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Auctions steam ahead

By: Terence Creamer 18th August 2017 South Africa may be on the global sidelines currently with regard to the procurement of new renewable generation capacity, chiefly because of Eskom’s refusal to enter into new power purchase agreements. Nevertheless, as a relatively early adopter (some might even say pioneer) of the auction... →

Joburg Council Chamber’s innovative design receives recognition

By: David Oliveira 18th August 2017 The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) Council Chamber, which is managed by the CoJ’s property portfolio company Joburg Property Company (JPC), has been awarded the Public Services Development award by the Africa & Arabia Property Awards. The JPC will officially receive the award at a ceremony at the... →

Jebel Ali power station – K Station, Phase 3, United Arab Emirates

By: Sheila Barradas 11th August 2017 The Phase 3 project includes the supply, installation, testing and launch of two F-type gas turbines that will produce 590 MW at 50 °C. →

MBSA preparing to enter ‘competitive’ bakkie market early next year

By: Irma Venter 4th August 2017 With a new-bakkie market of roughly 110 000 units a year, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) would like to secure its “fair share” of this lucrative, “but highly competitive” segment with the launch of the new X-Class in the local market in the first half of next year, says Mercedes-Benz Vans... →

Waste specialist makes South African investments following contract awards

By: Schalk Burger 4th August 2017 Dubai-headquartered specialist waste management multinational Averda has made several investments in its South African operations after it won medical waste management contracts in the Western Cape and Gauteng. The firm developed a hazardous waste landfill site in Vlakfontein, Gauteng, to drive... →

Brown sacks personal assistant over Gupta links

By: African News Agency 2nd August 2017 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown on Wednesday asked her personal assistant Kim Davids to resign after details of her ties to the controversial Gupta family emerged. ”This past week I have been confronted by allegations against Ms Davids. In the interest of fairness, I asked Ms Davids to... →

Undocumented capture?

By: Terence Creamer 28th July 2017 Arguably one of the most telling statements made at last week’s Eskom results presentation was the public assurance given by interim CEO Johnny Dladla that “no decision would, in future, be taken outside the executive committee meetings. “Whatever decision is taken, it will be a decision that is... →

World's biggest tax bill is latest worry for African gold miner

By: Bloomberg 27th July 2017 It was supposed to mark a fresh start for the African business of the world’s biggest gold producer. In November 2014, African Barrick Gold would get a new name and new management to distance itself from a troublesome past and disputes with local politicians. Less than three years later, things... →

'There is no such thing as radical economic transformation' - Mathews Phosa

By: News24Wire 27th July 2017 There is no such thing as radical economic transformation, African National Congress (ANC) presidential candidate Mathews Phosa has told the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (Afrikaans Trade Institute). Phosa was delivering the keynote address at the institute's indaba for small and medium enterprises... →

Minister Brown says ‘Gupta freebie’ allegations against officials must be probed

By: African News Agency 26th July 2017 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she is fully behind investigations by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) into allegations of corruption levelled against officials in her department. Brown’s personal assistant, Kim Davids, this week became the latest official to... →

Mercedes-Benz seeks ‘fair share’ of growing bakkie market with new X-Class

By: Irma Venter 20th July 2017 With a new-bakkie market of roughly 110 000 units a year, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) would like to secure its “fair share” of this lucrative, “but highly competitive” segment with the launch of the new X-Class in the local market in the first half of next year, says Mercedes-Benz Vans... →

State capture casts long shadow over Eskom’s results

By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2017 South Africa’s worst kept corporate secret was confirmed on Wednesday, when Eskom reported a sharp fall in after-tax profits to R888-million in 2017, from over R5-billion in the previous financial year. However, the results were overshadowed by serious allegations of corruption and... →

Civil society unites to combat State capture

By: Sane Dhlamini 18th July 2017 Representatives from over 130 civil society organisations gathered on Tuesday at the Conference for the Future of South Africa, in Johannesburg, to publicly unite South Africa against corruption, State capture and the abuse of power by President Jacob Zuma’s government. The conference, organised... →

Years of gridlock face South Africa as new rules hurt mining

By: Bloomberg 13th July 2017 Executives from Sibanye Gold Ltd., South Africa’s biggest gold miner, were in Los Angeles in the final stages of a roadshow with U.S. bond fund managers last month when a bombshell hit from back home. The government had introduced shock new rules requiring local mines be 30 percent black-owned in... →

Gold elite challenged by base metals bourse on market future

By: Bloomberg 10th July 2017 The world’s biggest industrial metals exchange is taking on the most powerful players in the gold market with the launch on Monday of its first futures contract for the commodity since the middle of the 1980s. The London Metal Exchange and its partners aim to grab a piece of the action in a city... →

Paper trail on metal loans ended in fakes as banks lose millions

By: Bloomberg 4th July 2017 For all the high-tech wizardry of modern financial markets, there’s one corner of the commodity world that still depends almost entirely on printed paper – making it an easy target for crooks. Buyers and sellers of base metals like copper, aluminum and nickel use documents known as warehouse... →

India seeks to extend LNG, energy cooperation with Qatar

By: Ajoy K Das 21st June 2017 Despite Qatar being pushed into diplomatic and economic isolation by its neighbours, India is deepening economic cooperation in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and energy with new proposals and initiatives. The Indian government has proposed a fresh long-term LNG purchase agreement, while the Qatari... →

Alrosa, Dubai trader strengthen ties

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 15th June 2017 The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Russian diamond miner Alrosa have agreed to enhance diamond trade cooperation. The parties discussed options for expanding Alrosa’s trading activities at the Dubai Diamond Exchange – a DMCC entity – as well as agreements on enhanced efforts to stem... →

Tanzania's Acacia spat shows deepening battle with business

By: Bloomberg 14th June 2017 Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s escalating battles with business risk alienating the very investors he needs to drive his multi-billion dollar industrialization policy. On Monday, the 57-year-old leader ratcheted up his dispute with miners by accusing Acacia Mining Plc of operating illegally... →

Why engineers from across sub-Saharan Africa will head for the Western Cape in July

12th June 2017 Cape Town is the hub of the oil, gas & petrochem sector for sub-Saharan Africa and the city hosts Oil & Gas 2017, a three-day conference and expo. Engineers are being invited to Cape Town this July for Oil & Gas 2017 with its unique three-day conference, with presentation on issues from fracking... →

EFF to lay charges against Gigaba over Transnet locomotive procurement

By: African News Agency 8th June 2017 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday said it would open a criminal case against Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, whom it alleged was at the centre of corruption in the procurement of diesel locomotives by Transnet. The EFF could also lay charges against the Transnet board that was in... →

Alstom receives order in Canada

2nd June 2017 Railway systems and equipment company Alstom has been awarded a firm order for the supply of 61 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area by Ontario government agency Metrolinx. →

Trevor Hill appointed new head of Audi SA

By: Irma Venter 30th May 2017 Trevor Hill has been appointed as the new head of Audi South Africa (SA). Hill will succeed Paul Sansom, who has been appointed as the MD of Audi Australia. →

Pressing 'refresh' in logistics

By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th May 2017 Imagine the value of 30-40% of cargo vehicles in a R500bn market returning empty? Can you imagine the savings if we could change this? And this is not just a South African problem, it’s a global issue. Where did it all start… Well… Approximately 2 years ago, Benji Coetzee, now Founder and CEO of... →

The Gupta Emails

By: News24Wire 29th May 2017 A cache of damning e-mails between members of the Gupta family, some of their trusted lieutenants and President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, has brought forward fresh details on the mechanics of the Guptas' dubious state capture strategies. City Press, News24's sister publication, on Sunday... →

Atlas Copco’s sale of Road Construction Equipment leads to establishment of Dynapac South Africa

8th May 2017 The Atlas Copco Group has sold its global Road Construction Equipment Division, including the Dynapac brand name, to the number one construction Group in France and world-leader in road construction equipment, Fayat Group. The Road Construction Equipment division became part of Atlas Copco‘s... →

Iran's Rouhani faces anguished coal miners after fatal explosion

By: Bloomberg 8th May 2017 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani faced anguished miners Sunday as he visited a coal mine where an explosion last week killed more than three dozen men. Rouhani, the moderate cleric seeking re-election May 19, “insisted” on traveling to northern Golestan province to review the disaster and speak... →

ADVISIAN (WorleyParsons) South Africa appoints Gary Mocke to Ports and Marine Terminal Advisory role

3rd May 2017 Advisian, the independent advisory business line of WorleyParsons, has appointed Dr Gary Mocke as its Managing principal of Ports and Marine Terminals, with responsibility for managing the Ports and Marine Terminal Advisory sub sector in Sub-Saharan African region and supporting the Middle East &... →

How South Africa is attracting the world’s leading hospitality experts to advise on growth for the next decade

20th April 2017 Sub-Saharan Africa needs tourism for jobs and investment and a new expo based on one of the world’s most successful brands will bring international experience to Johannesburg in June 2017 Some of the world’s leading experts in hospitality have agreed to appear at the inaugural The Hotel Show... →

Two pipelines test economics of East Africa’s oil developments

By: Bloomberg 7th April 2017 A decade after its first big oil find, East Africa’s emergence as a crude exporter has been hindered by security and cost concerns that left the region building two pipelines instead of one. Uganda and Kenya are developing two new basins and originally agreed to build one line to connect the... →

Midnight Cabinet reshuffle prompts calls for demo

By: African News Agency 31st March 2017 In the wake of the biggest Cabinet reshuffle since 1996, civil rights organisations and trade unions have vowed to take to the streets on Friday to protest the removal of key ministers, especially Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Section27, SaveSA, and the... →

RenewSys is part of the 55 year old , R 3.75 Bn “Enpee Group” .

28th March 2017 The core competency of the Company lies in manufacturing. Headquartered at Mumbai , Renewsys has a global presence with offices at Dubai, Johannesburg , Durban , Lagos , London , Mauritius & Singapore and representative offices in the USA and several countries in Europe. RenewSys is one of the... →

Africa’s Biggest Coatings Show Entrusted To Major Global Expo Organisers

9th March 2017 Leading international exhibitions organisers, dmg events - Middle East, Asia & Africa, will in June next year stage Coatings for Africa 2018, the largest event for its industry on the continent. Coatings for Africa – the longest-running coatings event in Africa - is jointly presented by the SA... →

Global experts to assess market conditions and outlook for gold at 2017 Dubai Precious Metals Conference

7th March 2017 Sixth annual conference to explore challenges and opportunities facing precious metals sector across key markets including China, India, Middle East and Turkey. Despite a challenging performance towards the end of last year, precious metals gained 11.71% over 2016, driven by economic volatility... →

SA-based company partners with Chad to develop country’s nascent minerals sector

By: Ilan Solomons 3rd March 2017 Gold mining, refining and resources development company Quaestec Gold Africa Resources has partnered with the government of Chad to develop the Central African country’s nascent mineral resources sector, says company CEO Charles Fourie. Chad’s gold deposits occur over 1 200 km, from the south to... →

A380 airliner restored to the Johannesburg route by Emirates

By: Keith Campbell 17th February 2017 Major international airline Emirates, based in Dubai, recently reintroduced the Airbus A380 Superjumbo on to its Dubai-Johannesburg route, to meet growing passenger demand. Previously, the airline had operated the A380 on its Johannesburg route for a few months in 2011/2012, but the market had... →

IBM to train 25m Africans over five years

By: Bloomberg 17th February 2017 Technology group IBM is ramping up its digital-skills training program to accommodate as many as 25-million Africans in the next five years, looking toward building a future workforce on the continent. The US giant plans to make an initial investment of R945-million to roll out the training... →

Emirates Global Aluminium orders seventh Hertwich batch homogenizing unit

16th February 2017 Emirates Global Aluminium has placed an order for the supply of an additional batch homogenizing furnace for the heat treatment of billets with Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group. Including this new unit, which will go into operation at the end of 2017, a total of five batch... →

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