Next mechatronics scholarships round set for September

Operating power company Globeleq South Africa Management Services’ next round of scholarships for mechatronics students, who will be doing their second-year of study in 2016, will start in September. 

Chinese telecoms firm to train 1 000 African students in five years

Over the next five years, one-thousand students across Africa will join multinational telecommunications company Huawei’s Seeds for the Future technical training programme in order to help build... 

Glencore builds R75m school in Mpumalanga

As part of its social and labour commitment to the Department of Mineral Resources, mining and marketing giant Glencore launched the Makause Combined School in Phola, near its coal operations in... 

Wits honours former School of Mining Engineering head

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) School of Mining Engineering paid tribute to former Head of School Professor Fred Cawood during a celebratory function, citing among his contributions to... 

Cost management prioritised over cash generation as commodity prices languish in the doldrums

Low commodity prices worldwide have resulted in mining operations having to deal with increased pressure in the form of escalating operational costs. At the beginning of this month, the gold price... 

JRA to add new field-agent element to Find & Fix app

In the next three months, the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) plans to launch a new field of its Find & Fix mobile application (app), which will extend the initial app to its field agents for more... 

Glencore funding video mentoring facility for Mpumalanga learners

Multinational mining company Glencore last month announced funding of R2.76-million towards the LaunchPad video mentoring facility for learners in the Phola community in Mpumalanga. 

It’s vital to hire consultants who are enviro experts, understand mining – SRK

Following the National Environmental Management Act (Nema) amendment in December last year, mining consulting firm SRK Consulting says it is vital for mining companies in South Africa to deploy... 

Chandru Wadhwani

This week, Engineering News features Chandru Wadhwani who is joint Managing Director of Extrupet, a recycler of plastic bottles 

Software group moves to integrate philanthropy into operating culture

Business software solutions provider Sage launched its Sage Foundation earlier this month and plans to open the foundation for business globally in October. 

South Africa, Italy summit set to take place in October

Economists, Ministers and industry experts are set to meet in October this year at the South Africa-Italy Summit in Cape Town to discuss how trade, investments and partnerships can be boosted... 

Cost management prioritised over cash generation as commodity prices languish in the doldrums

Low commodity prices worldwide have resulted in mining operations having to deal with increased pressure in the form of escalating operational costs.  

South Africa making big strides in raising glass-recycling rate

The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) has increased its recycling rate to 40.9%, which has meant that about 80% of glass a year does not reach landfills in South Africa. 

CSIR outlines biotechnology commercialisation ambitions

Ecofriendly biotechnology company OptimusBio, created under the auspices of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is expected to manufacture biotechnology products for... 

SRK once again supports youth development career day

As part of its continuous drive to support skills development in the mining sector, mining consulting company SRK Consulting (SA) took part for the second time in nonprofit organisation (NPO)... 

Ekurhuleni outlines timeframe for public-transport roll-out

The City of Ekurhuleni envisions to complete first-phase construction of Phase of its integrated rapid public transport network (IRPTN) in March next year, which it believes will unlock the city’s... 

Eastern Cape’s largest mall officially opens

The largest mall in the Eastern Cape (EC), Baywest Mall, situated off the N2 freeway, in Port Elizabeth, officially opened its doors last month. 

BME enters Indonesia’s coal mining sector

Explosives company BME is expanding its footprint into Indonesia’s coal industry where it hopes its pumpable emulsion explosives will benefit the industry positively. 

Aggreko completes supply of 20 MW of power for Peru mine

Power generation provider Aggreko has completed the supply of 20 MW of power for the Las Bambas mine in Peru and is now responsible for commissioning, storing and filtering the fuel supply, which... 

Eaton, Diesel Electric in distribution partnership

Power management company Eaton signed a premium distribution partnership deal with electrical components manufacturer Diesel Electric Services last week in Sandton, which will result in Diesel... 

Men, women and children involved in artisanal mining on West Rand

Without the aid of large-scale industrial plants, artisanal gold miners in the West Rand, in Johannesburg, use labour and knowledge-intensive skills to process gold ore, says former University of... 

Recycling key to meeting goal of zero plastics to landfill by 2030

Industry body Plastics South Africa (SA) believes that its sustainability objective, dubbed ‘Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2030’, which was launched in February last year, is both realistic and... 

New plastic-bottle recycling plant launched in Gauteng

Recycling company Petco’s largest contracted recycler Extrupet launched its new Phoenix polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-bottle recycling plant last week in Germiston, which will produce... 

Recycling key to meeting goal of zero plastics to landfill by 2030

Industry body Plastics South Africa (SA) believes that its sustainability objective, dubbed 'Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2030', which was launched in February last year, is both realistic and an... 

Emerson assisting in efforts to achieve digital oilfields

Manufacturing and technology company Emerson South Africa (SA) is working with oil and gas companies to envision, plan and execute strategies to help them strive towards achieving digital oilfields. 

Firm imports lighting towers for mining sector as power shortages persist

Crushing and screening specialist Pilot Crushtec International has imported Italy-based lighting towers producer Generac TowerLights’ tower lights to mitigate power challenges experienced in the... 

Renewable energy punted as a viable option as load-shedding bites

The availability of a reliable electricity supply is crucial to ensuring uninterrupted production in the mining industry, which accounts for about 18% of South Africa’s gross domestic product.... 

Funds released for W Cape infrastructure development

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has made funding available for the development of infrastructure in the Western Cape. 

Construction industry urged to invest in skills development

With the lack of skills still being a concern for the construction industry despite the announcement by Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene in the 2015/16 Budget Speech of R813-billion in... 

Renewable energy punted as a viable option as load-shedding bites

With the South African mining industry contributing about 18% to the country’s gross domestic product, available and reliable electricity supply remains crucial in ensuring uninterrupted mining... 

Sedgman in strategic company reshuffle

Mineral-processing company Sedgman has reaffirmed its confidence in the African resources market by refocusing its African operations and strengthening its standing as a provider of mineral... 

Eaton, Diesel Electric form distribution partnership

Power management company Eaton on Thursday signed a premium distribution partnership deal with electrical components manufacturer Diesel Electric Services, which would see Diesel Electric... 

R75m PET recycling plant contributes to National Waste Management Strategy goals

Recycling company Petco’s largest contracted recycler Extrupet has launched its new Bottle-2-Bottle Phoenix recycling plant, in Germiston, which will produce an additional 14 000 t/y of... 

AEL manager elected board member of Institute of Quarrying

Mining explosives manufacturer AEL Mining Services global mining optimisation manager Simon Tose has been elected as a board member of the Institute of Quarrying (IOQ). 

Construction firm awarded Swazi water supply tender

Swaziland-based Inyatsi Construction has been awarded a tender to upgrade the potable water supply in Siphofaneni, Somtongo and Matsangeni, in Swaziland. 

Port Elizabeth mixed-use development to break ground in 2018

Property developers Nu-Way Developers will start building the multibillion-rand Coega Ridge Housing Estate between Motherwell and Coega in 2018. 

Partnership gives Wits mining engineering school access to @RISK software

Software company Palisade has partnered with the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wit’s) School of Mining Engineering as it has licensed access to its @RISK software for 100 computers in the... 

Coal mine methane touted as alternative energy source for mines

Amid policy uncertainty, rising input costs, labour unrest and illegal mining in the South African mining sector, the lack of or irregular power supply poses an additional challenge for the sector. 

Coal mine methane touted as alternative energy source for mines

The lack of power or irregular power supply is posing an additional challenge for the South African mining sector, which has had to grapple with policy uncertainty, rising input costs, labour... 

Contractor aims to use integrated management system to lower reworks costs

As a means to reduce reworks spending on construction projects, construction company GVK-Siya Zama has implemented an integrated management system (IMS), which will reduce reworks spending by 25%...