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PRASA’s capex programme has failed to meet its targets, renewed roll-out effort started – Matthews
PRASA’s capex programme has failed to meet its targets, renewed roll-out effort started – Matthews
7th July 2021 By: Irma Venter

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) capital expenditure (capex) programme has failed to meet its targets, says CEO Zolani Matthews. “Sadly, this has also affected PRASA’s... 


Road Freight Association calls for ring-fencing of fuel levy to maintain roads
23rd June 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Road Freight Association (RFA) has called for the national general fuel levy (GFL) to be ring-fenced and used to fund road infrastructure by allocating it to the South African National Roads... 


Tradecore Steel acquires KZN assets of Gibbsteel Pinetown
8th June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

An acquisition has increased steel supplier Tradecore Steel’s processing capability in KwaZulu-Natal and further consolidates the company’s sub-Saharan footprint. Tradecore has acquired the... 


Tradecore Steel acquires KZN assets of Gibbsteel Pinetown
8th June 2021

Acquisition increases Tradecore Steel’s processing capabilities in KZN and further consolidates the company’s Sub- Saharan footprint. The Tradecore Steel Group of Companies, based in Wadeville,... 


Trust, respect, support underpin Concor success at Msikaba
4th May 2021

The breath-taking Msikaba bridge in the Eastern Cape demands not just an excellent result, but also a collaborative process that engages local communities and small, medium-sized and micro... 


N4 toll route to contribute to South Africa's economic recovery, says Mbalula
26th April 2021 By: Yvonne Silaule

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on April 26 said the N4 toll route project, which is managed by Trans African Concessions (Trac), and which extends from the Solomon Mahlangu offramp in Tshwane,... 


Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Transnet National Ports Authority has appointed the Coega Development Corporation as an implementation agent for a construction programme to ensure that the Ngqura liquid bulk terminal is... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille
'Not fit for purpose': Patricia de Lille explains why Beitbridge border fence won't be repaired
17th March 2021 By: News24Wire

South Africa's porous Beitbridge border fence won't be repaired or maintained. By June this year, a site clearance process should be finished, which will pave the way for a complete change to the... 


Concor, partner awarded MeerKAT/SKA radio telescope construction contract
5th March 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African contractor Concor, in partnership with OptiPower, has been awarded a R212-million contract for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for 24 additional dishes for... 


Tribunal gives go-ahead for eSwatini-based forestry merger
Tribunal gives go-ahead for eSwatini-based forestry merger
26th February 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Competition Tribunal has approved a merger between Shiselweni Forestry Company and Peak Timber and Peak Forest Products (PFP). The tribunal did, however, stipulate conditions related to the... 


MeerKAT telescope project, South Africa – update
MeerKAT telescope project, South Africa – update
26th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

South African contractor Concor, in partnership with OptiPower, has been awarded a contract for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for 24 additional dishes for the MeerKAT. 


Concor partnership wins major MeerKAT/SKA radio telescope construction contract
22nd February 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African contractor Concor, in partnership with OptiPower, has been awarded a R212-million contract for the structural foundations and associated infrastructure for 24 additional dishes for... 


Space-age challenge for Concor at Meerkat
22nd February 2021

Scientists will soon gain even further insights into the evolution of galaxies in the universe as the MeeRKAT telescope array is expanded. This is an exciting project presenting some unique... 


Ocean energy fund expected to boost sector
19th February 2021 By: Donna Slater

Ocean energy professional network Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed risk and insurance consultancy Renewable Risk Advisers to carry out the design of a brand new European and European... 


Eric Samson
Obituary: Eric Samson, a great loss for the steel industry and the country 
21st January 2021

In this tribute, Macsteel Global chairperson Mick Davis reflects on the life and contribution of Eric Samson, who he describes as  softly spoken, compassionate and generous. It is with great... 


Steel baron Eric Samson dies
20th January 2021 By: News24Wire

Steel magnate Eric Samson, best known for building Macsteel into one of South Africa's largest companies, has died aged 83.   The octogenarian billionaire – who shied away from the spotlight... 


Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
20th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo has decided not to proceed with the development of a liquid bulk storage terminal in the Port of Ngqura. 


Fund targeting infrastructure investments listed on 4 Africa Exchange
6th November 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa’s first preference shares with an infrastructure focus were listed on October 22 on 4 Africa Exchange (4AX), Gaia Fund Managers and Kruger International Asset and Wealth Management... 


EXPERIENCED RETAIL OUTLET
Many of the staff at Stewart & Lloyds Booysens branch have worked at the store for more than 20 years
Steel supplier relaunches flagship store
23rd October 2020

Steel supplier Stewarts & Lloyds has designed a new retail experience, offering a wider range of products and stock at its flagship store in Booysens, which is expected to facilitate the growth of... 


Fund establishes collective investment scheme with an infrastructure focus
22nd October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa’s first preference shares with an infrastructure focus were listed on October 22 on 4 Africa Exchange (4AX), Gaia Fund Managers and Kruger International Asset and Wealth Management... 


DTIC approves R50m for Phase 1 revitalisation of Dimbaza industrial park
15th October 2020 By: Yvonne Silaule

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has approved R50-million for the first phase of the revitalisation of the Dimbaza industrial park, in the Eastern Cape, as part of the process of... 


Concrete trumps on municipal sport and recreational projects
13th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Concrete remains one of the preferred building materials for the construction of grandstands for sports and recreational facilities in previously marginalised areas of Limpopo. This is considering... 


WEF White Paper highlights human rights fragility in DRC's artisanal mining sector
17th September 2020 By: Donna Slater

Human rights abuses associated with artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) 'Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal... 


Fortune Mojapelo
Bushveld creates new entity to provide vanadium electrolyte rental option
7th September 2020 By: Donna Slater

Aim-listed integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage provider Bushveld Minerals, which owns high-grade vanadium assets in South Africa, has formed a special purpose company in... 


Stewarts & Lloyds relaunches retail store in Booysens
4th September 2020 By: Halima Frost

Steel and tube supplier Stewarts & Lloyds Booysens branch manager Ryan Purdon tells Engineering News & Mining Weekly that the group plans to open its Booysens-based retail store, at the end of the... 


Batoka gorge hydroelectric scheme, Zambia and Zimbabwe – update
Batoka gorge hydroelectric scheme, Zambia and Zimbabwe – update
4th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The Zambezi River Authority is preparing to conduct disclosure meetings with communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe whose land or livelihoods could be affected by the construction of the project. 


Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme site
Zambezi River Authority gears up for community consultations on proposed 2 400 MW Batoka Gorge hydro scheme
1st September 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is preparing to conduct disclosure meetings with communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe whose land or livelihoods could be affected by the construction of the proposed... 


Exploration, cheaper inputs, solid laws and better logistics key to mining sector's growth
4th August 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Even before Covid-19 hit South African shores, the mining industry was already in a structural decline and, without significant intervention to alter this trajectory, the sector's output,... 


ANC document says mining exploration should be incentivised.
ANC document calls for mining exploration to be incentivised
24th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Listings of mining companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange should be encouraged and South African retail investors willing to invest in mining exploration should be incentivised as is the case... 


ANC document says mining exploration should be incentivised.
Investors in mining exploration should be incentivised – ANC’s ETC
13th July 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Listings of mining companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange should be encouraged and South African retail investors willing to invest in mining exploration should be incentivised as is the case... 


Activity at Wescoal mining in Mpumalanga
Wescoal develops SOPs, COPs for Covid, expects upcoming loss
15th June 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Coal-mining and trading company Wescoal on Monday voluntarily updated shareholders on its operations, strategic projects and milestones as well as its quarterly production and sales figures from... 


Paint retailers now need skills as well as products
15th June 2020

The online training South African Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) offers for retail sales personnel is now more important than ever, says Tara Benn, executive director of SAPMA. The... 


Kekkelbek proposes automated Covid-19 track and trace system
Kekkelbek proposes automated Covid-19 track and trace system
28th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

Special purpose vehicle (SPV) Kekkelbek Solutions is proposing the use of technology that could be deployed nationwide within 72 hours to track and trace people, through their mobile numbers, that... 


Despite delays, PRASA insists turnaround is continuing
Despite delays, PRASA insists turnaround is continuing
22nd May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The turnaround of State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is on track, albeit with delays, in part owing to the situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, administrator... 


De-fence total perimeter protection
21st May 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

De-Fence is an exciting brand recently launched by NJR Steel as a result of increasing customer demand for a full range of quality, high-security fencing products. De-Fence panels, posts and flat... 


Eastern Cape municipality upgrades wastewater plant
15th May 2020 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Kouga local municipality, in the Eastern Cape, has upgraded its St Francis Bay wastewater treatment works (WWTW) from a capacity of 750 m3/d to 2 000 m3/d. The upgrades, which started in... 


PRASA turnaround under way despite delays
PRASA turnaround under way despite delays
7th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The turnaround of State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is on track, albeit with delays, in part owing to the situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, administrator... 


Corobrik’s face bricks used to create homes in Roodepoort’s Princess Plots Informal Settlement
17th March 2020

The first phase of the Princess Plots Informal Settlement Upgrade Project has seen 281 homes handed over to residents in this Roodepoort-based settlement, with the construction incorporating... 


An arid future arrives early in South Africa’s farm country
9th March 2020 By: Bloomberg

Ben Brynard’s family has been farming sheep in northwest South Africa since 1923, and for the past 66 years has kept records on annual rainfall in the nearby town of Calvinia. In all that time, the... 


Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project, South Africa
6th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The development of the project has been "stalled". 


LITTERING IS TRASHY 
Alternatives to conventional plastic packaging do not change consumer behaviour with regard to littering
Beware of biodegradable and compostable plastics – Plastics SA
28th February 2020 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

The introduction of bioplastics to South Africa’s burgeoning and well-developed recycling industry should carefully be considered, says plastics industry association Plastics SA. Bioplastics are... 


Growthpoint Properties' industrial park, in KwaZulu-Natal
Growthpoint welcomes first tenants to its KZN industrial park
19th February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties has completed the first phase of its new Growthpoint Industrial Park, in KwaZulu-Natal. The company says the park has received keen market... 


Commission recommends tribunal approve Barnes Reinforcing buyout
24th January 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that it approve a proposed transaction whereby Barnes Group Holdings intends to acquire Barnes Reinforcing (BRI). Barnes... 


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