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April 25, 2012

Anglo American has announced the sale of Scaw South Africa, completing its divestment of the Scaw Metals Group.

The company has sold Scaw South Africa to an investment consortium led by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, Izingwe Holdings, Shanduka Resources and the Southern Palace Group of Companies.

January 30, 2012

Altech UEC South Africa

As 2012 begins, Jannie Viljoen, manufacturing director of the new Mount Edgecombe site of Altech UEC South Africa, is presiding over the African continent’s most advanced facility of its type.

As 2012 begins, Jannie Viljoen, manufacturing director of the new Mount Edgecombe site of Altech UEC South Africa, is presiding over the African continent’s most advanced facility of its type. Jayne Alverca reports.

July 11, 2011

Dark Fibre Africa

Jeff Daniels looks at yet another example of how South Africa is setting the pace of change.

Jeff Daniels looks at yet another example of how South Africa is setting the pace of change.

May 11, 2011

Supply chain: EDI Holdings

Electricity supply is a crucial ingredient of any supply chain, but in South Africa, urgent action is required to restructure the electricity distribution industry (EDI), as Dr. Willie de Beer explains exclusively to Martin Ashcroft.

March 3, 2011

Electricity distribution crisis in South Africa

Urgent action is needed to restructure South Africa’s electricity distribution industry, with infrastructure and maintenance backlogs recently breaking R30 billion and growing at a rate of R2.5 billion a year.

Urgent action is needed to restructure South Africa’s electricity distribution industry, with infrastructure and maintenance backlogs recently breaking R30 billion and growing at a rate of R2.5 billion a year, Deputy Energy Minister Barbara Thompson told energy industry delegates at the 2011 Energy Indaba conference this week.

The conference coincides with the controversial closure of EDI Holdings, the company set up in 2003 by the South African government to address the issue of energy distribution.

November 25, 2010

Eskom secures government funding

Eskom, the South African electricity utility, is to receive additional government support for its 440 billion rand build programme.

The South African government has pledged to inject 20 billion rand to strengthen Eskom’s balance sheet, ensuring it can complete its programme while remaining financially sound.

The R20 billion injection, originally announced in principle two weeks ago, was confirmed yesterday by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

June 25, 2010

Southern African Shipyards

A regional presence is not enough to satisfy the ambitions of Southern African Shipyards. Managing director Louis Gontier talks to Jayne Flannery about the factors that are propelling the company onto the global stage

Managing directorof Southern African Shipyards (SAS) Louis Gontier has a burning ambition. He is determined to take Africa’s leading commercial and naval shipbuilder from a regional to a global platform.

February 1, 2010

Xstrata Alloys

The trickle-down effect
The South African government is asking existing businesses to improve the lot of the wider black community—demands which have changed the face of the country’s mining industry, as Jeff Daniels discovers.
Without first-hand observation, it’s impossible to fully understand the conditions under which many black South African men used to live and work for the country’s mining operations—many of which were owned by renowned international business names.

September 1, 2009

Volkswagen South Africa Training Centre

Investing in learning
Volkswagen South Africa is taking the subject of training and individual development exceedingly seriously, with massive sums being invested, as Alan Swaby learns.
There was a good deal of criticism about the South African government’s early attempts at redressing the country’s economic balance. A handful of black entrepreneurs did very well for themselves but the vast majority of ordinary people were no better off than ever they had been.

July 1, 2009

Sekoko Resources

A new cast of players
After years of being on the outside of economic activity, the South African government is trying to encourage black South Africans to play a more entrepreneurial role in the development of the mining industry, as Alan Swaby learns.
In 2002 the South African government changed the rules relating to mineral rights. Until then, whoever owned the surface also owned the rights to the minerals below the surface. The government reversed that decision and in effect nationalized mineral rights. No doubt it was a move that didn’t go down well with entrenched interests, but it did open the door for a new generation of mining entrepreneurs; in particular, it encouraged members of the black community to get involved with the mining industry as part of its Black Economic Empowerment program.

June 1, 2009

Mintek

In mint condition
Mintek, a South African mineral research and mining technology organisation, may be celebrating its 75th anniversary this June, but Dr Roger Paul explains to Gay Sutton how the company is addressing the problems of the future—dwindling earth resources, global warming and Africa’s archenemies, malaria and HIV.
During the first week in June, South African mining technology and services company Mintek will be celebrating its 75th anniversary, commemorating a lifetime of significant achievements. A five-day programme of events will culminate in a high-level international two-day conference and a glittering gala dinner attended by the industry’s most influential people.