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Bespoke hoist for fast pre-sink
Bespoke hoist for fast pre-sink
21st August 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Condra is to manufacture a high-lift, high-speed, heavy-duty kibble hoist of complex design as the key component of a 15-ton pre-sink portal crane. Lifting height will be 150... 


Malachite at the Haib project
Haib copper project, Namibia – update
18th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South African technical consultancy the MSA Group has been reappointed to produce an updated NI43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate for the Haib copper project. 


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Magino gold project, Canada – update
18th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The ramp-up of the project is under way. 


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SA distributor announced
18th August 2023

Materials handling solutions provider Barloworld BayWa (BHBW) has introduced Yale lift trucks to the South African market following its appointment by lift trucks and aftermarket parts manufacturer... 


CRIME & CONGESTION: The collapse of South Africa’s freight rail service has resulted in serious traffic congestion in Komatipoort, a town on South Africa’s border with Mozambique. Every day about 1000 trucks carrying coal and other commodities are picking up the slack left by declining volumes on key rail corridors. Bloomberg reports that there are fears that this number could rise to 3 000 trucks a day by the end of 2024 unless there is a drastic turnaround in the performance of rail. Photograph: Bloomberg
CRIME & CONGESTION
18th August 2023

The collapse of South Africa’s freight rail service has resulted in serious traffic congestion in Komatipoort, a town on South Africa’s border with Mozambique. Every day about 1 000 trucks carrying... 


Transnet Portia Derby
Transnet CEO fears major job losses in trucking industry after road demand fades
17th August 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s surge in trucking that’s emerged largely due to higher coal prices and train bottlenecks may lead to catastrophic job losses in the road transport sector when factors ease, according... 


Werner Pumps accredited by Scania South Africa
Werner Pumps accredited by Scania South Africa
17th August 2023

Werner Pumps South Africa has received accreditation as a body-builder by Scania South Africa for its locally manufactured high-pressure vacuum and jetting trucks. Theuns Naude, Pre-Sales Engineer... 


Emission-free hydrogen taxis taking Berlin by storm.
Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell taxis pass million kilo zero emission mark
17th August 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell technology is taking the pollution out of the city of Berlin, as it may in time also do in Johannesburg given the local projects that are under way. By hailing a... 


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Ctrack channels its ‘Power to Predict’
17th August 2023

Ctrack, a leading player in the telematics business, is transforming their business with the slogan 'The Power to Predict' at the nucleus of this new strategy as they look to meet their customers'... 


A map showing the location of the Lobito corridor
Ivanhoe's Kamoa Copper subsidiary signs MoU to start copper exports through Lobito corridor
16th August 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa Copper subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lobito Atlantic International for the transportation of copper concentrate produced at the... 


The Cote project leach tanks in July 2023
Côté provides strong foundation for Iamgold to grow in Canada
11th August 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The Côté gold project, in Ontario, has made “remarkable progress” with activities now transitioning from bulk construction to finishing activities and operational readiness, ahead of first... 


Sarana Riggs
Uranium hunters in US West face partial ban, pollution concerns
10th August 2023 By: Bloomberg

Five weeks before President Joe Biden announced a historic new ban on new uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, Sarana Riggs approached the barbed-wire fence surrounding an inactive mine in an... 


Weighbridge at Contango's Muchesu mine
Weighbridge successfully installed at Contango’s Zim coal project
8th August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Contango Holdings has completed the installation of a weighbridge at its Muchesu coal project, in Zimbabwe, enabling trucks to collect coal from the mine and meet the necessary... 


Gold Fields to expand renewables in WA
7th August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Gold Fields is looking to further invest in renewable energy generation at its Western Australian operations. Speaking on the sidelines of the Diggers & Dealers conference, Gold Fields... 


The above image depicts the SurfCleaner provided two SCO 1000 hybrid skimmer oil-water separators for use in an underground wash bay at a large iron-ore mine
Nature-inspired oil-water separator employed underground
4th August 2023

Water treatment specialist SurfCleaner has supplied its specialist water treatment technology to a large underground iron-ore mine, to treat water used in an underground wash bay. SurfCleaner... 


inDrive launches ‘name your price’ freight service in SA
4th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

California-based mobility and urban services platform inDrive has launched a name-your-price freight service in South Africa, targeting small businesses and individuals. InDrive is already active... 


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Quellaveco mine, Peru
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine in Moquegua region, Peru. 


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Haib copper project, Namibia – update
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Deep-South Resources has announced the third batch of assay results from the drilling programme at its Haib copper project. 


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North American Lithium project, Canada – update
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Sayona Mining has delivered its first shipment of about 20 500 t of spodumene concentrate. 


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Proximity detection system technology continues to advance
3rd August 2023

Proximity detection systems (PDS) have become central to helping mines improve safety and are also being employed to optimise productivity and efficiency. Booyco Electronics says that PDS data... 


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Bell provides PDS/CAS flexibility and options
3rd August 2023

South African equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment reports an influx of enquiries from local mining customers wanting articulated dump trucks (ADTs) that can be fitted with proximity detection... 


A queue of trucks transporting coal
Global demand for coal is bringing mayhem to South African towns
1st August 2023 By: Bloomberg

An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozambique has brought chaos to a sleepy border town. Elephants escaping from the nearby Kruger National Park... 


Road Freight SME Summit 2023 paves the way for Small and Medium Enterprises to accelerate their growth in the transport industry
1st August 2023

Grow Supplier ZA, a leading advocate for the road freight industry, is excited to announce the launch of the inaugural Road Freight SME Summit and Awards. The event is set to take place during... 


Awards honour and celebrate the supply chain profession in Africa
Awards honour and celebrate the supply chain profession in Africa
1st August 2023

The winners of the second annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg attended by more than 220 supply chain practitioners from across the continent.... 


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Absa PMI declines in July
1st August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

After what looks to have been a decent second quarter, at least in terms of quarterly growth momentum, the manufacturing sector had a setback at the start of the third quarter. This is the message... 


Sanral's Centurion Central Operations Centre
Transport dept ready to deal with potholes as Minister launches Vala Zonke War Room
31st July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on July 31 attended the official launch of the Vala Zonke War Room, which will monitor and manage all pothole repairs in the country from the State-owned South... 


DAF Trucks play a starring role at GNF1
DAF Trucks play a starring role at GNF1
31st July 2023

When Fortune Naledi, owner of GNF1, needed new trucks for the logistics arm of her engineering solutions company, she turned to Babcock Africa, the sole importer and distributor of DAF CF and XF... 


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Artificial intelligence is a big driver of global restructuring in terms of addressing shortages of critical skills, especially in the automotive industry
Distributor drives future solutions in automotive industry
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Plastics machinery and ancillary equipment provider GreenTech Plastics Machinery says its injection-moulding machines can now incorporate recyclable materials when manufacturing various parts and... 


Ariel view of the expanded Sumitomo Rubber South Africa Ladysmith factory
Tyre manufacturer to boost local production with investment
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

A proposed new investment drive by tyre manufacturer and distributor Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) – a division of Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) – will enable SRSA to undertake a series of... 


STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
ISO-Reliability laments the casual approach to fuel cleanliness and handling
Cleaner fuel crucial – specialists
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

International Organisation for Standardisation- (ISO-) compliant tribology and lubrication specialist and supplier ISO-Reliability Partners is unlocking the hidden and lost value in business... 


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Hamersley Iron, Australia
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

An iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 


Global electric vehicle sales to soar to 22m in 2025 as adoption gathers momentum
28th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is set to soar in the coming years, with more than 100-million passenger EVs expected on the roads by 2026, and more than 700-million by 2040. This is a significant... 


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South Africans must work together to keep the markets we have
28th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

My ears pricked up during last week’s discussion on the hydrogen economy when the event's keynote speaker said South Africa dare not lose the market share that platinum group metals have in the... 


Location map of Estelle gold project location
Estelle gold project, US
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A Phase 2 scoping study has confirmed that an initial gold mining and processing operation presents a technically and commercially viable development opportunity. 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

De Beers Group has delivered first production from the underground operations at the Venetia mine. 


Image of the D-Max Arctic AT35
Isuzu adds made-in-SA AT35 to its D-Max line-up
27th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Isuzu Motors South Africa (Isuzu SA) has added the Arctic AT35 to its locally assembled D-Max bakkie line-up, produced at its Gqeberha plant, in the Eastern Cape. Designed in collaboration with... 


DTIC aims to improve awareness on AfCFTA through outreach programme
25th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has embarked on provincial outreach and awareness workshops in collaboration with provincial governments, wherein it hopes to have engaged... 


inDrive launches name-your-price freight service in South Africa
inDrive launches name-your-price freight service in South Africa
25th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

California-based mobility and urban services platform inDrive has launched a name-your-price freight service in South Africa, targeting small businesses and individuals. InDrive is already active... 


Trucking, transport and trailer expo attracts an avalanche of exhibitors
25th July 2023

Mega-T, the premier trucks, trailers, and transport expo, is all set to host its eagerly awaited second event, and excitement is reaching a fever pitch as suppliers, service providers, and... 


Woodford Logistics adds 30 more DAF trucks to its fleet
Woodford Logistics adds 30 more DAF trucks to its fleet
24th July 2023

Having initially bought its first 30 DAF trucks in 2021 and 2022, Woodford Logistics has taken delivery of 30 new units from Babcock, comprising the XF480 Premium Plus and Smart Spec models. In... 


Image of new Cape Town sewage fleet
Cape Town acquires specialised water, sanitation trucks in R53m deal
24th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has welcomed 23 jet machine trucks, vacuum tanker trucks and jet vacuum combination trucks to its fleet, at a cost of more than R53-million.... 


TEDA: Unlocking and Driving Tshwane's Automotive Industry Growth and Investment
24th July 2023

Tshwane, South Africa’s capital city is rapidly emerging as a hub for the country's automotive industry. With its strategic location in the economic heartland of the country, Tshwane boasts a... 


FFI makes US hydrogen investment
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has announced a $24-million investment to acquire the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub (PHH), marking its first major investment in the US following the... 


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