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Beware of fire-safety risk during increased loadshedding
The current loadshedding implemented by electricity utility Eskom as it faces a shortage of generation capacity due to a combination of maintenance and unplanned breakdowns poses a heightened fire...
Beware of fire safety when going off-grid with a container home
Container homes are built from shipping containers used for freight in ships, trains, and trucks. They are quick to install, easy to transport, and cost-effective. This not only offers a novel...
Dealing with fire risk in a mining environment
Mining vehicles such as excavators, haul trucks and even drag lines are high-value assets that operate in arduous conditions where there is a high fire risk. This means that pre-shift and weekly...
Dealing with fire risk in a mining environment
Mining vehicles such as excavators, haul trucks and even drag lines are high-value assets that operate in arduous conditions where there is a high fire risk. This means that pre-shift and weekly...
Growing demand for fire solutions in food industry
Fire risk management company ASP Fire has noted a steady increase in its percentage of food industry-related revenue, owing to the insurance industry placing stricter fire safety requirements on...
ASP Fire offers specialised services for the agri and food processing industries
With Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day taking place from 16 to 20 May, fire engineering specialist ASP Fire is highlighting its specialised expertise in the agri and food processing industries. “We...
ASP Fire turns up the heat on gender diversity and inclusivity
ASP Fire has made great progress in empowering women and providing opportunities in the male-dominated field that is engineering consulting. This is according to Fire Engineer Nanzi Bika, who...
Students return to campus, but is their accommodation still safe?
The issue of fire-safety requirements for student accommodation is again being highlighted now that university students are slowly returning to campuses as Covid-19 restrictions are eased....
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Ramaphosa intervenes to ensure Transmission System Operator will own grid assets
President Cyril Ramaphosa has directly intervened in the dispute over Eskom’s unbundling plan, announcing in his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) that the independent Transmission System...
Manufacturing production decreased by 1.4% y/y in Dec
Manufacturing production decreased by 1.4% year-on-year in December Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) Industry Statistics director Nicolai Claassen has reported. The largest negative contributions...
Theron to step down as PSG chairperson
Willem Theron will retire as nonexecutive chairperson of financial services group PSG Financial Services, at the company’s AGM in July. Subject to regulatory approval, Lizé Lambrechts, who is...
