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Mouthfuls of trouble
6th September 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

History is replete with government officials who put their foot in their mouth, often with dire consequences for their countries. A striking recent example involves Ukrainian military intelligence... 


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What is the new Defence Minister to do about the SANDF?
6th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

That the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is badly underfunded, and is in a state that could reasonably be described as verging on crisis, is almost universally accepted among all those... 


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What is the new Defence Minister to do about the SANDF?
6th September 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

That the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is badly underfunded, and is in a state that could reasonably be described as verging on crisis, is almost universally accepted among all those... 


Stibnite project one step closer with draft RoD issued
Stibnite project one step closer with draft RoD issued
5th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The United States Forest Service (USFS) has completed the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Stibnite project, in Idaho, with a draft record of decision (RoD) authorising the gold... 


Inspecting the facility (left to right) IG6 MD and CEO Andrew Worland, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Collie project manager Josh Hearse.
Australian PM inspects International Graphite’s Collie facility
2nd September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has inspected International Graphite's Collie processing and research and development facility, in Western Australia. The Collie facility, located 200 km... 


SYSTEM ASSEMBLY Construction of Booyco HVAC systems under way
Keeping mining cool, compliant and cost-effective
28th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With its well-established reputation for robust heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) solutions in the rail and defence sectors, Electra Mining Africa-exhibitor Booyco Engineering has built a... 


Free State Agriculture highlights crime along Lesotho border to Free State MECs
27th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Agriculture organisation Free State Agriculture (FSA) met with members of the executive council (MECs) in the province to highlight increasing crime affecting communities and farmers on the border... 


Congo wants Trafigura partner Chemaf's deal with China's Norinco halted
26th August 2024 By: Reuters

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is opposed to a proposal by Chemaf SA to sell its copper and cobalt mines in the country to China's Norin Mining, according to a document seen by... 


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Ramaphosa assigns responsibilities for several SOEs to their respective Ministries
26th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assigned shareholder responsibility for each of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to the... 


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AfriForum calls for improved security measures at SANDF bases
22nd August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Lobbying and civil rights organisation AfriForum has called on Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to urgently investigate and address the significant decline in security at South African National... 


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AfriForum wants Motshekga to address ‘security failures’ at SANDF bases
22nd August 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Non-governmental organisation AfriForum has urged Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to immediately address critical vulnerabilities that it says are jeopardising national security. AfriForum sent... 


Airlink’s Training Centre of Excellence – note the Airlink E-Jet flying above
Airlink and AviAssist partner to promote African aviation safety
19th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African airline Airlink has partnered with African non-profit aviation safety promotion organisation, the AviAssist Foundation, to present a Human Factors in Aviation course. The course is... 


Thungela CEO July Ndlovu
Thungela’s underwhelming interim results attributed to coal price dips, rail inefficiencies
19th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Coal producer Thungela has blamed an unfavourable price environment across the Richards Bay and Newcastle Benchmark coal prices, together with the continued underperformance by State-owned Transnet... 


Market conditions dampen Afarak’s first-half profit
16th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Afarak Group has reported a decrease in material processed for the first half of this year to 11 922 t, compared with the 12 855 t of material processed in the first half of last... 


Perpetua promotes Stibnite project amid China antimony export ban
Perpetua promotes Stibnite project amid China antimony export ban
15th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

On September 15, China will impose limits on antimony exports, citing national security concerns. Given that China supplies about half of the world’s antimony and the US lacks a domestic source,... 


Uncrewed surface vessel market forecast to boom over the next decade
8th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based international data analytics, solutions and consultancy company GlobalData has reported that the worldwide market for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will more than double over the next... 


Airbus to build instruments for international satellite constellation, to study the atmosphere
5th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Airbus Space Systems (part of Airbus Defence and Space, itself part of the global major aerospace group Airbus) announced on Monday that it had been selected by France’s space agency, the National... 


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Eradicating crime can restore security critical to economic activity – Ramaphosa
5th August 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that beyond the trauma and instability that crime causes in communities, it is also an impediment to economic growth and development. Ramaphosa wrote in... 


Rolls-Royce’s transformation programme delivered a strong first half 2024 performance
2nd August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce has reported a strong performance during the first half of this year (1H24). The group credited this performance to the success... 


The critical role of facilities management in mitigating extreme weather damage
The critical role of facilities management in mitigating extreme weather damage
1st August 2024

With increasing climate unpredictability, facilities management has emerged as a frontline defence against the destructive impact of extreme weather conditions. Planned and proactive maintenance... 


Airbus reports on its first-half performance: revenues up, Ebit adjusted down
31st July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has reported on its performance during the first half of this calendar year (1H24). While its consolidated group revenues, which came to... 


Defence industry association welcomes efforts to boost South African defence spending
29th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) has welcomed the commitment made, earlier this month, by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military... 


West Africa’s junta bloc
26th July 2024 By: Tara O’Connor

The transition is almost complete. Three of West Africa’s new military dictatorships –  Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have ended their security cooperation with the West, shifted their security... 


Siemens, BAE Systems to collaborate in digital innovation for manufacturing
23rd July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

US company Siemens Digital Industries Software (Siemens), part of the Germany-based major multinational Siemens technology group, and the Air sector of the UK-based global major aerospace and... 


Embraer reports increased aircraft deliveries and order backlogs during the second quarter
19th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer has reported that, during the second quarter of this year, it delivered 170% more commercial jets (airliners) than it had done during the first... 


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Coating tech protects critical equipment
19th July 2024

Laser-applied cladding technology provides robust and long-lasting coatings that enhance the performance and lifespan of critical components required for hydraulics, pneumatics and hydropower... 


Marion Sparg
Guilty and Proud: An MK Soldier's Memoir of Exile, Prison and Freedom – Marion Sparg
17th July 2024

In this riveting memoir Marion Sparg traces not only her experience in MK – often as the only woman in training camps in Angola – and her friendship with Chris Hani, Joe Slovo and Thabo Mbeki, but... 


UK's new coal mine sent 'adverse international signal', campaigners say
UK's new coal mine sent 'adverse international signal', campaigners say
17th July 2024 By: Reuters

Britain's approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful because ministers failed to consider the "adverse international signal" sent by the controversial decision, environmental... 


Victory confirms large indicated REE deposit
16th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Victory Metals has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for its North Stanmore heavy rare earth elements (HREE-) dominant project, in Western Australia. A substantial... 


Parliamentary Defence Committee concerned about underfunding of SANDF deployments 
15th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The new Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans regards the proper funding of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as a matter of the “utmost urgency”, it has... 


Proper funding for SANDF is of utmost urgency – Defence Committee
Proper funding for SANDF is of utmost urgency – Defence Committee
15th July 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans said it believes that securing proper funding for the South African National Defence Force is of the utmost urgency. The committee expressed... 


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)... 


Blue bolts on a white background
Fastener group supports W Cape construction sector
12th July 2024

Fastener specialists Bolt and Engineering Distributors (B.E.D.) Group’s Cape Town branch is making a significant impact on major projects across the Western Cape, proving that even the smallest... 


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Multilateralism needed more than before, ANC says as it congratulates newly elected world leaders
9th July 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The African National Congress said on Tuesday that multilateralism is under immense pressure but is needed now more than before, albeit in a renewed sense. The party said the ongoing conflicts in... 


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Ramaphosa mourns death of soldiers in North West
9th July 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed sadness for the deaths of four South African National Defence Force members who passed away on Friday while on duty to combat illegal mining. The troops were... 


Saps investigating the non-violent deaths of four SANDF soldiers at an Orkney mine shaft
8th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced that the South African Police Service (Saps) is undertaking an investigation, in preparation for an inquest, into the deaths of four... 


Sovereign starts trading on OTCQX
8th July 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has also started trading on the OTCQX under the ticker symbol SVMLF. The OTCQX is the highest market tier of OTC markets on which more than 12 000 US and global... 


Canada's Industry Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne
Canada sets strict criteria for foreign mining investment
5th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

In a move to safeguard national interests amid global geopolitical competition, Canada’s Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced stringent measures governing foreign capital in... 


A Boeing 737 MAX 10
Major restructuring in global aerospace sector confirmed – Boeing, Airbus, absorb Spirit
2nd July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

In one of the most important merger and acquisition deals in the global aerospace sector in years, US-based Boeing has announced that it is acquiring another large US group, aerostructures... 


DSCT's facilities in Cape Town
Damen renews NIP agreement with dtic; celebrates more than 40 vessels built at Cape Town shipyard
27th June 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)... 


Meteoric to supply Brazil rare earths magnet factory
26th June 2024 By: Reuters

Rare earth developer Meteoric Resources will collaborate with a regional department of Brazil's Minas Gerais state to explore the production of rare earth magnets, the Australian company said on... 


A South African soldier
Two killed in mortar attack on South African army base in Congo
26th June 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa's military said on Wednesday that a mortar attack on one of its bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day earlier had killed two people and injured 20 others. South African... 


VEGA Instruments
VEGA Instruments
25th June 2024

( Virtual Showroom )For a long time, metallic diaphragm sensors have been the standard for pressure measurement in chemical plants. However, ceramic measuring cells have been a proven alternative... 


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