Prominent figures in the automotive industry met at the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Johannesburg, on January 31, for a combined Automechanika CEO lunch and... 

Automotive aftermarket trade fair Automechanika Johannesburg will celebrate its tenth edition at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, from October 28 to 30 this year, coinciding with... 

The commercial vehicle industry in South Africa is getting to understand the opportunities in the automotive sector, such as in the autonomous vehicles space, despite various macroeconomic... 

Attendees at the 3rd annual Solar Power Africa conference have accepted the challenge laid down by Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis. Highlighting Cape Town’s pioneering efforts in his keynote... 

Government, labour, business, and civil society must collaborate and innovate if South Africa is to raise the R535 billion required to meet its NDC target by 2030.  In light of estimates that South... 

Solar Power Africa to highlight the myriad ways solar power can make sustainability more than just a buzzword.  How do we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future... 

The Festival of Motoring, described as an African celebration of automotive excellence, will take place from August 30 to September 1, 2024, at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, in Johannesburg. This... 

Any questions about solar power's ability to go head to head with traditional fuel sources will be addressed at the forthcoming Solar Power Africa conference.  Intermittency, reliability and... 

Solar Power Africa launches with dynamic programme designed to empower Africa’s Energy Future 

The Festival of Motoring is revving up for its sixth edition, set to run from August 25 to 27 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand. "The Festival of Motoring has become an annual... 

Tackling the energy crisis and delivering sustainable energy for all will only be achieved if we harness the power of hybrid solar plus storage solutions. That’s the message from organisers of the... 

The second annual Solar Power Africa conference is set to engage on innovative, practical and tangible steps essential to deliver increased solar PV capacity to meet the country’s energy needs. The... 

Industry body the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has pledged its support to the international automotive service industry trade fair Automechanika Johannesburg, which will be held at the... 

With participation from various overseas automotive aftermarket manufacturers, automotive trade industry exhibition Automechanika Johannesburg is encouraging greater participation by exhibitors and... 

Automechanika Johannesburg will see a return to a face-to-face trade show when it takes place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from 7-10 June 2022. This will be the seventh time that the... 

Messe Frankfurt South Africa has decided postpone Automechanika Johannesburg & Futuroad from March this year to June. “After having engaged with our exhibitors and partners in the automotive... 

Events organiser Messe Frankfurt South Africa has appointed Michael Dehn as its new MD, effective October 1. He succeeded Joshua Low who resigned from the company.  

The University of the Witwatersrand' (Wits') Johannesburg Lightning Research Laboratory (JLRL) is turning Johannesburg into a laboratory where live lightning events are measured and characterised... 

In mobile communications, high availability and reliability of equipment and system technology are critical in both the private and public sectors. When configuring network infrastructure and... 

The new insurance offering from lightning and surge protection company DEHN Africa is based on DEHN’s modern high-voltage-resistant insulated (HVI) technology. The local insurance solution combines... 

Because most electric vehicle charging stations are generally positioned outside, they are more vulnerable to the effects of direct lightning strikes, as well as the possibility of resultant... 

Today’s cutting-edge frontier in the telecommunications world is coming in the form of 5G technology, the fifth generation of mobile networks, which will bring with it significantly faster data... 

Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems are extremely exposed and therefore especially vulnerable to damage caused by the direct and indirect results of lightning strikes. Since the PV system is directly... 

Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems are extremely exposed and therefore especially vulnerable to damage caused by the direct and indirect results of lightning strikes. Since the PV system is directly... 

New Advanced Circuit Interruption (ACI) technology aims to improve the safety of electrical installations while also saving space. The technology is said to provide a technical solution to... 

By Ivan Grobbelaar, Senior Engineer, DEHN Africa In order to understand the need for surge protection, it is important to understand how lightning causes damage. The sources of lightning damage are... 

3D laser scanning, which can be used to capture real world information, delivers many benefits for industrial and engineering projects, providing precise and reliable data which allows for improved... 

Hano Oelofse, managing director at DEHN Africa, says, “This practical seminar is a true value-add for engineers and consultants, and will take place on 21 and 22 November as part of DEHNacademy,... 

In an ideal world, electrical systems should be constantly available. At the same time, both in South Africa and overseas, we are seeing ongoing transitions around power supplies. DEHN’s new... 

It is important that engineers register in their different disciplines in order to promote public safety. The recent qualification of DEHN Africa’s Senior Engineer, Ivan Grobbelaar, as a... 

Lightning damage frequently remains undetected in wind turbines, as it often does not lead to the immediate failure of the system. Upward lightning – or ground-to-cloud lightning - with an initial... 

After the great success of the very first DEHN Africa blood drive earlier this year, the company held a second event on 8 July. The first DEHN Africa blood drive took place on 16 April at the DEHN... 

In South Africa, most people tend to think of solar energy when they think of renewable energy sources, and certainly photovoltaic (PV) power is on the rise - the public is becoming more aware of... 

Lightning and surge protection specialist DEHN Africa was recently involved in an extensive project to provide rooftop solar power to one of South Africa’s largest poultry farms, Chubby Chick, in... 

Lightning and surge protection specialist DEHN Africa, part of DEHN + SÖHNE, Germany, has recently strengthened its offering in the renewables arena with the appointment of William van Wyk to the... 

The new insurance offering from lightning and surge protection company DEHN Africa is based on DEHN’s modern high-voltage-resistant insulated (HVI) technology. The local insurance solution combines... 

The appointment of Hano Oelofse in October 2018 as the new Managing Director of lightning and surge protection specialist DEHN Africa, part of Germany-based DEHN + SÖHNE, is bound to move the... 

Thatched roofs are beautiful in the eyes of many, and are an aesthetically pleasing option for game lodges and other buildings looking to cultivate a rural or ‘countryside’ look and feel, but they... 

Mothers, children, firefighters, and those in both formal and informal housing were all victims of last year’s deadly Knysna fires. A separate image of a lone, partially-blinded horse walking along... 

Proud subsidiary of DEHN + SÖHNE, a fourth-generation family-owned company, DEHN Africa offers a broad range of systems, products and services in the surge protection, safety equipment, and... 

It is well-known that Africa as a continent has the highest incidents of lightning strikes annually. A significant variance in lightning flash densities across different parts of Africa requires... 

Automation systems are standard in most industrial companies. If the automation system fails, production comes to a halt, potentially bringing a company to the verge of ruin. Lightning and surge...