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Nepad to launch AU infrastructure projects portal

7th June 2013 The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki would launch a Web-based portal through which information about one of the African Union’s (AU’s) flagship mandates, its Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), would be stored and managed. At the forty... →

Tongaat making progress on power-generation plans

7th June 2013 The environmental-impact assessment and plant-construction contracting processes for JSE-listed agriculture and property group Tongaat Hulett’s proposed 80 MW power station, were well advanced, CEO Peter Staude told Engineering News in an interview. →

African countries must learn infrastructure lessons from one another

7th June 2013 Although Africa has learned many lessons from the UK and the US regarding infrastructure development, it was important for countries on the continent to learn from each other, as they shared many of the same challenges, City Insight partner Sue Bannister said at the KPMG’s ninth Africa... →

Labour Minister proposes labour-relations indaba

7th June 2013 Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has reported that she will meet with the trade union leadership to discuss the “adversarial nature” of the country’s industrial relations and explore ways to arrest the “potential threat” to the system of collective bargaining. She also said that her department... →

Sephaku Cement reports progress at Aganang project

7th June 2013 The majority of the large civil structures at Sephaku Cement’s new Aganang plant, in the North West province, were complete and the remaining civil work was progressing well, engineering project manager Heinrich de Beer reported late last month. The greenfield project included a high-tech... →

Shabangu announces plan to put wrecked gold, platinum sectors on recovery path

7th June 2013 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on Tuesday announced that her department would develop a rescue plan, aimed at placing South Africa’s wrecked platinum and gold sectors on a recovery path. Delivering her department’s R1.39-billion Budget Vote in the... →

SA airlines sector needs to balance private and public sector market share

6th June 2013 The future of a competitive domestic air transport market in South Africa lay in establishing a balance between the market shares of public and private players, as the risk of a State-subsidised monopoly was emerging, aviation consultant Dr Joachim Vermooten said on Thursday. “Government’s role... →

AMCU threatens to strike at Lonmin operations

6th June 2013 Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) treasurer Jimmy Gama on Thursday indicated that about 18 000 of the union’s members would resort to strike action at platinum miner Lonmin’s Rustenburg operations next week if the company did not sign a recognition agreement confirming the... →

DMR accepts Hacra’s mining rights application for Limpopo farms

6th June 2013 London-listed Ironveld on Thursday said the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) had given Hacra Mining and Exploration Company, which is 71% owned by Sylvania Platinum, confirmation that its application for a mining right on the Harriets Wish, Cracouw and Aurora farms, in Limpopo, had been... →

SA most integrated economy in Africa, Visa study shows

5th June 2013 A new study by global payments technology company Visa has placed South Africa first among 11 African countries in terms of economic integration. The first Visa Africa Integration Index, which was launched on Wednesday, measures the degree of economic integration within key trade corridors of... →

SA mining still central to global industry growth – PwC

5th June 2013 Notwithstanding the current turbulent nature of the South African mining sector, it would continue to play a significant role in the future growth of the global mining industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) mining industry leader for Africa Hein Boegman said on Wednesday. Speaking at the launch... →

WG Wearne to spend R700 000 on new product lines

4th June 2013 On the back of anticipated improved market conditions in the 2014 financial year, construction materials supplier WG Wearne would invest R700 000 in new product lines in its concrete manufacturing products division. The firm indicated that the additional product lines would expand its product... →

PPC launches builders’ app for smartphones

4th June 2013 South African cement producer PPC on Tuesday launched its ‘Builders’ App’ for smartphones, at the TotallyConcrete Conference and Expo, in Sandton. PPC marketing manager Sibongile Moko said the software’s main objective was to enable builders and construction workers to work easily and... →

Transnet, NBF launch platform to enable infrastructure development in Africa

4th June 2013 State-owned enterprise Transnet and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) Business Foundation (NBF) on Tuesday launched the Africa Infrastructure Desk (Afri-ID) research, linkage and relationship platform, in Johannesburg. The platform is expected to have a meaningful impact on... →

Goldplat shuts Kenya mine as it completes strategic review

4th June 2013 Aim-listed gold producer Goldplat on Tuesday said it had placed its Kilimapesa gold mine (KGM), in Kenya, on care and maintenance until the project’s economics could justify its reopening. The Africa-focussed miner said in a statement that the closure of the project was in line with its... →

Assessment confirms 210 bcf of reserves at Ibhubesi

4th June 2013 Emerging coalbed methane developer Sunbird Energy on Tuesday said an independent reserves assessment of its 76%-owned Ibhubesi gas project, off South Africa’s west coast, had confirmed proven 1P reserves of 210-billion cubic feet (bcf). This was consistent with a previous estimate of 190 bcf in... →

Global stainless crude steel production up 6% in Q1

3rd June 2013 Global stainless crude steel production in the first quarter of the year amounted to nearly 9.4-million metric tonnes, marking a 6% year-on-year increase, the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has found. However, besides China, all steel-producing regions recorded lower output volumes in... →

NUM member gunned down at Lonmin hostel

3rd June 2013 Platinum producer Lonmin has confirmed a shooting at its Wonderkop hostel on Monday morning, which left one worker dead and another employee in a critical condition. Lonmin spokesperson Sue Vey said the incident took place at the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM's) offices and stated that both... →

Kibo’s focus to remain on Rukwa, Haneti for the rest of the year

3rd June 2013 Aim- and AltX-listed Kibo Mining on Monday said its focus for the remainder of the year would continue to be on its flagship Rukwa coal-to-power project and its Haneti nickel project, both in Tanzania, as the company prepared to start a scoping study at the former and a work programme at the... →

SA trade deficit widens to R15bn

31st May 2013 South Africa’s trade deficit widened to R15.02-billion in April, from R7.8-billion in March, with exports of R65.43-billion and imports of R80.45-billion during the month, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) said on Friday. The trade deficit exceeded the consensus forecast of R9.5-billion. →

Wearne narrows its losses

31st May 2013 Construction materials supplier WG Wearne on Friday said it expected to report a headline loss a share of between 5.5c and 6.5c for the year ended February 28, an improvement on the headline loss of 19.88c apiece incurred in the previous year. The company, which is finalising its results for the... →

CoM welcomes Ministers’ involvement in restoring mining confidence

31st May 2013 Chamber of Mines (CoM) president Mark Cutifani has welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Thursday of initiatives to supporthe mining industry. Cutifani stated that the President’s decision to mobilise key members of his Cabinet, including Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Finance... →

Manufacturing economy should be prioritised ahead of knowledge economy – Merseta

31st May 2013 Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (Merseta) CEO Raymond Patel has challenged government’s National Development Plan (NDP) vision of shifting South Africa’s economy to be more knowledge-based by suggesting the move should rather be to a more... →

R232m allocated to SA satellite development in 2013

31st May 2013 The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has allocated R232-million in funding for the development of the new ZA-ARMC1 satellite this year, Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has indicated. “This satellite will greatly enhance Africa's ability to monitor and manage its precious... →

Union moves ahead with plan for ecofriendly Joburg office

31st May 2013 The R15.5-million refurbishment and transformation of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa’s (Numsa’s) regional office, in central Johannesburg, into the first eco-friendly union office in Gauteng, would be complete in July, second VP Christine Olivier said last week. The... →

Little attention being given to sidestream beneficiation – Baxter

31st May 2013 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Side-stream beneficiation required more recognition in South Africa, with much of the focus having been on defining downstream beneficiation, Chamber of Mines (CoM) senior executive Roger Baxter said on Wednesday. “Little attention has been given to the... →

Focus to fall on City Deep, Tambo Springs – MEC

30th May 2013 In the current financial year, the Gauteng Roads and Transport Department would focus its attention on the City Deep freight terminal and to further planning for the Tambo Springs inland port, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Public Transport Ismail Vadi said on Thursday. The Tambo Springs... →

Tiger Brands’ half-year earnings stunted by DFM deal

30th May 2013 Consumer packaged-goods company Tiger Brands on Thursday reported “reasonably decent” results for the half year ended March 31, with CEO Peter Matlare stating that the company’s performance had suffered owing to its acquisition of a stake inNigeria-based flour milling company Dangote Flour Mills... →

Greenpeace Africa launches 10 kWp rooftop solar system

29th May 2013 Greenpeace Africa on Wednesday started up a new 10 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic panel installation at its Johannesburg office, which the organisation’s climate and energy campaigner Ruth Mhlanga said proved the feasibility of renewable energy in South Africa. The R123 000 installation... →

Engineering positions still most difficult to fill – survey

28th May 2013 Engineering positions were still the most difficult for companies to fill, Manpower Group South Africa’s Talent Shortage Survey 2013 has shown. Although drivers and skilled trades were second and third in 2012, management positions and teachers had taken these spots this year. →

Dipula aims to grow portfolio to R10bn over five years

28th May 2013 The Dipula Property Fund aims to increase its portfolio size from R4-billion to R10-billion over the next five years, by acquiring diverse assets to grow the quality and sustainability of its portfolio income, CEO Izak Petersen said Tuesday. Speaking at an interim results media briefing for the... →

Dipula CEO Izak Petersen

Shabangu announces gold, platinum rescue plan

28th May 2013 Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on Tuesday announced that her department would develop a rescue plan, aimed at placing South Africa’s wrecked platinum and gold sectors on a recovery path. Delivering her department’s R1.39-billion Budget Vote in the National Assembly, she said... →

Jubilee sells noncore assets to GRE for $14m

28th May 2013 Aim- and JSE-listed Jubilee Platinum has agreed to sell its Jubilee Smelting and Refining (JSR) subsidiary, as well as its 70% shareholding in Power Alt, to Global Renewal Energy (GRE) for $14-million. The transaction, which took effect on May 27, would be executed in two tranches. →

Zondereinde operations halted after fatal accident

28th May 2013 Operations at JSE-listed Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine, in Limpopo, have been halted following the death of a worker and the injury of another during a fall-of-ground incident on Monday. The company indicated that the mine would be closed pending a joint investigation by the Mineral... →

Great potential for ESCOs in SA – IFC

27th May 2013 The energy services company (ESCO) business model had strong potential in South Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC) regional sustainability and climate business specialist Tibor Kludovácz said on Monday. Although numerous ESCOs already operated locally, the model had not truly taken... →

Nepad to launch web portal on AU infrastructure projects

24th May 2013 The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) CEO Dr Ibrahim Mayaki would launch a Web-based portal through which information about one of the African Union’s (AU’s) flagship mandates, its Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), would be stored and managed. At the forty... →

Oswald and Hlahla join Esorfranki board

24th May 2013 Civil engineering firm Esorfranki on Friday said it had appointed Dr Oswald Franks and Monhla Hlahla as independent nonexecutive directors with effect May 23. Franks, who is the CEO of the Engineering Council of South Africa, had been involved in the engineering field since 1978. He has held... →

Tongaat makes good progress on power-generation plans

24th May 2013 The environmental-impact assessment and plant-construction contracting processes for JSE-listed agriculture and property group Tongaat Hulett’s proposed 80 MW power station, were well advanced, CEO Peter Staude said on Friday. He noted that, as part of the company’s drive to optimise revenue... →

African countries must learn infrastructure lessons from each other

23rd May 2013 Although Africa has learned many lessons from the UK and the US regarding infrastructure development, it was important for countries on the continent to learn from each other, as they shared many of the same challenges, City Insight partner Sue Bannister said on Thursday. Speaking at KPMG’s... →

Side-stream beneficiation needs more recognition

23rd May 2013 Side-stream beneficiation required more recognition in South Africa, with much of the focus having been on defining downstream beneficiation, Chamber of Mines (CoM) senior executive Roger Baxter said on Wednesday. “Little attention has been given to the significant side-stream beneficiation... →

Oliphant to meet with unions, plans labour relations indaba

22nd May 2013 Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Wednesday said that she would meet with the trade union leadership to discuss the “adversarial nature” of the country’s industrial relations and explore ways to arrest the “potential threat” to the system of collective bargaining. She also said that her... →

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