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Transnet to terminate Trillian relationship, seeks Futuregrowth apology 
By: Terence Creamer 7th November 2016 State-owned logistics group Transnet will be terminating its relationship with both Trillian Capital and Regiments Capital in light of the current fallout surrounding the two companies – developments that are reflected in the Public Protector’s ‘State of Capture’ report and is currently also the... →
Transnet sets up R20bn acquisitions war chest, as it pulls in capex horns
By: Terence Creamer 7th November 2016 State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has set aside a R20-billion war chest for mergers and acquisitions inside South Africa and the rest of the continent, owing to “limited” prospects for organic growth domestically. Specific merger and acquisition (M&A) targets have been identified as... →
OR Tambo first African airport to implement digital security checkpoint
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 4th November 2016 To improve passenger security and speed up the process of moving through airport security checkpoints, the OR Tambo International Airport will implement a new digital security system – the first airport in Africa to do so. The pilot implementation of the Scarabee smart security system, which uses... →
Countdown to Kalahari land speed record attempt begins
By: Irma Venter 4th November 2016 It is a few minutes shy of twelve and the heat shimmers like water on Hakskeen Pan. Royal Air Force wing commander Andy Green gets behind the wheel of a maroon Geely Boyue, journalists in tow, and chases down the pan at 160 km/h – a mere fraction of the speed at which he will travel here next... →
Emotional Molefe weighs judicial review and future after damning Public Protector report
By: Terence Creamer 3rd November 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has indicated that he is weighing his future options as head of the State-owned electricity producer following the release of a Public Protector report, which raises serious questions about his role in facilitating a coal deal involving Tegeta, a mining company linked to... →
New holdings group unveils prototype point-of-entry water filtration system
By: Natasha Odendaal 1st November 2016 CrossAfrica Holdings is leveraging its official launch this week as a platform to unveil its new Cleansui water filtration system prototype under its newly established standalone subsidiary CrossAfrica Water Solutions. The holdings group will on Thursday showcase a prototype point-of-entry... →
Logistics Barometer highlights paradox of local industry
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 27th October 2016 If South Africa invests more in beneficiating more of its raw materials, the logistics costs relative to gross domestic product (GDP) will drop, which will, in turn, contribute to job creation and grow the economy, Stellenbosch University (SU) logistics professor Jan Havenga said on Thursday. For... →
SAP opens new co-innovation lab to bolster relevant innovation
By: Natasha Odendaal 26th October 2016 South Africa has become home to enterprise application software firm SAP’s seventh Co-Innovation Lab, or ‘Coil’, aimed at promoting innovative, locally relevant solutions through the unification of different ideas, tools and technology. The new lab, ceremoniously opened in Sandton, on Wednesday,... →
Stronger institutions can save South Africa from ratings downgrade
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 20th October 2016 Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago on Thursday warned that the threat of a downgrade to South Africa’s investment-grade rating remained. Addressing delegates at this year’s South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry convention, he pointed out that political uncertainty, along with falling... →
New cashless ticketing system eyed for Gauteng’s taxis
By: Natasha Odendaal 17th October 2016 The South African National Taxi Council’s commercial arm TaxiChoice on Monday unveiled its new cashless e-ticketing system for minibus taxis that contributes to the formalisation of the industry and its employees. The new FairPay electronic fare collection system, which was lauded by Gauteng... →
Community challenges seen as business opportunities for women – GEP
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 10th October 2016 Women entrepreneurs must use their environment and the immediate challenges facing their communities as drivers of business, Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) CEO Leah Manenzhe said on Monday. Manenzhe told delegates at the Gauteng Young Women in Business Breakfast Dialogue – which aims to... →
Construction starts on 100 MW Kathu Solar Park
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th October 2016 Ground was broken this week at the R9-billion, 100 MW Kathu Solar Park concentrated solar power (CSP) project, in the Northern Cape, which is set to be one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. The parabolic-trough technology plant, which is being developed by an Engie-led... →
Mashaba eyes Jhb Inner City revival as small business launchpad
By: Natasha Odendaal 4th October 2016 Newly elected Johannesburg executive mayor Herman Mashaba on Tuesday vowed to breathe life back into Johannesburg’s Inner City and create a platform of opportunities for smaller businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive. In what is a rapidly transforming urban space of mixed development types, which... →
Mercedes-Benz unveils electric brand; first car to launch by end-2020
By: Irma Venter 4th October 2016 Mercedes-Benz will go electric – and in a big way. The German carmaker has launched a new product brand for electric mobility under the name EQ, which stands for ‘electric intelligence’. →
Monsanto opens revamped plant breeding centre
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 30th September 2016 Sustainable agriculture company Monsanto on Friday opened its R15-million renovated breeding centre, in Petit, near Benoni. The breeding centre is located on a 300 ha maize farm and hosts new offices, which are more than double the size of the original office, and an audiovisual boardroom that... →
SCBA launched for SA market
By: Kimberley Smuts 30th September 2016 Safety products manufacturer MSA Africa launched the AirXpress 2 Fire – a new economical self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) – onto the South African market last month, officially unveiling it to the public at the 2016 Electra Mining Africa Expo that took place from September 12 to 16, at... →
Menlyn Maine Central Square open for business
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 21st September 2016 Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday opened the Menlyn Maine Central Square, in Pretoria, calling it a “very important development” for Gauteng. Speaking at the launch of the 65 000 m2 R1.8-billion Central Square development, which forms part of the overall 315 000 m2 Menlyn Maine mixed-use... →
Rolfes’ Bragan acquisition leads to major profit increase
By: Anine Kilian 19th September 2016 JSE-listed chemicals manufacturer Rolfes Group’s acquisition of Bragan Chemicals – an importer and distributor of speciality products in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries –helped the company achieve a 91% increase in headline earnings, from R41-million to R79-million,... →
Commercial bamboo production may have biofuel potential
By: Dylan Slater 16th September 2016 According to Africa-focused bamboo technology company Afribam, growing bamboo commercially could create biofuel possibilities for commercial power generation and serve to sequestrate a percentage of carbon emitted by the same power generation facilities. →
SA legal firms soon to play more of a role in Africa business disputes with adoption of arbitration Bill
By: Dylan Slater 16th September 2016 There are about 157 countries which have adopted the Model Law, thereby recognising international arbitration agreements and enforcing international arbitration awards. →
Volvo places self-driving truck in operation at underground mine
By: Irma Venter 14th September 2016 The Volvo Group has put a fully autonomous truck to the test at underground operations at the Kristineberg mine, 100 km from Arvidsjaur, in northern Sweden. The mine was opened in 1940 and is the oldest in operation in the Boliden area. A polymetallic ore containing zinc, copper, lead, gold and... →
Cummins Africa opens CNG training facility
By: Schalk Burger 9th September 2016 Power and engine multinational Cummins Africa has added a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine training programme to the courses available at its Kelvin View training facility, in Gauteng, to support the growing use of CNG engines in public transport and power generation, says Cummins Africa... →
Need for rope condition assessment emphasised
By: Sascha Solomons 9th September 2016 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) highlights that regular testing of samples from ropes forms a vital part of ongoing monitoring and evaluation. “Testing ropes in service helps the users . . . to understand the condition in which the ropes are in order to make an informed... →
Welding industry seeks new alternatives
By: Victor Moolman 9th September 2016 With fewer projects being available in the power generation and petrochemical sectors, South African Institute of Welding (SAIW) executive director Sean Blake says that for those seeking welding industry opportunities alternative sectors have to be considered. →
Bombardier opens new propulsion equipment production site in Isando
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 25th August 2016 Rail technology provider Bombardier Transportation on Thursday inaugurated a new 6 000 m2 production site and headquarters in Isando. The facility will produce Bombardier Mitrac high-power propulsion equipment for use in the Transnet locomotives project, for which Bombardier is delivering 240... →
Implications of this year’s local government elections
By: Aubrey Matshiqi 24th August 2016 In electoral terms, South Africa is a new country. The South Africa of the day before the local government elections, in relation to the South Africa of the day after the elections, is a country that is foreign to the African National Congress (ANC). As former treasurer-general of the ANC Mathews... →
‘Transformational’ deal to change Aveng Grinaker-LTA’s look-and-feel, not tick BEE boxes
By: Terence Creamer 23rd August 2016 South African construction and engineering group Aveng expects to conclude an empowerment transaction within months to further transform its Aveng Grinaker-LTA business, which is on the cusp of moving into the black for the first time since 2011. CEO Kobus Verster believes the transaction to be... →
Cabinet sets up ‘Broadband War Room’ amid policy, spectrum uncertainty
By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2016 Amid extended delays in the finalisation of South Africa’s information and communications technology (ICT) policy and a legal dispute over the auctioning of broadband spectrum, Cabinet has announced the formation of a ‘Broadband War Room’ to address the uncertainty. Minister in The Presidency for... →
BMW launches remote-control parking in South Africa
By: Irma Venter 22nd August 2016 Is that parking spot just too tight to allow you to get into and out of your car? Never fear, remote-control parking is here. BMW South Africa (SA) has launched its remote control parking system that allows 7 Series owners to manoeuvre in or out of a garage or forward-parking space – no parallel... →
South Africa won’t change IPP course ‘midstream’
By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2016 Cabinet appears to have put paid to Eskom efforts to halt the country’s highly regarded independent power producer (IPP) programme, with Minister in The Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe indicating on Monday that there was no intention to “change course midstream”.... →
Risk assessment pivotal in fire prevention
By: Sascha Solomons 19th August 2016 To achieve its aim of preventing business destruction caused by fire, Gauteng-based fire detection and suppression equipment solutions provider ASP Fire says that thorough analyses of businesses’ fire prevention points are needed. “ . . . to mitigate the risks of fire, it is important to complete... →
Implementation of change in industry increases legitimacy
By: Sascha Solomons 12th August 2016 Amid the challenges faced by the South African logistics industry, materials management and logistics consultancy Greiner Mendi MD Lars Greiner notes that logistics companies should consider change to mitigate inefficiencies in their operations. He comments that logistics has always been a highly... →
Concentrated solar plants valuable for South Africa
By: Robyn Wilkinson 29th July 2016 As baseload plants, concentrated solar plants (CSPs) are highly sought after in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), says infrastructure operations and maintenance (O&M) company Invest in Africa Holdings (IIAH) director Gabriel Reeder. →
Local hotel tourism rakes in R14.2bn, despite visa gripes
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 28th July 2016 Despite uncertainty in the domestic tourism industry, owing to the revised visa regulations and a weak global economy, South Africa can still expect healthy growth over the next five years, PwC’s Hotels Outlook 2016 – 2020 reveals. Almost 2 600 rooms will be added to the South African hotel... →
Africa’s brightest youth brainstorm solutions to socioeconomic challenges
By: David Oliveira 22nd July 2016 One hundred of Africa’s most innovative youth gathered at the Brightest Young Minds (BYM) 2016 summit, held in Johannesburg last month, to discuss and find innovative solutions for Africa’s socioeconomic challenges. “BYM is a nonprofit public-benefit organisation aimed at providing a platform for... →
Gas gensets a sustainable power alternative
By: Sebastian Whyle 22nd July 2016 Engine, filtration and power-generation product manufacturer Cummins notes that gas-powered gensets are a sustainable power solution, owing to natural gas being methane-rich and occurring naturally. This makes it a cost-effective alternative energy source, compared with wind and solar power. →
Eskom moves to raise exports as it closes in on 80% plant-availability goal
By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2016 State-owned electricity producer Eskom says it is on course to achieve its stated goal of achieving an energy availability factor (EAF) of 80% well ahead of its 2021 target, reporting a steady recovery in the performance of its fleet of coal-fired power stations. As a consequence, the utility... →
UJ student-designed electrical car in top 15 at Eco-Marathon Europe
By: Irma Venter 14th July 2016 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Voltronics team finished 15th at the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe, held in London, earlier this month. The team’s prototype battery-electrical vehicle finished ahead of teams from France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Turkey and Spain. →
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