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Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.

By Keith Campbell

New air and ground urban transport concept pops up

17th March 2017

European aerospace giant Airbus and Italy-based transport design, engineering and production services company Italdesign have combined to design a new approach to meeting future traffic snarl-ups... 


Australian miners issue encouraging reports from their African operations

17th March 2017

Australian junior mining companies active in Lusophone Africa have reported good news from both Angola and Mozambique. The companies concerned are the Lucapa Diamond Company, operating in Angola,... 


Dame Judith Macgregor

UK remains committed to helping research and development in South Africa

16th March 2017

The British government has assigned up to £35-million from its Prosperity Fund to South Africa. This money will be disbursed over the remaining period of the current UK Parliament (that is, until... 


The Valour-class frigate SAS Amatola

Denel signs agreement with German shipbuilding group

13th March 2017

South Africa’s State-owned defence industrial group Denel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). This agreement will allow... 


An RDM M2005 VLAP shell

South African defence company unveils increased range artillery round

10th March 2017

South African defence company Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has reported that it has successfully qualified its 155 mm calibre M2005 Velocity Enhanced Artillery Projectile (VLAP). This is a... 


Norwegian company to design the South African Navy’s new survey ship

10th March 2017

Norwegian ship design and shipbuilding company Vard Marine, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantiere group (which holds 55.63% of the Norwegian enterprise), has confirmed that its VARD 9 105... 


Frankfurt Airport seeks to increase its business with South Africa

10th March 2017

Germany’s number one international airport, Frankfurt, is seeking to increase its two-way air cargo trade with South Africa. This was highlighted at a media briefing at the recent 2017 Air Cargo... 


Despite headwinds, Oppenheimer sees business aviation picking up again

10th March 2017

Business aviation can and does play an important role in supporting certain key industries in parts of the world that are under-serviced by scheduled commercial airline operations. In Africa, the... 


Financial performance of Vale’s Moatize mine improving

10th March 2017

The loss suffered by Brazilian mining group Vale’s Moatize coal operation in the Tete province of Mozambique last year, in terms of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and... 


This image shows a passenger capsule coupled to a ground module and a second passenger capsule coupled to an air module

European groups unveil new air/ground urban transport concept

8th March 2017

European aerospace giant Airbus and Italy-based transport design, engineering and production services company Italdesign have combined to design a new approach to meeting future traffic snarl-ups... 


Durban’s King Shaka International Airport ranked second in the Africa region in terms of airport service quality last year

South African airports rank highly in Africa in service quality awards

7th March 2017

South African airports occupy two of the top three places for major airports in the Africa region in the 2016 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards, Airports Council International World (ACI World)... 


Hera antennas under construction. The workers to the right give scale

South Africa-based international radio telescope project gets more cash

6th March 2017

The international Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array (Hera) telescope, being constructed in South Africa’s radio astronomy reserve in the Northern Cape province, has received a significant new... 


Brexit set to change SA’s bilateral economic relationship with the UK

Brexit set to change SA’s bilateral economic relationship with the UK

3rd March 2017

Last month, during the debate regarding the 2017 State of the Nation address in Parliament, in Cape Town, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies highlighted: “[A]s the UK government prepares to... 


Aviation company refutes security claims about its base at OR Tambo

3rd March 2017

South African company Fireblade Aviation has stressed that the international arrivals and departures section of its Fixed-Base Operation (FBO) at OR Tambo International Airport, east of... 


Armscor announces preferred bidders for new Navy ship projects

3rd March 2017

South Africa’s defence acquisition, disposals and research and development agency Armscor announced late last month the preferred bidders to supply ships for the South African Navy’s (SAN’s)... 


Brexit set to change SA’s bilateral economic relationship with the UK

Brexit set to change SA’s bilateral economic relationship with the UK

3rd March 2017

Last month, during the debate regarding the 2017 State of the Nation Address in Parliament in Cape Town, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies highlighted that “[a]s the UK Government prepares... 


Prices seem set to be firmer this year – Vale

3rd March 2017

Brazilian mining major Vale believes that the market outlook for both metallurgical (or coking) and thermal coal for this year is significantly better than the market performance of the mineral for... 


UK Secretary of State for International Trade Dr Liam Fox

Nearly £1-trillion to be invested in nuclear energy globally over 20 years

1st March 2017

It is estimated that, over the next 20 years, more than £930-billion will be invested in expanding civil nuclear energy capacity worldwide. This was affirmed by UK Secretary of State for... 


The VARD 9 105 survey ship, depicted in the traditional South African Navy hydrographic ship paint scheme

Design for the South African Navy’s new survey ship confirmed

24th February 2017

Norwegian ship design and shipbuilding company Vard Marine, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantiere group (which holds 55.63% of the Norwegian enterprise), has confirmed that its VARD 9 105... 


US group unveils its new-generation oversized cargo aircraft

24th February 2017

US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first example of the commercial version of its C-130J Super Hercules military airlifter. The civilian model is designated the LM-100J and it... 


Good increases in passenger numbers at Acsa’s airports last year

24th February 2017

The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) had a record year last year, in terms of the numbers of passengers who passed through its airports. This was revealed when it published its latest “Aviation... 


Diplomatic doldrums for Pretoria?

24th February 2017

While much local media attention has been devoted to US President Donald Trump, there has been something that, from a South African perspective, was much more important. This was the outcome of the... 


Vale’s Moatize coal operation benefiting from increased production and transport capacity

24th February 2017

Production at the Moatize coal mine, owned by Brazilian mining major Vale and located in the Tete province of Mozambique, hit a record of 5.5-million tons last year, 500 000 t (or 10.7%) higher... 


Anke Giesen

Frankfurt Airport aims to increase its business with South Africa

23rd February 2017

Germany’s number one international airport, Frankfurt, is seeking to increase its two-way air cargo trade with South Africa. This was highlighted at a media briefing at the 2017 Air Cargo Africa... 


A380 airliner restored to the Johannesburg route by Emirates

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... 


African and global airlines enjoyed strong passenger growth last year

17th February 2017

Last year, African airlines experienced their strongest year of passenger growth since 2012, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. Passenger numbers on international... 


South Africans appointed to top nuclear positions abroad and at home

17th February 2017

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Yukiya Amano has appointed South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) CEO Phumzile Tshelane to the Standing Advisory Group on... 


Angola seeks to boost its mining sector

17th February 2017

The State-owned Empresa Nacional de Diamantes de Angola (Endiama – National Diamond Company of Angola) will not need additional investors to develop its Luaxe project, assured company President... 


HartRAO’s 26 m radio telescope

SA Cabinet highlights progress in radio astronomy in the country

17th February 2017

The South African government has endorsed the creation of a single national South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. This was done at the Cabinet meeting held on February 15 and reported in a... 


A Damen Stan Patrol 4207 IPV of the Mexican Navy. It is not known what IPV design the company has offered South Africa. This picture merely gives an idea of what Damen can offer

Armscor announces preferred bidders for new Navy ship projects

16th February 2017

South Africa’s defence acquisition, disposals and research and development agency Armscor announced on Thursday the preferred bidders to supply ships for the South African Navy’s (SAN’s) projects... 


Bruce Tillim

Fireblade Aviation rejects security claims about its base at OR Tambo International Airport

16th February 2017

South African company Fireblade Aviation has stressed that the international arrivals and departures section of its Fixed-Base Operation (FBO) at OR Tambo International Airport, east of... 


Airports company reports good increases in passenger numbers in 2016

14th February 2017

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) had a record year last year, in terms of the numbers of passengers who passed through its airports. This was revealed on Tuesday when it published its... 


Sector charter for the defence industry agreed

10th February 2017

Stakeholders in the country’s defence industry have adopted the Defence Sector Charter, which is intended to promote black economic empowerment (BEE) in the sector. The decision was taken at a... 


New CSIR chief intends building on ‘excellent work’ of predecessors

10th February 2017

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced its new CEO. He is Dr Thulani Dlamini, a chemist. His previous job was VP: Strategic Research and Technology at petrochemical... 


Indian-owned Moz coal project to resume operations

10th February 2017

Indian State-owned overseas coal mining company International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) will restart operations at its Benga mine in Mozambique’s Tete province during the course of this year.... 


Sandisiwe Ncemane

Nuclear industry association announces deputy president of board

7th February 2017

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) announced on Tuesday that Sandisiwe Ncemane has been appointed deputy president of its board with effect from January 1. She is a... 


Necsa CEO Phumzile Tshelane

SA Nuclear Energy Corporation CEO appointed to global advisory group

6th February 2017

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Yukiya Amano has appointed South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) CEO Phumzile Tshelane to the Standing Advisory Group on... 


Airbus A400M may have won $2bn Indonesian order – reports

3rd February 2017

French aerospace journal “Air et Cosmos” and British defence media group Jane’s have both reported that the Indonesian government has approved the purchase of five Airbus A400M military airlifter... 


SA regional airline aligns fleet modernisation with growth plan

3rd February 2017

South African private-sector airline Airlink and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer have jointly announced that the carrier was leasing five of the manufacturer’s twin-engined E-Jet family... 


UK outlines 'modern industrial strategy' vision

3rd February 2017

On January 23, British Prime Minister Theresa May formally unveiled what is officially described as “proposals for a modern Industrial Strategy”. That same day her administration published a... 


Mozambique’s ruby sector advances

3rd February 2017

Mozambique’s ruby mining sector continues to develop, with Australia-domiciled Mustang Resources announcing in late January that it had despatched its first commercial parcel of the precious stones... 


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