Keith Campbell

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Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.

South African nuclear achievement crowned by US award

22nd September 2017 South African company NTP Radioisotopes (NTP), a subsidiary of the State-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, has been presented with an Award for Outstanding Achievement by the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency of the US Department of Energy (DoE), the two... →

Intercontinental alignment agrees to increased economic cooperation

22nd September 2017 The five member countries of the Brics alignment – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – are to strengthen trade and investment between themselves. This was affirmed in the “Xiamen Declaration” issued during the IX Brics Summit in the southeastern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen. The... →

Necsa plans to restart nuclear pebble-fuel production

22nd September 2017 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is reactivating its ability to manufacture nuclear pebble fuel, originally created to support South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) programme. The corporation is also looking for a strategic equity partner for its speciality... →

Local unit of helicopter group introduces electronic aid for pilots, maintainers

22nd September 2017 Following authorisation by the South African Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus Helicopters Southern Africa (AHZA) has now released its Fleetkeeper product to the South African market. Fleetkeeper is an electronic flight folio and electronic technical logbook. South Africa is one of the the first... →

Australian miner signs deal for its Moz graphite with Chinese manufacturer

22nd September 2017 Australian-domiciled, ASX-listed junior miner Syrah Resources (Syrah) has announced, in a release through the ASX, that it has entered a binding sales agreement for 30 000 t of graphite from the first year of production at its Balama project in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The... →

Bolivia signs contract with Russia to create nuclear centre

21st September 2017 Russia’s State-owned Rosatom nuclear energy group is to establish a Nuclear Research and Technology Centre (NRTC) in Bolivia. The contract was signed in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, between Rosatom group company State Specialised Design Institute (SSDI) and the Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency... →

Photo by Rosatom
ABEN general executive director Hortensia Jiménez Rivera (left) signs the NRTC contract with SSDI director-general Vyacheslav Galushkov (right). Bolivian Energy Vice-Minister Luis Alberto Echazú and Rosatom director-general Alexey Likhachev stand behind them

More British funds for trade with South Africa and renewed bilateral commitment to post-Brexit trade

20th September 2017 British International Trade Secretary (equivalent to Minister in South Africa) Dr Liam Fox announced in Pretoria on Wednesday that his country’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance, has increased the funds available to South African enterprises buying British goods and to British companies... →

Photo by Department of Trade and Industry
Dr Liam Fox (left) and Dr Rob Davies (right) outside the InvestSA One-Stop Shop in Pretoria

Airports company reports its most profitable year ever

18th September 2017 Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) achieved a profit of R2-billion for the 2016/17 financial year, it was announced on Monday, up from R1.9-billion for the financial year 2015/16. “This is probably the best set of results we’ve presented in the history of the company,” affirmed CEO Bongani... →

Photo by Duane Daws/Creamer Media
Terminal buildings at OR Tambo International Airport, from the runway side. (The aircraft is an Embraer ERJ-145 of SA Airlink)

Two pilots are safer than one – aviation expert

15th September 2017 Proposals that airlines could move single-pilot operation, in place of the current system of pilot and co-pilot (more formally, Captain and First Officer), in order to reduce costs, are most ill-advised, affirmed Comair crew resource management specialist Michael Bowyer (himself a pilot) on... →

Photo by Airbus
Airliners should always have a pilot and co-pilot: two unidentified Airbus test pilots on the flight deck of an A320

Future of Denel’s aero engine and manned aircraft businesses clarified

15th September 2017 South African defence industrial group Denel has a clear plan for the future of Turbomeca Africa (TMA), which it is in the process of buying off Safran Helicopter Engines (Safran HE), part of France’s Safran S/A aeroengines group. Hitherto, TMA (originally established in 2002) was a joint venture... →

The six major economies reaffirm their commitment to free trade

15th September 2017 Leaders of six of the world’s ten biggest economies have reaffirmed their support for free trade, at two high level meetings held in Asia recently. The countries concerned are Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia and the UK. In terms of gross domestic product (GDP) measured in purchasing power... →

South African munitions company to make major investments

15th September 2017 Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) will invest R550-million over the next three years to modernise its production facilities to the latest standards, introduce state-of-the-art processes and to increase its capacity, company CEO Norbert Schulze tells “Engineering News”. “We will likely recruit... →

Final agreement for Mozambique graphite project approved

15th September 2017 The Mozambican Government has approved a mining agreement with Twigg Exploration and Mining Limitada (Twigg) for the mining of graphite in the Balama district of Cabo Delgado province. Twigg, which is based in the city of Chimoio in the province of Manica, is the wholly-owned Mozambican... →

South African defence company setting up ammunition filling plant for foreign client

13th September 2017 South African defence company Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) announced on Tuesday that it was in the final phase of commissioning a new Universal Filling Facility, which will serve the needs of an international client. “We have worked with this client over the last four years to bring this... →

Photo by Rheinmetall Denel Munition
A view of part of the new Universal Filling Facility

Necsa re-establishing its nuclear pebble fuel production capability

11th September 2017 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is reactivating its ability to manufacture nuclear pebble fuel, originally created to support South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) programme. This was reported by Necsa CEO Phumzile Tshelane at a media briefing at Pelindaba on... →

Necsa looks to make fluorchemical subsidiary profitable and expand manufacturing division

11th September 2017 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is looking for a strategic equity partner for its speciality fluorochemical products manufacturing subsidiary Pelchem. It is also planning to expand its engineering and manufacturing division (not subsidiary) Pelindaba Enterprises. Pelchem... →

Gap in aviation safety regulation is under scrutiny

8th September 2017 The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is planning to discuss and examine the status of what are known as Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel (Atsep) in South Africa. Atseps are the engineering technicians responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of ground-based air... →

Denel ends controversial Asia joint venture

8th September 2017 South Africa's State-owned Denel defence industrial group has exited the Denel Asia joint venture (JV) company. This was announced on by Denel acting Group CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe, addressing the recent media briefing about the company's financial results, at the group's head office in Centurion,... →

Good growth, new products, from local defence company

5th September 2017 South African private-sector defence company Rheinmetall Defence Munition (RDM) is enjoying strong growth in its business, which is dominated by exports. “Things are going exceptionally good for RDM,” company CEO Norbert Schulze told Engineering News Online. “Since 2016, we have been growing at... →

Photo by Denel
A range of RDM’s mortar bombs

South African defence company making major investments to upgrade its facilities

4th September 2017 Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) will invest R550-million over the next three years to modernise its production facilities to the latest standards, introduce state-of-the-art processes and to increase its capacity, company CEO Norbert Schulze informed Engineering News Online. “We will likely... →

Photo by Denel
Rheinmetall Denel Munition’s product lines include rocket motors for Denel Dynamics missiles, such as the Mokopa

Necsa says second reactor would strengthen Pelindaba’s global nuclear medicine position

1st September 2017 The worldwide nuclear medicine market in 2016 was worth more than $11-billion and is projected to be worth almost $20-billion by 2021. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), through its use of its Safari-1 research reactor and its subsidiary company, NTP Radioisotopes, is one of... →

Necsa says second reactor would strengthen Pelindaba’s global nuclear medicine position

1st September 2017 The worldwide nuclear medicine market in 2016 was worth more than $11-billion and is projected to be worth almost $20-billion by 2021. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), through its use of its SAFARI-1 research reactor and its subsidiary company NTP Radioisotopes, is one of... →

New tech could prevent collisions between manned aircraft and drones

1st September 2017 The latest generation of aircraft transponder technology, known as ADS-B, offers to provide the safety and security necessary to prevent collisions between manned aircraft and civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, popularly known as drones) and so will allow drones to be operated in controlled... →

Aim-listed miner developing Moz limestone project and associated forestry, tourism operations

1st September 2017 Mozambican newspaper “Diário de Moçambique”, which is published in the port city of Beira, capital of Sofala province, has reported that the TCT–Indústrias Florestais (TCT-IF) company is to invest $3-million into its Catapu limestone project. The newspaper cited TCT-IF manager James Whaite as its... →

Denel makes push into Eastern Europe

29th August 2017 South African defence industrial group Denel has announced that it will have a strong presence at next month’s International Defence Industry Exhibition, in the city of Kielce in Poland. The exhibition is known as MSPO for short, from the initials of its name in Polish. “Eastern and Central... →

Photo by Denel
The control room at Denel OTR

Denel exits controversial Asia joint venture

25th August 2017 South Africa's State-owned Denel defence industrial group has exited the Denel Asia joint venture (JV) company. This was announced on Friday by Denel acting Group CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe, addressing a media briefing (about the company's financial results) at the group's head office in Centurion,... →

Photo by Duane Daws
Zwelakhe Ntshepe

British Trade Policy Minister again assures Southern Africa over future trade

25th August 2017 Following his recent trip to South Africa for talks with senior representatives of the countries of the Southern African Customs Union (SAC) – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland – (plus Mozambique), UK Trade Policy Minister Lord Price wrote a column which was issued by the... →

South African companies urged to prepare for Brexit

25th August 2017 Analysts with international professional (including legal and financial) services group Herbert Smith Freehills have urged South African companies doing business with the UK to take care that their interests would be protected as Britain leaves the European Union (EU) – a process popularly known... →

America’s President needs to stand for American values

25th August 2017 The apparently never-ending culture wars in the US are ceasing to be depressing and becoming downright alarming, reaching a new low in the recent murderous terrorist-attack-by-vehicle in Charlottesville in the State of Virginia, which killed a young woman and injured some 19 other people. There... →

Angola pushes mining production increases and diversification

25th August 2017 Angola’s State-owned diamond group Endiama is going to encourage the development of semi-industrial cooperatives in each and every province of the country, to explore for diamonds. This was stated by Endiama Board member and group Director of Geology Luís Quitamba, the Angolan news agency Angop... →

The 'missing link' in aviation safety under scrutiny

23rd August 2017 The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is planning to discuss and examine the status of what are known as Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel (Atsep) in South Africa. Atseps are the engineering technicians responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of ground-based air... →

Latest technology promises to solve drone/manned aircraft interaction problem

18th August 2017 The latest generation of aircraft transponder technology, known as ADS-B, offers to provide the safety and security necessary to prevent collisions between manned aircraft and civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, popularly known as drones) and so will allow drones to be operated in controlled... →

Cyclone, Chinese demand boost Mozambique’s Moatize coal mine

18th August 2017 Bad weather in Australia and improved demand in China were the factors driving the higher metallurgical (or coking) coal prices during the second quarter of this year (2Q17), in comparison to the first quarter (1Q17). So stated Brazilian mining group Vale in its report “Vale’s Performance in 2Q17”. →

Draft empowerment code for the defence industry gazetted

18th August 2017 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has approved and gazetted for public comment the draft Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) code for the defence industry, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on August 4. In line with the BBBEE Act, there will now be a 60-day... →

South Africa supplying critical medical radioisotope to 50 countries

18th August 2017 South African nuclear company NTP Radioisotopes (NTP), a subsidiary of the State-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (better known as Necsa), has increased its production of, and its share in the global market for, the Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) radioisotope, the company announced recently.... →

Asian giant proceeds with latest nuclear expansion project with Russia

18th August 2017 The ASE Group of Companies, a subsidiary of Russia’s State-owned Rosatom nuclear energy group, has announced that key contracts for Stage III of India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) had been signed on the last day of July. The contracts cover priority design work, and working design and... →

Indian companies active in the Moz coal sector weighing their options

18th August 2017 Indian State-owned consortium International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) is considering a plan to convert the coal it produces at its Benga operation in the Tete province of Mozambique into gas, to make it easier and cheaper to export fuel to India. This has been stated by Indian Steel Minister... →

Vale’s Moatize coal mine sets new production record

11th August 2017 Brazilian mining group Vale announced that production at its Moatize coal operation in Mozambique hit a new quarterly record during the second quarter of this year (2Q17). This was published in the miner’s recent report “Vale Production in 2Q17”. The mine’s production during the quarter just past... →

SA air traffic company focuses on safety and the environment

11th August 2017 South Africa’s air traffic management agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), is working hard to improve air safety in the country. “During the 2015/2016 [financial year] our safety performance was not as we would have liked it to be, with a record low of 34 Risk Safety Index [RSI],”... →

South Africa sets up entity to house all radio astronomy facilities

11th August 2017 South Africa has consolidated its radio astronomy facilities into a single institution, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO). This happened at the end of last month when Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor announced that the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory... →

Draft defence industry empowerment code gazetted

7th August 2017 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has approved and gazetted for public comment the draft Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) code for the defence industry, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on Friday. In line with the BBBEE Act, there will now be a 60-day... →

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies

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