Zandile Mavuso

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Zandile Mavuso

Zandile Mavuso is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor and Social Media Specialist for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Year-old forum a major boost to foundry industry

14th November 2014 A year after its formation, the New Foundry Generation Forum (NFGF) has reported significant productivity improvements, and has witnessed the invention of simulation software and three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for the foundry industry. →

Success of manufacturing hinges on stable environment, competitiveness and local beneficiation

14th November 2014 The future of manufacturing in South Africa lay in the country’s ability to become a stable business destination, globally competitive and beneficiate locally produced products, said Manufacturing Circle executive director Coenraad Bezuidenhoudt at multinational electronics company Siemens’... →

Syngenta unveils expanded formulation, fill and packing plant

14th November 2014 Global agribusiness company Syngenta officially unveiled the expansion of its Brits Formulation, Fill & Packaging Plant (FF&P) site in the North West last week, which added an automated herbicide filling line to its sit →

Public violence charges against mining community members withdrawn after 18 months

14th November 2014 Charges against six members of the North West-based Bua Mining Communities social movement who were charged with illegal gathering and public violence were withdrawn last week, owing to the lack of State witnesses. →

Anglo–Wits partnership launches R15m occupational hygiene Chair

10th November 2014 Multinational mining company Anglo American has launched its new Anglo American Endowed Chair in Occupational Hygiene at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health. The Chair, in which Anglo American invested R15-million, was aimed at decreasing employee exposure to dust, noise... →

Anglo American executive director Khanyisile Kweyama; Wits Faculty of Health Science dean Professor Martin Veller; Wits School of Public Health head Professor Laetitia Rispel; Anglo American Chief Medical Officer Dr Brian Brink; Wits vice-chancellor and principal Professor Adam Habib; and Wits School of Public Health senior lecturer and Public Health Occupational Hygiene Coordinator Dr Andrew Swanepoel.

Siemens showcases model of Mars robot at Future of Manufacturing Conference

7th November 2014 Multinational electronics company Siemens unveiled a working model of the Curiosity Mars Rover – which is the biggest robot to land on Mars – at its Future of Manufacturing Conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg last week. →

Photo by Duane Daws
COMOS WALKINSIDE SIMULATORThe COMOS simulator supports multiple avatars to test a team’s performance and communication on the plant

Anglo sees Zimele playing crucial role in economic transformation

7th November 2014 Diversified mining company Anglo American says its Zimele enterprise development model will play a crucial role in achieving economic transformation in South Africa. →

Collaboration between stakeholders essential to drive enterprise development

7th November 2014 Economic growth and the alleviation of poverty are challenges that government should not tackle alone, but rather, key stakeholders should share the responsibility of building a thriving economy together with government, says multinational mining company Anglo American. →

Can South Africa’s manufacturing sector rise again?

31st October 2014 Over the past 20 years, there has been persistent concern about deindustrialisation in South Africa, as well as locally produced manufactured products having been increasingly displaced by imports. The very future of manufacturing has been called into question, despite a series of government... →

Can South Africa’s manufacturing sector rise again?

31st October 2014 Over the past 20 years there has been persistent concern about deindustrialisation in South Africa, as well as the fact that locally produced manufactured products have been increasingly displaced by imports. →

Liaison between govt, private sector will guarantee competitiveness of local manufacturers

31st October 2014 The establishment of proper liaison channels between government and private enterprises regarding funding for manufacturing projects can guarantee that South Africa's manufacturing sector remains internationally competitive, says business consulting and advisory company Incentives SA. →

Young scientist showcases AMD solution at Eskom Expo

31st October 2014 The concern around how surface- and groundwater are polluted by acid mine drainage (AMD) has prompted an Eskom Expo for Young Scientist finalist to create a cost-effective and environment-friendly baffle unit – which increases the retention time in water treatment facilities. →

New ways needed to ‘redeem’ SA mining sector, attract investment – KPMG

31st October 2014 With the past decade being labelled as the ‘lost decade’ in South Africa’s mining industry by various commentators, the need for intervention by all stakeholders in order to attract investment that will ensure a positive future for the sector has become critical, says professional services company →

Siemens demonstrates Curiosity Mars Rover capabilities

28th October 2014 A working model of the Curiosity Mars Rover (Rover) – the biggest robot to land on Mars – was officially unveiled for the first time in Africa on Tuesday afternoon by multinational electronics company Siemens at its Future of Manufacturing Conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in... →

Photo by Duane Daws
A working model of the Curiosity Mars Rover

E Cape wind project overcomes communal-land constraint

24th October 2014 In the first quarter of 2015, seven Vestas V112 wind turbines will be erected in the Great Kei local municipality at integrated renewable energy company InnoWind’s 21 MW Chaba wind farm in the Eastern Cape. →

Renewables will play role in reducing load-shedding risk

24th October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom’s renewable energy projects will contribute significantly to minimising power cuts as they have the ability to contribute positively to grid stability. →

Companies commoditising explosives as Asian market slows

24th October 2014 The fall of thermal coal prices in China has impacted the Asian mining industry negatively as it has led to companies requiring explosives to be commoditised, says explosives company AEL Mining Services. →

AEL entrenching itself in Latin American market

24th October 2014 Explosives company AEL Mining Services says its supply of electronic detonators to the Latin American countries has been successful in the past four years, with the company’s focus currently on maintaining its presence in the area by advancing technologically. →

Tech Expo to showcase top technology projects from South Africa’s universities

17th October 2014 With constant advancements taking place across the engineering, design and information and technology fields, South Africa is at the forefront of a major technology boom, which the Technology University Innovator event seeks to showcase. →

JRA’s Find & Fix app gains recognition

17th October 2014 The Johannesburg Road Agency’s (JRA’s) Find & Fix mobile application (app) received top honours at the Microsoft Partner Network Awards 2014 held at the Inanda Club, in Sandton, in Johannesburg on October 2. →

Ugandan mining investment opportunities to come under the spotlight at seminar to be held later this month

17th October 2014 Support services company Africa Exchange in partnership with multinational consulting firm KPMG is set to host the Uganda Country Focus Seminar on October 27 in which topics such as foreign investment into the undeveloped Ugandan mining sector will be discussed. →

Kumba’s Kolomela mine produces its first entrepreneur

17th October 2014 In line with its vision to create sustainable development throughout the life-of-mine, Anglo American-owned company Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine has produced its first entrepreneur who owns a small construction company in Postmasburg. →

It may not feel like it, but SA fuel prices are below global average

10th October 2014 With just over 80% of South Africa’s fuel price being made up of government levies and taxes and the basic fuel price, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) states South Africa’s fuel prices are below the global average petrol price. →

Orange Farm primary school gets solar-powered Internet

10th October 2014 Multinational electronics company Samsung Electronics Africa, together with nongovernmental organisation Habitat for Humanity and the Gauteng Department of Education, officially unveiled the Solar Powered Internet School at Refalletse Primary School in Orange Farm, in Gauteng last month. →

Forevermark diamonds available in Botswana

10th October 2014 Following diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group’s announcement that it plans to make major investments in its business operations, the group expanded its Forevermark diamond brand into Botswana last month. →

Regulatory certainty, competitiveness essential for investment

10th October 2014 South Africa’s mining sector is one of the key sectors that has the ability to foster the county’s economic growth; however, the need for regulatory certainty and remaining globally competitive remain critical in attracting investment into the sector, says Jo’burg Indaba chairperson Bernard... →

Alternative power supply can reduce load-shedding

8th October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom noted on Tuesday that its renewable energy projects would contribute significantly to reducing power cuts, as these projects would assist in ensuring grid stability. Speaking at the sixty-fourth Association of Municipal Electricity Distributors Convention, in... →

Firms urged to be more proactive in seizing energy efficiency opportunities

3rd October 2014 The National Business Initiative (NBI), which heads the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) programme, states that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) approving the increase in energy costs has meant that companies have to find ways of being more energy efficient. →

Innovations to receive recognition in October

3rd October 2014 The South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation is set to announce the winners of its fourth Annual Social Innovation Awards at the end of October. →

Solar company sponsors eight-day solar race

3rd October 2014 Solar power products manufacturer SolarWorld Africa has sponsored the eight-day countrywide integrated energy and chemical company Sasol Solar Challenge, which aims at demonstrating the performance of solar-powered vehicles. →

Bearings group’s expo attracts big interest

3rd October 2014 Bearings distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) held its two-day industrial productivity exhibition at its BMG Park in Johannesburg on September 18 and 19 and attracted more than 2 000 visitors to the event. →

Frost & Sullivan sees spend on automation and control systems increasing

3rd October 2014 The emergence of new industry techniques, such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for the supply of gas and the discovery of oil in sub-Saharan Africa is set to increase capital spending on automation and control systems (ACS), says global growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. →

66% of claims to asbestos trust related to mesothelioma

3rd October 2014 With an increase in mesothelioma cancer within the mining industry, the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) urges miners to contact the trust to claim for financial assistance that will help them to get treatment for the cancer. →

Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn

26th September 2014 It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry. A top priority on the charter’s transformation list, which mining companies had to have complied with by May 1 this year, is the... →

Gregor Küpper

26th September 2014 Main Activity of the Company: Manufacturing and distribution of German-made solar power products →

Funding for student housing top priority for department

26th September 2014 Statistics released at the end of 2012 by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) indicated a backlog of about 200 000 university beds and, since then, the department’s prime focus has been on student housing funding. →

De Beers investing billions as diamond demand is forecast to outstrip supply

26th September 2014 Diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group is making major investments in its business operations as diamond demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in diamond carat production in the next ten years, given the lack of new discoveries in the last decade. →

Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn

26th September 2014 It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry. →

Govt prioritises transport infrastructure provision to curb deaths, ‘huge cost’ to economy

19th September 2014 With October being acknowledged as national transport month, Government Communication and Information System acting CEO Phumla Williams points out that road accidents are estimated to cost the South African economy R306-billion a year, which could be avoided if motorists change their behaviour. →

Tawana to build pilot plant at Liberia iron-ore project next year

19th September 2014 ASX-listed Tawana Resources announced at the Paydirt 2014 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth earlier this month that it plans to build a pilot plant on site at its iron-ore Mofe Creek project in Liberia next year, which will focus on vocational training, technical data, marketing material, and... →

De Beers continues investment to meet consumer demand

17th September 2014 Major investments continue to be undertaken by diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group, as demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in terms of diamond carat production in the next ten years, given the lack of new mining discoveries in the last decade, the group said on... →

Photo by Duane Daws
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