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Infrastructure spend in sub-saharan Africa is projected to reach $180-billion (R2-trillion) a year by 2025, up from $70-billion in 2013, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Capital Projects & Infrastructure...
09 Dec 2014
The growing scale of Africa’s mineral and infrastructure projects is demanding expert skills and fit-for-purpose equipment to lift, transport and install heavy plant in remote and often inhospitable sites...
09 Dec 2014
The best way to deal with the Eskom crisis is to set up a full scale judicial commission of inquiry to find out what went wrong and how to fix it, says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
03 Dec 2014
Local fan and ventilation manufacturer, MechCaL has taken on the challenge of building what could be the largest Vane Axial Flow fan currently in production for Volkswagen in Germany.
03 Dec 2014
Maintaining momentum of fiscal prudence and freeing up working capital, South Africa's mines continue to proactively dispose of redundant assets.
With an increasing amount of
24 Nov 2014
A special economic zone (SEZ) is to be established in the Rustenburg platinum belt in the North West, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies announced recently.
23 Nov 2014
Local fans and ventilation firm, MechCaL has been appointed by Anglo Platinum group to install 316 of their innovative fans at seven of the group’s mines.
14 Nov 2014
Eskom’s implementation of planned power outages, paired with the collapse of a coal silo at Eskom’s Majuba power station, highlights that effective Business Continuity Plans (BCP) are becoming critical.
12 Nov 2014
Anglo American’s executive director in South Africa, Khanyisile Kweyama was honoured as the Most Influential Women on the African continent, in the mining sector at a gala awards dinner.
10 Nov 2014
With 2014 racing towards its conclusion, trucks sales remained solid during October, recording a gutsy 4.7% month-on-month growth to record 2 876 sales.
05 Nov 2014
The Chamber of Mines of Namibia (CoM) reported that total direct employment created by the mining industry in 2013, including temporary employees and full-time contractors.
03 Nov 2014
South African Corporate taxpayers face an onerous tax compliance burden based on a complex tax regime involving direct and indirect taxes, and a multitude of legislative and administrative updates.
29 Oct 2014
