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Ultra-high capacity bulk bag filling system

27th March 2020 A new sanitary bulk bag filling system from Flexicon features dual SWING-DOWN™ fillers fed by high capacity weigh hoppers, achieving fill rates of up to 40 bulk bags per hour. The patented filler design simultaneously lowers and pivots each fill head into a vertically-oriented position that... →

Transnet bemoans cable theft at Pretoria Complex, rolls out diesel locos

By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th March 2020 Another incident of overhead cable theft at State-owned Transnet’s Pretoria Complex has further crippled the group’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) subsidiary’s ability to deliver goods to customers on time. It said in a release on Wednesday that the Pretoria Complex, which is one of the country’s... →

Time for govt to consider new strategies to get economic growth going, says Baxter

By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st February 2020 In what has been the longest economic downturn for the country since 1945, it has become necessary for government to consider alternative strategies and change various policies to allow business to grow the economy, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said during a media briefing on... →

Donlin gains key state transport/energy infrastructure approvals

By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th February 2020 Alaska’s Donlin gold project – jointly owned by NovaGold and Barrick Gold – has received key state transport and energy infrastructure approvals, adding to a growing list of permitting approvals, including the jointly issued federal record of decision received in 2018. The Alaska Department of... →

Cape Town central train line still suspended as officials seek cable theft solution

By: News24Wire 12th December 2019 Train commuters on Cape Town's central line are still without rail services as continued fears over cable theft, safety and subsequent repairs have hindered Metrorail's services. For the last month, commuters from areas such as Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain have been forced to make use of... →

New Metiss sub-cable to go live in 2020

By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th December 2019 Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom South Africa has inaugurated the landing station of the Melting Pot Indianoceanic Submarine System (Metiss) at Umbogotwini, in KwaZulu-Natal. The project followed an agreement in 2018 with a consortium of telecommunication companies, including Canal+... →

Skyriders completes waterproofing project at Tramshed in Pretoria

28th November 2019 Rope-access specialist Skyriders recently assisted with a six-day waterproofing project at the Tramshed Shopping Centre in Pretoria. A four-person team used basic rope access and fall arrest principles to identify problematic areas on the roof and external walls, including jointing. The shopping... →

OptiPower making progress on EC wind farm project, welcomes benefits of M&R buyout

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th November 2019 Transmission and distribution services provider OptiPower Projects, which was recently acquired by Murray & Roberts (M&R), is progressing with its work on the Golden Valley Wind Farm, in the Eastern Cape. The 120 MW Golden Valley project is a BioTherm Energy development, comprising 48 2.5 MW... →

Parker Hannifin to showcase expertise for industrial electrification applications at SPS 2019

By: Creamer Media Reporter 1st November 2019 Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, will present a number of new technology innovations focussing on electrification for system solutions, components and services to support and drive sustainable and competitive industrial production at this year’s SPS show in... →

On-The-Air (11/10/2019)

By: Martin Creamer 11th October 2019 South Africans this week put a plan in place to ensure a “just transition” to the new clean electricity era; A new Proudly South African technology is being rolled out to stop the curse of cable theft; and By announcing its second big hydrogen project, Australia is beating South Africa to the... →

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