Shirley le Guern

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Shirley le Guern

No common policy framework for infrastructure funding by State firms

28th June 2013 Despite all infrastructure being interdependent in a “developmental State” such as South Africa, a variety of funding and regulatory dispensations made it extremely difficult to find common ground, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) regulator member Dr Rod Crompton highlighted... →

Transnet Engineering ships final rolling-stock units to Moz, Malawi clients

21st June 2013 The final seven units that make up a $20-million contract to supply rolling stock to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) and Central East African Railways (CEAR), which operate railway concessions in Mozambique and Malawi, left Durban harbour on Saturday. Transnet Engineering (TE)... →

Funding, regulatory environment holding back infrastructure development

13th June 2013 Despite all infrastructure being interdependent in a “developmental State” such as South Africa, a variety of funding and regulatory dispensations made it extremely difficult to find common ground, National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) regulator member Dr Rod Crompton highlighted... →

Allsome Brands JV opens multimillion-rand rice packing plant

13th June 2013 Willowton Group, South Africa’s largest sunflower seed crusher and producer of cooking oil, margarine, candles and soap, and global commodities giant, Louis Dreyfus, on Wednesday, launched a multimillion-rand rice cleaning and packing facility, in Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The... →

Transnet Engineering ships final units of $20m CDN contract

10th June 2013 The final seven units that make up a $20-million contract to supply rolling stock to Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN) and Central East African Railways (CEAR), which operate railway concessions in Mozambique and Malawi, left Durban harbour on Saturday. Transnet Engineering (TE)... →

Solar module manufacturing plant opens in KZN

7th June 2013 South Africa’s first locally owned photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, ART Solar, officially opened its Durban manufacturing plant in May. The plant, which Department of Energy deputy director-general of energy programmes and projects, Dr Wolsey Barnard, described as “a brave step forward” in... →

ART Solar boosts local solar PV module manufacturing capacity

23rd May 2013 South Africa’s first locally owned photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, ART Solar, officially opened its Durban manufacturing plant on Thursday. The plant, which Department of Energy deputy director-general of energy programmes and projects, Dr Wolsey Barnard, described as “a brave step... →

Inaugural KZN funding fair to showcase R10bn worth of projects

19th April 2013 R10-billion worth of finance applications will be presented to a plethora of funders as part of a provincial funding fair orchestrated through a public–private partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government and professional services company Deloitte. Representatives from Deloitte, the... →

New Brics Business Council calls for deeper economic ties

12th April 2013 The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc and Africa will forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation, with Brics countries actively supporting infrastructure development and industrialisation on the African continent to contribute to its... →

Brics fibre-optic cable viable, i3 Africa asserts

12th April 2013 A marine cable connecting Brazil, Russia, India and China with 21 countries in Africa, valued at an estimated $800 000 to $1.5-billion, is a viable project that would position the Brics countries strategically from a connectivity point of view, telecommunications company i3 Africa chairperson... →

Dube TradePort, Indian group propose new R2bn KZN industrial park

12th April 2013 The Dube TradePort Corporation (DTPC) and Indian conglomerate Action Group on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a R2-billion industrial park. Described by the partners as a “mega industrial integrated township”, the new development would be located on a 240... →

Chinese resources group eyes SA investment prospects

12th April 2013 Chinese State-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) could invest at least R14-billion in South Africa in the next two to three years, creating more than 13 000 jobs, president and GM Luo Tao divulged in an interview following the Brics summit in Durban last week. As part of a... →

Congo launches infrastructure initiative ahead of 2015 Brazzaville games

12th April 2013 Republic of Congo President and member of the African Union infrastructure committee Denis Sassou N’Guesso used last week’s Brics summit, held in Durban on its fifth yearly interation, as a platform to launch the Infrastructure World Initiative (IWI), which will take place in Brazzaville in... →

Inaugural KZN funding fair to showcase R10bn worth of projects

5th April 2013 R10-billion worth of finance applications will be presented to a plethora of funders as part of a provincial funding fair orchestrated through a public–private partnership between the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government and professional services company Deloitte. Representatives from Deloitte, the... →

Republic of Congo launches infrastructure initiative ahead of 2015 African Games

2nd April 2013 Republic of Congo President and member of the African Union infrastructure committee Denis Sassou N’Guesso used last week’s Brics summit, held in Durban on its fifth yearly interation, as a platform to launch the Infrastructure World Initiative (IWI), which will take place in Brazzaville in... →

CNMC mulls R14bn SA investment

2nd April 2013 Chinese State-owned China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) could invest at least R14-billion in South Africa in the next two to three years, creating more than 13 000 jobs, president and GM Luo Tao divulged in an interview following the Brics summit in Durban last week. As part of a... →

New Brics Business Council calls for deeper economic ties

27th March 2013 The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc and Africa will forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation, with Brics countries actively supporting infrastructure development and industrialisation on the African continent to contribute to its... →

Brics fibre-optic cable viable – i3 Africa

27th March 2013 A marine cable connecting Brazil, Russia, India and China with 21 countries in Africa, valued at an estimated $800 000 to $1.5-billion, is a viable project that would position the Brics countries strategically from a connectivity point of view, telecommunications company i3 Africa chairperson... →

Dube TradePort, Indian group propose new R2bn KZN industrial park

27th March 2013 The Dube TradePort Corporation (DTPC) and Indian conglomerate Action Group on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a R2-billion industrial park. Described by the partners as a “mega industrial integrated township”, the new development would be located on a 240... →

Panel warns against high expectations of Brics Summit outcomes

26th March 2013 Stakeholders, participants and observers at the fifth yearly Brics Summit, currently under way in Durban, need to manage their expectations and guard against placing a disproportionate amount of emphasis on the official outcomes. This was the consensus during a panel discussion hosted by Standard... →

The ups and downs of producing electricity from a landfill site

22nd February 2013 Electricity sales alone cannot sustain the Durban landfill gas to electricity project, and without the sale of carbon credits it would not be financially viable. →

Construction of fuel-infrastructure terminals on track for completion this year

18th January 2013 Construction of the two terminals that complete the first phase of freight logistics group Transnet's New Multi Product Pipeline (NMPP) is on track, with the mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping work beginning this month. →

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