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Rebecca Campbell

Rebecca Campbell

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

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Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Head of Debt Financing Solutions Brydone Graham

Standard Bank successfully leads restructure of local automotive group’s debt

16th May 2025

Africa‘s biggest bank, in terms of assets, Standard Bank, has reported that it has successfully worked with South African automotive group Metair to restructure the latter’s debt. Metair is valued... 


South African Global Business Services is creating thousands of jobs 

14th May 2025

The latest Global Business Services (GBS) quarterly Job Creation Report, compiled and released by the sector’s national representative body, Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA), shows... 


Wind power company installs South Africa’s first ever automated bird protection system

14th May 2025

Cape Town-based South African renewable energy company Red Rocket has announced that it has installed bird (avian) protection systems at its two operational wind farms and will install them at its... 


Four European DFIs invest in a pan-African private credit fund aimed at mid-size enterprises

13th May 2025

Four of Europe’s main development finance institutions (DFIs) are jointly committing $80-million to pan-African private credit fund BluePeak Private Capital Fund II (BPCF II). The DFIs are British... 


Emira COO Ulana van Biljon

South African Reit has put the bee into its business

13th May 2025

With the UN having declared May 20 as World Bee Day, South African real estate investment trust (Reit) Emira Property Fund (Emira) has highlighted its programme of bee conservation. The Reit... 


Denel reinstates its acting Group CFO

13th May 2025

State-owned defence industrial group Denel announced on Tuesday morning that its acting Group CFO Thandeka Sabela had been reinstated, after having been suspended for several months. The suspension... 


The Standby Offer acceptance date for Barloworld has been extended

12th May 2025

Following the receipt of regulatory approval, on Monday afternoon JSE-listed South African industrial conglomerate Barloworld issued a statement reporting that it had agreed that the deadline for... 


Merchant West Investments head of listed property and portfolio manager Ian Anderson

South African Reit sector outperformed other sectors last month

12th May 2025

The real estate investment trust (Reit) sector in South Africa outperformed the country’s equity and bond sectors in April. While the Reits gained 6.9%, equities rose by 4.3% and bonds by 0.8%.... 


Professor Kelly Chibale

UCT professor has been elected to prestigious US scientific institution

9th May 2025

University of Cape Town's (UCT's) Professor Kelly Chibale has been elected an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This is one of the greatest honours that can be... 


The fitting out of the Milkor 780 production facility has begun

SA defence group moving into large UAV sector with new design

9th May 2025

South African private-sector defence group Milkor, which works in the aerospace, cyber, ground, maritime and weapons sectors, has unveiled its latest aerospace project – the Milkor 780 uncrewed... 


At the ribbon-cutting of Boeing's new office were (from left) Boeing Africa sales and marketing VP Anbessie Yitbarek; Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority director-general Getachew Mengiste; Ethiopia Transport and Logistics Minister Dr Alemu Seme; Boeing Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia president Kuljit Ghata-Aura; US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga; Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tassew; and Boeing Africa MD Henok Teferra Shawl

Boeing opens new regional office for African continent

9th May 2025

US aerospace giant Boeing has opened a new office, in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. This office is intended to be the group’s administrative hub for its activities and operations... 


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Some real-world prospects emerging as globe marks year of quantum science and technology

9th May 2025

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Proclaimed by the UN, it celebrates the centenary of the development of the theory of quantum mechanics and is being marked by... 


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Some real-world prospects emerging as globe marks year of quantum science and technology

9th May 2025

This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Proclaimed by the UN, it celebrates the centenary of the development of the theory of quantum mechanics and is being marked by... 


South African clean cooking and energy company expands into Zambia

8th May 2025

South African clean cooking and solar energy company Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has announced that it has expanded into Zambia, with the opening of five community-based retail outlets in that country.... 


Researchers have developed a robot dog that can swim

8th May 2025

Chinese technologists have successfully developed a robotic dog that is amphibious. This new robot was inspired by the ability of mammals to both move on land and swim in water, and was indeed... 


Qatar Airways to introduce Starlink connectivity on some Cape Town flights

7th May 2025

Global airline Qatar Airways has announced that, with effect from June 1 this year, one of its seven weekly flights between Doha and Cape Town will be operated by a Boeing 777, instead of the usual... 


South African food inflation stayed below upper target limit for 13th straight month, in March

6th May 2025

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation – hereafter to be referred to just as food inflation, for brevity – decelerated slightly in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms in March, the... 


Global air passenger traffic continued to grow during March, IATA reports

2nd May 2025

Global air passenger traffic increased again in March, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the global representative body for the... 


Private education company to launch tertiary engineering courses

2nd May 2025

Accredited private tertiary education company STADIO, which is listed on the JSE, has announced that it will start introducing engineering courses, with effect from next year. To this end, it is... 


Global air cargo recorded further growth in March, but fell sharply in Africa

30th April 2025

The International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) has reported that March saw air cargo hit a record level for that month. In year-on-year... 


A forest conservation project in Zimbabwe

New forest-focused Earth observation satellite, built by Airbus, successfully launched

30th April 2025

Airbus Space Systems, part of the global major aerospace group Airbus, announced on Tuesday that the Biomass forest-monitoring satellite had been successfully launched into space, on a Vega-C... 


A French Navy Rafale M lands on a US aircraft carrier

India places major order for Dassault Rafale carrier fighters from France

29th April 2025

The Indian Navy placed an order for 26 Rafale multirole fighters with manufacturer Dassault Aviation on Monday. The contract was signed in France, immediately after the signing of an... 


An artist's impression of the new Woodstock development (Signal Hill visible in the background).

Concor wins new mixed affordable and sectional title development contract in Cape Town

29th April 2025

Major South African construction group Concor has announced that it has been selected by the City of Cape Town, following an open tender process, to develop an affordable housing project in the... 


Tanzania’s audit office urges aircraft operation model review for loss-making Air Tanzania

29th April 2025

The National Audit Office of Tanzania has recommended that national carrier Air Tanzania, in cooperation with the Tanzanian government, undertake a study to determine what the most suitable... 


IATA highlights Egyptian SAF programme and the benefits of aviation to that country

29th April 2025

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has been encouraged by Egypt’s plan to stimulate the production of sustainable aviation... 


International space sector development enterprise launches Africa hub

25th April 2025

UK-based space research and technology enterprise Space Network, which is focused on stimulating the international development of the commercial space sector, has announced the launch of its latest... 


ASPI chairperson and CEO Paul Mann

Nasdaq-listed isotopes company to also list on the JSE

24th April 2025

Nasdaq-, New York, listed company ASP Isotopes (ASPI), which has its head office in Washington, DC, but most of its operations in South Africa, has announced its intention, assuming the granting of... 


At the ribbon-cutting of Boeing's new office were (from left) Boeing Africa sales and marketing VP Anbessie Yitbarek; Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority director-general Getachew Mengiste; Ethiopia Transport and Logistics Minister Dr Alemu Seme; Boeing Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia president Kuljit Ghata-Aura; US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga; Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tassew; and Boeing Africa MD Henok Teferra Shawl

Boeing opens new regional office for Africa

23rd April 2025

US aerospace giant Boeing has opened a new office, in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. This office is intended to be the group’s administrative hub for its activities and operations... 


An SMR under development in the UK

Need for clean energy, advent of SMRs driving global nuclear energy growth

22nd April 2025

UK-based international data analytics and consultancy company GlobalData has forecast that nuclear energy generation, worldwide, will see a compound annual growth rate of 2% over the period 2024 to... 


New environmental screening platform for projects in South Africa now fully operational

17th April 2025

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Web-Based Environmental Screening Tool is now fully operational. This was announced on Thursday by Forestry, Fisheries and the... 


First phase of Sanral’s E Cape Intelligent Transport System project should be ready in June

16th April 2025

The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) has issued an update on its Eastern Cape Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project. This is the first such project in the province. The ITS... 


ACSA CEO stresses importance of new technologies for air cargo operations

16th April 2025

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is pursuing the automation and digitalisation of air cargo, ACSA CEO Mpumi Mpofu assured the inaugural International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Global... 


Brand values of the world’s major aerospace and defence groups grew strongly last year

16th April 2025

UK-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has reported that, perhaps surprisingly, in its latest survey US aerospace giant Boeing remained the most valuable aerospace and defence brand in... 


Safety and security crucial for the air cargo industry

15th April 2025

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted the importance of safety and security to the air cargo sector. IATA is... 


IATA warns on trade tensions and the need to boost sustainable aviation fuel production

15th April 2025

The global representative body for the airline (including air cargo) sector, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted the importance of air cargo to the global economy.... 


Manufacturer Embraer and Kenya Airways sign spare parts support agreement

11th April 2025

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer has announced that it has signed a service support agreement with Kenya Airways. The agreement sees the East African carrier joining the Embraer... 


A mock-up image created in March 2025 to show what Airbus' fully electric, hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft will look like.

Airbus reaffirms commitment to hydrogen aviation

11th April 2025

At the 2025 edition of its annual, sustainable aerospace-focused, Airbus Summit, the Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group reaffirmed its commitment to develop and market a... 


Private education company to launch tertiary engineering courses

10th April 2025

Accredited private tertiary education company STADIO, which is listed on the JSE, has announced that it will start introducing engineering courses, with effect from next year. To this end, it is... 


Africa Finance Corporation reports that 2024 saw its strongest ever financial performance

10th April 2025

Africa-focused infrastructure and industry development investment catalyst group, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has reported that last year (ending December 31) was its strongest-ever... 


International space sector development enterprise launches its Africa hub

8th April 2025

UK-based space research and technology enterprise Space Network, which is focused on stimulating the international development of the commercial space sector, has announced the launch of its latest... 


The ATNS tower at OR Tambo International

ATNS reports significant progress in restoring instrument landing procedures at airports

8th April 2025

South Africa’s air traffic management and air traffic control agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), which has come under heavy fire for its failure to meet its regulatory obligations... 


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