Southern Africa’s largest manufacturer of railway sleepers, Colossal Concrete Products has outlined its vision for delivering optimal solutions for the rail sector. Lumkile Nkomfe tells us more. 

South Africa will need to urgently address crippling infrastructure bottlenecks or risk derailing a budding economic recovery, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. These challenges have... 

By: Jacques de Villiers - Group Head of Supply Chain at Omnia Holdings The key to overcoming supply chain challenges lies in strategic diversity and investment. 

South Africa’s ports — ranked among the world’s worst — are improving and state-owned operator Transnet will fix them within the next 12 to 14 months, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo... 

Mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat reports that steady progress is being made with the integration of the Lafarge business, which it acquired earlier this year, and that the suspension... 

Citing progress in dealing with the country’s logistics challenges and the ability of Operation Vulindlela to speed up reforms, economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) last week... 

The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has released preliminary findings from its investigation into the recent accident at the Arnot level crossing, in the Steve Tshwete municipality, in Mpumalanga,... 

Tanzania on Thursday launched a 541 km modern standard gauge railway running between its administrative and commercial capitals, built by a Turkish firm as part of a government drive to improve... 

The new multi-party government is in many ways continuing to progress advances that were already in motion before the various South African political parties decided to work in unison. Reports on... 

The project is set to contribute to the world’s decarbonisation efforts. 

The new administration intends to continue implementing structural reforms to improve productivity and competitiveness in the economy, National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has... 

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing... 

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) said on Thursday it is hoping for an interest rate cut during the second half of the year after losses widened on weaker demand. It logged a loss of R1.11-billion... 

With the SAHHA Conference just around the corner, anticipation is building for this landmark event in the Heavy Haul industry. Taking place from the 26th to the 29th of August 2024 at the Emperors... 

The three months to the end of June saw spot manganese ore prices rise 56%, driven by the temporary closure of the cyclone damaged Gemco manganese mine in Australia, Jupiter Mines reported on... 

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa's (BLSA's) member companies have suggested the development of a public accountability system that tracks and publishes progress on key... 

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ Camalco Cameroun subsidiary has entered into a mining convention, which details the agreement by which it can mine the Minim-Martap bauxite project, in Cameroon, and... 

BHP's iron-ore supply has not been affected after a minor incident at a railyard near Port Hedland in Western Australia, the company said on Wednesday. “A single rail car has come off the tracks... 

Transformer manufacturer LH Marthinusen (LHM) has manufactured and supplied seven traction transformers for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA's) key line restoration project. Six... 

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet reports that the vertical separation of its rail business is on track and that the operating models and organisational designs for the rail operating... 

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore expects to be able to announce the decision of the board regarding the potential demerger of its coal and carbon steel materials business next... 

Government entity the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE’s) Built Environment National Stakeholder Engagement, held last week in Pretoria under the theme ‘Past, Present, Future Mirror’,... 

Engineered Bearings and Industrial Motion product supplier Timken states that its ability to build meaningful business relationships in the railway industry over the past 90 years has provided a... 

Specialised industrial rubber moulding manufacturer MasQtec asserts that its ability to harness cutting-edge technology to reverse engineer and develop rail solutions within its manufacturing... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says “immediate attention” will be given to the “critical issue” of the underspending of funding allocated to road maintenance and road construction by both... 

Although the South African iron-ore sector showed a “healthy recovery” in 2021 and 2022 after emerging from the Covid-19-induced slump in 2020, figures have again trended downwards since 2022... 

The City of Cape Town’s top requests for the Government of National Unity (GNU) are for municipal police to have the powers to investigate crime; the devolvement of passenger rail to the city; the... 

South Africa’s new multi-party administration must prioritise reviving State-run port, water and power networks and work to automate processes to attract investment and boost lagging growth,... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American, which is in the process of restructuring itself, on Thursday delivered $5-billion underlying half-year earnings for the six months to the end of June.... 

ICE-SA is excited to announce it is hosting a free online webinar, on the 13h August for Civil Engineers and others interested in rail. The webinar will be presented by Konstantinos Tzanakakis,... 

Minerals Council South Africa, whose members account for 90% of this country's annual mineral production by value, supports beneficiation where the economics make sense. “Therefore, we welcome the... 

The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, is progressing with planning for infrastructure and terminal investments aimed at consolidating its position as a bulk export hub for key minerals such... 

Although there has been a “slight” improvement year-on-year in terms of State-owned Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) North Corridor performance, the beleaguered rail operator is “not out of the... 

The commitment of South Africa’s new multi-party government to continued reform of this country’s iron-ore logistics was hailed on Tuesday by Kumba Iron Ore. During the presentation of half-year... 

Mining and transport conglomerate Grupo Mexico reported a 34% increase in second-quarter net profit on Monday, fueled by higher copper prices and mining output. Net profit of $1.122-billion topped... 

Petrochemicals giant Sasol has reported a 3% year-on-year increase in mining productivity for the 2024 financial year ended June 30, with productivity of 983 tons per continuous miner per shift... 

In unpacking production and export figures for chrome and ferrochrome in 2023 and the first quarter of this year, the International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) has confirmed that China... 

Australian coal miner Whitehaven is forecasting higher metallurgical coal prices over the near and long term, citing production constraints of hard-coking coal from Australian producers, combined... 

South Africa, everyone agrees, has a growth problem. The country has performed poorly when compared with its middle-income peers for more than a decade, averaging growth of only 1.1%. There is also... 

This week we profile Jacques van Tonder, executive director and COO of mining company Vedanta Zinc International  

The concept of ‘just’ in the Just Transition, associated with processes such as Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs), should not be viewed as a splendid island of bliss from which justice... 

The project is expected to operate for more than 100 years.