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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Liontown Resources has executed a new offtake agreement for the supply of spodumene concentrate from the project. 


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Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou project. 


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Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The installation of the containment prestressing system has been completed in the reactor building of Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. 


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Coega green ammonia project, South Africa – update
19th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has progressed to advanced-stage development. 


President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his opening of Parliament address
Vulindlela 2.0, green industrialisation, infrastructure at centre of GNU’s growth vision
18th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A second round of economic reforms under Operation Vulindlela, together with green industrialisation and scaled-up infrastructure development have been placed at the centre of the Government of... 


Duncan Wanblad shaking hands with Wits University vice-chancellor Professor Zeblon Vilakazi at the hand over of Anglo’s 47 Main street, Johannesburg building, to Wits Business School (WBS), with Anglo chairperson Nolitha Fakude (left) and  WBS head Prof Maurice Radebe (right).
We’ve delivered strong second-quarter production – Anglo CE
18th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Thursday emphasised its embedding of operational resourcefulness across its asset base and highlighted its second-quarter performance as being strong.... 


Growth in cleaner steel project pipeline puts industry’s net-zero goal in sight
18th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

The global iron and steel industry made major strides towards achieving its net-zero goals in the past year, with more lower-emission steelmaking electric arc furnaces (EAFs) coming online and... 


Yugrow co-founder Kele Boakgomo
Yugrow pursues Asia expansion with AI-powered leadership training platform for women
18th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South African behavioural leadership training platform for women Yugrow seeks to expand into Asia to address the region's unique societal and cultural challenges. Yugrow is a behaviour technology... 


Huawei Exhibition at the 2024 Pan-African Data Centres Exhibition and Conference
Diversified Computing Centres, Enabling a Green and Smart Africa
18th July 2024

The 2024 Pan-African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference took place this week at the Sandton Convention Centre. At this gathering nearly 3,000 global data centre energy customers, as well as 120... 


Mitigating challenges for Southern African agribusiness as new African markets open
Mitigating challenges for Southern African agribusiness as new African markets open
18th July 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa - Intra-regional trade dynamics in Southern Africa are changing. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a landmark trade agreement, promises opportunities for... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson highlights the work of Infrastructure South Africa
17th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The work of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has been hailed by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. He was delivering the keynote address, on Tuesday, at the Infrastructure... 


Business interruption, energy crisis, climate change top oil and gas industry concerns
16th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Business interruption was named the top risk in the oil and gas sector by 45% of respondents to a survey conducted by insurance and risk company Allianz Risk Barometer. This was followed by the... 


Sars encourages use of digital platforms this filing season
16th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter on July 16 thanked those taxpayers who have interacted with the service over the past two weeks. This includes those who were... 


Vertiv Unveils Next-Generation UPS to Support High Capacity, High Availability AI Power Demands in Room and Prefabricated Deployments in All World Regions
Vertiv Unveils Next-Generation UPS to Support High Capacity, High Availability AI Power Demands in Room and Prefabricated Deployments in All World Regions
16th July 2024

The Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS is also available as a component of the new Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution, close coupled with Vertiv™ PowerBoard Switchgear for reduced footprint and maintenance.  As global... 


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Recent weather disasters highlight importance of funding, initiatives to address climate crisis – Ramaphosa
16th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As South Africa hosts the Climate Resilience Symposium this week at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, in Pretoria, the country’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change has... 


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iMasons Climate Accord calls for improved EPD reporting to boost data centre industry sustainability
16th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

The governing body of the iMasons Climate Accord (ICA), which is a programme of Infrastructure Masons, has called on the digital infrastructure industry to more widely adopt the publication of... 


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Schneider Electric launches automated sustainability reporting tool for data centres
16th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

Technology company Schneider Electric has introduced new model-based, automated sustainability reporting features within its EcoStruxure IT data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software.... 


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South Africa’s largest wheeling project celebrates official commissioning
16th July 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Vertically-integrated renewable-energy solutions provider the Sola Group has celebrated the official commissioning of South Africa’s largest operational wheeling project, which will add 256 MW of... 


CILT South Africa and CILT Zimbabwe Call for Speakers: Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's Potential at Futuroad Expo
CILT South Africa and CILT Zimbabwe Call for Speakers: Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's Potential at Futuroad Expo
16th July 2024

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is hosting a first-of-its-kind joint conference between its South Africa and Zimbabwe branches at the Futuroad Expo in Johannesburg, from... 


Hive Hydrogen GM Colin Loubser
Green ammonia ousting coal in power stations, R105bn hydrogen developer reports
15th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Huge demand for green ammonia from power stations is being seen by the developer of South Africa’s R105-billion green hydrogen to green ammonia project in the Eastern Cape. But this new development... 


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Redefine executes on water resilience strategy
15th July 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

As concern increases over the possibility of further water outages in South Africa, JSE-listed Redefine Properties is developing further storage capacity and enhancing existing backup capacity, in... 


Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says
Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says
15th July 2024 By: Reuters

Europe needs a system to set prices for critical minerals needed for the energy transition that is not dependent on China, which dominates much of the global sector, the head of an EU-funded group... 


WindAc Africa Conference 2024: Educational Excellence and Collaboration
15th July 2024

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is gearing up for the highly anticipated 7th Annual WindAc Africa Conference, taking place alongside the prestigious Windaba Conference and... 


How ESG in construction can transform SA’s building sector
How ESG in construction can transform SA’s building sector
15th July 2024

By Morag Evans - CEO of Databuild The growing importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is having a significant impact on how building projects are planned, executed, and... 


Maersk tankers and competitors bet billions on ammonia fuel carriers
15th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Some of the biggest names in shipping are betting billions of dollars on tankers to transport a type of ammonia that’s scarcely being produced today — wagering it will become integral to the... 


Nedbank and Partners in Agri Land Solutions inspire the Mpumalanga farming community to be responsible leaders
Nedbank and Partners in Agri Land Solutions inspire the Mpumalanga farming community to be responsible leaders
15th July 2024

Nedbank recently partnered with agricultural transformation specialists, Partners in Agri Land Solutions (PALS), to host a Responsible Leadership Symposium in White River, Mpumalanga. Held in... 


Vertiv Premiers Innovative Vertiv™ TimberMod™ Solution and AI-Focused Portfolio at Pan African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference 2024
Vertiv Premiers Innovative Vertiv™ TimberMod™ Solution and AI-Focused Portfolio at Pan African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference 2024
15th July 2024

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced it is participating in the forthcoming Pan African DataCentres Exhibition and Conference... 


Botswana seeks Mozambique rail route to exploit coal billions
15th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

The leaders of three southern African nations signed a deal to proceed with a rail and port project to help land-locked Botswana export its massive coal reserves through a Mozambican port, though... 


Zutari’s 2024 Impact Awards celebrate co-creation with key clients
Zutari’s 2024 Impact Awards celebrate co-creation with key clients
12th July 2024

Leading consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Zutari celebrated its collaboration and co-creation with key clients at its 2024 Impact Awards. “The projects celebrated captures... 


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Cesa, Aon state need for infrastructure resilience as Engineering Excellence Award finalists are announced
12th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisations Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) and professional services and management consulting firm Aon South Africa have announced the finalists for the Cesa Aon Engineering... 


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On-The-Air (12/07/2024)
12th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about mineral and stock exchange strength and mining collab. 


The Joby hydrogen-electric flight demonstrator on its range-demonstration flight, trailing only water vapour
US company successfully executes regional-range test flight with hydrogen-electric air taxi
12th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi company Joby Aviation announced on Thursday that its hydrogen-electric demonstrator air taxi had successfully completed a 523-mile... 


How talent management can become a silver bullet to voluntary attrition
How talent management can become a silver bullet to voluntary attrition
12th July 2024

By Yewande Ayowole-Oso, Talent Leader, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric It reads like a paragraph from a history book; first there was the Great Resignation, followed by the Great... 


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Vacuum company opens new office space
12th July 2024

Vacuum product and solutions company Busch Group last month inaugurated a new office space for its South African sales company in City Deep – an industrial suburb in Johannesburg. Covering a total... 


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Miner prioritises value of Zim mine
12th July 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In focusing on its Zimbabwean assets, gold miner Caledonia Mining has strongly affirmed its focus on gold in optimising the net present value of its Blanket mine in Gwanda, in south-west Zimbabwe.... 


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Major eyes steady production growth
12th July 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

With a well-built portfolio of assets in several countries, gold major Gold Fields is in a strong position to deliver attractive near-term growth underpinned by a steady baseload of production with... 


LOCAL PARTNERSHIP
Through its in-country partnerships, BME invests in local infrastructure and skills transfer, to build capacity in local supply chains
Specialist expands African footprint
12th July 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Blasting and explosives specialist BME is bolstering its presence in Africa through strategic expansions and a strong emphasis on sustainability and local partnerships. The company, a division of... 


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CE marked washer range offered by distributor
12th July 2024

The Swedish wedge-locking solutions manufacturer Nord-Lock range of securing washers, distributed and supported by industrial equipment supplier BMG, is reportedly the only brand on the market that... 


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Mining companies, suppliers team up to advance evolving ESG goals
12th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African mining industry continues to be a key contributor to the fiscus, with local producers and suppliers paying about R14-billion in royalties and R90-billion in taxes in the year... 


Vodacom invests over R400m in Free State, Northern Cape
12th July 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications company Vodacom is investing more than R400-million over the current financial year to increase capacity and resilience and accelerate access to connectivity throughout the Free... 


Damen signs new NIP agreement with dtic, celebrates more than 40 vessels built at Cape Town shipyard
12th July 2024 By: Irma Venter

Damen Shipyards Group (DSG) has signed a new strategic partnership agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) as part of the National Industrial Participation (NIP)... 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
12th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Liontown Resources announced an expanded strategic partnership with foundation customer and major lithium-ion battery manufacturer LG Energy Solutions on July 2. 


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Koruson 1 wind project, South Africa – update
12th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

About half of the turbine blades and other components required for the project have been delivered to site. 


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