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FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA pursues Zero Harm as a key part of its HSE strategy
15th January 2024

For FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA, maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) responsibility is not just a corporate obligation, it is a way of life. Technical... 


Supporting leaders vested in engineering, infrastructure and innovation to redeem the economic downturn - a starting point in SA
15th January 2024

A general election date is yet to be released, but supporting local businesses and women in STEM leadership cannot be delayed.  Pinpoint Stewards will be hosting a Women and Leadership conference... 


Generative AI set for scaling up in 2024, but few are embracing it
12th January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Artificial intelligence (AI), and generative AI (GenAI), is one of the top three topics being discussed among executives worldwide and across sectors, and GenAI is set to be scaled up during the... 


95% of companies have an AI strategy, only 14% ready to integrate it – Cisco
11th January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), are leading to a once-in-a-generation shift, which is opening new opportunities and transforming industries, modes of... 


India’s plans to double coal production, ignore climate threat
India’s plans to double coal production, ignore climate threat
10th January 2024 By: Bloomberg

As climate diplomats at COP28 in Dubai debated an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels last December, India was facing another energy conundrum: It needed to build more power capacity,... 


Pensana progressing activities at Angola project prior to main construction
9th January 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Pensana has made significant strides at the Longonjo mine site in Angola ahead of main construction starting later this year. The company is currently busy with civil works for the... 


Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande
Nzimande pleads innocence, calls for ‘genuine’ evidence following Outa report
8th January 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande assured citizens that he has never used any money from any of his department’s entities for the purpose of funding the South... 


IAEA director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi (left) and Argentinian President Javier Milei (second left) at the Marambio Antarctic base
IAEA launches microplastic pollution research project in Antarctica
8th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a mission to research the presence and impact of microplastics in Antarctica. Microplastics are defined as plastic particles with a... 


Africa Energy Indaba: Powering Africa's Future with Renewable Energy
Africa Energy Indaba: Powering Africa's Future with Renewable Energy
8th January 2024

The Africa Energy Indaba, the continent’s premier energy conference and exhibition, dedicated to advancing Africa's renewable energy development, is set to convene industry leaders, policymakers,... 


Mbali Milanzi
Navigating the Transition from Employment to Entrepreneurship: Insights from a black female Project Manager's Journey
8th January 2024

By Mbali Milanzi, Commercial Director at Tshepa Basadi (pty) ltd I graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand as a chemical engineering graduate and was introduced to mining by a global... 


Samsung Director resigns after almost two decades of unwavering dedication
Samsung Director resigns after almost two decades of unwavering dedication
21st December 2023

Hlubi Shivanda: A True Transformation Story Worth Celebrating! After 19 years of true loyalty, passion and dedicated service at Samsung Electronics South Africa, Hlubi Shivanda: Business Operations... 


Graduates at Samsungs Innovation Campus at CUT
Samsung’s CSR Journey & Positive Impact in Africa
21st December 2023

By Hlubi Shivanda, Director: Business Operations & Innovation & Corporate Affairs, Samsung SA JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 21 December 2023 – Since the dawn of democracy when Samsung entered South... 


Voith equips 2 GW Angolan hydropower plant
Voith equips 2 GW Angolan hydropower plant
20th December 2023 By: Donna Slater

Technology group Voith reports that it has received an order to supply equipment for the large-scale hydropower plant Caculo Cabaça in Angola. The order comprises all electrical and mechanical... 


OPITO-approved survival courses launched locally, 10-year anniversary celebrated
19th December 2023 By: Donna Slater

The Offshore Africa Training Centre (OATC) will celebrate its ten year anniversary in 2024, commemorating the occasion with the launch of its energy industry not-for-profit organisation... 


Argonaut's Magino mine
Argonaut making progress in optimising its Magino mine
19th December 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-based gold producer Argonaut Gold says its flagship Magino mine, in Ontario, is nearing the gold production rates set out in its National Instrument 43-101 technical report following the... 


Pratley tops off 75th anniversary year with another world-first electrical product
18th December 2023

In addition to celebrating its 75th anniversary, Pratley topped off a highly successful 2023 by launching the world-first Flameproof Ex d Envirobox. “These milestones are a testament to our... 


Fuchs shares his insights on sales & marketing strategies worldwide
Bridging the Tech Gap in Marketing with Industry Expert, Seth Fuchs
15th December 2023

In a world where technology continues to advance at neck-breaking speeds, companies and brands are finding themselves in an increasingly difficult position when it comes down to connecting with... 


Greenfield project nears full-scale mining
15th December 2023 By: Lynne Davies

The development of the Gugulethu Colliery – a greenfield project located to the southeast of Hendrina and proximate to Davel – is taking place at an “opportune time” as export opportunities for... 


Brian Andrew, MD of RS South Africa
Brian Andrew
15th December 2023

This week we profile Brian Andrew, MD of RS South Africa, an omnichannel provider and digital hub in the industrial sector offering more than 750 000 products with solutions for the design,... 


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Sherbro Island City Wind Farm, Sierra Leone
15th December 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Octopus Energy and Sherbo Alliance Partners are developing Sierra Leone’s first-ever wind farm.  


Image of data servers
Isando information and communications technology hub – Phase 2, South Africa
15th December 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Open Access Data Centres plans to expand its Isando hub by an additional 4 MW. 


ITOCHU Africa Bloc CEO Shinya Ishizuka, third from left, with Eastern Cape people at the signing of a memorandum of co-operation with Hive Hydrogen South Africa.
Huge uplift for Eastern Cape on way from South Africa’s R105bn green ammonia project
14th December 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The building of the R105-billion green ammonia project by Hive Hydrogen South Africa is poised to be a huge economic uplift for the Eastern Cape. The large project is the first phase of a... 


Engen Community Computer School graduates set to hit 2024 with new skills and renewed hope
Engen Community Computer School graduates set to hit 2024 with new skills and renewed hope
14th December 2023

The Engen Community Computer School has proudly capped another 71 graduates from the South Durban Basin, equipping them with essential computer skills to significantly enhance their employability.... 


Orion appoints two nonexecutive directors
13th December 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has appointed Anthony Lennox and Patience Mpofu as nonexecutive directors. Lennox has 40 years of resource sector experience in operations, project development... 


Sibanye announces R84m community upliftment investment
12th December 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has announced an R84-million investment through its Sibanye Rustenburg Mine Community Development Trust (SRMCDT) for development programmes to empower... 


Seven RTGs being delivered to the Cape Town Container Terminal
Cape Town Container Terminal receives seven additional gantry cranes
12th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) took delivery of seven pre-used rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) on December 11. The acquisition of the RTGs is part of State-owned Transnet Port Terminals’... 


Christophe Begat
Schneider appoints Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP
12th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Electricity management and equipment company Schneider Electric has appointed Christophe Begat as Anglophone Africa Industry and Segment VP. Begat has been at the helm of the company’s operations... 


Map of the SADC region showing transfrontier conservation areas in red and proposed areas in blue.
SADC marks 23 years of transfrontier conservation with major conference
12th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Network reported on Tuesday that its latest yearly meeting had marked “monumental progress” in... 


World Bank makes $100m in financing available for African climate research
11th December 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Bank will make $100-million available to the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) through the bank’s International Development Association (IDA) as part of... 


International observatory has awarded R1bn-plus in contracts in South Africa
11th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has so far awarded contracts worth about R1.2-billion to South African companies and institutions, for work on the SKA-Mid radio telescope array,... 


ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba
Mashaba says ANC is a ‘curse’, cannot coexist with a prosperous S Africa
11th December 2023 By: Sane Dhlamini

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has told Polity that a prosperous South Africa and the African National Congress (ANC) cannot coexist, labelling the ruling party as a "curse" and blaming it for... 


One of Elixir’s aircraft
Airbus buys new generation more sustainable training aircraft
11th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has announced that its wholly-owned civil and military pilot training subsidiary, Airbus Flight Academy Europe, has taken delivery of four... 


WA Premier shuffles Cabinet, takes on Johnson’s hydrogen portfolio
8th December 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook, who on Thursday refreshed his Cabinet ahead of the 2025 elections, will take responsibility for the hydrogen industry as part of his State and Industry... 


An image depicting Henkel and Hudson Rubber signing the agreement at the recent NAACAM Show 2023.
Partnership enables local manufacture of vehicle sealing, acoustic solutions
8th December 2023

Chemicals and consumer goods company Henkel South Africa is partnering with Hammanskraal-based rubber and plastics manufacturer Hudson Rubber, in Gauteng, to locally fabricate Henkel’s vehicle... 


Startup elevates local production, aims for rapid growth
8th December 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

To promote renewable energy and local manufacturing, lithium battery manufacturing startup IG3N produces battery storage systems to address the intermittent nature of renewable energy while... 


CSIR, association ink MoU to accelerate cybersecurity, telecoms and 4IR-related innovations
8th December 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Association of Communications and Technology (ACT) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate technological... 


IATA determined to help improve aviation safety in Africa
7th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, “is still very focused on Africa”, assured IATA regional VP Africa and Middle... 


UN University rector and UN under-secretary-general Professor Tshilidzi Marwala
AI can help humanity, but data and computing needed to enable its use
7th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

A specially trained neural network artificial intelligence (AI) system can use the signal from an electroencephalogram to detect epilepsy symptoms with a 90% accuracy, can work constantly and its... 


Supporting women who have stood their ground in STEM careers
7th December 2023

Pinpoint Stewards will be hosting the 3rd Annual Women and Leadership conference for women in Engineering, Infrastructure and Innovation, under the theme: develop, unite and empower.  Hosted at the... 


Dutoit Group family business celebrates 130 years of fresh produce
7th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural investment company Dutoit Group is celebrating its 130th anniversary. The group was started in 1893 by Gysbertus du Toit planting the first fruit trees on Kromfontein Farm, in the... 


The HVAC facilities at the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gauteng are being upgraded to ensure greater energy and water efficiency
Concor in complex HVAC installation at Eastgate
5th December 2023

To allow Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gauteng to upgrade its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) facilities for greater energy and water efficiency, Concor is carefully strengthening... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel
South African auto sector to produce first EVs in 2026, says Patel at launch of key White Paper
4th December 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) on December 4 released the Electric Vehicles (EV) White Paper, as well as the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy final report.... 


Procurement evolves from a dog-eat-dog world to empowering underdogs, collaborating with suppliers, and caring for the environment and communities
4th December 2023

The ongoing evolution of procurement has seen the profession develop from a back-office function to a driver of business strategy. It has also shifted from a competitive dog-eat-dog arena - where... 


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