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Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in the Eastern Cape
23rd January 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The 2Africa subsea cable has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, marking the third landing on the coast of South Africa of the world’s largest submarine cable system.... 


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Mercedes-Benz to make second hybrid in SA, but competitiveness concerns mount
20th January 2023 By: Irma Venter

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will add a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the production line-up at its East London plant this year, says CEO Andreas Brand. The 50-year-old... 


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Mercedes-Benz to make second hybrid in SA, but competitiveness concerns mount
20th January 2023 By: Irma Venter

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will add a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the production line-up at its East London plant this year, says CEO Andreas Brand. The 50-year-old... 


Drakenstein municipality formally objects to Eskom’s approved 18.65% tariff increase
17th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Drakenstein mayor Conrad Poole has raised a formal objection against the 18.65% electricity tariff increase that was approved for State-owned power utility Eskom from April 1, asking that the... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Lawyers issue letter of demand to Eskom, Gordhan over loadshedding
17th January 2023 By: News24Wire

Several high-profile lawyers, leaders, and NPOs have threatened Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan with legal action following their failure to provide a... 


LG's new OLED TV with zero connect technology redefines freedom to design your space
16th January 2023

A Stunning Achievement, the Larger-Than-Life 97-inch OLED TV Comes With Real Time Video and Audio Wireless Transmission up to 4K 120Hz LG Electronics (LG) is introducing its 97-inch LG SIGNATURE... 


Eskom's Duvha power station
Business, labour, civil society agree tariff increases will not fix Eskom
13th January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned energy utility Eskom says it appreciates the tough tariff decision made by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, for which... 


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N2 Wild Coast Toll Road megabridge projects, South Africa – update
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Work has started on the Msikaba bridge deck. 


City of Joburg calls on residents to report infrastructure theft, vandalism
11th January 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The City of Johannesburg has issued a call for communities to play a more active role this year in protecting the city, noting that infrastructure critical to providing basic services to the people... 


A ‘one-stop shop’ for adaptors and reducers
10th January 2023

Struggling to find a certain size thread adaptor or reducer for your application? “We have an enormously large range and high availability. If you are looking for any type of adaptor or reducer of... 


Scramble to restore electricity as City Power deals with 17 incidents of cable theft, vandalism
9th January 2023 By: News24Wire

Many areas in and around the City of Joburg have been without power since Friday after at least 17 incidents of cable theft and vandalism were reported. One person has since been arrested. 


Condra completes 32 t yard crane for Mpumalanga refinery
16th December 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has completed a 32 t, 30-metre-span container handling crane for Mbombela-based metals refinery Manganese Metal Company (MMC). MMC’s gantry was delivered on... 


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Work starts on Msikaba bridge deck
15th December 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Work has started on the Msikaba bridge deck, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) reports, noting that it took three trucks to transport the first steel bridge deck segment in... 


MTN GlobalConnect, MTN South Africa land 2Africa subsea cable in Western Cape
13th December 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The 45 000 km 2Africa cable has landed in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein, in the Western Cape, in South Africa, as it prepares to go live in 2023. MTN GlobalConnect, the 2Africa landing party in... 


Joburg calls for 3-day loadshedding exemption to deal with rain-hampered outages
12th December 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has urgently requested State-owned utility Eskom to grant it a reprieve from loadshedding for three days to meet the [nearly insurmountable] challenge of escalating... 


Toyota to evaluate local customers’ response to RAV4 plug-in hybrid in new pilot initiative
9th December 2022 By: Irma Venter

Following the introduction of the RAV4 GX hybrid last year and the RAV4 hybrid E-Four this year, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says it will test the local market’s response to the RAV4 plug-in... 


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Disappointing outcome
9th December 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has attempted to put a positive gloss on its recent attempt to sell 16 slots on its Cape and Container corridors that resulted in only one applicant emerging as a... 


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Trell and Trine oilfield development, Norway
9th December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Trell and Trine oilfield development is planned as a subsea tieback to existing field developments linked to the Alvheim floating production storage and offloading operation, which has been... 


Metros strengthen fault response capacity amid Stage 6 blackouts
8th December 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The city councils of Cape Town and Johannesburg have both deployed additional personnel to ensure the speedy resolution of outages and faults, especially during peak hours, following Eskom’s... 


City of Joburg warns of loadshedding impact on ageing infrastructure, fears increased cable theft
8th December 2022 By: News24Wire

The City of Johannesburg has warned that cable theft will likely increase after Eskom announced the implementation of Stage 6 loadshedding. On Wednesday, Eskom reported breakdowns amounting to a... 


New yard crane for Mpumalanga refinery
6th December 2022

(Virtual Showroom): Condra has completed a 32-ton, 30-metre span container handling crane for Manganese Metal Company (MMC), the Mbombela-based metal refinery. The working element of a... 


Transnet sees South African coal exports as being safer on diesel trains
5th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s State-owned port and rail company Transnet proposed switching to diesel trains to avoid disruptions to coal exports caused by the theft of power cables that disable electric... 


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PRASA, Transnet welcome six-month ban on scrap metal trading
2nd December 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned rail companies the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have both welcomed the six-month ban on the trade of scrap metal as government seeks to... 


City Power employs in-house electricians to cut contractor costs
1st December 2022 By: News24Wire

City Power has hired 52 new in-house electricians to lessen the utility's reliance on contractors. It will employ an additional 248 electricians by 2023. Environment, Infrastructure and Social... 


Eaton installs its largest African power modular system at ADC Midrand site
Eaton installs its largest African modular power system at Africa Data Centres’ Midrand site
1st December 2022

Intelligent power management company Eaton announced the successful installation of a modular power system earlier this year at Africa Data Centres’ 10 MW facility - its largest installation on the... 


Third-party access has been identified as one of the main reforms to be pursued for implementation under government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative
TFR says lessons from slot-sale process will inform future third-party model
30th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) insists that valuable lessons have been gained from a recent attempt to sell 16 slots on its Cape and Container corridors, which resulted in only one applicant emerging... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel
Six-month ban imposed on export of copper scrap as South Africa seeks to combat theft
30th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government has imposed a six-month ban on the export of copper and copper-alloy scrap, as well as most ferrous scrap as part of the first phase of a three-phase intervention... 


Government calls for improved mine safety measures to mitigate the risk of conveyor belt fires 
29th November 2022

By Wynand Marx, CEO at the BBE Group   Conveyor belts used in underground and above ground mining operations to transport bulk solids can often be a leading cause of fire and consequent fatalities... 


Scrap handling
Cabinet approves measures to restrict scrap exports, but details yet to be released
18th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Cabinet has approved a “comprehensive package” of policy measures to restrict trade in scrap metal to limit damage to public infrastructure, including the ongoing theft of copper cables, which is... 


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The financially rewarding copper scrap export market continues to entice local copper cable theft
World unlikely to resolve copper deficit soon – CDAA
18th November 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

While the improved management of copper scrap recycling is crucial to supplement future mined supplies to address the world’s seemingly perpetual copper deficit, copper cable theft continues to be... 


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Cape Town aims to double confiscated copper this year
14th November 2022 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town’s Metal Theft Unit, also known as the Copperheads, says it aims to double the amount of copper confiscated year-on-year.  The unit has already confiscated 2 489 kg of mixed... 


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Summit provides platform to seek health, safety solutions
11th November 2022

The Mine Occupational Health and Safety Tripartite Summit provides a platform to engage and find solutions for improvement of occupational health and safety performance, said Mineral Resources and... 


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Toyota to test local market response to RAV4 plug-in hybrid
10th November 2022 By: Irma Venter

Following the introduction of the RAV4 GX hybrid last year and the RAV4 hybrid E-Four this year, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says it will test the local market’s response to the RAV4 plug-in... 


Teraco is regional interconnection point for Google's Equiano subsea cable
9th November 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Data environment services company Teraco has announced that it is now an integral connectivity and interconnection point for Internet services company Google’s Equiano subsea cable. The cable... 


Establishing a consistent architecture for power supply reliability 
8th November 2022

By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric  A power outage is defined as the loss of electrical supply within an end-user installation. Whether the electrical installation is... 


Teraco to continue investing as demand for data facilities continues to grow
4th November 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Data infrastructure and colocation company Teraco will, as part of its plans for the next five years, continue to invest in its facilities and will make announcements of future expansions soon,... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana mine
Sibanye's South African PGMs output falls on power curtailments, copper cable theft
3rd November 2022 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Battery and precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has maintained its full-year production guidance for its South African platinum group metals (PGMs) operations at between 1.75-million and... 


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Pumpkin Hollow copper project, US – update
28th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Nevada Copper has announced a new restart plan for the project. 


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Jupiter achieves strong half-year performance
27th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Jupiter Mines recorded a consolidated net profit of $33-million for the half-year ended August 31, on the back of its $46-million share of net profit from its investment in Tshipi é Ntle... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Higher revenue collections support consolidation as growth headwinds strengthen
26th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Better-than-expected revenue collection enabled Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to report an improvement in government’s fiscal position relative to the one forecast in the February Budget.... 


A Transnet Freight Rail locomotive in action
Transnet to hold off on loco procurement following in-principle agreements with CRRC E-Loco and Alstom
25th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) CEO Sizakele Mzimela reports that the group’s plan to procure new locomotives will be put on hold in light of the recent in principle agreements reached between Transnet... 


A photo of the Koeberg power station
IAEA report on extending the life of the Koeberg nuclear plant lists issues to be addressed
24th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

As a result of a Promotion of Access to Information Act application by the Democratic Alliance (the official opposition in the South African Parliament but the ruling party in the Western Cape... 


SA to host Google’s first Cloud region in Africa
21st October 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Google plans to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent – which will help users, developers, businesses and educational institutions across Africa to... 


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