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.

State defence group Denel could be transferred from Public Enterprises to Defence

9th June 2017 Pre-Cabinet level discussions are under way within the government about transferring State-owned defence industrial group Denel from the aegis of the Department of Public Works to that of the Department of Defence (DoD). This was stated by Defence Secretary Dr Sam Gulube at a function marking the... →

Denel purchase of aero engine company approved with conditions

9th June 2017 South Africa’s Competition Commission has recommended that State-owned defence and aerospace group Denel be allowed to buy local aero-engine company Turbomeca Africa (TMA). The recommendation was given to the Competition Tribunal. The Commission announced this decision on late last month. →

Civil air cargo version of the Super Hercules transport makes first flight

9th June 2017 The civilian version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military airlift aircraft, the LM-100J, made its maiden flight on May 25, the company announced on the same day. This first flight was from the company’s plant at Marietta in the US State of Georgia, and during it the aircraft... →

Angola, Russia jointly developing new diamond projects and others

9th June 2017 Angola and Russia have committed themselves to deepening their economic cooperation, not least in the area of mining. This was made clear during the recent visit to the African country by Russian Vice Premier Yury Trutnev. Among others, he held talks with Angolan State Secretary for Geology and... →

Local low cost carrier launches new routes

2nd June 2017 South African low cost carrier FlySafair announced on Friday that it was launching new routes on its network. These will be between Durban and East London and Durban and Port Elizabeth. The new routes will be in operation by the end of November. The decision to implement these routes followed a... →

Photo by FlySafair
A FlySafair Boeing 737

Local commercial and general aviation sector under policy pressures

2nd June 2017 The commercial and general aviation (GA) sector in South Africa is currently facing significant challenges that really need to be addressed if it is to remain healthy over the coming years. So cautions the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (Caasa). The association is concerned... →

Earth observation satellites starting to bring benefits to mining sector

2nd June 2017 At last month’s International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment, held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Pretoria, one of the very many topics addressed was the use of remote sensing, particularly from earth observation (EO) satellites, to support the... →

Local commercial and general aviation sector under policy pressures

2nd June 2017 The commercial and general aviation (GA) sector in South Africa is currently facing significant challenges that really need to be addressed if it is to remain healthy over the coming years. So cautions the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (Caasa). →

Earth observation satellites starting to bring benefits to mining sector

2nd June 2017 At last month’s International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment, held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria, one of the very many topics addressed was the use of remote sensing, particularly from Earth observation (EO) satellites, to support the... →

Boeing business internship 2018 programme application period to open next week

1st June 2017 Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing on Thursday announced that the application period for its International Business Internship Programme (IBIP), which is now open to South African students, will start on June 6 and close on July 15. This registration period for internships that will run... →

Photo by Bloomberg
Boeing logo

Cape Town airport reaches milestone in environmental approval for new runway

31st May 2017 Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), which belongs to the State-owned Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), has received authorisation from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to proceed with its planned runway realignment and other necessary infrastructural developments. Acsa... →

Photo by Duane Daws/Creamer Media
Cape Town International Airport

South Africa’s latest nanosatellite now in orbit

31st May 2017 The Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced on Wednesday that South African nanosatellite nSight1 had been successfully launched from the International Space Station last week, on May 24. nSight1 was designed and built by SCS Space, part of the local SCS Aerospace Group, and is the... →

Photo by SCS Space
The nSight1 nanosatellite, before it was sent into space

Finance Minister Gigaba continues to oppose Denel Asia deal

26th May 2017 The National Treasury on Friday reaffirmed, in a press release, that Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba continues to oppose the proposed joint venture between the State-owned Denel defence industrial group and VR Laser Asia, intended to create a company called Denel Asia. The press release was issued... →

South Africa’s space agency develops system to monitor crops

26th May 2017 The Earth Observation (EO) Directorate of the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has developed an advanced crop-monitoring system for South Africa that will also be made available to other African countries, in due course. “We are able to monitor their [the crops’] condition through... →

Country’s science and technology budget remains stable

26th May 2017 The annual budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) remains stable, in real terms. “It’s in line with inflation,” DST Director General Dr Phil Mjwara told Engineering News Online at a recent press briefing. “It’s not declining, it’s not growing.” However, exchange rate volatility... →

Local company invests in space worthiness of new generation of space imagers

26th May 2017 South African private-sector space company SCS Space is looking forward to establishing the spaceworthiness credentials of its Gecko imager, which is mounted on South Africa’s nSight-1 nanosatellite and which was scheduled to have been launched from the International Space Station on May 23.... →

Down with State security! Long live national security!

26th May 2017 Why does South Africa have a Ministry of State Security? (The official South African Government website refers to it as a Ministry, although it is also officially referred to as a Department.) Let me make the question clearer: why does South Africa have a Ministry/Department of STATE Security? As... →

Brazilian miner expects less volatility in coal prices during the rest of 2017

26th May 2017 Major Brazilian mining group Vale, which is the majority owner of the primarily metallurgical (or coking) coal Moatize operation in the Tete province of Mozambique, expects that there will be less volatility in both metallurgical and thermal coal prices during the course of this year. During the... →

Competition Commission approves Denel buy of local aero-engine company

25th May 2017 South Africa’s Competition Commission has recommended that State-owned defence and aerospace group Denel be allowed to buy local aero-engine company Turbomeca Africa (TMA). The recommendation was given to the Competition Tribunal. The Commission announced this decision on Thursday. →

South Africa advances new earth observation satellite

19th May 2017 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor reported recently that the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has made significant progress in developing the country's next Earth observation (EO) satellite. She was giving the keynote address at the opening of the 37th International... →

China’s first home-grown commercial jetliner makes maiden flight

19th May 2017 In what could be the most significant development in global commercial aviation since the prototype of the first Airbus airliner (the A300) made its maiden flight in late 1972, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (Comac’s) C919 single-aisle airliner made its first flight, from Shanghai... →

New Southern African commercial aviation activity report shows sharp fall in first quarter

18th May 2017 The Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (Caasa) on Thursday officially launched its Caasa Aviation Activity Index (CAAI). This is a composite index of aviation activity, developed to improve knowledge about conditions in the sector. “We decided we’d really like to know what is... →

Photo by Duane Daws/Creamer Media
A Cessna Super Caravan 900 of ExecuJet illustrates the lower end of the commercial aviation spectrum

Department of Science and Technology budget remains stable

16th May 2017 The annual budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) remains stable, in real terms. “It’s in line with inflation,” DST director-general Dr Phil Mjwara told Engineering News Online at a press briefing on Tuesday. “It’s not declining, it’s not growing.” However, exchange rate... →

Photo by Duane Daws/Creamer Media
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor

South African intellectual property offices seeking to stimulate innovation

12th May 2017 The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has been holding talks with the Department of Higher Education about establishing a national Intellectual Property (IP), or Innovation, Academy, reported CIPC Executive Manager:... →

Court ruling means new approach needed for SA’s nuclear programme

12th May 2017 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) called for “caution and common sense” in the press release it issued on April 28 in response to the Western Cape High Court judgement on April 26, which set aside as unconstitutional and unlawful certain policy decisions and intergovernmental... →

Vale’s Moatize coal sets production records

12th May 2017 The Moatize coal mine in the Tete province of Mozambique set a new quarterly production record during the first quarter of this year (1Q17), pushed by two monthly production records, set in January and March. Moatize is owned and operated by Vale Mozambique, the local, predominantly-owned... →

SAA wins another air freight award

11th May 2017 In some good news for national flag carrier South African Airways (SAA), the company’s air freight division, SAA Cargo, has been voted the Best Cargo Airline – Africa at the 2017 Air Cargo Airline of the Year Awards. The voting was done by readers of “Air Cargo News”. “We are very proud to have... →

Cargo is loaded into the belly hold of an SAA airliner at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport

The South African National Space Agency has developed a system to monitor crops

11th May 2017 The Earth Observation (EO) Directorate of the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has developed an advanced crop-monitoring system for South Africa that will also be made available to other African countries, in due course. “We are able to monitor their [the crops’] condition through... →

Photo by South African National Space Agency
An image of the city of Bloemfontein, taken in 2016 by the SPOT6 satellite

Sansa looking at supporting African space activities

8th May 2017 Africa needs the support of space-based products, services and products to achieve its development goals. This was highlighted by South African National Space Agency (Sansa) CEO Dr Val Munsami in his address to the thirty-seventh International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment, in... →

South Africa's space agency advances new satellite and use of imagery

8th May 2017 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor reported on Monday that the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has made significant progress in developing the country's next Earth observation (EO) satellite. She was giving the keynote address at the opening of the 37th International... →

China’s first domestically-designed commercial airliner makes its maiden flight

5th May 2017 In what could be the most significant development in global commercial aviation since the prototype of the first Airbus airliner (the A300) made its maiden flight in late 1972, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (Comac’s) C919 single-aisle airliner made its first flight, from Shanghai... →

Photo by Comac
The first Comac C919 airliner

Key Nepad programmes to be supported by SA’s space agency

5th May 2017 The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) and NEPAD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the former will support various programmes of the latter with Earth observation products and services. (NEPAD originally stood for New Partnership for Africa’s Development, but... →

Claims for 100% renewable electricity too sanguine, study asserts

5th May 2017 In a paper published in “Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews” Volume 76, four Australian researchers have warned that published modelled scenarios which affirm that an electricity system based entirely on renewable energy sources is possible are significantly underestimating the challenges... →

Air cargo traffic sees a strong start to the year

5th May 2017 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that year-on-year air freight growth, measured in freight ton kilometres (FTKs), made a strong start during the first quarter of this year, amounting to an 8.2% increase. “Business surveys point to another quarter of robust annual... →

Mozambique authorities act to protect mining tax base from illegal activities

5th May 2017 The Cabo Delgado Provincial Command of the Mozambique Republic Police announced late last month that it had expelled more than 4 000 illegal miners form the Namanhumbir area since February. Fifty of the illegal miners, composed of both Mozambicans and foreigners, had been arrested. The foreigners... →

Business aviation company reports strong first quarter growth at its African bases

3rd May 2017 Business aviation company ExecuJet reported on Wednesday that its African operations had enjoyed significant growth in activity during the first quarter of this year. The company, which is part of the Luxaviation Group, has Fixed-base operations (FBOs) at Lanseria International Airport (northwest... →

Photo by ExecuJet
An aerial view of ExecuJet’s FBO at Lanseria

Aviation barometer records tepid total passenger traffic growth at ACSA airports

2nd May 2017 The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) released its 'Aviation Barometer: Quarter 1/January 2017 - March 2017' report on Tuesday. This is the latest in the company’s quarterly reports on passenger flows through its nine airports. “Overall passenger growth in the first quarter of 2017 was... →

Photo by Duane Daws/Creamer Media
Cape Town International was the stand-out performer for Acsa in the first quarter

Judgment means new approach for South Africa’s nuclear project, not its end, says industry

28th April 2017 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has called for “caution and common sense” in its press release on Friday, responding to the Western Cape High Court judgment on Wednesday, which set aside as unconstitutional and unlawful certain policy decisions and intergovernmental... →

Photo by Duane Daws
Necsa chairperson Dr Kelvin Kemm

Development of SA spatial data infrastructure needs to be accelerated

28th April 2017 Despite the fact that South Africa's Spatial Data Infrastructure Act was passed nearly 14 years ago, in 2003, with the intent of establishing the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI), the Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) and the Electronic Metadata Catalogue, among other... →

Global shake-up in earth observation will affect South African sector, warns CSIR

28th April 2017 Worldwide, the Earth Observation (EO) sector is being shaken-up by disruptive innovations by major enterprises. "Globally, traditional EO value chains are changing radically due to technological developments, rapid commercialisation and operationalisation by, especially, leading IT [information... →

First survey of publicly funded intellectual property in SA launched

28th April 2017 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor launched the first “South African National Survey of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at Publicly Funded Research Institutions” recently in Pretoria. “The survey reveals many trends that we did not know before …. [T]his survey constitutes... →

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