Pimani Baloyi

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Pimani Baloyi

Pimani Baloyi is a former Creamer Media Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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Business opportunities in Africa outweigh risks – JCCI

8th May 2015 The opportunities for companies to prosper in Africa far outweigh the risks associated with doing business on the continent, says Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). This is because several African countries are showing commitment to addressing challenges, such as infrastructure... →

Sub-Saharan Africa sees surge in long-term FDI

8th May 2015 There has been a surge of foreign direct investment (FDI) and interest in starting new projects and investing in infrastructure development in sub-Saharan Africa, says privately owned research company Whitehouse and Associates. Whitehouse and Associates director Duncan Bonnett tells Engineering... →

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT South Africa should be the Africa's leading service provider, as more cities are being constructed on the continent

Utilities expo set to be the biggest ever

1st May 2015 Africa’s untapped power potential, regional collaboration and ways of attracting foreign investment will take centre stage at what is set to be the biggest African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and exhibition to date. Event organiser Spintelligent event director Evan Schiff tells... →

GLOBAL GATHERING The 2015 African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference will consider ways of using renewable energy to resolve Africa’s power challenges

Pumps as turbines to be showcased at power expo

1st May 2015 Local pumps supplier Ritz Pumps South Africa, a subsidiary pump provider Andritz, will showcase its energy-saving and -generating technological pumps, which incorporate turbine technology, at this year’s African Utility Week to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from May 12... →

Company launches new RMU at power expo

1st May 2015 Secondary power distribution solutions provider Lucy Electric South Africa will launch an extension of its ring main unit (RMU) range, the Aegis Plus, at this year’s African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and exhibition, which will take place at the Cape Town International... →

RICK ST JOHN Lucy Electric's new products have been developed to automate medium-voltage networks to efficiently distribute the scarce commodity of generated electricity

Association hosts conference alongside utility expo

1st May 2015 The Southern African Asset Management Association (Saama) will, for the second year running, host an asset management conference alongside the African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from May 12 to 14. Saama VP Craig Henry tells Engineering... →

CRAIG HENRY Had proper asset management been implemented in South Africa's power sector, the country would not have to deal with the electricity challenges it is currently facing

Crane specialist completes first water-desludging project

17th April 2015 Local crane manufacturer Demag Cranes and Components completed the installation of its first locally manufactured water-desludging bridge crane in December for water utility Rand Water. Demag South Africa national product and sales manager Wynand Andeweg tells Engineering News that the project... →

ONE OF A KIND Demag was contracted by Rand Water to design, manufacture and install two water-desludging bridge cranes for the Zuikerbosch pumpstation

Tank replacement project progressing well

17th April 2015 Transport and heavy lifting services provider Mammoet Southern Africa’s tar separator tank replacement project for a petrochemicals refinery in Secunda, Mpumalanga is going well and is set to meet the expected completion date in May next year. Mammoet Southern Africa marketing and business... →

TANK REPLACEMENT Mammoet Southern Africa’s multi-axle trailer on route from the tank manufacturing plant to the refinery

Manufacturer delivers maintenance cranes to multibillion-rand De Hoop project

17th April 2015 South Africa-based multinational crane manufacturing company Condra in November delivered locally designed and manufactured maintenance cranes to the R3.5-billion De Hoop dam in Sekhukhune, Limpopo. Condra MD Marc Kleiner tells Engineering News that the company manufactured the three cranes for... →

CONDRA 40 T CRANE With advanced control technology, Condra's 40 t crane reads the hook’s location to within an accuracy of 2 mm

Crane specialist completes Zim project, invests R600m in fleet revamp

17th April 2015 South Africa-based mobile crane hire company Johnson Crane Hire’s (JCH’s) heavy-lifting division in January completed a heavy lift project at platinum mining major Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe-based subsidiary Zimplats’ Selous Metallurgical Complex for global engineering company FLSmidth. JCH’s... →

HEAVY LIFTING Johnson Crane Hire is committed to providing the latest heavy lift equipment for local clients

Contractor invests in latest equipment

17th April 2015 As part of its endeavour to invest in the best internationally recognised modern equipment and make it available to the Southern Africa market, local heavy- lifting equipment logistics contractors Lovemore Bros in December invested in a new R3.85-million hydraulic boom gantry that boosts the... →

SECRET TO SUCCESS Lovemore boasts effective fleet management, experienced drivers and positive relationships with road authorities

Heavy-lift specialist delivers three 149 t transformers to Moz

17th April 2015 Heavy transportation and lifting solutions provider ALE in November completed the delivery of three 149 t transformers to the Songo high-voltage direct-current converter station, in Mozambique. ALE South Africa brand manager Theo van Wyk tells Engineering News that the the transformers,... →

Logistics company RTMS-accredited

17th April 2015 JSE-listed logistics service provider Onelogix Group has obtained its Road Traffic Management System (RTMS) accreditation, which the company believes will add to the high-quality service that it already offers. Onelogix group CEO Ian Lourens tells Engineering News that the company regards the... →

West Africa mining summit to focus on challenges affecting region

10th April 2015 The 2015 Western and Central Africa (WaCA) Mining Summit and Expo, which will be held at the Accra International Convention Centre, in Ghana, on May 20 and 21, will focus on ways to mitigate the challenges facing the mining industry in these two regions. The summit’s theme – A Premier Showcase of... →

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA MINING EXPO The 2015 summit and expo will focus on ways to mitigate the challenges facing the mining industry in the two regions

Ghana mining investments redirected to neighbouring countries

10th April 2015 Ongoing power provision challenges in Ghana, coupled with declining gold prices, have led to a decline in the start-up of new projects, the downsizing of many existing mining projects and the retrenchment of mineworkers in the gold- rich West African country, says multidisciplinary consulting... →

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IN NEED OF REVIVAL Ongoing power provision challenges coupled with declining gold prices, have led to a decline in the start-up of new projects and the downsizing of many existing mining projects in Ghana

Ghana regarded as attractive investment destination

10th April 2015 Owing to its political stability, Ghana is considered an attractive African mining destination, Bauma Conexpo Africa CEO Elaine Crewe tells Mining Weekly. She adds that most of Ghana’s gold reserves remain untapped, which makes the country one of Africa’s proverbial gold mines for investors. →

BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA Exposing audiences that attend the Bauma Conexpo Africa event to the country’s opportunities can be highly beneficial to Ghana

New gold mine set for 2016 production

10th April 2015 The construction of West Africa-focused aspirant midtier gold producer Asanko Gold’s first mine in Ghana is 37% complete, with Phase 1 of the construction progressing well and within its $295-million budget. First gold production from the mine is scheduled for the first quarter of next year. →

UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Asanko gold mine is scheduled to start production in 2016

Production decline spurs sugar price increase

27th March 2015 The provisional recoverable value price of sugar from cane delivered in January 2015 for the 2014/15 season increased to R3 359.21/t, after a R1.18 increase in December 2014, according to the South African Cane Growers Association (Canegrowers). Canegrowers attributes the increase to a higher... →

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INDUSTRY SUPPORT Canegrowers represents about 23 866 private sugar cane growers, many of whom run small family-owned farms

Sugar producer partners with college, develops local farmers

27th March 2015 JSE-listed agroprocessing company Tongaat Hulett has formed a partnership with the Umfolozi Technical and Vocational Education and Training College, in KwaZulu-Natal. This resulted in four of the college’s engineering students being placed at the Felixton mill to complete a 12-month work... →

EMPOWERMENT Peaceful Ndlovu is Tongaat Hulett's youngest black economic empowerment land reform growers

$82m Zambia sugar project gets under way

27th March 2015 JSE-listed sugar producer Illovo Sugar’s $82-million construction project at its subsidiary Zambia Sugar’s Nakambala sugar plant will give momentum to the further development of Zambian smallholder cane farmers, as well as provide employment opportunities for local people during construction,... →

GAVIN DALGLEISH About 90% of Illovo Sugar Group’s energy requirement is produced through renewable energy

African sugar production expected to increase by 500 000 t

27th March 2015 African sugar production is expected to rise to 12-million tonnes in 2014/15 from 11.5-million tonnes in 2013/14, as a result of expansions in Ethiopia and Sudan, says the International Sugar Journal’s (ISJ’s) 2015 World Sugar Outlook. The report attributes the rise in sugar production on the... →

Cost efficient blower available to sugar industry

27th March 2015 As South Africa’s sugar production industry faces several challenges, owing to an increase in imports and the subsequent negative impact on domestic sales, local machinery supplier Airgas Compressors says that its Aerzen Delta Blower Generation 5 roots blower provides a cost effective and... →

AERZEN DELTA BLOWER GENERATION 5 Demand for this roots blower has been high, despite economic challenges

Company launches enhanced integrated production control system

13th March 2015 Process control and field instrumentation systems, solutions and services provider Yokogawa Electric Corporation, as part of its aim to optimise clients’ plant productivity, this month launched the Centum Vigilant Plant (VP) Release 6 version 01 (R6.01) – an enhanced version of the company’s... →

Company highlights benefits of thermography for maintenance

13th March 2015 South African companies and government entities need to realise the benefits of applying thermographic imaging to maintenance procedures, says process control equipment solutions provider Comtest thermography products specialist Jeanri Mellanby. Mellanby is Southern Africa’s first female Snell... →

Instrumentation company remains strong, despite industry challenges

13th March 2015 Since engineered solutions provider ELB Engineering Services (ELB) acquired local electrical and instrumentation (E&I) contractor B&W Instrumentation and Electrical (B&W) in April last year, B&W has reported a significant turnaround and continues to register growth, despite the rest of the E&I... →

Complete sensor solution added to product offering

13th March 2015 South Africa-based process control instrumentation manufacturer and distributor Instrotech now sells UK-based sensor solutions manufacturer Monitran’s MTN/5000, which Monitran introduced to the market in September last year. “Recently, Monitran started focusing on providing not only single... →

DTI pleased with indaba achievements

6th March 2015 At this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was able to foster communication and create an understanding between government departments and trade unions about the beneficiation of natural resources, DTI trade and investment deputy director-general... →

Tough year ahead, but opportunities exist

6th March 2015 While the African mining industry should brace itself for difficult financial conditions, opportunities for economically viable mining projects remained, financial institution Nedbank senior investment banker Mark Tyler told delegates at the 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba. He explained... →

New research lab to become operational in April

6th March 2015 Information technology services company IBM’s new IBM Research – Africa lab, in Johannesburg, will start operating next month, IBM Industry global industrial products GM Dirk Claessens tells Mining Weekly. The company last month announced its plan to establish this laboratory to expand its... →

Consultancy notes interest, despite influx of service providers at indaba

6th March 2015 While the number of representatives from mining companies attending the 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba seems to have dwindled and the presence of mining service providers has increased, South Africa-based consulting firm Mac Consulting says potential clients still paid the company... →

Exhibitor strategically planning product response following indaba

6th March 2015 Following the 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba, temporary power and temperature-control solutions provider Aggreko is deciding which projects to pursue through strategic planning while also developing plans to customise its solutions to meet these specific project requirements. Aggreko... →

MARTIN FOSTER Aggreko continues to flourish despite ongoing downward pressure on commodity prices

First-time exhibitor pleased with indaba outcomes

6th March 2015 Engineering design software specialist company Autodesk, which made its debut at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, says the event has proved to be a great platform for the company to interact with mining company managers and showcase its software solutions. Autodesk application... →

AUTODESK STAND Autodesk's strategy going into the indaba was to focus on customer challenges and to demonstrate how its products helped to solve these issues

Artist advocates for art representation at indaba

6th March 2015 Renowned global mining artist Jeannette Unite, who has exhibited at the Investing in African Mining Indaba for three consecutive years in the past, has urged indaba organisers to facilitate the display of a group art exhibition that speaks to the mining industry. Unite tells Mining Weekly that... →

COMPLICIT GEOGRAPHIES: GONDWANALAND This piece was made out of mined minerals and detritus, iron oxide, titanium dioxide, platinum slag, ilmenite incorporated in a polymer acryl emulsion

Mining industry needs to be more consultative, transparent

6th March 2015 Mining companies needed to be more open and transparent with communities surrounding their mine operations, Bench Marks Foundation executive director John Capel said in his presentation during a panel discussion, of which the topic was Building Community Trust, at the 2015 Investing in African... →

Newly launched LED products well received

20th February 2015 Johannesburg-based luminaire designer and manufacturer Beka Schréder has registered significant growth in the past year, having recently secured various contracts in the municipal, industrial, mining, floodlighting and solar light-emitting diode (LED) lighting sectors for its newly launched LED... →

LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY In the past 12 months, Beka Schréder has designed and manufactured more than eight new light-emitting diode products

Upgraded system saves lighting supplier up to 60% in energy costs

20th February 2015 Electrical systems supplier Legrand has upgraded its lighting and motion management system to incorporate an additional dimming functionality, as well as a switch sensor, or motion management system, says sales manager Johan Bosch. He tells Engineering News that the system’s new features ensure... →

SYSTEM UPGRADE Legrand’s lighting and motion system, which reduces the time the lights are left on unnecessarily

All systems go for March civils negotiations – bargaining council

13th February 2015 All necessary processes are in place to begin this year’s wage negotiations for the civil engineering industry, says Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) general secretary Nick Faasen. He tells Engineering News that the deadline for the submission of wage submissions from... →

NICK FASSEN The Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry wants to create fair and equal opportunities for all stakeholders

Company builds multimillion-rand hospital

13th February 2015 The construction of a R199-million, 100-bed hospital for healthcare provider Netcare Properties, in Pinehaven, Johannesburg, is well under way, says South Africa-based construction company Aveng Grinaker-LTA. Aveng Greinaker-LTA building business unit MD Marc Meire tells Engineering News that... →

NETCARE PINEHAVEN HOSPITAL Construction of the 100-bed hospital started in August 2014

Group prepares for multibillion-rand housing development

13th February 2015 Preparations are proceeding as scheduled for construction group Nu-Hold Group’s R6.5-billion Coega Ridge development – a 40 000-home mixed-use housing development adjacent to the Coega Industrial Development Zone in Port Elizabeth (PE), in the Eastern Cape. Nu-Hold executive director Jordan Mann... →

COEGA RIDGE COEGA RIDGE In addition to the 40 000 residential units that comprise Coega Ridge, the area will be a self-sustained satellite city

Project partnership yielding positive results

13th February 2015 The strategic partnership established last year between South Africa-based international project management company Planning & Cost Engineering (PaCE) Services and quantity-surveying and construction-cost consultancy Basson & Close Quantity Surveyors (BCQS) has thus far been a success for both... →

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP From left: PaCE Services MD Mike Purves, BCQS director Pieter Kunz (BCQS), PaCE Services MD Warren Bennett, PaCE Services CEO Nic Bennett, BCQS founding partner Ben Basson, PaCE Services associate director Rob Patterson, BCQS Brandon Close and BCQS director Dries du Plessis

EPCM firm completes Southern Africa’s first microtunnel

13th February 2015 Engineering and project implementation firm Hatch Goba has completed the construction of a R120-million sewer relocation project – the Mahatma Gandhi Road Sewer Pump Station – in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Hatch Goba tunnels, geotechnical and trenchless technology infrastructure regional manager... →

MICRO-TUNNEL INSTALLATION The micro-tunnel is the first of its kind in sub-Sahara Africa

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