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Researchers report that space weather events could endanger railway safety
12th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Researchers at the University of Lancaster in the UK have determined that significant space weather events could interfere with railway signalling systems at sea level, on Earth, thereby creating... 


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Clips manage cables on solar power systems
7th December 2023

Cabling clips engineered to fasten cables beneath a photovoltaic (PV) solar module frame are regarded as essential for organising and securing AC and DC cables in all types of solar power systems.... 


XA Global Trade Advisors CEO Donald MacKay
Report poses serious questions about effectiveness of scrap export ban
6th December 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Serious questions about the effectiveness and desirability of South Africa’s prevailing scrap export ban have been raise in a new report, which calls for its immediate lifting unless evidence can... 


Nashua Kopano launches non-line-of-sight fixed wireless solution
5th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Workspace solutions company Nashua Kopano has launched its fixed wireless technology solution called Hypersync that is designed for organisations located on sites without a clear line of sight to... 


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Joburg taxpayers will have to pay for CBD blast repairs after govt rejects disaster declaration
1st December 2023 By: News24Wire

The City of Johannesburg will have to foot the bill for the Lilian Ngoyi Street repairs after its request to declare a local state of disaster, which would unlock much-needed funding from the... 


Paratus eyes doubled revenue, expansion
24th November 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

As pan-African telecommunications group Paratus Group marks its twentieth anniversary, the network services provider is targeting expansion in Central and West Africa, as well as a doubling of its... 


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South Fork Wind Farm, US – update
24th November 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind has been successfully installed. 


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Teraco DB1 data centre, South Africa – update
24th November 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the facility is complete. 


Reunert delivers double-digit growth
22nd November 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Reunert’s financial results for the year ended September 30, 2023, shows double-digit increases in earnings on the back of strong growth from its electrical engineering and applied... 


MV Switchgear awarded SIS switchgear contract for DRC mine’s underground substations
MV Switchgear awarded SIS switchgear contract for DRC mine’s underground substations
20th November 2023

MV Switchgear, which executed two large contracts over the past two years involving manufacture, supply, and installation of numer­ous air-insulated switchgear (AIS) panels for 11kV substations at... 


TFR locomotives
More than half of copper cables on TFR's lines replaced with aluminium alternative
17th November 2023 By: Darren Parker

Transnet has, so far, replaced about 55% of the copper cables across its national railway network with an aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) cable called Tiger Wire, Transnet Freight Rail... 


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South Africans are correct to call repeatedly for harsher cable-theft punishment
17th November 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africans are correct to repeat their calls to Parliament over and over, week after week, for much harsher action against cable theft. As you have noticed from this column, I am doing the... 


Teraco completes expansion of DB1 data centre facility in Durban
15th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Data centre provider Teraco has completed an expansion project at its DB1 facility, in Durban, which is now the largest data centre in KwaZulu-Natal. The company says Durban is experiencing... 


Ramaphosa says whistleblowers in communities are key to ending illegal mining
13th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following a detailed briefing on the State’s illegal mining intervention efforts by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Ministerial Cluster last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken up... 


Artist's impression of the expanded CT2
Teraco to expand CT2 data centre by 30 MW
13th November 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Data centre and interconnection hub company Teraco will expand its CT2 hyperscale data centre facility in Brackenfell, Cape Town, by 30 MW to 50 MW. The expansion will be completed in early 2025... 


An image of Jet Demolition workers sealing and capping a redundant mineshaft
Closing redundant shafts mitigates illegal mining
10th November 2023 By: Trent Roebeck

Amid the ongoing threat and prevalence of illegal miners, sealing legacy mine shafts and access points is becoming increasingly necessary to prevent illegal access and to ensure the safety of... 


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Penalising cable theft more meaningfully is the correct call
10th November 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Electricity cable theft has repercussions that go well beyond the punishment that the law metes out to those found guilty of pulling cable out of the ground and selling it as copper scrap. Cable... 


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Kasomeno-Mwenda toll road (KMTR) project, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia
10th November 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will reduce the roundtrip for commercial transporters from Haut-Katanga’s booming mining sector, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the Port of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, by about... 


Aurubis to invest about $700m to build smelter in US
9th November 2023 By: Reuters

Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis will invest around $700-million to build a smelter for complex recycling materials in North America, the company said on Wednesday. The commissioning of the... 


EAIF extends $31m debt facility to Paratus to expand Africa fibre, data centre business
8th November 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), infrastructure development and finance organisation Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and fund manager Ninety One have committed a... 


The SEW-EURODRIVE team at the SANParks Honorary Rangers Golf Day in Mbombela
SEW-EURODRIVE joins hands with SANParks Honorary Rangers in Mbombela for conservation
7th November 2023

Dedicated SANParks Honorary Rangers across the country are committed to preserving and protecting the South African National Parks. These passionate volunteers tirelessly devote their time, skills... 


Launch of Outdoor Solar Sports Lighting Solution
Launch of Outdoor Solar Sports Lighting Solution
6th November 2023

BEKA Schréder is excited to announce the launch of their new outdoor SOLAR sports lighting solution, the SOLARFLOOD-SPORT! This new solar lighting solution provides a high performing, robust option... 


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Thor Wind Farm, Denmark – update
3rd November 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

RWE has started a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. 


TFR transporting coal to port
Ramaphosa rules out privatisating State companies
17th October 2023 By: Bloomberg

President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated that his administration wasn’t moving to privatize state-owned companies as the government initiates reforms to clean up their balance sheets and revive their... 


A train operated by Transnet Freight Rail
Embattled Transnet seeks South Africa’s support to turnaround
16th October 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s embattled State-owned freight-rail and ports company identified areas that require immediate state support in a turnaround plan that is being submitted to the government. Transnet's... 


A large electric motor sat on the ground sealed in an orange corrosion proof and fire retardant paint at a mine in Africa
Collaboration to develop heavy-duty motors
13th October 2023

Industrial products supplier BMG’s electric motor designers and engineers have collaborated with global electric motor specialists to develop the Synergy IE3 range of electric motors that meet... 


BEKA Schréder is thrilled to have won the Best Supporting Affiliate Member Award
BEKA Schréder Wins the President’s Award at 2023 AMEU Convention 
6th October 2023

BEKA Schréder is thrilled to have won the Best Supporting Affiliate Member Award at the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU) 2023 President's Awards. The 2023 President’s Awards... 


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Protection systems simplify safety
6th October 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Conveyor materials handling original-equipment-manufacturer Electrotron’s ScanBelt suite of conveyor belt protection systems helps to improve safety and efficiency while decreasing downtime and... 


Recent outages highlight importance of undersea cables to South Africa and across the rest of the continent
6th October 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The recent outages experienced across some of the undersea Internet cables connecting Africa to the world have unveiled the need for network resilience and the importance of these systems to South... 


An image of a TFR locomotive
TFR undertaking initiatives to address constraints, outgoing CEO says
5th October 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), as a division of Transnet, is affected by three major constraints hampering the entity; however, there are initiatives under way to mitigate this and some progress is... 


Anglo American cutting head office jobs in several countries
4th October 2023 By: Reuters

Anglo American said it is cutting corporate office jobs across several countries, as unions said its South African iron-ore business plans to lay off scores of workers at its head office. The... 


Zambia, DRC kick off major road project
3rd October 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia have broken ground at the Lualapa river bridge site, marking the start of the Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road (KMTR) project. The new... 


Transnet group CEO Portia Derby
'Transnet execs must go now.' Cosatu adds pressure as deadline looms
29th September 2023 By: News24Wire

As a sword hangs over the heads of top Transnet executives, group CEO Portia Derby and head of Transnet Freight Rail Sizakele Mzimela, the Congress of South African Trade Unions has turned up the... 


Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Striking workers at key South Africa coal port reject wage offer
29th September 2023 By: Bloomberg

Workers at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa rejected its latest wage offer and will continue to strike, according to the main labour union at the port. Members of the Association of... 


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Apex Cordset Technologies
29th September 2023

Apex Cordset Technologies (Apex) is a dynamic company with a strong focus on technology and manufacturing, specialising in a wide range of electrical products and cable assemblies. Apex prides... 


Glencore, Seriti weigh job cuts in South Africa due to ‘dire’ train situation
Glencore, Seriti weigh job cuts in South Africa due to ‘dire’ train situation
27th September 2023 By: Bloomberg

Glencore and Seriti Resources are in talks to cut hundreds of jobs in South Africa as their ability to export coal is stymied by inefficiencies at the state-run freight company. Transnet, which... 


Artist's impression of the Msikaba bridge
N2 Wild Coast Toll Road megabridge project – Msikaba bridge, South Africa – update
22nd September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Msikaba project has created work for 137 unskilled local labourers and 372 jobs for skilled persons, so far. 


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Regulators must investigate accuracy of unsafe mine cable warnings
22nd September 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Concern has again been expressed about incidents. in particularly underground coal mining situations, where trailing cables and couplers are reportedly failing during use. The representatives of... 


Pressure for action grows as South African ports firm flails
19th September 2023 By: Bloomberg

Business lobby groups are piling pressure on South Africa’s government to act against the management of state ports and rail operator Transnet for failures they say are hobbling economic growth.... 


M-TEC cable manufacturer seeks to create more jobs through facility expansion
19th September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Vereeniging-based cable manufacturer M-TEC is seeking to create more jobs for locals through the expansion of its cable manufacturing facility between October 2023 and 2025. M-TEC is one of the... 


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BorWin6 project, Germany
15th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

TenneT plans to build a high-voltage direct current offshore converter platform off the shore of Germany. 


Highest demand for IMS Engineering’s Cable Vulcanizer in mining sector
Highest demand for IMS Engineering’s Cable Vulcanizer in mining sector
10th September 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

The mining industry presents the greatest demand for the significant cost- and time-saving Cable Vulcanizer from Gauteng stainless steel and steel products manufacturer IMS Engineering. When using... 


Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu
New Transnet chair hints at possible equity injection as group slumps to R5.7bn loss
1st September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

New Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu has indicated that the troubled State-owned freight logistics group, which has hitherto prided itself on being financially self-sufficient, may require and... 


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