The Manufacturing Indaba, being held in October, endeavours to promote positive changes in sub-Saharan Africa’s manufacturing landscape – a source of livelihood for millions of people and leading... 

The use of robotics in manufacturing continues to grow at a rapid rate as businesses invest in automation to remain competitive. PFERD-South Africa national sales manager Dennis Phillips reveals... 

In an endeavour to advance economic growth in developing nations, governments are employing strategies focused on the economic empowerment of women, says events marketing and public relations house... 

The productive uptime of capital equipment is often compromised by heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) failure, with a primary casualty being the machine’s total cost of ownership... 

Graduates and third-year students in engineering, science and health sciences can apply, before November 30, for the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) postgraduate diploma in innovation and... 

Southern Africa's premier event for the general aviation industry, AERO South Africa took place this year at the Wonderboom National Airport in Tshwane, Gauteng, from July 6 to 9. The event was... 

Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI), an initiative of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in conjunction with prominent aerospace design company Ontrack... 

Aerospace company Dassault Aviation's South African subsidiary ExecuJet announced in July it had expanded its portfolio of maintenance approvals for business aircraft and engines. ExecuJet... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition's (dtic's) seven National Quality and Productivity Network (NQPN) member organisations and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have... 

The negative impact on the South African economy caused by substituting local cement production with imported cement was highlighted in a report released by cement manufacturer PPC in conjunction... 

In a stark assessment of South Africa's economic performance Centre for African Management and Markets (CAMM) founding director and Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) economics lecturer Dr... 

Diversified miner Anglo American in August announced the handover of its 45 Main Street building, in the Johannesburg central business district (CBD), to nonprofit private education institution the... 

Nonprofit organisation Just Share has released the results of a study assessing gender equality at board and executive level at the JSE Top 40. “While women make up 46% of South Africa’s... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has provided funding for the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) to produce a guide for South African companies to fight corruption.   BLSA CEO... 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded University of the Witwatersrand Distinguished Professor Jill Adler the lifetime achiever award at the 2023 NRF Awards ceremony held on August 31... 

State-owned development finance institution the China Development Bank (CDB) on August 29 signed a development-focused agreement to provide private banking company the African Export-Import Bank... 

The Jennifer Ward-Oppenheimer Research Grant has announced its shortlist of top five researchers for this year. To date, it has awarded $600 000 to researchers across Africa. 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) announced in June that the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) has granted State-owned power utility Eskom a postponement to meet... 

After the successful commissioning of State-owned power utility Eskom’s third microgrid, at the Swartkop dam, in the Northern Cape, the company aims to launch its next two microgrids at Nomalengena... 

Women are not often exposed to coding from an early age, states local delivery management software provider Loop founder and CEO Kimberly Taylor. “The more women see how fun and exciting the... 

Global technology service provider Logicalis is focusing on skills development and providing opportunities for historically disadvantaged women to assist with their integration into the information... 

Emerging rope access company Vertical Logic Rope Access MD Craig Muller highlights an “interesting new trend” in the rise of robotics and third-party access initiatives, such as drones, and other... 

The South African work-at-height industry, which has relied for years on National Qualifications Framework (NQF) unit standards to provide proper training programmes, now faces a critical challenge... 

Materials handling solutions provider Barloworld BayWa (BHBW) has introduced Yale lift trucks to the South African market following its appointment by lift trucks and aftermarket parts manufacturer... 

Mining and construction equipment manufacturer Metso signed an agreement to acquire privately-owned Australian company Brouwer Engineering in July. Brouwer Engineering specialises in automation,... 

Solar system installations in South Africa must prioritise safety and proper planning, with height works specialist Height Safe 360 emphasising that training is an imperative to ensure... 

Owing to its 100/0 principle, fastener specialist Bolt and Engineering Distributors (BED) Group’s Welkom branch, in the Free State, maintains a firm position as supplier of choice to the mining,... 

With the company’s core service being safely delivering customers’ goods, specialist transport company Unitrans’ drivers are one of the most critical links in the chain, CEO Terry Bantock... 

This year’s International Materials Handling Conference (IMHC), Beltcon21, was held on August 2 and 3 at the Emperor's Palace Conference Centre in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Beltcon – the leading... 

The Dickinson Group of Companies (DGC) is finalising plans to expand and diversify the product and service offering of its subsidiary, industrial solutions provider DGC Africa, says DGC chairman... 

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says economic transformation has to take place in the multitrillion-rand community schemes economy, which includes sectional title complexes, homeowners’... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has emphasised the importance of unity in condemning and addressing construction site disruption and extortion affecting the industry. “It is... 

South Africa currently has a shortfall of trained and experienced wind energy technicians, after having lost much of its skilled capacity to advanced international markets and, like its... 

Private sector jobs engine the Youth Employment Service (YES) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have committed to collaborate on a range of initiatives to provide skills, training and... 

Financial services firm Nedbank has encouraged the 2 782 young people who will participate in a year-long internship programme to make use of the opportunity to learn new skills and develop...