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Finance and ESD collab sets new transport venture on the road to prosperity
A KwaZulu-Natal-based transport company received a tremendous boost thanks to an enterprise and supplier development partnership MOU signed in 2022 between Sappi Southern Africa...Co-cultivating innovative agricultural firefighting equipment
VELD fires pose a great threat to farmers as uncontrolled blazes can quickly engulf vast stretches of farmland, consuming crops, livestock and essential infrastructure,...Another twist in sugar giant’s tale as results falter
CLAIMS that Terris Consortium has pulled off a stealthy manoeuvre, buying out 12 banks with a combined claim of R8 billion against Tongaat Hulett,...Clean-up and investigations start after Richards Bay wood chip fires
THE fires are for all intents and purposes out, NCT posted on a video update this morning, October 11. The timber marketing co-operative has...
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Container terminals’ backlog costs business millions, and Transnet nothing
THE South African Association of Freight Forwarders estimates that the 96 vessels waiting at anchorage outside the country’s commercial ports, is costing R98 million...Entrepreneurs secure R45m for entry-level recruitment venture
LOCAL online recruitment start-up JobJack has secured R45 million in investment funding in a pre-series A round. The funding round was led by Old...Road closures due to N2 KwaMashu to eMdloti upgrades
THE South African National Roads Agency has announced a road closure on the N2 between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges, on Sunday 26...Addressing the skills shortage is rewarded with growth in the logistics sector
THE logistics sector is undergoing monumental change, both from a technological and global standpoint. While the advent of artificial intelligence is set to prove...
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Active voltage conditioner enhances Toti crane’s operation
STEINWEG, a global provider in storage, handling, forwarding, chartering, and commodity logistics, has successfully resolved recurring voltage and power quality challenges plaguing the main...Extended scrap metal ban would be policy change by stealth – SEIFSA
THE Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has always taken the position that the scrap metal export ban is misguided in...Drive solution installed at coal terminal stacker reclaimer
HÄGGLUNDS Drives South Africa, a Bosch Rexroth Company, recently commenced with a retrofit project on the bucket wheel of a stacker reclaimer at Richards...Super-connected Durban data centre doubles capacity
A DIGITAL realty company, Teraco, which is also Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has completed the expansion of its DB1...
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Chemical industry business accelerator makes last-minute call for applications
COMPANIES classified as small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) with the potential to make a significant contribution to the local chemical industry are invited to...Exhibition delivers ROI as company follows up on leads
FIRST Cut exhibited at this year’s KZN Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2023 and was in demand as a leading manufacturer and distributor of cutting,...Sheet metal fabricator scoops regional award
P&A Fabricators won client of the year in the larger enterprise category at the Standard Bank KZN Top Business awards. The category celebrates a...KZN company among winners at continent’s supply chain awards
THE winners of the second annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg attended by more than 220...UKZN academics scoop three SA ‘Science Oscars’
THE University of KwaZulu-Natal’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science has won three of the acclaimed National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards for...
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Eskom progressing on the implementation of the Transmission Development Plan
ESKOM hosted the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) Implementation Forum on November 15 to give an update on the TDP and to apprise stakeholders of...R1.5bn palm oil plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ
PLANS are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials...Sanral hosts consultations on interim PPP in KZN
THE South African National Roads Agency continues its series of stakeholder engagement sessions at various venues in and around KwaZulu-Natal today (November 8) as...Governance lessons from UCT
THE independent investigation into the governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been widely covered, and consequences are evident. UCT has already...CSIR launches a commercialisation enterprise to drive a diverse range IP to market
THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise, named CSIR C3 (pronounced as CSIR C-Cubed) to accelerate the pace and...
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Road closures due to N2 KwaMashu to eMdloti upgrades
THE South African National Roads Agency has announced a road closure on the N2 between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges, on Sunday 26...Industrialisation of AI is poised to be as transformative as the Industrial revolution
OPINION | FOR jobs to be created, new industries need to be created and for that, you need people. A unique opportunity for job creation...SA businesses must balance equity and innovation in the renewable energy surge
OPINION | OUR energy industry is in a state of upheaval. In 2023 we’ve grappled with the worst loadshedding ever on record, with over...Council honoured for championing plastics pollution research
THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is proud to have been named one of the 2023 United Nations Environment Programme’s Champions of the...
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R1.5bn palm oil plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ
PLANS are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials...Industrialisation of AI is poised to be as transformative as the Industrial revolution
OPINION | FOR jobs to be created, new industries need to be created and for that, you need people. A unique opportunity for job creation...CIPC changes deadline for SA businesses to comply with beneficial ownership
ALL South African companies and entities are required to submit beneficial ownership information to the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) within 30 days...Cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities enable production of diverse vane sizes
Vesconite Bearings has recently produced what is believed to be both the smallest and largest vanes in its history. This achievement underscores Vesconite Bearings'...
- Metals
Extended scrap metal ban would be policy change by stealth – SEIFSA
THE Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has always taken the position that the scrap metal export ban is misguided in...Leadership re-shuffle at high-end aluminium producer
HULAMIN announced that the current chief financial officer of the company, Meganathan (Mark) Gounder, has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Hulamin...SA welding system impresses at German show
THE Essen Welding and Cutting show in Germany made a remarkable return in 2023 after a six-year hiatus, showcasing significant change in the industry,...RB-based global plant manufacturer creates a new heavy industries division
WITH almost seventy years of demonstrated expertise in complex engineering, heavy fabrication, and machining for its own range of material handling equipment, Bell Equipment...
- Mining & Quarrying
Crushing and screening operations benefit from skilled customer support technicians
CRUSHING and screening on mines and quarries often entails 24/7 operations where downtime is out of the question. The importance of skilled customer support...Sponsored News: Varispeed brings new levels of availability to electronic motor control solutions
“DELIVERY will take 6 - 12 months.” This is the response industry has become accustomed to since the onset of the pandemic, which brought...Hydraulic crawler drill hammer drives drilling costs down
JAPANESE master manufacturer, Furukawa Rock Drills (FRD), has released an all-new crawler drill to drive down the cost of drilling in southern Africa. FRD...Advanced wear life measurement technology for transfer chutes
TRANSFER chute wear life measurement, an intricate process involving meticulous tracking of multiple components, is essential for enhancing uptime in materials handling applications —...Mining giant recognises logistics service provider’s excellence
UBUNYE Mining Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unitrans, has been awarded the prestigious Rio Tinto Safety Award for Best Contract Partner at Richards...
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Container terminals’ backlog costs business millions, and Transnet nothing
THE South African Association of Freight Forwarders estimates that the 96 vessels waiting at anchorage outside the country’s commercial ports, is costing R98 million...Active voltage conditioner enhances Toti crane’s operation
STEINWEG, a global provider in storage, handling, forwarding, chartering, and commodity logistics, has successfully resolved recurring voltage and power quality challenges plaguing the main...Addressing the skills shortage is rewarded with growth in the logistics sector
THE logistics sector is undergoing monumental change, both from a technological and global standpoint. While the advent of artificial intelligence is set to prove...Finance and ESD collab sets new transport venture on the road to prosperity
A KwaZulu-Natal-based transport company received a tremendous boost thanks to an enterprise and supplier development partnership MOU signed in 2022 between Sappi Southern Africa...
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Finance and ESD collab sets new transport venture on the road to prosperity
A KwaZulu-Natal-based transport company received a tremendous boost thanks to an enterprise and supplier development partnership MOU signed in 2022 between Sappi Southern Africa...Co-cultivating innovative agricultural firefighting equipment
VELD fires pose a great threat to farmers as uncontrolled blazes can quickly engulf vast stretches of farmland, consuming crops, livestock and essential infrastructure,...Another twist in sugar giant’s tale as results falter
CLAIMS that Terris Consortium has pulled off a stealthy manoeuvre, buying out 12 banks with a combined claim of R8 billion against Tongaat Hulett,...Clean-up and investigations start after Richards Bay wood chip fires
THE fires are for all intents and purposes out, NCT posted on a video update this morning, October 11. The timber marketing co-operative has...
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Container terminals’ backlog costs business millions, and Transnet nothing
THE South African Association of Freight Forwarders estimates that the 96 vessels waiting at anchorage outside the country’s commercial ports, is costing R98 million...Entrepreneurs secure R45m for entry-level recruitment venture
LOCAL online recruitment start-up JobJack has secured R45 million in investment funding in a pre-series A round. The funding round was led by Old...Road closures due to N2 KwaMashu to eMdloti upgrades
THE South African National Roads Agency has announced a road closure on the N2 between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges, on Sunday 26...Addressing the skills shortage is rewarded with growth in the logistics sector
THE logistics sector is undergoing monumental change, both from a technological and global standpoint. While the advent of artificial intelligence is set to prove...
- Engineering
- AllAssociationsAutomation & ControlChemicalElectricalElectronic - Instrumentation & ControlEngineering & Allied SuppliesEngineers, Consulting Engineers & Project ManagementHVACICTMechanical – Gears & Gearboxes
Active voltage conditioner enhances Toti crane’s operation
STEINWEG, a global provider in storage, handling, forwarding, chartering, and commodity logistics, has successfully resolved recurring voltage and power quality challenges plaguing the main...Extended scrap metal ban would be policy change by stealth – SEIFSA
THE Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has always taken the position that the scrap metal export ban is misguided in...Drive solution installed at coal terminal stacker reclaimer
HÄGGLUNDS Drives South Africa, a Bosch Rexroth Company, recently commenced with a retrofit project on the bucket wheel of a stacker reclaimer at Richards...Super-connected Durban data centre doubles capacity
A DIGITAL realty company, Teraco, which is also Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has completed the expansion of its DB1...
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Chemical industry business accelerator makes last-minute call for applications
COMPANIES classified as small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) with the potential to make a significant contribution to the local chemical industry are invited to...Exhibition delivers ROI as company follows up on leads
FIRST Cut exhibited at this year’s KZN Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) 2023 and was in demand as a leading manufacturer and distributor of cutting,...Sheet metal fabricator scoops regional award
P&A Fabricators won client of the year in the larger enterprise category at the Standard Bank KZN Top Business awards. The category celebrates a...KZN company among winners at continent’s supply chain awards
THE winners of the second annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg attended by more than 220...UKZN academics scoop three SA ‘Science Oscars’
THE University of KwaZulu-Natal’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science has won three of the acclaimed National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards for...
- Government & Municipal
Eskom progressing on the implementation of the Transmission Development Plan
ESKOM hosted the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) Implementation Forum on November 15 to give an update on the TDP and to apprise stakeholders of...R1.5bn palm oil plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ
PLANS are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials...Sanral hosts consultations on interim PPP in KZN
THE South African National Roads Agency continues its series of stakeholder engagement sessions at various venues in and around KwaZulu-Natal today (November 8) as...Governance lessons from UCT
THE independent investigation into the governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been widely covered, and consequences are evident. UCT has already...CSIR launches a commercialisation enterprise to drive a diverse range IP to market
THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise, named CSIR C3 (pronounced as CSIR C-Cubed) to accelerate the pace and...
- Infrastructure
- AllConstruction & CivilsEnergy – Power GenerationEnvironmental – Green IndustriesOil & GasProjectsProperty & DevelopmentTechnologyWater & Waste
Road closures due to N2 KwaMashu to eMdloti upgrades
THE South African National Roads Agency has announced a road closure on the N2 between the KwaMashu and Mount Edgecombe interchanges, on Sunday 26...Industrialisation of AI is poised to be as transformative as the Industrial revolution
OPINION | FOR jobs to be created, new industries need to be created and for that, you need people. A unique opportunity for job creation...SA businesses must balance equity and innovation in the renewable energy surge
OPINION | OUR energy industry is in a state of upheaval. In 2023 we’ve grappled with the worst loadshedding ever on record, with over...Council honoured for championing plastics pollution research
THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is proud to have been named one of the 2023 United Nations Environment Programme’s Champions of the...
- Manufacturing & Processing
- AllAutomotiveChemicalsFood & BeveragePackagingPetro ChemicalsPharmaceuticalsPlastics & RubberProcessingPulp & PaperQuality Assurance
R1.5bn palm oil plant nears completion at Richards Bay IDZ
PLANS are underway to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of the raw materials...Industrialisation of AI is poised to be as transformative as the Industrial revolution
OPINION | FOR jobs to be created, new industries need to be created and for that, you need people. A unique opportunity for job creation...CIPC changes deadline for SA businesses to comply with beneficial ownership
ALL South African companies and entities are required to submit beneficial ownership information to the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) within 30 days...Cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities enable production of diverse vane sizes
Vesconite Bearings has recently produced what is believed to be both the smallest and largest vanes in its history. This achievement underscores Vesconite Bearings'...
- Metals
Extended scrap metal ban would be policy change by stealth – SEIFSA
THE Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has always taken the position that the scrap metal export ban is misguided in...Leadership re-shuffle at high-end aluminium producer
HULAMIN announced that the current chief financial officer of the company, Meganathan (Mark) Gounder, has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Hulamin...SA welding system impresses at German show
THE Essen Welding and Cutting show in Germany made a remarkable return in 2023 after a six-year hiatus, showcasing significant change in the industry,...RB-based global plant manufacturer creates a new heavy industries division
WITH almost seventy years of demonstrated expertise in complex engineering, heavy fabrication, and machining for its own range of material handling equipment, Bell Equipment...
- Mining & Quarrying
Crushing and screening operations benefit from skilled customer support technicians
CRUSHING and screening on mines and quarries often entails 24/7 operations where downtime is out of the question. The importance of skilled customer support...Sponsored News: Varispeed brings new levels of availability to electronic motor control solutions
“DELIVERY will take 6 - 12 months.” This is the response industry has become accustomed to since the onset of the pandemic, which brought...Hydraulic crawler drill hammer drives drilling costs down
JAPANESE master manufacturer, Furukawa Rock Drills (FRD), has released an all-new crawler drill to drive down the cost of drilling in southern Africa. FRD...Advanced wear life measurement technology for transfer chutes
TRANSFER chute wear life measurement, an intricate process involving meticulous tracking of multiple components, is essential for enhancing uptime in materials handling applications —...Mining giant recognises logistics service provider’s excellence
UBUNYE Mining Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unitrans, has been awarded the prestigious Rio Tinto Safety Award for Best Contract Partner at Richards...
- Tenders
- Transport & Logistics
- AllAirAutomotiveCommercial & FleetExports & ImportsMaterials HandlingPorts, Shipping & Harbour InfrastructureRailRoadSea
Container terminals’ backlog costs business millions, and Transnet nothing
THE South African Association of Freight Forwarders estimates that the 96 vessels waiting at anchorage outside the country’s commercial ports, is costing R98 million...Active voltage conditioner enhances Toti crane’s operation
STEINWEG, a global provider in storage, handling, forwarding, chartering, and commodity logistics, has successfully resolved recurring voltage and power quality challenges plaguing the main...Addressing the skills shortage is rewarded with growth in the logistics sector
THE logistics sector is undergoing monumental change, both from a technological and global standpoint. While the advent of artificial intelligence is set to prove...Finance and ESD collab sets new transport venture on the road to prosperity
A KwaZulu-Natal-based transport company received a tremendous boost thanks to an enterprise and supplier development partnership MOU signed in 2022 between Sappi Southern Africa...
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Eskom progressing on the implementation of the Transmission Development Plan
ESKOM hosted the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) Implementation Forum on November 15 to give an update on the TDP and to apprise stakeholders of...
Container terminals’ backlog costs business millions, and Transnet nothing
THE South African Association of Freight Forwarders estimates that the 96 vessels waiting at anchorage outside the country’s commercial ports, is costing R98 million...
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