Midrand becomes Unilever’s African ice-cream capital as factory opens

Unilever has opened its first ice-cream factory in Africa at the Lords View Industrial Park, in Midrand, making it one of 40 Unilever ice-cream factories across the world.  

Resources Watch

This week: AMCU will approach ConCourt if current bid for right to strike at mines where it has a majority fails Questions are raised about government’s approach to acid mine drainage And, South... 

Call to action for review of crippling Davis tax proposals

Creamer Media's Sashnee Moodley speaks to Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer about the recommendations of the Davis Committee on Tax. 

South Africa's Insurgent Citizens

Twenty years after South Africa’s first democratic election, the nation’s politics are more fractious than ever before. The lofty dreams of the early days of the post-apartheid era have dissolved... 

Convergence needed for SA mining to successfully navigate current ‘make-or-break’ phase

Creamer Media's Leandi Kolver speaks to Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer about the state of the South African mining industry as discussed at the Joburg Indaba. 

SuzelleDIY The Book

SuzelleDIY The Book gives DIY a humorous twist. Julia Anastasopoulos, aka Suzelle, shows us how to deal with household chores, maintain your car, live green, make braai day a day to remember and... 

Amid progress on next Lesotho Highlands phase, SA urged not to neglect water-loss fight

Despite Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) being under way, South Africa has to ensure that it reduces its water use and water losses before Phase 2 is commissioned in 2024.... 

Amid progress on next Lesotho Highlands phase, SA urged not to neglect water-loss fight

Despite Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) being under way, South Africa has to ensure that it reduces its water use and water losses before Phase 2 is commissioned in 2024.  

2015 Joburg Indaba gets underway

Creamer Media's Sashnee Moodley speaks to Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer about the highlights at the 2015 Joburg Indaba. 

Johan Bosch

This week we feature Johan Bosch Bosch, GM of Legrand South Africa, a company that specialises in the design, manufacture and implementation of electrical installations and information networks 

Schneider signs switchgear production agreement with local manufacturer

Global energy management specialist Schneider Electric has entered into a manufacturing partnership agreement with local electrical products manufacturer Steelcor Power to produce Schneider’s new... 

Report highlights economic risks of potential Kariba dam collapse

Should the Kariba dam, a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe, collapse, it would be the beginning of years of economic, social,... 

Gemfields delivers maiden mineral resource, ore reserve estimates for Kagem

Coloured gemstones miner Gemfields has produced the first measured mineral resource and proven ore reserve statement for its 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine, in Zambia. The company on Wednesday said a... 

Edenville to supply Tanzania ministry with additional info by month-end

Aim-listed coal mine and energy project developer Edenville Energy will, by the end of this month, provide the Tanzania Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) with additional information related to... 

Coega Development Corporation eyes second gas-to-power project

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has received an overwhelming number of responses from key local and international industry players after issuing a tender notice in August for an... 

Omnia appoints new explosives division MD

JSE-listed chemicals group Omnia has appointed Joseph Keenan the new MD of its explosives division, Bulk Mining Explosives. Group CEO Rod Humphris said in a statement to shareholders on Friday that... 

Enviro decision for abalone farms expected in 2016

A decision on an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Doringbaai Aquaculture project, under government’s Operation Phakisa initiative, is expected in mid-2016.  

Operation Phakisa is positive, but challenges remain

President Jacob Zuma held a report-back meeting on government’s Operation Phakisa initiative, which focused on the maritime and oil and gas sectors, in Pretoria, last month. 

Search under way for young entrepreneurs with sustainable business ideas

South African Breweries (SAB) last month started the pitch segment of its KickStart Ignite entrepreneurship programme, which aims to amplify and strengthen the maker movement in South Africa by... 

Independent adviser achieves energy-verification accreditation

Independent advisers Cova Advisory and Associates celebrated its second anniversary last month, which coincided with the company’s being accredited by the South African National Accreditation... 

Quantum Foods subsidiary buys Eastern Cape feed mill

A subsidiary of JSE-listed Quantum Foods Holdings will acquire the Olifantskop feed mill, in the Eastern Cape, from Olifantskop Feeds for more than R40-million.   The mill produces animal feed for... 

Public–private collaboration key to understanding shared water risks

South Africa faces significant challenges in managing its scare water resources, but effective engagement between government and the private sector might allow for improved management of scarce... 

Megaprojects pose deadline, budget risks for governments

Megaprojects are often over budget and delayed and project planning is a crucial element in ensuring the successful delivery of such projects.  

Potential Kariba dam collapse puts Southern Africa at economic risk

Should the Kariba dam, a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe, collapse, it would be the beginning of years of economic, social,... 

Schneider signs switchgear production agreement with local manufacturer – a first globally

Global energy management specialist Schneider Electric has entered into a manufacturing partnerships agreement with local electrical products manufacturer Steelcor Power to produce Schneider’s new... 

Soweto community education campus set to open on Mandela Day 2016

The community of Devland, in Soweto, will soon have access to a modern, multipurpose learning centre by July next year, in commemoration of Mandela Day, as part of a community outreach project... 

Acquisitions support property fund’s distribution growth

JSE-listed Emira Property Fund reported distributions per participatory interest (PI) of 134.27 c – a distribution growth of 9% – for the 12 months to June 20, 2015.  

Megaprojects pose deadline, budget constraints for governments

Megaprojects are often over budget and delayed and project planning is a crucial element in ensuring the successful delivery of such projects.  

Joburg digital precinct aims to nurture new generation of tech entrepreneurs

Although the Tshimologong digital precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, is just one of the city’s districts dedicated to economic and social development, it aims to use information and... 

Industrial vacuum delivered to aluminium smelter

Local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group last month delivered its new MegaVac Cyclone Loader to resources company South 32, where the machine will be used for a large basement... 

Enzymatic cleaning gains traction as ecofriendly tech

Cleaning solutions company Green Worx senior marketing, technical and sales manager Clinton Smith says enzymatic cleaning, or cleaning in place (CIP), is increasingly being used in the industry, as... 

New industrial vacuums enter local market

Industrial and mining vacuum company Hencon Vacuum Technologies launched its Robot Mole in South Africa last month and will also launch its underbelt cleaning vehicle (UBCV) onto the local market... 

Implats sees off-gas cleaning system upgrade

JSE-listed Altron subsidiary Powertech System Integrators (PTSI) is undertaking a R30-million wet electrostatic precipitator (Wesp) replacement project at platinum major Impala Platinum’s... 

Company launches new product as diamond-media maintenance pads gain local traction

Flooring solutions supplier Superb Flooring has launched the latest Blue Twister pad, with diamond media, onto the local market earlier this year. 

Joburg digital precinct aims to nurture new generation of tech entrepreneurs

Although the Tshimologong Digital Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, is just one of the city’s districts dedicated to economic and social development, it aims to use information and... 

New CO2 heat pumps, chillers designed to meet African market needs

Green cooling and heating solutions company Commercial Refrigeration Services (CRS) in June released its environment-friendly carbon dioxide (CO2) heat pumps and chillers, designed for the African... 

Union warns that 45 000 South African jobs are currently at risk

Analysis has shown that at least 45 000 jobs across 58 companies are already affected by staff reduction processes this year, trade union Solidarity said at a media conference, in Centurion, last... 

More black entrepreneurs needed – Makhura

Sector strategies to break the monopoly structured economy were being developed for Gauteng, said Premier David Makhura in Sandton last week. 

Northam posts R1.03bn loss

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has posted a R1.03-billion loss for the 2015 financial year, in line with expectations as set out in a trading statement earlier this week. 

Load-shedding the biggest risk to SMEs, survey finds

At least 71% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) consider load-shedding the biggest external threat to their businesses this year.