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Vehicle production more important than sales
The automotive industry accounts for about 6% of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) and the local production of vehicles is of paramount importance, as it facilitates job creation, says...
Wide range of in-depth testing offered
To ensure that of cars in South Africa are safe, several tests are offered by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in support of regulatory requirements, thereby addressing a variety of...
Power lines pose threat to SA vultures
Cape vultures are adopting newly constructed power line pylons as roosting and breeding sites in areas where there are few natural perches. This is according to the study, ‘Do Power Lines and...
Mine dumps in South Africa cause ownership dilemma
Commercial law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr director Jackwell Feris has welcomed the further proposed amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), relating to historic...
Staffing services provider launches labour law app
Staffing, human capital management and business process outsourcing services provider Adcorp has launched its new labour law interactive website application (app), re-Act, which, using surveys,...
Company optimistic about 2014 African Mining Indaba
Mining consultancy Core Consultants will be discussing its new service offerings, particularly focusing on the launch of fully customised subscription reports and the ability to undertake...
Indaba provides construction group with platform for networking
Construction group Raubex aims to educate the market on the services diversification it has introduced in recent years at the 2014 Investing in African Mining Indaba, to be held in Cape Town from...
Proposed model for natural resources governance
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Eastern Africa (Uneca) Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa, director Antonio Pedro will be one of the keynote speakers at the Africa Mining Vision...
Solar energy beneficial to the commercial and industrial sector
Turnkey energy solutions provider Green Habitat saved information technology and communications company Mustek R82 000 in July last year by installing a 210 kWp solar solution. The saving is as a...
Solar power transforms urban and rural life
Lighting specialist Philips reports that it has achieved a “breakthrough” in developing its light-emitting diode (LED) solar-powered road, street and area lighting. “The LED lighting offers...
Solar PV power ideal for peak lopping
South African consumers can expect an added expense from municipal authorities with the imminent arrival of smart metering for electricity consumption, but solar photovoltaic (PV) power may provide...
Company exhibits ability for remote exploration and drilling
Remote Exploration Services (RES) and Remote Drilling Services (RDS), both part of exploration and mining firm MS Group, will be exhibiting its ability to implement and fully support exploration...
Public transport improving across the country
With a number of bus rapid transit (BRT) projects already in operation, engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) is involved in various capacities and various phases - from planning and...
Construction for transport project under way
The first phase of the Rustenburg Rapid Transport (RRT) system will be operational by 2015/16, following a R3.5-billion investment for the construction of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the integrated...
Design enhances Cape Town’s BRT system
Geotextiles and geosynthetic solutions provider Kaytech has provided a design solution using its bidim drainage technology for the drainage system of the new new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in...
Importance of international standards being realised locally
The South African filtration market is slowly following suit on international trends as it is realising the importance of using the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) cleanliness...
Cyclone technology replaces conventional dust and exhaust filters
Current industrial filtration methods often require costly maintenance and filter membrane replacement on an ongoing basis. However, Rand Technical Services (RTS) has introduced to the market a...
Amalgamation proves successful
Engineering products manufacturer and supplier Omsa, product manager Philip Craig says the company has expanded rapidly over the last three years, owing to its unique, complete, fully functional...
Graduate shortages hamper infrastructure development
The South African government has ambitious, trillion-rand infrastructure plans for the next decade, but unintentionally, these plans are unlikely to be carried out owing to a lack of skills in the...
Real-life challenges present real-life solutions
Owing to the real-life business and design challenges, the yearly engineering PneuDrive Competition, hosted by German manufacturer SEW-Eurodrive and pneumatic and automation parts manufacturer...
Technical expertise vital to economic sustainability
South Africa’s economy will be sustainable if more technical expertise is available in addition to other elements of labour, says University of Witwatersrand School of Electrical and Information...
Developing graduates with a ‘green’ conscience
As a result of the success of the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa’s (NCPC-SA’s) national internship programme, over the past three years, companies have incurred cost-savings of...
Emphasis placed on the skills development of women
South African State-owned power utility Eskom has crafted a framework for the advancement and development of women in technical and leadership. Moving forward, the focus will be on ensuring that...
Future artisan training expectations unrealistic
While some parties in South Africa believe that the government’s target of 46 000 artisans by 2014/15 is a possible goal, training company Artisan Training Institute (ATI), cofounder and director...
Design improves life span of bearings
Bearings manufacturer Timken says that owing to its new EJ and EM spherical roller bearing design an increase in bearing life can be realised through improved performance Through improved...
Association emphasises importance of industry standards
The Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) has recently begun promoting the development of specific standards as a means of improving the overall quality of supply of...
Highly competitive tender secured – director
Bearings supplier and installer OE Bearings, the Southern African agent for Split Roller Bearings (SRB), has been awarded the tender to supply split bearings for Phase 2 of Brazilian mining company...
Replacement bearing proves effective
Since Bearings supplier OE Bearings an agent for Revolvo split roller bearings (SRB) have installed new bearings, the application has run with far greater operation efficiency and economy. These...
Angolan diamond industry to regain record production
The Angolan diamond mining industry could be poised to regain record production levels in the next few years, say economic geology consultants Sínese and sub-Saharan Africa investment bank Eaglestone.
Roads classification in accordance with national policy
The eThekwini municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal, has upgraded its road classification database to comply with national policy through a R9.5-million project undertaken by engineering and development...
Flagship project almost complete
The rehabilitation of the N12 concrete highway near Witbank, in Gauteng, is about 90% complete owing to the high quality of products chosen by subcontractor KP Projects site supervisor Darin Phillips.
E-tolling in full effect by end of 2013
The e-tolling system is complete and is expected to be fully operatioal by the end of the year, says the South African parastatal responsible for the management, maintenance and development of...
Company looks to secure next phase of toll road
Concor Roads & Earthworks, an operating division of South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts Construction, is hoping to secure the next phase of the Bakwena toll concession, expected...
New screen expanding into the quarrying industry
Manufacturers of screening and recycling attachments built for skid steers, excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and telehandlers, Flip Screen reports that it is in talks with various companies to...
Software solution targets opencast and underground mines
Australian software, hardware and services for the mining industry provider Maptek reports that its laser scanner and processing software is being used successfully across opencast and underground...
New business model proves to be successful
Although the shared-savings business model of technology service provider and manufacturer of advanced composite fans MechCal is a paradigm shift for the mining industry, MechCal MD Gavin Ratner...
Ventilation and cooling planning hampered by challenges
Many factors affect the implementation of ventilation and cooling in the mining industry, which makes accurate planning difficult, says technology and industrial company Johnson Controls operations...
Modular underground cooling units prove to be well suited to remote locations
Gold miner Gold Fields is currently using four of engineering company M-Tech Industrial’s Mk II modular underground air-cooling units (ACU) at its Beatrix No 4 gold mine, instead of using its...
Regulatory uncertainty a challenge for Tanzania mining
International firm Norton Rose Fulbright reports Tanzania’s mining industry is currently facing a number of challenges; the most recent of which, made public last month, concerns the issuing of...
Entebbe serves as a hub for Tanzanian mines
Global aircraft charter specialists Chapman Freeborn Air Chartering Reports that it has centred some of its operations in the city of Entebbe, in Uganda, to service the mining industries in...
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