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DA supports inquiry into TRC prosecution delays
30th May 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance on Friday expressed support for the establishment of a commission of inquiry into delays in investigation and prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases,... 


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Eskom, Kepco KPS form research, technical consulting and innovation partnership
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned utility Eskom and South Korean State-owned company Korea Plant Service and Engineering (Kepco KPS) have formed a strategic partnership focused on non-commercial research, technical... 


Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
30th May 2025

RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1) and a leading provider of industrial product and service solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to the country’s dynamic food and... 


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40-year-old HVAC manufacturer sees opportunity in current market conditions
30th May 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

Adapting to evolving market conditions and diversifying its customer base has not only been integral in keeping heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system manufacturer Booyco... 


Effective planning, prudent resource use critical for water delivery
30th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Ineffective planning, poor project management and corruption are some of the factors negatively impacting the project delivery and, in effect, “standing in the way” of the provision of quality... 


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Excavator choice key to site efficiency
30th May 2025

Optimal efficiency, cost-effectiveness and safety on a mining site can be achieved by selecting the most appropriate excavator to use in bulk materials handling environments at a mine, reports... 


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Heavy duty impact beds boost conveyor efficiency
30th May 2025

In industries where efficient materials handling is critical, equipment supplier Oscillating Systems Technology Africa (OST-Africa) has developed a spillage system consisting of heavy duty impact... 


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Pivot pin technology combats lug wear
30th May 2025

Comprising advanced pivot pin technology, Nord-lock bolting system’s Expander System, on offer from industrial solutions supplier BMG, offers dependable solutions that combat the challenges of lug... 


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HVAC building condition assessments key to compliance, safety
30th May 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Ensuring that heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) standards are enhanced through building condition assessments (BCAs) is a key focus for built environment advisory company Afroteq... 


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Industrial gear units ensure optimum control, performance
30th May 2025

NORD Drive Systems – designed by German precision engineers Getriebebau Nord and assembled locally by industrial solutions provider BMG – encompass modular drive configurations that ensure optimum... 


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Cautious approach required when embracing tech – CESA
30th May 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

As more technological tools are developed and integrated into engineering processes, consulting engineers must ensure they embrace these advancements without becoming overly reliant on them,... 


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Motor manufacturer expands capabilities to meet demand
30th May 2025

To meet the growing demand for customised, high-performance specialised electric motors in heavy engineering, electric motor manufacturer Hexagon Electrical announced the expansion of its... 


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Re-engineered brakes bolster crane efficiency
30th May 2025 By: Halima Frost

New standards and efficiencies are being reached in harbour crane technologies, owing to the re-engineering of the DX series’ electrohydraulic disc brakes, developed by couplings and freewheel... 


Cell C says it’s now a strong, capital-light challenger, following recapitalisations and turnarounds
30th May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Following years of recapitalisations and turnaround strategies, Cell C believes it has emerged as a strong, capital-light challenger – leaner, smarter and more agile than ever before. Marking a new... 


Health for the few
30th May 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

A pet peeve of mine is the woefully low levels of investment in Africa’s public healthcare sector – a reality that doesn’t seem to trouble the ruling elites, who hop on the next overseas-bound... 


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Port of Richards Bay container handling facility, South Africa – update
30th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

An agreement has been signed between preferred bidder Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and the Transnet National Ports Authority. 


Report highlights data gap preventing small businesses from accessing finance
29th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The ‘South African MSME Access to Finance 2025’ report has showed that there is insufficient, and insufficiently granular, data on lending to small businesses, and South Africa should align with... 


DP World launches logistics, market-entry product for vehicle manufacturers
DP World launches logistics, market-entry product for vehicle manufacturers
29th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

DP World has unveiled what it calls an integrated logistics and market-entry product aimed at solving the challenges automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs, or vehicle manufacturers)... 


Tribunal approves ACP's buyout of DRA Global, with conditions
29th May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the proposed merger in which Apex Capital Partners (ACP) intends to acquire DRA Global. Upon implementation, ACP will gain sole control of DRA... 


Godongwana congratulates three new Treasury DDGs on their appointment
29th May 2025 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has congratulated Ulrike Britton, Ogalaletseng Gaarekwe and Christopher Axelson on their appointment as deputy directors-general (DDGs) in the Department of... 


John Deere Dozers: A Legacy Carved in Steel
John Deere Dozers: A Legacy Carved in Steel
29th May 2025

In the world of heavy machinery, few names carry the same weight as John Deere. And when it comes to dozers – those rugged machines that shape landscapes, carve out mine benches, and clear the way... 


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Icasa probes illegal use of Starlink service in South Africa
28th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

A South African regulator started a probe into allegations that Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starlink internet-satellite service was operating in the country illegally. The Independent Communications... 


Aviation’s IT group launches satellite communications service for airports
28th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global aviation industry specialist ICT company SITA has launched a new service – SITA Managed Satellites. Making use of low Earth orbit satellites, it provides airports with communications that... 


MPAMOT Group CEO and founder Malani Padayachee-Saman
Local company recognised as top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led company globally
28th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Recognised by JP Morgan Chase and the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) as one of the top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led companies globally, South African engineering and development company... 


US Supreme Court spurns Native American challenge to Rio Tinto's Arizona copper project
US Supreme Court spurns Native American challenge to Rio Tinto's Arizona copper project
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a Native American group's bid based on religious rights to block Rio Tinto and BHP from gaining control of Arizona land needed to build one of the... 


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‘No to Starlink in South Africa’, EFF asserts
27th May 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) vowed to continue opposing, in Parliament and in court, any introduction of Elon Musk's satellite internet constellation Starlink in South Africa, which it said... 


Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi
Malatsi insists transformation ‘sacrosanct’ as he comes under fire from lawmakers over equity equivalent directive
27th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi faced fierce push back from lawmakers on Tuesday to his proposed policy direction opening the way for multinational broadband service... 


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Treasury invites bids for RSA Retail Bonds structured debt adviser
27th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

National Treasury has issued a new tender for a structured debt adviser to strengthen and modernise the RSA Retail Bonds programme, inviting qualified and experienced service providers to submit... 


An artist’s impression of The Pines retail centre at Conradie Park, showcasing the integration of retail space at ground level with residential apartments constructed above
The Pines is Conradie Park’s stylish clincher
27th May 2025

The Pines, a convenience retail zone with an aspirational edge, will be one of Conradie Park’s final achievements – helping to put this mixed-use housing development head and shoulders above... 


United Airlines has started its newest service to Africa
27th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based global major carrier United Airlines has announced the start of its newest route linking the US with Africa. This is an all-year thrice-weekly direct connection between Washington DC and... 


Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
27th May 2025

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC), in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and... 


Parliamentary Defence Committee highlights paralysis in hospital project and in prosecutions
26th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has expressed dismay and concern about the paralysed repair and maintenance project (RAMP) for the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s)... 


Africa’s water future: technical expertise required to bridge global innovation and local needs
Africa’s water future: technical expertise required to bridge global innovation and local needs
26th May 2025

While cutting-edge technologies from the developed world present promising avenues for advancing Africa’s water infrastructure, success depends not on replication, but on adaptation.... 


SIU to investigate maladministration in the Department of Defence
SIU to investigate maladministration in the Department of Defence
26th May 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to investigate allegations of maladministration in the Department of Defence and recover any losses the State may have suffered. President Cyril... 


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City of Joburg launches Orlando eKhaya, Power Park Housing projects
26th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The City of Johannesburg’s Economic Development MMC Nomoya Mnisi unveiled the Orlando eKhaya and Power Park Housing projects, in Soweto, on May 23. Originally launched in 2001 under then-Mayor Amos... 


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DBSA invests R100m into EV charging station company
26th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has made a R100-million equity investment into electric vehicle (EV) charging station company CHARGE, which aims to develop a network of ultra-fast... 


Service Initiative: PALFINGER Opens Expanded Site in Duisburg
26th May 2025

With an economic output of more than 190 billion euros and a closely integrated industrial landscape, the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region is one of Europe’s most dynamic economic areas.... 


Schneider Electric’s Five-Pillar Strategy takes the guesswork out of equipment lifecycle management
Schneider Electric’s Five-Pillar Strategy takes the guesswork out of equipment lifecycle management
26th May 2025

By: Nontu Mkhize - Offer Marketing Manager: Power Services and Industry - Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Schneider Electric’s Field Service Cycle, otherwise known as the Five-Pillar... 


DCDT issues ICT equity equivalent investment programmes draft policy for comment
23rd May 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) on Friday gazetted a draft policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the information and... 


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Mchunu rubbishes white genocide claim, says Saps will now expand categories in crime stats
23rd May 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said on Friday that reports that suggest there is a genocide in South Africa against whites are “totally unfounded and unsubstantiated”, cautioning the public about... 


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South Africa plans legal workaround to smooth way for Starlink
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government is proposing a workaround to Black ownership requirements that will pave the way for Starlink and other satellite services to operate in the country. The government is... 


FRIGAIR 2025: HERVAC Sector A Driving Force In Transformation To Sustainable Spaces
FRIGAIR 2025: HERVAC Sector A Driving Force In Transformation To Sustainable Spaces
23rd May 2025

Leading companies in the heating, energy, refrigeration, ventilation and air conditioning (HERVAC) industry are a force for change in moving the industry from being energy-intensive to... 


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Parliament calls for public input on Constitution in yearly review
23rd May 2025 By: Sashnee Moodley

As South Africa undertakes its yearly review of the Constitution, Parliament is urging members of the public to exercise their democratic right and make submissions on any part of the Constitution... 


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