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Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Rebecca Campbell

IATA reports major progress in sustainable aviation fuels, globally

18th March 2024

In its latest 'Fly Net Zero Media Update' report, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted developments around... 


IATA reports important progress in the development of aviation electrofuels

18th March 2024

The first two months of this year saw significant developments regarding the category of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) known as electrofuels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)... 


Zero-carbon aviation company demonstrates complete system for the first time

15th March 2024

US zero carbon-emissions aviation company Universal Hydrogen has announced that it has used one of its proprietary modular liquid hydrogen storage and transport ‘capsules’ to successfully power its... 


Wesgro launches new domestic tourism campaign

14th March 2024

Western Cape trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro has launched a new campaign to attract tourists to the province. Unlike other recent campaigns, this one, called ‘With Love from... 


IATA launches its Digital Leadership Charter for air cargo

14th March 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, on Thursday launched its IATA Digital Leadership Charter. The launch took place at the... 


International partnership seeks to develop platform to calculate air cargo carbon emissions

13th March 2024

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and global non-profit freight sector climate action organisation the Smart Freight... 


Global astronomy conference set for Cape Town has record number of paper submissions

13th March 2024

The International Astronomical Union’s (IAU’s) General Assembly 2024, the first ever to be held in Africa, has received more than 3 000 abstracts, its organising committee has announced. This... 


UK to fund new joint Anglo-South African scientific cooperation initiative

12th March 2024

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have announced a joint programme to institute an international research network that... 


IATA global cargo conference focuses on the future of the air freight sector

12th March 2024

The key themes at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) 2024 World Cargo Symposium (being held in Hong Kong) were digitalisation, safety, and sustainability. (IATA was the global... 


Restrictions in the aviation sector are hampering economic growth in SADC

12th March 2024

The economic potential of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is being constrained by restrictions on the region’s aviation sector. This was highlighted at the recent Southern African... 


Airlink to resume flights to Richards Bay

11th March 2024

Airlink, the South African domestic and regional international carrier, announced on Monday afternoon that it would resume its scheduled flights to Richards Bay, on Tuesday morning. This follows... 


Research group forecasts switch to green long-haul aviation will significantly increase costs

11th March 2024

US-based research and advisory group Lux Research senior director Christopher Robinson has warned that the switch away from fossil-based aviation fuels to environmentally sustainable alternatives... 


Airlink MD and CEO Rodger Foster

Airlink suspends flights to Richards Bay after airport downgraded

11th March 2024

South African private-sector domestic and regional airline Airlink announced on Friday evening that it had had to suspend its flights to and from Richards Bay. This followed a decision of the South... 


South Africa needs a new defence acquisition and maintenance funding model

8th March 2024

South Africa needs to develop a new funding model to pay for both the acquisition and maintenance of military equipment. So argued South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries... 


Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Cape Town driving forward with renewable energy, climate resilience programmes

8th March 2024

Last year, Cape Town paid out R25-million to businesses which sold their surplus renewable energy to the city. And, starting this year, private citizens will be able to do the same. These... 


Transmission lines

Trading, transmission key factors in a liberalised South African electricity market

7th March 2024

With the liberalisation of the South African electricity market, energy trading will become increasingly important. So highlighted Investec Project Finance Director Franca Sandham. She was... 


The Jeffreys Bay wind farm

World Bank is supporting the rollout of distributed renewable energy in Africa, globally

6th March 2024

Distributed renewable energy (DRE) is going to be essential to achieve the goal of universal access to energy by 2030, both in Africa and globally. So highlighted World Bank Energy Sector... 


Transmission infrastructure in South Africa

New fund to finance cross-border electricity transmission in Southern Africa

6th March 2024

The Southern African Power Pool’s (SAPP’s) Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF) will be managed by climate-focused blended finance fund manager Climate Fund Managers... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

Real progress being made against loadshedding in recent months, says Energy Council CEO

5th March 2024

The number of hours of loadshedding in South Africa has been cut by 67% over the past three-and-a-half months, Energy Council of South Africa CEO James MacKay highlighted on Monday evening. He was... 


IATA opens the nominations period for the 2024 edition of its Diversity and Inclusion Awards

4th March 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, on Monday opened nominations for its 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Awards. The nomination... 


ATNS wins aircraft landing aid system maintenance contract for six South African airports

4th March 2024

South Africa’s national State-owned air traffic management agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), has been awarded a new five-year contract by another State-owned company, the Airports... 


One of the South African Navy’s three new MMIPVs

Third locally built patrol ship for the South African Navy 'blessed' in Cape Town

4th March 2024

The third of the South African Navy’s (SAN’s) multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) was “blessed” at a ceremony in Cape Town, on Friday. The ceremony took place at the facilities of the... 


Dube TradePort air cargo terminal sees demand spike

1st March 2024

Air freight through the Dube TradePort cargo terminal, at King Shaka International Airport, at Durban, spiked sharply during the last quarter of last year, in quarter-on-quarter terms. This... 


Mockup of the Wisk Aero Gen 6 UAM vehicle

Is the era of the flying taxi finally about to dawn?

1st March 2024

The concept of small, usually unconventional, aircraft, carrying small numbers of passengers, weaving their way through towering skyscrapers and speeding over suburbs, has been a staple of... 


Mockup of the Wisk Aero Gen 6 UAM vehicle

Is the era of the flying taxi finally about to dawn?

1st March 2024

The concept of small, usually unconventional, aircraft, carrying small numbers of passengers, weaving their way through towering skyscrapers and speeding over suburbs, has been a staple of... 


IATA reports significant improvement in African aviation safety, but more needs to be done

29th February 2024

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that Africa’s aviation safety performance last year was a significant... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh

Commercial aviation achieved unprecedentedly high safety levels last year

29th February 2024

Last year saw aviation safety, in several parameters, record its best-ever results, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA, which is the global representative body... 


Zero carbon aviation company demonstrates its complete system for the first time

28th February 2024

US zero carbon-emissions aviation company Universal Hydrogen has announced that it has used one of its proprietary modular liquid hydrogen storage and transport ‘capsules’ to successfully power its... 


South Africa, Germany sign agreement on labour issues

28th February 2024

The South African Department of Employment and Labour announced on Wednesday that it had signed a Joint Declaration of Interest (JDI) with Germany’s Labour and Social Affairs Department. The JDI... 


Avos and other fruit in crates

South African food inflation continued to decelerate in January

27th February 2024

In January, for the second month in a row, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to as food inflation, for short) declined, in year-on-year terms,... 


Global aviation’s IT company celebrates 75 years of innovation

27th February 2024

Specialist air transport industry information technology (IT) group SITA is currently celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. It should be noted that the first controlled flight of a powered... 


Australian scientists make progress in dealing with hydrogen embrittlement of steel

26th February 2024

Australian researchers have made a step forward in addressing perhaps the biggest single obstacle to the large-scale roll-out of the hoped-for hydrogen economy: hydrogen embrittlement. This is the... 


Rolls-Royce highlights its African presence, and delivers record results for 2023

23rd February 2024

UK-based global major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce has highlighted its presence in Africa. It did so in parallel with the release of its full-year results for 2023. The group’s... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger

Transformed AECI to go big globally

23rd February 2024

JSE-listed South African multinational AECI aims to be the global number three company in its core market segment of mining explosives and mining chemicals, by 2030. Of the company’s business, 80%... 


Transition to the green economy offers great opportunities for women, but problems remain

22nd February 2024

The move to a green economy is a move to a more feminine economy, affirmed KD Strategies founding director Katnisha Singh on Thursday. She was participating in a panel discussion at the Women in... 


Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Cape Town driving forward with renewable energy, climate resilience programmes

22nd February 2024

Last year, Cape Town paid out R25-million to businesses which sold their surplus renewable energy to the city. And, starting this year, private citizens will be able to do the same. These... 


World Bank agency guarantees are supporting green energy transition in Africa

21st February 2024

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank had so far supported 16 renewable energy projects in South Africa, with a total generating capacity of 1.4 GW, reported MIGA VP... 


Western Cape Premier Alan Winde

Western Cape already being hit by climate change, seeking to make itself resilient

21st February 2024

The Western Cape is already feeling the effects of climate change, provincial Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday. He was addressing the Africa Green Economy Summit 2024, in Cape Town. The... 


MeerKAT antennas

MeerKAT radio telescope a beacon of technological development in South Africa

20th February 2024

More than 260 scientific papers have so far been published, using data gathered by South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array, with 40% of them being published in the past year, highlighted... 


Major solar power project in the DRC is now set to start development

19th February 2024

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and SkyPower Global have signed a joint development agreement to implement the first phase of an ultimately 1 000 MW capacity solar power project in the... 


Western Cape agency identifies key aviation trends during 2024

13th February 2024

Western Cape trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro has identified five key air travel trends for this year. These are, in the agency’s terminology and order, “the race to meet... 


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