IBM launches data aggregation project to analyse SA’s water distribution system

Information technology (IT) giant International Business Machines (IBM) South Africa recently launched a crowd-sourcing project to capture, share and analyse information about the water distribution system in the country.

Northen Cape solar project going ahead, despite reported bankruptcy of Suntech’s China facility

Solar panel producer Suntech Power Holdings’ China facility was reported by Reuters to have filed for bankruptcy, but it is going ahead with two projects to supply two separate sites in the Northern Cape with a total of 100 MW of solar panels,...

Soul searching under way in bid to revitalise SA’s metal casting sector

It is widely accepted that South Africa has substantial remaining resources of unexploited industrial minerals. In fact the newly released Industrial Policy Action Plan 2013/14 concurs with estimates of there being remaining mineral reserves and...

Construction consultancy wins prestigious award

Programme management and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend was named Global consultant of the year at the NCE/ACE Consultants of the Year awards, in the UK, last month.

Certification improves efficiency, reduces risks

The implementation of effective quality management systems (QMS), such as ISO 9001, will improve businesses’ service to clients and streamline internal processes to ensure best practice in the planning, control and management of companies, says...

Packaging firms team up to pursue perishable-foods solutions

Plastic packaging company Astrapak and flexible packaging company Afripack announced a joint venture (JV) to meet the growing demand for packaging solutions in the perishable-foods industry.

Afrox launches R200m air separation unit

Gas products and services company Africa Oxygen (Afrox) on Wednesday launched its new R200-million, 200 t/d Pretoria West air separation unit (ASU) plant. The investment formed part of a three-year R1.5-billion investment programme by Afrox and...

Money-transfer industry growing across Africa

Money transfer company MoneyGram says Africa has the potential to become one of the world’s most important remittance hotspots, if current growth trends continue.

Development agency moves ahead with housing sale initiative

Development financier the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is processing almost 100 tenant purchase offers, having announced its plan to sell 238 stand-alone houses to the tenants in December last year. The houses are part of the...

Varsity launches human-settlements management degree

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale launched South Africa’s first Chair for Education in Human Settlements Development and Management in March at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), in Port Elizabeth. The four-year...