Latest affordable Joburg inner-city residential building launched

Newgate, the latest affordable residential precinct in Johannesburg’s inner city, with rentals ranging from R1 750 for the smallest unit and R3 000 for the largest unit, was launched earlier this month, with the first of about 500 tenants...

SA enthusiasm for carbon capture waning – Lennon

Enthusiasm surrounding carbon capture and storage (CCS) seemed to be deteriorating, State-owned power utility Eskom group executive for sustainability Dr Steve Lennon said on Wednesday. Speaking at the CCS – EU/RSA Partnership: A Focus on...

Acid mine drainage issue reaching critical stage – WRC

The issue of mine water treatment and the management thereof has become urgent. South Africa has run out of time to debate and must act, says Water Research Commission (WRC) mine water treatment and management research manager Dr Jo Burgess. The...

Commission launches water currents policy series

Last week, the Water Research Commission (WRC), in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and research institution Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies International, launched the WRC Water Currents Policy Series as...

UK bulk wine imports a ‘serious threat’ to SA industry

The decision of UK retailers to switch to bulk wine imports rather than bottled wine is a “serious threat” to the South African wine industry, Department of Trade and Industry agroprocessing industrial development division chief Stephan...

Fracking investigation receiving full Cabinet attention

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for shale gas in the Karoo basin is receiving full Cabinet attention, although no declaration on whether a moratorium on fracking would be lifted could be made at this stage, Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi said...

Sephaku Cement saves 25% by using Chinese contractor

Five-hundred employees of Chinese company Sinoma International Engineering are currently working on site to construct cement producer Sephaku Cement’s new Aganang cement production facility, near Lichtenburg, in the North West, with 200 more to...

Mobile units supplied to Medupi project

Prefabricated structure manufacturer Kwikspace Modular Buildings has, on an ongoing basis, supplied over 8 000 m2 of mobile and modular units, as well as numerous rental units to State-owned power utility Eskom’s Medupi project, near Lephalale,...

Steam cycle solution introduced to SA

Systems automation company GE Intelligent Platforms expects to see significant demand in the South African market for its US-developed distributed control system (DCS) steam cycle solution for power plants, which was launched last month, global...

Developments in Coega IDZ create opportunities for SA company

Current developments in the Coega industrial development zone (IDZ) in the Eastern Cape will create opportunities for coil and leafspring manufacturers Springwell to supply its products to large multinational clients, technical director Andrew...