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Transalloys warns of permanent closure of South Africa's last manganese smelter
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (362+ words) Manganese ferroalloys producer Transalloys has fully stopped its ferroalloys production in Mpumalanga on July 1, with no indication of when operations may resume. The company highlights that the suspension of smelting places about 600 permanent jobs and an estimated 7000 downstream livehoods at…...
Emirates arrives in Cape Town with a third daily service, its newest aircraft
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (400+ words) International airline Emirates" third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport on July 1, marking the first arrival of flight EK778 and the debut of the airline's next-generation Airbus A350 in South Africa. The A350 is the newest…...
Johannesburg faces R2. 1bn funding gap as its bills mount
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (538+ words) Johannesburg is starting a new financial year with a multibillion-rand budget that's not fully funded, potentially deepening a crisis that's already left it unable to pay for power and fuel supplies. South Africa's biggest city is facing an unfunded budget…...
Sanitech and Sky Jacks partner to rewrite the rules of commercial cleaning with 70% water savings
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (318+ words) This article has been supplied and will be available for a limited time only on this website. Sanitech, South Africa's leading hygiene company, has upgraded its national equipment fleet with the high-performance MACH cleaning range, supplied by Sky Jacks. This…...
Connected digital ecosystems key to unlocking construction productivity
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (736+ words) Digitalisation is transforming the global construction industry, but fragmented systems and underused data continue to hinder productivity. RIB Software global product sales director John Gilbert discusses the trends shaping construction and explains why connected digital ecosystems will be critical to…...
UJ's JENano Group advances green hydrogen and energy-storage technologies
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (618+ words) With abundant solar and wind resources, South Africa is well positioned to become a producer and exporter of green hydrogen. However, achieving this potential will require technologies that can operate efficiently, reliably and at competitive cost. The JENano Group forms…...
Aviation Safety is running into an environmental compliance paradox
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (708+ words) This article has been supplied and will be available for a limited time only on this website. By: Nkosinathi Myataza - King Shaka International Airport General Manager For decades, bird strikes have been treated primarily as an aviation safety concern, managed…...
PPC Zimbabwe vacant land disposal period lapses without payment
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (158+ words) JSE-listed cement and construction materials company PPC has advised its shareholders that it had not received the $30-million payment for the disposal of the Arlington Property, held by subsidiary PPC Zimbabwe, from the proposed buyer Transvaal Africa by June 30, and…...
Your IT team does not need another dashboard. It needs breathing room
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (613+ words) This article has been supplied and will be available for a limited time only on this website. Michael Currie, Director at The Cloud Crew I do not think most IT teams need another dashboard. Many mid-market IT teams already have…...
Wind Turbine Manufacturer Advancing Agri Initiative In The Northern Cape
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (267+ words) This article has been supplied and will be available for a limited time only on this website. "Livestock for Livelihoods is moving from foundational farm'level interventions to unlocking sustainable market value for farmers," said Robert Timmers, Managing Director of Nordex…...