Sashnee Moodley

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Sashnee Moodley

Sashnee Moodley is Senior Deputy Editor Polity and Multimedia.

Gauteng hopes Vaal River City project will unlock waterfront investments

22nd May 2015 The development of the multibillion-rand Vaal River City megacity project will begin at the end of this year and it will create new economic and industrialisation activity anchored by the Vaal river. →

TNPA invests in Africa’s ‘largest and most powerful dredger’

22nd May 2015 State-owned Transnet National Port Authority’s (TNPA’s) Dredging Service division launched its 5 500 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), the Ilembe, at the shipyard of manufacturer Royal IHC, in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, earlier this month. →

ILEMBE The dredger forms part of Transnet’s Market Demand Strategy and is the largest and most powerful dredger at any African port

Seifsa launches small business hub to assist SMEs

22nd May 2015 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) launched its small business hub (SBH) earlier this month to assist in meeting the needs of small and microenterprises (SMEs) in Southern Africa. →

New tenant signs up for R55m Cape Town industrial park

22nd May 2015 JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties has secured packaged goods company Tiger Brands’ milling logistics division as a tenant to its new R55-million Range Industrial Park development in Blackheath, Cape Town. →

Treasury launches online tender portal, central supplier database

15th May 2015 National Treasury launched the eTender publication portal and central supplier database (CSD) earlier this month to eliminate duplication and fragmentation of notices for government tenders and provide a consolidated list of supplier information for government, respectively. →

‘Fully funded’ rooftop solar solution offered to local corporates

15th May 2015 JSE-listed Altron subsidiary Powertech System Integrators (PTSI) launched its fully funded solar rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solution for South African corporates last month to take advantage of the country’s rapidly expanding renewable-energy sector. →

LPG, nitrogen system commissioned for Bokpoort CSP project

15th May 2015 Gases and welding products supplier Afrox has commissioned its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply system for the $565-million Bokpoort concentrated solar power (CSP) project, in the Northern Cape. →

European energy manager training now available in sub-Saharan Africa

15th May 2015 The first yearly European EnergyManager (EUREM) training in sub-Saharan Africa was successfully completed in March and the training will feature new courses as from this month. →

Electronics distributor launches new smart-tag range

15th May 2015 Electronics and maintenance products distributor RS Components is offering marketers a selection of near field communications (NFC) tag boards, with an evaluation kit, as part of its new range, which includes the Panasonic NFC tag platform. →

Sappi lifts Q2 profit by 75% y/y

14th May 2015 Pulp and paper producer Sappi has increased its net profit for the three months to March 31, by 75% to $56-million, compared with the profit of $32-million recorded in the March 2014 quarter. →

Royal IHC completes build on R889m dredger for TNPA

12th May 2015 State-owned Transnet National Port Authority’s (TNPA’s) Dredging Service division launched its 5 500 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), the Ilembe, at the shipyard of manufacturer Royal IHC, in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, at the weekend. →

Seifsa launches small business hub to assist SMEs

8th May 2015 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) on Friday launched its small business hub (SBH) to assist in meeting the needs of small and microenterprises (SMEs) in Southern Africa. The SBH, which was aimed at promoting SME development, would allow small businesses... →

Necsa says scanner investment will boost SA’s radiopharmaceuticals potential

8th May 2015 The Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) launched the first clinical micro positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (microPET/CT) scanner in Africa last month at its facility in the North West. →

JAN RIJN ZEEVAART The microPET/CT scanner would help boost the development of new pharmaceuticals and radiopharmaceuticals in South Africa

Deal enables airline to expand its South African feeder routes

8th May 2015 Local airline SA Airlink and banking group Nedbank Capital have concluded a finance deal, which will result in an expanded network of feeder routes for SA Airlink. →

Photo by Duane Daws
SA AIRLINK The finance deal forms part of SA Airlink’s strategy to grow its feeder flight network, by adding flights directly to the most popular game lodge destinations in South Africa

Downtown Joburg showcased in big-budget Hollywood movie

8th May 2015 Scenes from the latest instalment of the popular American superhero film The Avengers, which were shot in Johannesburg in February, will promote the city and the country as a film destination, owing to its enormous economic and marketing value. →

THE AVENGERS The scenes shot in Johannesburg were allocated a budget of R4-million

Makhura launches multibillion-rand megacity development in Vereeniging

6th May 2015 The development of the multibillion-rand Vaal River City megacity project will begin at the end of this year and it will create new economic and industrialisation activity anchored by the Vaal river. →

Afrox launches LPG domestic delivery service

1st May 2015 Gas products and services company Afrox has launched a pilot programme to deliver its range of Handigas liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to domestic consumers to fill a gap in the market, thereby expanding its direct contact with end-users. →

HANDIGAS LPG LPG users can order products at the Afrox website or through the Afrox call centre and receive next-day delivery

R126m second phase of E Cape waterworks project under way

1st May 2015 The second-phase construction of the Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works (WTW) in the Eastern Cape, which will cost R126.4-million, has begun. This project will double the WTW’s capacity to 140-million litres a day. →

CLEAN WATER Members of the project team, from left, Edzard Verseput, Stuart Fergusson, Simon Atkins, Kiewiet and Kevin McRae who will manage the phase two expansion of the Nooitgedagt water treatments works for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

‘Old boys supplier networks’ suppressing growth of black business

1st May 2015 Old boys supplier networks are dominating the procurement landscape and continue to enforce barriers to entry for new and emerging black competitors, says South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC) CEO Gary Joseph. →

GARY JOSEPH Promoting sustainable supplier diversity will significantly accelerate transformation

East London convention centre helping to stimulate economic development

1st May 2015 Since its opening in 2010, the East London International Convention Centre (ELICC), in the Eastern Cape, has garnered success by attracting local and international conventions and conferences that have created more jobs and boosted the local economy. →

ELICC The ELICC is the first beachfront international convention centre in Southern Africa

Rebosis buys into Mauritius property developer

30th April 2015 JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Rebosis Property Fund reported last month a distribution growth of 8.2% to 52.46c per linked unit for the six months ended February 28, exceeding the forecast 52.38c per linked unit for the interim period. →

SISA NGEBULANA Rebosis will continue to build a diversified portfolio of properties that yielded strong, secure income and higher returns

WiFi the future of Africa – Knott-Craig Jr

24th April 2015 Nonprofit organisation Project Isizwe has thus far deployed capacity on public-access free WiFi for at least three-million users at more than 600 sites – and Project Isizwe CEO Alan Knott-Craig Jr says it will not stop there, as the organisation’s long-term goal is to provide every South African... →

ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG JR WiFi is the future of Africa, as its deployment entails using the lowest-cost equipment

Cell C to invest R8bn in LTE infrastructure

24th April 2015 South Africa's third-largest mobile operator Cell C will invest R8-billion over the next three years to roll out long-term evolution (LTE) infrastructure for targeted customers across the country. →

Photo by Duane Daws
JOSE DOS SANTOS Gated communities and high-density residential areas with a large demand for high-speed data would be priority areas

R1bn invested in DTI’s equity-equivalent programmes

24th April 2015 To date, more than R1-billion has been invested in the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), it was revealed at the launch of multinational computer technology company Dell’s multimillion-rand Equity Equivalent programme, in Johannesburg, on... →

Business confidence slips in March

24th April 2015 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) decreased by 3.7 index points month-on-month to 89.1 in March. →

Necsa’s new R6m microPET/CT scanner expected to boost SA’s pharmaceuticals industry

23rd April 2015 The Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) launched the first clinical micro positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (microPET/CT) scanner in Africa on Thursday at its facility in the North West. Speaking to Engineering News Online Necsa Radiochemistry chief scientist Jan... →

Jan Rijn Zeevaart

SA Airlink, Nedbank Capital conclude finance deal to expand feeder routes in South Africa

20th April 2015 Local airline SA Airlink and banking group Nedbank Capital have concluded a finance deal, which will result in an expanded network of feeder routes for SA Airlink. →

Finalists for national entrepreneurship programme announced

17th April 2015 This year’s top 18 national finalists for the South African Breweries’ (SAB) youth entrepreneurship programme, SAB KickStart, was announced last month in Johannesburg, and coincided with the competition’s twentieth anniversary. →

Logistics growth in Africa positive, despite challenges

17th April 2015 There will be accelerated growth in the next two years in Africa’s logistics market, largely driven by increased consumer demand and the rapidly developing e-commerce industry. →

CHARLES BREWER Africa’s macroeconomic data is positive and provides a good tailwind for growth

Summit highlights need for robust energy system

17th April 2015 According to the International Energy Agency, only 290-million people out of a population of 915-million in sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity. →

Rebosis records 8.2% distribution growth in H1

16th April 2015 JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Rebosis Property Fund on Thursday reported distribution growth of 8.2% to 52.46c per linked unit for the six months ended February 28, exceeding the forecast 52.38c per linked unit for the interim period. →

Sisa Ngebulana

R1bn invested in DTI’s Equity Equivalent programmes

10th April 2015 To date, more than R1-billion has been invested in the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), it was revealed at the launch of multinational computer technology company Dell’s multimillion-rand Equity Equivalent programme, in Johannesburg, on... →

Rainwater harvesting can boost water security, but stimulatory legal framework required

10th April 2015 Rainwater harvesting (RWH) can boost water security in South Africa, but water-related legislation does not provide a clear legal framework for its adoption, hampering national expansion. This is according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research catchment hydrologist and senior... →

Rainwater harvesting can boost water security, but stimulatory legal framework required

10th April 2015 Rainwater harvesting (RWH) can boost water security in South Africa, but water-related legislations do not provide a clear legal framework for its adoption, hampering national expansion. →

Photo by Duane Daws
more than 14-million households in South Africa and if they collected only 1 000 ℓ of rainwater collectively, it would make 14-million m2 of water available that would otherwise have flown into rivers

South Africa has the technological capability to pursue nuclear, Kemm avers

10th April 2015 South Africa has the technological capability to produce nuclear energy, but it needs a chain of command to build nuclear reactors and higher technological understanding by mathematicians and scientists. →

Photo by Duane Daws
KELVIN KEMM South Africa has well-established nuclear expertise and could ensure national energy security

Formal housing demand to drive residential property market growth

10th April 2015 Residential property prices are forecast to grow again this year, on the back of 6.72% growth in 2014. Property specialised risk management company Lightstone Property analytics director Paul-Roux de Kock last month provided an overview of the South African property industry at a press conference... →

PAUL-ROUX DE KOCK Despite the optimistic price growth for 2015, Lightstone forecast a “realistic” residential price growth of about 5.8% for this year

Cell C to invest R8bn in LTE infrastructure

9th April 2015 South Africa's third-largest mobile operator Cell C will invest R8-billion over the next three years to roll out long-term evolution (LTE) infrastructure for targeted customers across the country. →

Photo by Duane Daws
Jose Dos Santos

Africa could use trade to accelerate growth, development – WTO

9th April 2015 World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Roberto Azevêdo says more effort is needed to help developing countries, particularly those in Africa, use trade as a means to leverage growth and development. →

Roberto Azevêdo

Business confidence slips – Sacci

9th April 2015 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) decreased by 3.7 index points month-on-month to 89.1 in March. →

City of Cape Town begins R24m road rehab project

9th April 2015 The City of Cape Town this week enforced lane closures at the intersection of Strand and Adderley streets, as it began the R24-million rehabilitation of the intersection. →

Treasury launches online tender portal, central supplier database

8th April 2015 National Treasury has launched the eTender publication portal and central supplier database (CSD) to eliminate duplication and fragmentation of notices for government tenders and provide a consolidated list of supplier information for government, respectively. →

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