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Zest WEG Group believes that it has a fundamental responsibility to assist in improving the lives of disadvantaged individuals in South Africa by providing access to education and skills...
Full Range Of Approved Miniature Circuit Breakers For A Complete Solution
A full range of approved miniature circuit breakers, offering protection against overload and short circuit in electric conductors, is available from Zest WEG Group. The WEG MDW and WEG MDWH...
This week: Eskom unveils its new coal-sourcing strategy as it pursues its R2-billion Optimum claim. South Africa’s Chamber of Mines says Mining Phakisa can help unlock mining and exploration...
New BBBEE partner introduced to ensure sustainability
Motors, controls, electrical products and solutions provider Zest WEG Electric South Africa introduced a new broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) partner to the group last month. Zest WEG...
Extended offering to include LV, MV products
Motor control systems manufacturer Shaw Controls, a member of motors, controls, electrical products and solutions provider Zest WEG Group has extended its product offering to encompass low-voltage...
Zest WEG Group is Africa’s leading supplier of low- and medium-voltage electric motors, variable-speed drives, softstarters, switchgears, transformers, motor control centres (MCCs), containerised...
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Eskom and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa have set up a joint technical task team to review and optimise the blow-through procedure ahead of future blow-through tests on the Kusile units.
Zest Weg Group’s Shaw Controls Successfully Tests
Shaw Controls, a member of the Zest WEG Group, has announced that it has successfully concluded a programme of product tests on its low voltage range of panels at the SABS-NETFA laboratory. Tests...
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Magazine round up | 10 October 2025
A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.
Manufacturing production down 1.5% y/y in August
South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 1.5% year-on-year in August, with the basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery division and the food and...
Eskom chairperson highlights focus shift from energy security to affordability
While State-owned Eskom has historically faced systemic challenges such as unreliability of its generation fleet and a weak balance sheet, chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati has said the utility is...