Consulting firm wins LTA contract for NC solar projects

Multidisciplinary consulting firm WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Africa has been appointed as the lender’s technical advisor (LTA) for two Northern Cape-based solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, by... 

Online auctioneers to launch 24/7 listing platform at Indaba

Online auctioneer Clear Asset will launch its daily marketplace through which customers can buy and sell equipment at any time, at the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, next... 

Galvanised investor programme, conference agenda

The more than 5 500 delegates expected at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba can expect a more robust investor programme and a wider, but more thematic approach to the conference... 

Company optimistic about rebranding despite downturn

Multidisciplinary engineering and technology provider thyssenkrupp, formerly ThyssenKrupp, will showcase its new branding at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba as it tackles the... 

Gold royalty, streaming panellist to provide investment strategy insight

Mining executives and investors have shown increased interest in gold streaming and royalty company Sandstorm Gold’s investment strategy in the current capital-challenged environment where there is... 

Engage African govts as mining woes addressed

Ministers from 16 African nations will outline their countries’ reserves, their case for investment in the short and long term and initiatives that will safeguard stakeholders at this year’s... 

Clients are the focus of accommodation solutions provider

Modular accommodation solutions provider Kwikspace will use the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba to network with clients and discuss new product ranges that the company will launch this year. 

Expert to unpack China, India impact on mining in Africa

The impact of slowed demand from China and growing demand in India for African commodities will be highlighted during a presentation at the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba by the Robert H... 

Giving the mining investor a chance

Attendees of a technical workshop, facilitated by mining consulting firm The MSA Group at the start of the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba, will gain insight into the value proposition of... 

Stock exchange seeks to attract new listings

The JSE will attend the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba to list basic resources companies that do not yet trade on Africa’s largest stock exchange, states JSE capital markets director Donna... 

Contingency plan to rescue employment of professionals

As an alternative to retrenching about 55 professional employees, a large facilities management company had partnered with contingent workforce solutions provider Highveld EOH to transfer the... 

PoPI delays impact on employer accountability

The commencement of the dormant provisions of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act 4 of 2013 is possibly being delayed, owing to the establishment of the Office of the Information... 

Is insolence as deserving of dismissal as insubordination?

Despite the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA’s) findings that insolence and insubordination might overlap in certain instances, it is yet to be clarified whether all... 

Natural gas will power South Africa’s future, says consulting firm

As South Africa grapples with its current and future energy challenges, global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company argues that gas energy, supplemented by renewable power, is a feasible... 

Case studies prove success of energy efficiency project

Having been implemented in South Africa in 2010, the Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) project, facilitated by the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa, the Council for Scientific and... 

Late project delivery part of Eskom’s monetary woes

The behind-time and above-budget construction of State-owned power utility Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile coal power stations, both with an output of 4 800 MW, is a significant contributor to Eskom’s... 

Bank’s IPP projects producing over 40% of connected renewables

Renewable-energy independent power producer (IPP) projects financed by South African commercial banking firm Standard Bank are producing more than 40% of the 1 760 MW currently provided by the... 

DRC remains a complex operating environment – copper mine GM

While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made solid progress over the past decade, it remains a complex environment in which to operate, says copper mine Kinsevere GM Miles Naude. 

Copperbelt trade expo grows into new space, but industry facing tough times

The Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo and Conference (CBM-Tec) – hosted exclusively in the Zambian Copperbelt for the region – has moved location to accommodate the growth of the third edition of the... 

SA mining consultant to remodel copper resources in Congo

Specialist mining consultant The MSA Group is assisting mining major Glencore in re-modelling its mineral resource and geological models for Katanga Mining’s Kamoto Copper Company’s large-scale... 

Fortification of west-to-east exploration trend needs oil price revival

There has been a definite shift in oil and gas exploration from the west to the east coast of Africa in the past five years; however, a revival of the depressed oil price is needed to accelerate... 

Lifting expert to perform New Year’s Day loadout for Angolan client

Industrial lifting expert Mammoet is scheduled to perform the second of two load-outs on the upper module of an offshore oil platform belonging to Paenal Shipyard, off the coast of Angola, on New... 

Lean economic times create opportunity

Owing to the extensive cost-cutting in the oil and gas industry, specialist oil and gas travel management company (TMC) Wings Travel Management says companies operating in the sector have expressed... 

Sasol moves ahead with planning to explore new Moz gas blocks

Petrochemicals giant Sasol is gearing up to exploit its successful bids in Mozambique while the exploration and production concession contract (EPCC) is finalised. 

Implementing local designation of valves a challenge for industry

Since the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) designated valves as a priority product that needed to be locally manufactured, in March last year, it has become quite a challenge for the valves... 

High-performance plug valves delivered

Valve manufacturer AZ-Armaturen (AZ) South Africa delivered a total of 22 high-pressure plug valves to a mineral sands operation near Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal over two occasions, once in June... 

Innovator wins R1-million for leak-detecting valve

Water-savings solutions company Water Hygiene Convenience (WHC) CEO Paseka Lesolang won first prize at the City of Johannesburg’s Green City Startup Awards, in September, comprising R1-million for... 

Specialised gate valves supplied to synfuels operation

Valves stockist and distributor Heaton Valves Africa in August supplied two 24", class 300 Langley gate valves to petrochemicals company Sasol’s Secunda-based synfuels operation in Mpumalanga, says... 

Plastic valves distributor stakes claim in SA market

Local flow and measurement specialist Instru-Serve in August began distributing a range of plastic valves, manufactured by piping systems manufacturer Georg Fischer, to the South African market. 

Only Tshwane municipality pursues ultrathin reinforced concrete roads

Since 2010, when the Tshwane municipality stated its intention to pursue the use of ultrathin reinforced concrete pavements (UTRCPs) specifically for roads in townships, it is the only municipality... 

Preliminary design assessment of N3 highway upgrade under way

Infrastructure consultancy SMEC South Africa is assessing the preliminary design for upgrading an 11 km stretch of the N3 highway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal, says SMEC... 

Abnormal load vehicle tested on N2

Sub-Saharan supply chain solutions provider Unitrans will operate one of its abnormal vehicles – designed according to performance-based standards (PBS) – from South Africa to Swaziland for the... 

LED streetlights installed in Western Cape

By June this year, the Swartland municipality, in the Western Cape, had retrofitted 69% of its existing streetlights with locally designed and manufactured light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights... 

Design for Pietermaritzburg N3 interchange under way

Planning, engineering, and programme and construction management company WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff won a tender last month to design two new interchanges of the N3 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal,... 

Consulting engineering firm suggests tolling of regional roads

International consulting engineering firm Arup suggests a user-pay policy for regional roads as one method of generating revenue to build, maintain and expand the national road network. 

SA’s primary highway network as good as any, says consultancy

South Africa’s national highway network is comparable to some of the best road networks in the world, including those of developed countries, says KPMG infrastructure advisory head De Buys Scott. 

BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA sees increased international interest, despite economic downturn

Despite the lower-than-expected visitor numbers at this year’s BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA, the event’s organisers argue that BAUMA has established itself as the most important trade event in Africa,... 

Construction and mining markets targeted

“Presenting its products to members from the construction and the mining industries was the focus for steel product manufacturer Scaw Metals at this year’s BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA, held at... 

SDLG introduces backhoe loader onto African market

Chinese construction machinery manufacturer Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery (SDLG) exhibited its range of SDLG machines at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA 2015, including its SDLG B877 backhoe loader,... 

Industrial equipment group secures sales at BAUMA

Diversified industrial group Torre Industries sold a hoist, telehandler and tower crane at this year’s BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA, which Torre CEO Charles Pettit says is testament to the quality of...