By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric The benefits of digital twin technology have enjoyed considerable attention in the last year.  Transcending multiple industries,... 

Sibanye-Stillwater miners were trapped underground in Randfontein due to a power supply interruption caused by powerlines that collapsed after being weakened by the vandalism of cable thieves.... 

A Case Study: Coega MICT SETA Graduate Internship Programme Meike Wetsch, Coega’s Unit Head: Capital and Funding Office and Coega MICT SETA Graduate Internship Programme Project Sponsor, shares key... 

Precious and battery metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has warned that it expects to report a 40% to 46% year-on-year decrease in earnings per share (EPS) and 46% to 51% decrease in headline earnings... 

Separation of TFR’s infrastructure, operator functions to open way for big third-party ramp-up State-owned freight logistics group Transnet aims to launch a dedicated infrastructure manager... 

On 14 February 2023, around 22h40 following a tip off, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) officials rushed to the scene in Pepworth D, upon their arrival security officers were hard at work chasing after... 

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge should be complete in the last quarter of 2023.  

A Solar lighting solution installed on glass fibre reinforced polyester (GRP) poles, supplied by BEKA Schréder, have been donated to the Tshinapfene Village in Limpopo, South Africa. The project... 

Construction of the Msikaba cable-stayed bridge near Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, should be complete in the last quarter of next year.  Work on the project, which forms part of the N2 Wild... 

As the number of I/O and sensor components, controllers and HMIs that can be mounted in the field has surged in the last years, larger and larger parts of the overall controller architecture can be... 

Data centre and interconnection services provider Teraco has acquired the iconic Great Westerford building, in Rondebosch, Cape Town, which hosts its CT1 data centre, from Ingenuity Property... 

National association the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has averred that South Africa needs a practical, sustainable and functional public–private partnership to overcome... 

By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric “Focus on fixing the problem, never focus on the blame. Problems are only resolved when solutions are sought,” notes author... 

The Presidency is determined to remove all impediments in the way of the sustained growth of the South African mining industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Investing in African Mining Indaba... 

Motion plastics and cable manufacturer igus has introduced its new readycable hybrid cables, allowing one cable to be used for power and data, helping save installation space and weight. igus notes... 

The 2Africa subsea cable has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, marking the third landing on the coast of South Africa of the world’s largest submarine cable... 

This week: RBCT coal exports fall below 1993 level, being hit very badly by cable theft And, Copper-copious Zambia stepping up agricultural prowess, embarking on robust outreach 

Base metals miner New Century Resources is hoping that an organisational review, which was undertaken during the December quarter, would realise benefits from the March quarter onwards. The... 

Urgent intervention is required to resolve the problems of South Africa’s freight rail system and ports, says Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)CEO Busi Mavuso, who in this week’s BLSA... 

This week Martin Creamer discusses green hydrogen, a low-emission ship, cable theft. 

Mining solutions provider Sandvik, in a press release published in November, noted that the launch of its battery electric vehicles created opportunities that the mining sector had previously “only... 

The 2Africa subsea cable has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. 

The number of tons of coal exported through Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in 2022 fell to the lowest level since 1993. A total of 50.35-million tonnes was exported from the private-sector-owned... 

(Virtual Showroom): Condra has completed a 32-ton, 30-metre span container handling crane for Manganese Metal Company (MMC), the Mbombela-based metal refinery. The working element of a... 

City Power in Johannesburg spends roughly R100-million a year to secure its substations and mini substations from vandalism and theft, according to the spokesperson, Keneilwe Sebola. And the amount... 

City Power in Johannesburg spends roughly R100-million a year to secure its substations and mini substations from vandalism and theft, according to spokesperson Keneilwe Sebola. And the amount... 

The 2Africa subsea cable has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, marking the third landing on the coast of South Africa of the world’s largest submarine cable system.... 

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will add a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the production line-up at its East London plant this year, says CEO Andreas Brand. The 50-year-old... 

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will add a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the production line-up at its East London plant this year, says CEO Andreas Brand. The 50-year-old... 

Drakenstein mayor Conrad Poole has raised a formal objection against the 18.65% electricity tariff increase that was approved for State-owned power utility Eskom from April 1, asking that the... 

Several high-profile lawyers, leaders, and NPOs have threatened Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan with legal action following their failure to provide a... 

A Stunning Achievement, the Larger-Than-Life 97-inch OLED TV Comes With Real Time Video and Audio Wireless Transmission up to 4K 120Hz LG Electronics (LG) is introducing its 97-inch LG SIGNATURE... 

State-owned energy utility Eskom says it appreciates the tough tariff decision made by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, for which... 

Work has started on the Msikaba bridge deck. 

The City of Johannesburg has issued a call for communities to play a more active role this year in protecting the city, noting that infrastructure critical to providing basic services to the people... 

Struggling to find a certain size thread adaptor or reducer for your application? “We have an enormously large range and high availability. If you are looking for any type of adaptor or reducer of... 

Many areas in and around the City of Joburg have been without power since Friday after at least 17 incidents of cable theft and vandalism were reported. One person has since been arrested. 

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has completed a 32 t, 30-metre-span container handling crane for Mbombela-based metals refinery Manganese Metal Company (MMC). MMC’s gantry was delivered on... 

Work has started on the Msikaba bridge deck, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) reports, noting that it took three trucks to transport the first steel bridge deck segment in... 

The 45 000 km 2Africa cable has landed in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein, in the Western Cape, in South Africa, as it prepares to go live in 2023. MTN GlobalConnect, the 2Africa landing party in... 

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has urgently requested State-owned utility Eskom to grant it a reprieve from loadshedding for three days to meet the [nearly insurmountable] challenge of escalating... 

Following the introduction of the RAV4 GX hybrid last year and the RAV4 hybrid E-Four this year, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says it will test the local market’s response to the RAV4 plug-in...