Sabrina Jardim

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Sabrina Jardim

Sabrina Jardim is a Creamer Media Online Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Letlhakane infill drilling delivers high-grade intercepts

25th June 2024 In an update on the initial 55 holes of a 180-hole drill programme at its large-scale Letlhakane uranium project in Botswana, ASX-listed Lotus Resources has reported that completed drill holes have intersected mineralisation confirming continuity and grade. The reverse circulation (RC) drilling... →

Blencowe nears completion of 600 t graphite bulk sample

25th June 2024 London-listed Blencowe Resources, together with its Chinese partner Jilin New Technology Graphite Co, is nearly done with processing 600 t of raw material from the Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda. Blencowe says this commercial-scale testing in China has been crucial to fast-tracking... →

Students complete internship programme at Enel Green Power’s solar plants

25th June 2024 A group of ten young women from the Nkangala Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, in Mpumalanga, have successfully completed a six-month internship programme at various solar plants owned by Enel Green Power across South Africa. Organised by the RES4Africa Foundation... →

Kore’s share price falls amid ongoing discussions on EPC

24th June 2024 Johannesburg- and London-listed Kore Potash’s share price on the JSE and the LSE fell by more than 20% on June 24, after the company reported ongoing discussions with regard to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) proposal and draft EPC contract with PowerChina International Group.... →

Families petition Pan-African Parliament to secure release of two South Africans from Equatorial Guinea

24th June 2024 The families of two South African engineers – Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham – who have been held in Equatorial Guinea since February 9, 2023, have on June 24, handed over a formal request to Pan-African Parliament (PAP) president chief Fortune Charumbira asking the institution to intervene and... →

Invicta reports increase in operating profit despite challenges

24th June 2024 In its audited consolidated results for the financial year ended March 31, investment holding and management company Invicta Holdings reports that its operating profit grew by 8% to R702-million, with cash generated by operations increasing by 28% to R818-million, with a focus on reducing debt.... →

Transnet to take disciplinary action against some TNPA employees

24th June 2024 State-owned Transnet announced at the weekend that law firm Bowmans had concluded its investigation into allegations of impropriety at Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). Transnet also appointed Bowmans to assist with implementing the recommendations of a forensic report by Fundudzi... →

BUTEC unveils rebranding strategy

21st June 2024 As part of a rebranding strategy to showcase its full spectrum of services, electromechanical contractor and facility management services provider, BUTEC Group has rebranded its subsidiaries in South Africa to BUTEC. As previously reported in Engineering News, the group is currently rebranding... →

Randburg, Zandspruit transport masterplan gets the green light

21st June 2024 The City of Johannesburg has approved a comprehensive Transport Master Plan (TMP) for the Randburg and Zandspruit areas. This strategic plan, developed by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the Transport Department and consultants led by Merchelles Collective, addresses transport... →

Fortress reports positive operational performance amid logistics demand, disposals and capital recycling

20th June 2024 Real estate company Fortress Real Estate Investments says healthy logistics demand, disposals of noncore assets and effective capital recycling continue to drive its positive operational performance. In a pre-close operational update for the period from January 1 to May 31, Fortress notes that... →

Malawi rail upgrades under way, reports Sovereign Metals

20th June 2024 Upgrades to the 399 km Nkaya–Mchinji railway section connecting the Malawi–Zambia border to the Nacala Logistics Corridor (NLC), are under way, reports ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals. The railway section runs across the company’s Kasiya rutile/graphite project tenements and it notes that... →

Companies collaborate to enhance solar PV compliance, recycling practices

19th June 2024 In a bid to champion extended producer responsibility compliance and solar PV recycling practices, producer responsibility organisation (PRO) Circular Energy has embarked on a strategic partnership with PV CYCLE. PV CYCLE is a European PRO offering compliance and managing the end-of-life phase of... →

Sanea appoints Msimanga as secretary-general

19th June 2024 The South African National Energy Association (Sanea) has appointed Xolile Msimanga as its new secretary-general, succeeding Wendy Poulton, who stepped down from the role, but remains on the board for another term of office. In a media release, the association says Msimanga brings a wealth of... →

De Beers opens entries for this year’s Shining Light Awards

19th June 2024 Diamond Miner De Beers has announced that entries for the 2024 Shining Light Awards (SLA) jewellery design competition are officially open. The competition falls under the De Beers Group Designers Initiative (DBGDI), a youth beneficiation skills development initiative aimed at inspiring, igniting... →

Ford’s new-generation Transit Custom offers a lower height, among other improvements

19th June 2024 Featuring enhanced load-carrying capacity and improved driver comfort and convenience features, automotive company Ford South Africa has begun the introduction of the new Transit Custom commercial vehicle range. The Transit Custom launches in South Africa with the Base Long Wheelbase Van... →

HRMP unveils R17.5m warehouse expansion at Dube TradePort

14th June 2024 Logistics company HRMP has inaugurated a R17.5-million warehouse expansion at Dube TradePort (DTP) TradeZone 2, in KwaZulu-Natal. For the past six years HRMP, which specialises in the transport of heavy-duty break-bulk, has operated from a leased warehouse at DTP TradeZone 1. However, with the... →

HRMP Logistics CEO Musa Makhunga

Infinity Lithium advances San José permitting process

14th June 2024 ASX-listed Infinity Lithium has reported significant progress at its San José lithium project, in Spain. The company has advanced to the next stage of the direct exploitation concession application (ECA) by lodging key project documentation, including exploitation, rehabilitation and restoration,... →

US Gold secures key water discharge permit for CK project

14th June 2024 Explorer and developer US Gold has received a key permit for the CK project, in Wyoming, further advancing the company’s development efforts. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) on May 31 issued US Gold subsidiary Gold King pollutant discharge elimination system permit,... →

Mining production rose by a modest 0.7% y/y in April

13th June 2024 Mining production rose by a modest 0.7% in April, after declining by -4.8% year-on-year – revised from -5.8% year-on-year – in March, data published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows. Commenting on the statistics, Investec economist Lara Hodes says output was weaker than consensus... →

Nepoworx, Harambee unveil youth work readiness programme in solar installations

13th June 2024 Renewable energy skills development agency Nepoworx, in collaboration with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, has announced the launch of their first iteration of the Youth Work Readiness Programme in solar installations for 120 young South Africans. This initiative invites 100 youth aged 18... →

L2D reports sustainable operational performance on retail assets

11th June 2024 Despite the current economic climate presenting slowing growth, characterised by high inflationary pressure, increasing costs of property rates, the lack of delivery of basic utilities such as electricity and water, as well as consumer pressure, real estate investment trust Liberty Two Degrees... →

Liberty Two Degrees COO Jonathan Sinden

CEOs, policy leaders ready to accelerate action on hydrogen deployment by 2030

11th June 2024 In a significant step towards accelerating public-private action on hydrogen, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck and the European Commission executive VP for the European Green Deal Maroš Šefčovič, met with a global delegation of Hydrogen Council... →

South African economy needs less State interference, more privatisation – Roodt

10th June 2024 South Africa's political and economic realities were not aligned, Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt told delegates during a Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry presentation on June 10. As political parties discuss possible coalitions to run the country, he argued that urgent... →

Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt

CSIR conducting strategic environmental assessment for proposed Boegoebaai port, SEZ

7th June 2024 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says it is leading the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) that is being undertaken for the Northern Cape’s planned green hydrogen production facilities in a proposed new special economic zone (SEZ), as well as a port, at Boegoebaai.... →

Photo by CSIR
Study areas for the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the proposed Boegoebaai Port, Special Economic Zone, and broader Namakwa Region

Steenkampskraal may supply thorium for use in cancer therapy

7th June 2024 Producer and supplier of alpha-particle emitters for cancer therapy Thor Medical has signed a memorandum of understanding with rare earths and thorium miner Steenkampskraal Holdings for feedstock supply and technology cooperation. The aim is for the parties to enter into a long-term partnership... →

Steenkampskraal monazite mine

ECA, Geidco, Apua launch training programme for EV, energy storage technologies sectors

7th June 2024 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organisation (Geidco) and the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (Apua) have launched a joint training programme on ‘Sharing Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Technologies (EST)... →

Panthera restructures Mali JV agreements

7th June 2024 Aim-listed diversified gold exploration and development company Panthera Resources has further restructured the joint venture (JV) agreements with Golden Spear Mali (GSM) over the Kalaka and Bassala gold projects, in Mali. Under the new JV agreements, Panthera's interest in the Kalaka and the... →

EAPASA appoints Musetsho, Hex as chairperson, vice chairperson

7th June 2024 As part of a change in its leadership structure, underscoring its commitment to inclusivity, representation and effective governance, the board of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) has appointed Professor Khangwelo Desmond Musetsho chairperson and... →

GoviEx receives radiological certificate for Madaouela project

7th June 2024 TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has received its radiological certificate for the Madaouela uranium project from the Nigerien government. The radiological certificate is a regulatory requirement prior to starting mining operations and confirms the completion of radiological baseline studies. →

Circular Energy partners with Hirsch's Homestores to promote responsible appliance disposal

7th June 2024 Not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Circular Energy has partnered with independently owned appliance and electronics outlet Hirsch’s Homestores, to assist customers in ethically disposing of their end-of-use appliances. Circular Energy says this partnership underscores the... →

Eskom says key revision number roll-over project on track

7th June 2024 State-owned Eskom says its key revision number rollover project is progressing well, with 3.61-million, or 52%, of the 6.9-million prepayment meters already recoded as of May 15. The main Eskom meter recoding project in all the nine provinces started in August 2023 after a successful pilot in... →

TFR welcomes prison sentences for convicted cable thieves

6th June 2024 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has welcomed the recent arrest and conviction of four men for theft of essential infrastructure on its rail network. The Thabazimbi Regional Court on May 31 sentenced the four men to 49 years each for various charges related to the theft of essential... →

Absa, IFC unveil innovative climate-smart housing rebate

6th June 2024 Financial services provider Absa, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has launched a new initiative within the South African residential market aimed at promoting sustainable green living. This three-year initiative, which takes the form of a rebate to customers,... →

NOA helps Tronox decarbonise its South African operations with 25-yr energy supply agreement

6th June 2024 Local integrated energy company NOA Group Holdings has entered into a 25-year energy supply agreement with NYSE-listed titanium dioxide pigment manufacturer Tronox Holdings for its South African operating sites. Under the terms of the agreement, NOA will supply Tronox’s operations in... →

NOA Trading CEO Andrew Taylor

Seifsa calls on political parties to prioritise the interests of the country

6th June 2024 As political parties continue to engage with each other to form coalition partnerships, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says it joins the broader business community in emphasising the importance of prioritising the interests of the country over narrow... →

Vukile delivers robust results, growth opportunities

5th June 2024 JSE-listed, consumer-focused retail real estate investment trust (Reit) Vukile Property Fund on June 5 said it had outperformed the upper end of its full-year market guidance, delivering a 10.5% increase in dividends per share (DPS) to 124.2c for the year to March 31and 6.7% growth in its funds... →

Vukile CEO Laurence Rapp

City approves Transport Master Plan for Randburg, Zandspruit

4th June 2024 The City of Johannesburg has approved a comprehensive Transport Master Plan (TMP) for the Randburg and Zandspruit areas. This strategic plan, developed by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the Transport Department and consultants led by Merchelles Collective, addresses transport... →

Landsdowne appointed manager of new Western Cape property development

4th June 2024 Residential real estate manager and estate agency Landsdowne Property Group has been appointed the managing agent of the new Devonbosch property development, in the Western Cape. Devonbosch is situated near Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands and is a bespoke mixed-use precinct that comprises... →

Landsdowne founder and CEO Jonathan Kohler

Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu appointed MD, partner at BCG Johannesburg

4th June 2024 Management consulting company Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has appointed Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu MD and partner in its Johannesburg office. The company says Foster-Mutungu, who has been with BCG for nearly a decade, will play a key role in the financial institutions and people and... →

Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu

Gem recovers 172.06 ct diamond at Letšeng

4th June 2024 London-listed diamond producer Gem Diamonds recovered a 172.06 ct Type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, on June 2. This is the seventh diamond greater than 100 ct recovered at the mine this year. →

172.06 ct Type II white diamond

Report reveals tax transparency, exchange of info progress in Africa

3rd June 2024 The ‘2024 Tax Transparency in Africa’ report shows that improved tax transparency, exchange of information (EOI) and related measures have enabled an increase in fiscal revenue for African countries. The report was launched on June 3 as part of the fifteenth meeting of the Africa Initiative,... →

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