German space startup wins US investment

German space launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced on Monday that it had received a €30-million investment from US-based global investment company KKR. This meant that KKR had... 

Analytics company predicts dramatic growth in global defence AI market

International data and analytics company GlobalData has forecast that the global defence artificial intelligence (AI) market will expand dramatically by the end of this decade. And that a key part... 

Kenya Airways expands its partnership with major US airline

Kenya Airways (KQ), the East African country’s flag carrier, announced on Monday that it and major US carrier Delta Air Lines (Delta) had expanded their strategic partnership. The partnership now,... 

Embraer reports strong growth in civil jet aircraft deliveries during the first half of this year

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer has reported on its commercial and executive aircraft deliveries for both the second quarter and first half of this year (2Q23 and 1H23... 

Nuclear regulator grants Eskom an extension regarding application for new nuclear site

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted State-owned national electricity utility Eskom an extension of the date by which it must supply still-outstanding information concerning a nuclear... 

Cape Town startup seeks to replace plastics with home compostable biomaterials

Cape Town-based young-woman-led award-winning biotech startup BAOM eco solutions (BAOM), which has developed compostable cellulose-based alternatives to plastics and other packaging materials, is... 

Rolls-Royce’s transformation programme has good start with much better first half results

UK-based global major propulsion and power group Rolls-Royce on Thursday reported “significantly improved” results for the first half of this year (1H23), in year-on-year terms. This better... 

Airbus and US space company sign agreement on development of new space station

Europe-based global aerospace group Airbus has entered an agreement with leading US-based space exploration company Voyager Space, which will permit the development of a transatlantic partnership... 

Angolan airline enters strategic relationship with South Africa-based travel consortium

TAAG Angola Airlines (TAAG), the south-west African country’s national flag carrier, announced on Wednesday that it had entered a collaboration with South Africa-based international travel... 

Commercial aviation IT provider partners with AI company to help airports reach net-zero 

International air transport industry company SITA has announced that it has entered a partnership with Singapore-based Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technology company Envision Digital.... 

Necsa signs cooperation memorandum with Russian nuclear company

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) announced on Tuesday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s TVEL Fuel Company. TVEL is a subsidiary of the... 

First new US nuclear power plant in three decades now producing electricity

American electricity utility Georgia Power on Monday announced that the first new nuclear power plant (NPP) built in the US in 30 years, Vogtle 3, had started commercial operation and was supplying... 

Liberty Two Degrees reports 'good' interim results

South African real estate investment trust Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) has reported good results for the first half of the current financial year. L2D is focused on retail precincts, and its... 

Two biotech startups, BAOM and BioAge, win GreenCape’s 2023 GreenPitch challenge

Cape Town-based non-profit green economic solutions development support organisation GreenCape on Friday announced the winners of the 2023 FNF GreenPitch Challenge. They are, in the startup... 

UK development entity to invest in new Tanzanian electricity transmission grid

Tanzania’s North East Grid electricity transmission project is to receive investment and development assistance from UK State-owned company Gridworks. The British concern, a subsidiary of UK... 

UK-SA Tech Hub renews funding for South African startups group

The UK-SA Tech Hub, an initiative of the British High Commission (Embassy) in South Africa, has announced that it will provide a second round of funding for South Africa’s Startup Act Movement... 

Kenya Airways enters agreement with Lufthansa Technik for support for its Boeing 787s

Kenya Airways (KQ), the East African country’s public private partnership national flag carrier, has announced that it has signed a long-term contract, with Germany-based maintenance, repair and... 

High Court dismisses Airlink’s attempt to recover funds from SAA

South African private sector airline Airlink has acknowledged the decision of the Johannesburg High Court, regarding the carrier’s application against the State-owned South African Airways (SAA).... 

Gordhan welcomes Competition Tribunal ruling on SAA Takatso deal

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has warmly welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to approve the takeover of State-owned South African Airways (SAA) by the Takatso consortium.... 

Ghana, US, nuclear regulators reaffirm their close cooperation

The heads of the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate closely on nuclear safety and regulation. This... 

Sansa clarifies comments on possibility of a future South African astronaut

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on Tuesday issued a clarification regarding the possibility of South African astronauts being trained and sent to the International Space Station... 

South African food inflation continued to decelerate in June

South Africa’s food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) – hereafter, for short, to be referred to as just food – inflation continued to decelerate in June, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy... 

National Science Week launched with appeal to schools to support STEM education

South Africa’s 2023 National Science Week (NSW) was successfully launched over the weekend, the launch being hosted by the University of Venda, in the Limpopo province. The NSW was first held in... 

FlyNamibia now on global travel network, in association with South Africa’s Airlink

Namibian privately-held domestic and regional airline FlyNamibia is, from Monday, promoting its flights and services to travel agents around the world on the Global Distribution System (GDS), as a... 

Western Cape seeking to use electricity crisis to develop low carbon energy system

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Friday highlighted that his administration had assigned R7-billion, over the next three years, to create an “ecosystem” that would facilitate private sector... 

International panel seeks to protect Earth from extra-terrestrial contamination

A theme that has been expounded more than once in science fiction is of alien organisms being brought back to Earth, endangering human life. In reality, scientists have long been concerned with... 

Hybrid-electric aircraft company ZeroAvia reports end of its first flight test programme

US-UK hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion system development company ZeroAvia has reported that it has successfully completed its first flight test programme, using a Dornier Do 228 twin-engined... 

Airline industry seeking to restore passenger confidence in the handling of their baggage

The incidence of mishandled baggage on commercial flights worldwide reached an incidence of 7.6 per thousand passengers in 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 74.7%, SITA Director of... 

IATA to hold its first integrated safety and operations conference in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has announced that its first World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) will... 

South Africa lobbying to again be a member of the Council of the world’s maritime agency

The Department of Transport (DoT) has reported that South Africa is seeking to be again elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). South Africa has been a member of... 

South African airline Airlink receives prestigious international award

South African regional airline Airlink has been declared the winner of the Africa and Middle East category in the 2023 FlightGlobal-Korn Ferry Airline Strategy Award. The award was presented to... 

IATA, Atkins develop toolkit to calculate embodied carbon in airport construction

Global airline representative body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and design, engineering and project management consultancy company Atkins (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group)... 

Uncrewed naval craft market expected to grow strongly over next decade

International data and analytics company GlobalData has forecast that the global market for naval uncrewed maritime vehicles (UMVs) would rise from an estimated $1.273-billion this year to more... 

ACSA seeking to improve its operations, customer experience through digitalisation

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has highlighted its plans to digitalise its operations, to increase efficiency and improve the experience of the passengers using its airports. The... 

UK researchers develop a construction material using fungi and knitted wool

British scientists have developed a new building material which uses a paste derived from the root network of the mycelium fungus in combination with a knitted textile framework (more pedantically,... 

Cape Town startup seeks to replace plastics with home compostable bio-materials

Cape Town-based young-woman-led award-winning biotech startup BAOM eco solutions (BAOM), which has developed compostable cellulose-based alternatives to plastics and other packaging materials, is... 

Airlink leases additional airliners to meet growing demand

South African regional airline Airlink has announced that it is expanding it fleet by leasing three Embraer E195 aircraft from AerCap. Airlink is Southern Africa’s biggest regional carrier, and the... 

Localised weather stations for SA farms launched

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which is an agency of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), has highlighted the launch of a programme to deploy localised weather stations to... 

UK-SA Tech Hub renews funding for South African startups group

The UK-SA Tech Hub, an initiative of the British High Commission (Embassy) in South Africa, has announced that it will provide a second round of funding for South Africa’s Startup Act Movement... 

Airlink unveils an airliner in a special livery

South African private-sector regional airline Airlink has painted its latest and recently-acquired Embraer E195 airliner in a special all-black colour scheme, in order to promote the carrier’s...