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Specialised workwear meets industry needs

By: Kimberley Smuts 30th September 2016 Safety-wear manufacturer MB Workwear is focussed on providing specialised and technologically advanced garments using the latest and best fabric innovations, including new antistatic inherently flame-resistant coveralls to meet the evolving needs of the industries it serves. The company is... →

Jasco targets internal strategy as company stabilises

By: Natasha Odendaal 26th September 2016 As smart technologies firm Jasco Electronics emerges from a milestone year that represented stability and consolidation, the JSE-listed group will focus on two levers of growth, in addition to its identified group focus areas, in a year set to be marred by worsening economic conditions. Despite... →

At 50, Botswana discovers diamonds are not forever

By: Reuters 26th September 2016 When David Magang opened Botswana's first domestic law firm shortly after independence in 1966, he and his country were starting from scratch. Since then, both he and the former British protectorate, which celebrates its fiftieth birthday this week, have travelled a huge distance based largely on... →

RioZim chooses Chinese group to design $2.1bn power plant

By: Bloomberg 26th September 2016 RioZim chose a State-owned Chinese company to design a $2.1-billion power plant it plans to build in Zimbabwe, which faces frequent blackouts, and is lobbying South Africa’s electricity utility to buy from the facility to help attract investors. State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design and... →

Market research shows growth in lift and escalator industries

23rd September 2016 The global lift and escalator market was valued at $86-billion in 2012 and is expected to grow steadily from 2016 to 2020 spurred by robust demand from Asia, according to a report released last month by market research company Research and Markets. →

Education Innovations in Africa Could Level Playing Field for Millions of Students Worldwide

22nd September 2016 African public-private partnerships are fast-tracking education improvement from primary school to university, potentially levelling the playing field for millions of students worldwide. In the face of electricity shortages and over-crowding, African public-private partnerships are integrating... →

American hardwoods to feature widely at 2nd ‘Dubai Design Week’

21st September 2016 AHEC to unveil installation at Downtown Design 2016 and present at the talks programme of both Design Ras Al Khor and Dubai Design Week American hardwoods are set to feature widely at the second edition of ‘Dubai Design Week’, the Middle East’s biggest celebration of design, which will take place... →

Industry leaders attending the DMCC Precious Metals Forum in Accra, call on airlines and associations to ban the hand-carriage of gold

13th September 2016 Over 130 industry delegates descended on Ghana’s capital Accra on 7 September, to attend DMCC’s second Africa Dubai Precious Metals Forum held at the Kempinski Hotel. Government ministers, regulators, mining industry professionals, security experts, airlines, logistics facilitators and... →

Law firm launches practice focused on infrastructure

By: Dylan Slater 26th August 2016 International law firm Pinsent Masons announced at the end of July plans to launch an infrastructure-focused practice in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the appointment of two founding partners to launch the office. →

MB – Outrank in quarries

25th August 2016 Crushing in quarries around the world has become a key aspect of mines operation; the need to make the most of all available material arose and has prompted sharpest operators to use also the "waste material" that was once simply piled up in the quarry, becoming today valuable resources. The need... →

Free-falling Mongolia won’t be saved by commodity revival

By: Bloomberg 25th August 2016 The commodity super-cycle that peaked in 2011 powered Mongolia to world-beating growth. Then came the bust and China’s recent economic slowdown that’s pushed the land of Genghis Khan into an unprecedented economic crisis this summer. Yet even though the commodity market finally has a pulse again... →

Africa Dubai Precious Metals Forum Returns to Ghana in September 2016

23rd August 2016 DMCC to outline Dubai’s unique value proposition to miners highlighting a supply chain solution free of conflict minerals in collaboration with Ghana Chamber of Mines and Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry DMCC, the Dubai government authority dedicated to enhancing Dubai’s position as a global... →

Old rings are treasure as gold rally revives scrap recycling

By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2016 The surprising rebound in gold prices this year has given new life to unwanted jewelry, coins and trinkets – in the melting pot. More than a third of the world’s bullion supply usually comes from recycled metal, but purchases at pawn shops and cash-for-gold companies had slowed during a... →

Sandton City still changing the face of SA retail

19th August 2016 Right at the heart of one of Africa’s richest square miles lies Sandton City, a glittering beacon of commerce that has been attracting shoppers and retailers from all over the country and around the world – for more than 40 years. This is the shopping mall that changed the face of retail in South... →

Cape Town on track to be the start-up capital of Africa, says Wesgro

By: Kim Cloete 18th August 2016 Cape Town is pushing beyond its tourist image with a drive to be seen as the start-up capital in Africa. “We’re incredibly excited about Cape Town becoming a destination for young people around the world. Cape Town has become Africa’s largest start-up scene,” Wesgro CEO Tim Harris told delegates... →

Blue Label’s Cell C acquisition deal ‘on track’

By: News24Wire 18th August 2016 Blue Label Telecoms has said that plans to acquire 35% of Cell C for R4-billion as part of a recapitalisation plan are still “on track”. In December last year, the boards of Cell C and its holding company 3C Telecommunications accepted an offer from Blue Label Telecoms for the deal. →

New Durban floating dock to add much-needed ship repair capacity

By: Shirley le Guern 12th August 2016 With an estimated 12 000 ships calling at South Africa’s ports each year and over 30 000 vessels sailing along the South African coastline annually, the ship repair industry should theoretically be a thriving and growing industry. In reality, however, it is an opportunity that is largely being... →

New Durban floating dock to add much-needed ship repair capacity

By: Shirley le Guern 12th August 2016 With an estimated 12 000 ships calling at South Africa’s ports each year and over 30 000 vessels sailing along the South African coastline annually, the ship repair industry should theoretically be a thriving and growing industry. In reality, however, it’s an opportunity that is largely being... →

Cullinan mine yields 138.57 ct diamond

By: Anine Kilian 10th August 2016 LSE-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 138.57 ct Type IIa, D-colour diamond at its Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The high-clarity diamond will be offered for sale as part of the company’s next sales process later this month. The company had earlier this year sold a 121.26 ct white diamond... →

Lucara leaves door open to another auction for whopper diamond

By: Bloomberg 8th August 2016 Lucara Diamonds, which failed to sell the biggest diamond found in more than a century through a public auction, may go under the hammer again. “We’re not discounting going back to the auction process in some form in the future,” William Lamb, CEO of the Vancouver-based miner, told Bloomberg TV... →

Multimillion Rand Africa Projects Offer Huge Potential For SA Stainless Steel Supply

5th August 2016 Strategic trips by the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (sassda) to Tanzania, Senegal and Mozambique as part of the dti’s Export Marketing and Investment Assistance Scheme (EMIA) have yielded a number of exciting, ‘new market’ opportunities for local companies wishing to... →

Pinsent Masons To Launch In South Africa

29th July 2016 International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced plans to launch an energy and infrastructure-focused practice in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm has appointed two founding partners to launch the office. Rob Morson joins from Bowman Gilfillan where he was Head of Construction and is... →

Hassyan clean coal power project, UAE

By: Sheila Barradas 29th July 2016 The project will be supported by a 25-year power purchase agreement with Dubai Electricity Water Authority. →

Stellar enlists potential JV partner for Guinea, Liberia projects

By: Anine Kilian 28th July 2016 Aim-listed Stellar Diamonds has signed binding heads of terms with Dubai-based commodities trading group Citigate Commodities to establish joint ventures (JVs) over the Baoulé kimberlite project, in Guinea, and over new exploration licences recently awarded to Stellar in western Liberia. The... →

WGBC, partners to improve energy efficiency of cities

By: Anine Kilian 27th July 2016 The World Green Building Council (WGBC), along with the World Resources Institute-led Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), on Wednesday announced a new partnership to dramatically ramp up energy efficiency within buildings across the world, starting with the city of Tshwane, in Gauteng.... →

GE aiming to change coal narrative with high-efficiency power solutions

By: Terence Creamer 26th July 2016 Technology group GE is beginning to actively make the case for clean coal, having concluded that coal-fired generation will remain a major, albeit relatively smaller, part of the future electricity mix in many parts of the world. GE Power global sales and marketing leader for steam power systems,... →

Belmet And 3c Metal Formalise A Shareholding Relationship

19th July 2016 Following a long history of successful collaboration and joint ventures between Belmet and 3C Metal, the French-based head office of 3C Metal has officially taken the decision to invest in a shareholding percentage of Belmet Namibia and Belmet South Africa. The shareholding agreement is effective... →

Bringing ‘big dreams’ to life in the Middle East and Asia

14th July 2016 For the past four decades, global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has played a key role in partnering with visionary developers in the Middle East and Asia to bring their boldest and bravest ideas to life. To support this vision, the company recently announced the... →

Massive Vlakfontein investment to meet hazardous waste challenge

By: Liezille Vermeulen 6th July 2016 A R250-m hazardous waste management plant – built to comply with stringent new environmental guidelines, and the first new hazardous waste landfill site in South Africa in 20 years - has been opened in Vlakfontein →

Congo’s illegal gold trade seen benefiting foreign companies

By: Bloomberg 5th July 2016 Foreign companies and armed groups are profiting from an illegal trade in gold in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite international regulations intended to clean up the sector, Global Witness said. One Chinese company that operates gold-dredging boats in the region smuggled as much as... →

Ethiopia receives the first Airbus A350XWB in Africa

By: African News Agency 30th June 2016 Ethiopian airlines this week took delivery of the first Airbus A350XWB in the French aeronautics city of Toulouse, becoming the first African carrier to own the new-generation wide-body aircraft and the first airliner in the world to fly the airplane with the capacity of carrying 343 passengers... →

DMCC and Jafza Sign MoU to boost trade between Dubai’s leading Free Zones

29th June 2016 DMCC the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Economics World Zone, Jafza’s parent company.The purpose of the memorandum is to enhance trade and explore new collaboration between Dubai’s leading... →

South Africa seen as attractive market amid surging global solar PV deployment

By: Terence Creamer 23rd June 2016 A new study assessing the future role of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the global electricity system suggests that the technology’s installed base could grow to between 1 760 GW and 2 500 GW by 2030 and identifies South Africa as among the most attractive markets for deployment. Solar PV capacity... →

Dubai’s DMCC and China’s Zhongwei Sign MoU to Boost Trade along the ‘One Belt One Road’

23rd June 2016 DMCC, the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zhongwei Ningxia Municipal People’s Government in China. The purpose of the memorandum is to explore new collaboration, directives and... →

World’s First Robotics and Innovation Store to Open in Dubai

22nd June 2016 Action To Action is set to open the world’s first robotic and innovations store in Dubai. “Innovators”, which will be located at Dubai Festival City, is the only retail concept of its kind, dedicated to visualising the future transformation of consumer electronics retail. The store opens to the... →

Rebels, army seen profiting from Congo gold despite controls

By: Bloomberg 21st June 2016 International regulations aimed at curbing the trade in so-called conflict minerals have failed to stop rebel groups and elements of the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo profiting from gold mining in the region, according to a United Nations group of experts. The lack of a functioning... →

AHEC to collaborate with seven UAE-based designers for ‘Seed to Seat’ project at Downtown Design 2016

20th June 2016 The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has announced the launch of ‘Seed to Seat’, a collaboration with seven of the most prominent and exciting designers in the UAE, who have been given an open brief and asked... →

Local company awarded German welding agency

By: Simon Sonnekus 17th June 2016 The acquisition of the South African agency for German tooling manufacturer Orbitalum Tools will allow Dowson & Dobson (D&D) Industrial to provide welding solutions for industries that require tube and pipe-welding preparation. D&D Industrial is a division of Actum Industrial. Both Actum... →

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