haul trucks, upgraded liner packaging, and an... →

Innovation and blockchain tech high on the agenda at the 10th Africa Energy Indaba

29th January 2018 Leading figures within the African energy scene will convene at the 10th Annual Africa Energy Indaba, the World Energy Council’s annual African regional meeting, to discuss the importance of innovation and regional integration at a time when the energy sector is undergoing a major transition.... →

Nersa welcomes Mkhize as petroleum pipelines regulator

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 26th January 2018 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has appointed Muzuvukile Mkhize as full-time regulator member responsible for petroleum pipelines regulation, following Cabinet approval. Mkhize will fill the role for a five-year term from January 16 this year to January 15, 2023. His... →

High-tech vessel leaves Durban for African coastal research

By: African News Agency 26th January 2018 A Norwegian research vessel deemed the most technologically advanced in the world set out from Durban on Friday to assist coastal African countries with data collection to promote sustainable marine and fishing environments. The Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, a state-of-the-art vessel equipped with three... →

Junior projects lighting bright path into Africa for ‘search and solve’ group

By: Martin Creamer 26th January 2018 Motor and controls manufacturer Zest WEG Group, which designs, manufactures, markets and installs electrical products and solutions across the full electrical spectrum, is achieving great success with its new specially crafted ‘pavement pounding, search and solve’ business model that ensures... →

Michael Higley

26th January 2018 This week we feature Michael Higley, VP Operations at FedEx, a company that provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transport, ecommerce and business services →

De Beers ups year-on-year production by 22%

By: Samantha Herbst 25th January 2018 Buoyed by stronger trading conditions and a contribution from the ramp up of its Canada-based Gahcho Kué mine in the fourth quarter of 2017, diamond giant De Beers increased its total rough diamond production for the year by 22% to 33.5-million, boosted by a 5% increase in production in the... →

Botswana to spend $495m to extend power grid to northwest

By: Reuters 22nd January 2018 The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) on Monday launched a P4.8-billion ($495-million) project to build an electricity transmission line to connect the northwest of the country, a centre of copper mining and tourism, to the national grid. Domestic consumers in the region currently rely on imports... →

De Beers diamond venture to lay off at least 130 in Namibia – union

By: Reuters 18th January 2018 Namdeb, a joint venture between Namibia's government and Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers, is expected to lay off at least 130 of its 1,700-strong workforce, a union official said on Wednesday. Shavuka Mbidhi, from the Mineworkers Union of Namibia's Oranjemund branch, said the diamond miner... →

AfriTin marks progress at Uis mine

By: Natasha Odendaal 17th January 2018 Aim-listed tin miner AfriTin Mining has acquired the entire front-end crushing component for the processing circuit of the Phase 1 processing plant at the company’s Uis tin mine, in Namibia. The equipment includes a jaw crusher, three cone crushers, stacking and conveying equipment and an... →

Top 10 zinc miner Trevali lifts 2018 guidance 140% as zinc powers to 10yr high

By: Henry Lazenby 16th January 2018 Canadian zinc miner Trevali Mining expects to produce 140% more zinc this year, following a transformational 2017 that saw it produce a record 177.4-million payable pounds of zinc. The 2017 output was boosted by the December quarter production from the newly acquired Perkoa mine, in Burkina Faso,... →

At Mining Indaba 2018, Caterpillar presents broad range of machines, technology and services to support African mining

15th January 2018 Caterpillar will present its unmatched range of innovative technologies and services at Mining Indaba, February 5-8 in Cape Town, South Africa. With a focus on optimizing operations, whether surface or underground, large or small, Caterpillar and Cat® dealers are dedicated to working with mining... →

Autonomous driving in SA faces pedestrian, road sign challenges, finds Merc

By: Irma Venter 15th January 2018 It may surprise the taxi haters, but South Africa is not the most challenging country to sit behind the wheel of a vehicle in self-driving mode. The winner is China, with its sometimes erratic cyclists, lack of lane markings and confusing traffic signals. Mercedes-Benz at the end of last year... →

Walkabout executes lithium exploration MoU in Namibia

By: Natasha Odendaal 11th January 2018 ASX-listed Walkabout Resources has executed a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local Namibian company for a staged earn-in to an exclusive prospecting licence that will expand the company’s current lithium exploration ground in that country. Walkabout, through its Namibian entity... →

Lithium at depth in Namibia – Montero

By: Martin Creamer 10th January 2018 Significant concentrations of lithium mineralisation have been established in Namibia, where Montero Mining and Exploration has completed assaying historical drilling results. The Toronto Venture Exchange-listed company announced on Wednesday that lithium-bearing mineralisation, found to be... →

African Tantalum gears mine towards future tantalum deliveries

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 21st December 2017 African Tantalum has sent its third shipment of high-purity tantalum from the Namibia tantalite investment mine (NTI) to its customer, a global North American tantalum consumer and end-user of tantalum ore, with a fourth shipment currently being tested by a third party before being sent. Aftan,... →

Rio recalibrating understanding of Africa, working on Africa strategy

By: Martin Creamer 19th December 2017 Diversified mining company Rio Tinto is recalibrating its understanding of Africa and working on an Africa strategy that is scheduled to be presented to the company’s executive committee next year. The company, which has the Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South... →

Namibia Rare Earths bags Lofdal enviro clearance

By: Henry Lazenby 19th December 2017 The Namibian Environment Ministry has cleared TSX-V-listed project promotor Namibia Rare Earths’ (NRE’s) Lofdal heavy rare earth project for mining and processing operations and for a planned power and water line corridor, the company announced on Monday. →

Weatherly’s losses more than triple on back of Tschudi operational challenges

By: Mia Breytenbach 11th December 2017 Despite a revenue increase to $75.1-million from $63.7-million for the year ended June 30, Aim-listed Weatherly International’s losses for the year ended June 30 have more than tripled to about $40.1-million from $10.6-million, the company reported on Monday. Losses a share widened to $3.64 from... →

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