Zandile Mavuso

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Zandile Mavuso

Zandile Mavuso is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor and Social Media Specialist for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Siemens demonstrates Curiosity Mars Rover capabilities

28th October 2014 A working model of the Curiosity Mars Rover (Rover) – the biggest robot to land on Mars – was officially unveiled for the first time in Africa on Tuesday afternoon by multinational electronics company Siemens at its Future of Manufacturing Conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in... →

E Cape wind project overcomes communal-land constraint

24th October 2014 In the first quarter of 2015, seven Vestas V112 wind turbines will be erected in the Great Kei local municipality at integrated renewable energy company InnoWind’s 21 MW Chaba wind farm in the Eastern Cape. →

Renewables will play role in reducing load-shedding risk

24th October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom’s renewable energy projects will contribute significantly to minimising power cuts as they have the ability to contribute positively to grid stability. →

Companies commoditising explosives as Asian market slows

24th October 2014 The fall of thermal coal prices in China has impacted the Asian mining industry negatively as it has led to companies requiring explosives to be commoditised, says explosives company AEL Mining Services. →

AEL entrenching itself in Latin American market

24th October 2014 Explosives company AEL Mining Services says its supply of electronic detonators to the Latin American countries has been successful in the past four years, with the company’s focus currently on maintaining its presence in the area by advancing technologically. →

Tech Expo to showcase top technology projects from South Africa’s universities

17th October 2014 With constant advancements taking place across the engineering, design and information and technology fields, South Africa is at the forefront of a major technology boom, which the Technology University Innovator event seeks to showcase. →

JRA’s Find & Fix app gains recognition

17th October 2014 The Johannesburg Road Agency’s (JRA’s) Find & Fix mobile application (app) received top honours at the Microsoft Partner Network Awards 2014 held at the Inanda Club, in Sandton, in Johannesburg on October 2. →

Ugandan mining investment opportunities to come under the spotlight at seminar to be held later this month

17th October 2014 Support services company Africa Exchange in partnership with multinational consulting firm KPMG is set to host the Uganda Country Focus Seminar on October 27 in which topics such as foreign investment into the undeveloped Ugandan mining sector will be discussed. →

Kumba’s Kolomela mine produces its first entrepreneur

17th October 2014 In line with its vision to create sustainable development throughout the life-of-mine, Anglo American-owned company Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine has produced its first entrepreneur who owns a small construction company in Postmasburg. →

It may not feel like it, but SA fuel prices are below global average

10th October 2014 With just over 80% of South Africa’s fuel price being made up of government levies and taxes and the basic fuel price, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) states South Africa’s fuel prices are below the global average petrol price. →

Orange Farm primary school gets solar-powered Internet

10th October 2014 Multinational electronics company Samsung Electronics Africa, together with nongovernmental organisation Habitat for Humanity and the Gauteng Department of Education, officially unveiled the Solar Powered Internet School at Refalletse Primary School in Orange Farm, in Gauteng last month. →

Forevermark diamonds available in Botswana

10th October 2014 Following diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group’s announcement that it plans to make major investments in its business operations, the group expanded its Forevermark diamond brand into Botswana last month. →

Regulatory certainty, competitiveness essential for investment

10th October 2014 South Africa’s mining sector is one of the key sectors that has the ability to foster the county’s economic growth; however, the need for regulatory certainty and remaining globally competitive remain critical in attracting investment into the sector, says Jo’burg Indaba chairperson Bernard... →

Alternative power supply can reduce load-shedding

8th October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom noted on Tuesday that its renewable energy projects would contribute significantly to reducing power cuts, as these projects would assist in ensuring grid stability. Speaking at the sixty-fourth Association of Municipal Electricity Distributors Convention, in... →

Firms urged to be more proactive in seizing energy efficiency opportunities

3rd October 2014 The National Business Initiative (NBI), which heads the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) programme, states that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) approving the increase in energy costs has meant that companies have to find ways of being more energy efficient. →

Innovations to receive recognition in October

3rd October 2014 The South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation is set to announce the winners of its fourth Annual Social Innovation Awards at the end of October. →

Solar company sponsors eight-day solar race

3rd October 2014 Solar power products manufacturer SolarWorld Africa has sponsored the eight-day countrywide integrated energy and chemical company Sasol Solar Challenge, which aims at demonstrating the performance of solar-powered vehicles. →

Bearings group’s expo attracts big interest

3rd October 2014 Bearings distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) held its two-day industrial productivity exhibition at its BMG Park in Johannesburg on September 18 and 19 and attracted more than 2 000 visitors to the event. →

Frost & Sullivan sees spend on automation and control systems increasing

3rd October 2014 The emergence of new industry techniques, such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for the supply of gas and the discovery of oil in sub-Saharan Africa is set to increase capital spending on automation and control systems (ACS), says global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. →

66% of claims to asbestos trust related to mesothelioma

3rd October 2014 With an increase in mesothelioma cancer within the mining industry, the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) urges miners to contact the trust to claim for financial assistance that will help them to get treatment for the cancer. →

Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn

26th September 2014 It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry. A top priority on the charter’s transformation list, which mining companies had to have complied with by May 1 this year, is the... →

Gregor Küpper

26th September 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Manufacturing and distribution of German-made solar power products →

Funding for student housing top priority for department

26th September 2014 Statistics released at the end of 2012 by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) indicated a backlog of about 200 000 university beds and, since then, the department’s prime focus has been on student housing funding. →

De Beers investing billions as diamond demand is forecast to outstrip supply

26th September 2014 Diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group is making major investments in its business operations as diamond demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in diamond carat production in the next ten years, given the lack of new discoveries in the last decade. →

Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn

26th September 2014 It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry. →

Govt prioritises transport infrastructure provision to curb deaths, ‘huge cost’ to economy

19th September 2014 With October being acknowledged as national transport month, Government Communication and Information System acting CEO Phumla Williams points out that road accidents are estimated to cost the South African economy R306-billion a year, which could be avoided if motorists change their behaviour. →

Tawana to build pilot plant at Liberia iron-ore project next year

19th September 2014 ASX-listed Tawana Resources announced at the Paydirt 2014 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth earlier this month that it plans to build a pilot plant on site at its iron-ore Mofe Creek project in Liberia next year, which will focus on vocational training, technical data, marketing material, and... →

De Beers continues investment to meet consumer demand

17th September 2014 Major investments continue to be undertaken by diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group, as demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in terms of diamond carat production in the next ten years, given the lack of new mining discoveries in the last decade, the group said on... →

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KZN regional mall upgrade to be completed by 2017

12th September 2014 The acquisition of Ballito Junction Shopping Centre by a joint venture (JV) between investment company Menlyn Maine and property developers Flanagan & Gerard Consortium in KwaZulu Natal has resulted in the development of a R1.4-billion regional mall set to complete construction by March 2017. →

Network puts spotlight on achievements of women in energy sector

12th September 2014 The South African Women in Energy Network (Sawien) launched its first annual South African Women in Energy Awards in Gauteng last month to celebrate women and validate their hard work in advancing the energy landscape. →

Construction of new Zambia copper mine to start in early 2016

12th September 2014 The merger of ASX-listed companies Blackthorn Resources and Intrepid Mines is expected to commence construction of the Kitumba copper project, in Zambia, in the first half of 2016 after the completion of a definitive feasibility study. →

East London IDZ launches science, technology park to enhance competitiveness

5th September 2014 The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) officially launched its Science and Technology Park (STP) in East London, in the Eastern Cape, last month to accelerate economic development. →

Residential, public-sector building investment to come under the spotlight at master builders’ congress

5th September 2014 The Master Builders South Africa’s (MBSA’s) 109th Annual Congress, set to take place in Port Elizabeth on September 21 to 23, will discuss ways of increasing investment, particularly in residential and public-sector buildings such as schools and medical facilities. →

Low wages, indebtedness key factors behind SA’s violent strikes

5th September 2014 Low-income wages and high levels of debt are some of the drivers of violent strikes in the South African mining sector, University of Pretoria research and short courses attorney Charlotte van Sittert suggested during the twenty-seventh Annual Labour Law Conference last month, in Sandton, adding... →

Review of strike-prone South Africa's dispute resolution approach urged

29th August 2014 Legal luminaries and industry role-players came together at the twenty-seventh yearly Labour Law Conference, held at the Sandton Convention Centre from August 5 to 7, to discuss issues that are pertinent to the labour market. With this year’s five-month-long platinum-sector strike foremost in the... →

Newtown Junction scheduled for completion in September

29th August 2014 Atterbury Group operational company Atterbury Property Holdings’ development of Johannesburg’s Newtown Junction into a mix-used development that will comprise a 36 000 m² shopping centre, 30 000 m² of office space, a gymnasium and four levels of basement parking providing 2 400 bays is scheduled... →

More women empowered in construction industry

29th August 2014 The Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre’s (EBMTC’s) efforts to empower women in the construction industry are starting to manifest as one of its students has graduated from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) through the support of the EBMTC. →

Review of strike-prone South Africa’s dispute resolution approach urged

29th August 2014 A gathering of legal luminaries and industry insiders came together earlier this month to discuss issues pertinent to the labour market at this year’s twenty-seventh Annual Labour Law Conference, which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre from August 4 to 5. →

60 Unisa students attend three-day AEL-facilitated blasting workshop

29th August 2014 Despite employment challenges facing the mining sector, 60 mining engineering students from the University of South Africa underwent a Surface and Ground Blasting Competency Training Programme earlier this month. →

Can Zulu lay the foundations for a small-business-friendly South Africa?

22nd August 2014 Various stakeholders have expressed optimism that the Small Business Development Ministry, created after the national elections in May, will add much needed impetus to enterprise development in South Africa, where a strengthening of the entrepreneurial culture is seen as critical to stimulating... →

Can Zulu lay the foundations for a small-business-friendly South Africa?

22nd August 2014 Various stakeholders have expressed optimism that the Small Business Development Ministry, created after the national elections in May, will add much needed impetus to enterprise development in South Africa, where a strengthening of the entrepreneurial culture is seen as critical to stimulating... →

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