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Engineering & Manufacturing

Equipment supplied to Namibia for scrub removal, loading

Manufacturer of compact construction machines and light equipment Wacker Neuson has supplied five tele wheel loaders and telehandlers for use at a project to reducing scrub encroachment on farms in Namibia aimed at and turning the subsequent...
 
 
Transport

Hybrid aircraft to debut at AAD

Bush and amphibian non type certified aircraft (NTCA) hybrid, the C-Wolf aerial utility vehicle (AUV) will make its debut at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2012 exhibition. Nicknamed Boeremeisie, the C-Wolf AUV is the result of an idea...
14 Sep 12
 
 
Martin Creamer Show on SAFM

15/06/2012 (On-The-Air) Audio Available

Billions of rands are expected to be generated from the iron in an old waste dump in Limpopo province; The Defence Force of Finland is buying more armoured cars from South Africa; and Eskom is confident that it will be able to spend at a rate of...
15 Jun 12
 
 
Low Carbon Future - Saliem Fakir

Does thorium have a future as an alternative to uranium?

I recently at a thorium conference in Cape Town hosted by the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
06 Apr 12
 
 
Engineering & Manufacturing

Agrihubs reduce downtime

Provider of bearings, seals, mechatronics and lubrications systems SKF reports that its agri-hubs, fitted to replace bushes on rollers of a LandPac scraper unit, have eliminated large maintenances, reliability problems, reduced downtime and...
 
 
REAL ECONOMY: LEADERSHIP

The pace at which Obama is moving holds real lessons for SA

There is simply so much that South African politicians and policymakers can learn from newly inaugurated US President Barack Obama and his team that it difficult to know where to start. Particularly impressive, though, and something well worth...
23 Jan 09
 
 
Tenders

State

Tender work arising due to state contracts
07 Nov 08
 
 
Tenders

State

Tender work arising due to state contracts
31 Oct 08
 
 
Video of the Week

Daily podcast – September 10, 2008 Audio Available

Coega IDZ In today's podcast: The operator of the Coega Industrial Development Zone is seeking to appoint an adviser to assist in the construction and operation of a gas-fired power station, an estimated 20 000 MW will be needed from independent power...
10 Sep 08
 
 
Video of the Week

Daily podcast – May 30, 2008 Audio Available

Dick Evans In today's podcast: Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga said that the power utility spends R23-million every working hour, Sasol announces the names of 50 BEE groups to participate in its Inzalo empowerment transaction, and Rio Tinto Alcan says it expects...
30 May 08
 
 
ENERGY

Biofuels halt would ease food prices - agriculture group

A moratorium on grain-based biofuels would help ease raging wheat and corn prices by up to 20 percent in the next few years, a leading agriculture research group said on Tuesday. "Our models analysis suggest that if a moratorium on biofuels...
30 Apr 08
 
 
Video of the Week

Daily podcast - April 29, 2008 Audio Available

Nersa In today's podcast: Nersa grants Nedlac and Busa submission extensions to Eskom's 60% tariff increase, Anglo American Q1 output is curbed, and uranium production at AngloGold Ashanti expected to surge 60% by 2012 from 2007.
29 Apr 08
 
 
 
 
 
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