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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George
George emphasises collective multilateral climate effort in MoCA speech
22nd July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa and most other African and developing countries are facing a very serious economic situation with pressing development challenges, such as high unemployment and poverty rates. Southern... 


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Dube TradePort to rehabilitate 200 ha of land near its developments
19th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Special economic zone the Dube TradePort has acquired more than 200 ha of land over the past five years with the specific purpose of conserving environmentally sensitive land near its development... 


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Improving efficiency in bulk materials handling
19th July 2024

Uncontrolled discharge in bulk materials handling can lead to reduced efficiency, increased downtime and increased costs. Weba Chute Systems asserts that custom-engineered transfer chutes are key... 


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Crestcare group opens R238m private hospital in Malmesbury
19th July 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Crestcare Hospital Group has cut the ribbon on its newest development, the R238-million acute hospital in the Western Cape town of Malmesbury. Crestcare’s majority shareholder is black-owned... 


Citizens can help find solutions to South Africa’s deteriorating water quality
19th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Citizen science, where the public collects and analyses scientific data, can contribute to monitoring and testing of water quality in South Africa, delegates at the third yearly IIE MSA Water... 


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Manufacturer introduces new conveyor belt cleaner
19th July 2024

In an effort to reduce dust carry-back and lower overall maintenance time, global leader of belt conveyor accessories Martin Engineering, has launched the next generation of secondary conveyor belt... 


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Skills development, transfer a focus for manufacturer
19th July 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The requirement to employ and train young people within its operations, coupled with the transfer of industry knowledge, are focuses of hydraulic equipment manufacturer Ndoukhulu Hydraulic and... 


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Solar equipment supplier illuminates S Africa’s informal settlements
19th July 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Solar energy and lighting solutions provider ZRW Mechanika has successfully combined LED technology with renewable solar power to create its portable solar systems to provide lighting for informal... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1. 


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Air and Lab Products Africa
19th July 2024

Air filter supplier and distributor Air and Lab Products Africa (ALPA) is the proud agent and distributor for air filter producer Camfil. Camfil Industrial Air Cleaners offer a comprehensive... 


Critical oversight of quality and safety in EPC contracts
Critical oversight of quality and safety in EPC contracts
18th July 2024

By Jaco Viljoen :Project Director at TDS Projects Group Due to the complex, often dangerous nature of mining operations, selecting an expert engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partner... 


Kumba Iron Ore CE Mpumi Zikalala
Kumba Iron Ore expecting half-year earnings to be 24% to 29% lower
18th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The basic earnings of iron-ore mining company Kumba for the six months to June 30 are expected to between 24% and 29% lower than for the first six months of last year. The decreased R6 847-million... 


Mastering power systems for seamless operations – a game changer for Consumer-Packaged Goods
Mastering power systems for seamless operations – a game changer for Consumer-Packaged Goods
18th July 2024

By Brighton Mwarehwa: Offer and Marketing Director – Power Systems Business Unit at Schneider Electric Pushing the boundaries of efficiency is an imperative for   production and distribution in the... 


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Komatsu centre leveraging data to improve mining equipment performance on-site
17th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining and industrial machinery developer and manufacturer Komatsu’s Smart Services Centre, in eMalahleni, is capitalising on data to assist coal mining companies to optimise productivity, ensure... 


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BMI sees monetary policy easing globally, but high inflation persists in some regions
17th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In considering the accuracy of the economic and political risk predictions that were made at the end of 2023 for the new year, BMI’s sub-Saharan Africa Country Risk team has found that most of the... 


Council reiterates importance of compliance with amended guidelines on mandatory COP
17th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Minerals Council South Africa has reiterated the implications of the Amended Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice (COP), which was first published in July 2023. The... 


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Cape Town nets R36m in carbon credit auction
17th July 2024 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced the successful auction of R36-million in carbon credits, generated by reducing gas emissions at city landfill sites via waste-to-energy initiatives.... 


Webinar - Health & Safety in Industry & Mining
Webinar - Health & Safety in Industry & Mining
17th July 2024

Creamer Media has assembled a panel of top industry experts to unpack Health and Safety in Industry and Mining during our webinar on August 14, 2024, at 14:00. Facilitated by South African... 


Seize the spotlight: Exhibit at Africa's Premier Organic and Natural Products Expo Africa 2024!
Seize the spotlight: Exhibit at Africa's Premier Organic and Natural Products Expo Africa 2024!
17th July 2024

The leading industry event, the Organic and Natural Products Expo Africa, proudly sponsored by Standard Bank, is returning to Johannesburg for its fourth edition at the Sandton Convention Centre... 


Bougainville Copper CEO and MD resigns
16th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

David Osikore has resigned as MD and CEO of Bougainville Copper (BOC), the ASX-listed company reported on Tuesday. Osikore has stepped away from the day-to-day management duties to deal with a... 


Vertiv Unveils Next-Generation UPS to Support High Capacity, High Availability AI Power Demands in Room and Prefabricated Deployments in All World Regions
Vertiv Unveils Next-Generation UPS to Support High Capacity, High Availability AI Power Demands in Room and Prefabricated Deployments in All World Regions
16th July 2024

The Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS is also available as a component of the new Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution, close coupled with Vertiv™ PowerBoard Switchgear for reduced footprint and maintenance.  As global... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye features on FTSE4Good index for the ninth consecutive year
16th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and NYSE-listed miner Sibanye-Stillwater has once again made it onto British financial organisation the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Russell Group’s sustainability index. The... 


Using standardisation to bullet-proof your operational technology cybersecurity system
16th July 2024

By Muhammad Ali: managing director of South African ISO specialist World Wide Industrial & Systems Engineers (WWISE) Internationally recognised cyber security standards could prevent attacks on OT... 


Koeberg nuclear power station
Nuclear Regulator grants Eskom permission to extend life of Koeberg Unit 1 to July 2044
15th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1, but has deferred a decision on the nuclear power station’s Unit 2 until late 2025,... 


Drones deliver medicine, mail, money and spare parts to hardest-to-reach locations
Drones deliver medicine, mail, money and spare parts to hardest-to-reach locations
15th July 2024

Drone technology is taking off and cargo drones are being used successfully in supply chains around the world, to deliver things ranging from critical medicines, mail and money to spare parts and... 


How ESG in construction can transform SA’s building sector
How ESG in construction can transform SA’s building sector
15th July 2024

By Morag Evans - CEO of Databuild The growing importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is having a significant impact on how building projects are planned, executed, and... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable - Ramaphosa
15th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in his latest weekly newsletter, published ahead of his address to a climate finance symposium being... 


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Heating, ventilation and cooling solutions for mines
12th July 2024

Specialist in heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) solutions Booyco Engineering says it is set to advance its offering of standardised and bespoke designs for heavy duty mining applications,... 


How talent management can become a silver bullet to voluntary attrition
How talent management can become a silver bullet to voluntary attrition
12th July 2024

By Yewande Ayowole-Oso, Talent Leader, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric It reads like a paragraph from a history book; first there was the Great Resignation, followed by the Great... 


CRUCIAL ROLE
Mining plays a crucial role in economic development and contributing to global supply chains
Meeting challenges requires strategy rethink
12th July 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

In 2023, the global mining sector, including key players in Africa, faced a dual threat of falling commodity prices and rising operational costs, which pressured the financial performance of the... 


Transportation focus shifting to people-centred approach
10th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There is an increased focus on the role of transportation in society and how it can be used to improve peoples’ quality of life, rather than focusing only on building and maintaining systems. This... 


Atlantic reports Ewoyaa fatality
10th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium reports that a member of the workforce at its Ewoyaa lithium project, in Ghana, was fatally injured on Tuesday. Site activities have been suspended. The... 


AECI Group CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI to sell Animal Health business as it shifts focus to core competencies
10th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mining explosives and chemicals company AECI has signed an agreement for the sale of its Animal Health business, as a going concern, to Nutreco International, whose South African subsidiary is... 


Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week 2024: Join the movement to make a difference
Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week 2024: Join the movement to make a difference
10th July 2024

As the calendar turns to September, South Africans are gearing up for the annual Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week, scheduled to take place from 16-21 September 2024. This year marks the 28th consecutive... 


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Anglo American MCPP yielding positive results
9th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Four-and-a-half years since its launch, the Anglo American Municipal Capability and Partnership Programme (MCPP) is yielding results in helping to strengthen municipalities in the areas where the... 


An image of Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Transport conference outlines challenges, opportunities in necessary reskilling/upskilling
8th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s transport industry is a significant contributor to the country’s gross domestic product; however, it is being impacted on by several factors, which necessitates the reskilling and... 


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Ivory Park capital development on track following oversight visit, CoJ says
8th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning councillor Eunice Mgcina, along with Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) CEO Themba Mathibe, conducted an... 


BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso
GNU Cabinet announcement gave business confidence a boost, says BLSA
8th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has said that business confidence is growing on the back of the announcement of the new government of national unity... 


A US flag at the Capitol
US miners push Washington to revive long-dormant Bureau of Mines
7th July 2024 By: Reuters

Mining trade groups plan to push Washington to revive and expand the long-dormant Bureau of Mines, an effort aimed at streamlining how the US government regulates and supports critical minerals... 


Covid-19 vaccine
Commission decides not to escalate Johnson & Johnson case to the Tribunal
5th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Competition Commission has decided not to prosecute a complaint of alleged anticompetitive conduct that was initiated against pharmaceuticals group Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen... 


Renewables project to power miner’s KwaZulu-Natal operations
5th July 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a division of diversified miner Rio Tinto, is set to receive 140 MW of renewable energy from the Khangela Emoyeni Wind Farm, in South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape... 


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Unconsidered factors affecting water infrastructure
5th July 2024

When discussing South Africa’s water crisis, three considerations – namely history, the leveraging of technology and innovation, and the need to elevate water to ‘strategic priority’ status – are... 


Suppple launches AI health bot for AU member States
5th July 2024 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town- and London-based technology company Suppple launched an AI health bot at Africa Health ExCon, held in Egypt in June. Suppple says the health bot will provide digital healthcare... 


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