(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is withdrawing from South Africa’s offshore Block 11B/12B and Block 5/6/7 due to economic viability challenges, following the exit of partner CNRI. Despite significant gas discoveries in Block 11B/12B, the company decided it is not feasible to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Offshore Blocks, partnership, South Africa, TotalEnergies, Withdrawal
(IN BRIEF) Kumba Iron Ore Limited, a subsidiary of Anglo American plc, has announced that its Sishen and Kolomela mines in South Africa have attained the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance’s (IRMA) IRMA 75 level of performance. This achievement underscores … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Aimee Boulanger, Anglo American, Awards, IRMA 75 Performance Level, Kolomela, Kumba Iron Ore, mining, Mpumi Zikalala, Sishen, South Africa, sustainability, Themba Mkhwanazi
(IN BRIEF) ASSA ABLOY, a global security solutions provider, is set to acquire Amecor (Pty) Ltd, a South African manufacturer specializing in security communication equipment. The acquisition aims to strengthen ASSA ABLOY’s presence in the South African security market and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has revealed its strategy to divest non-core assets by signing an agreement to sell its 36.36% minority stake in the National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Natref) to the Prax Group. The Natref refinery, situated in Sasolburg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged divest, Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Minority Stake, Natref Refinery, partnership, Prax Group, South Africa, sustainability, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) Vodacom and Eskom have signed a pioneering Virtual Wheeling agreement in South Africa to address the country’s energy crisis. Load shedding, planned power cuts by Eskom due to high demand, has disrupted daily life and telecom services. Vodacom … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Prof Maren Duvendack, a Professor of Evaluation in Economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), is embarking on an 8,000 km sailing journey from South Africa to Australia as part of the Clipper Round the World race. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Australia, charity, Clipper Round the World race, fundraising, Prof Maren Duvendack, South Africa, UEA, UNICEF
(IN BRIEF) Global visualization technology leader Barco has forged a strategic partnership with DWR Distribution, a respected distributor in South Africa’s audiovisual and entertainment sectors. This collaboration designates DWR Distribution as an official agent for Barco’s innovative solutions within the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Abdulghani Hejazi, audiovisual Market, Barco, DWR Distribution, partnership, Robert Izzett, South Africa, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus has achieved a significant milestone in urban transit with the handover of the first all-electric complete bus in Cape Town. Unlike its usual practice of offering chassis globally and assembling complete buses locally, MAN … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexander Vlaskamp, Barbaros Oktay, Cape Town, electric bus, emission-free, Jan Aichinger, Lion's Chassis E, MAN Truck & Bus, partnership, South Africa, sustainability, Urban Transit
(IN BRIEF) BevZero, a major player in the non-alcoholic beverage industry, is set to launch an advanced mobile flash pasteurization unit at its South African facility in Q4 2023. The unit, a TMCI PADOVAN, will enhance the safety and longevity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged BevZero, Flash Pasteurization, Gustav Fouche, Jerome Eckert-Nathan, Micro stability, mobile flash pasteurization unit, non-alcoholic beverage, non-alcoholic beverages, pasteurization unit, Renee Timmons, South Africa, TMCI PADOVAN
(IN BRIEF) Vodacom has introduced eSIM support for all smartphone plans, enabling customers in South Africa to benefit from the convenience and flexibility of eSIM technology. With eSIMs, users can easily connect to the Vodacom network and have multiple eSIMs … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged connectivity, Davide Tacchino, eco-friendly, eSIM, Rishaad Tayob, South Africa, sustainability, Vodacom, Vodafone Group
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Mpact Operations to upgrade the pulping line at the Mkhondo Paper Mill in South Africa. The upgrade will increase the line’s capacity and improve product strength to meet the demand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Brian Smith, Mkhondo Paper Mill, Mpact Operations, Mpumalanga, pulping line, South Africa
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has begun constructing a solar park at its site in Somerset West, South Africa. The solar park, fully funded by Rheinmetall, is expected to be operational by year-end. The initiative aims to reduce the company’s environmental impact … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology
Tagged AC electricity, Alan Winde, Armin Papperger, Denel, Genergy, Green Energy, Jan-Patrick Helmsen, RDM, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition, Rheinmetall Waffe und Munition GmbH, solar park, Somerset West, South Africa, Terrence Billson
(IN BRIEF) JUWI Renewable Energies Pty. Ltd., a leading global solar, wind and hybrid project developer, has announced that the 84 MW Wolf Wind Project in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has reached financial close and construction has started. The project … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 3-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced a new contract for the delivery of 155mm ammunition from its Assegai product line for … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 3-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR : RHM), un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé un nouveau contrat pour la livraison de munitions de 155 mm … Read the full press release
Full-service logistics provider to Africa Expansion reflects Africa’s growing importance in world trade Regional control tower serves as a single point of contact to an integrated network across the continent (PRESS RELEASE) DUBAI, UAE, 5-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel (SWX: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Africa, cargo flow, Durban, Healthcare, Johannesburg, Kuehne+Nagel, Lee I’Ons, logistics, offices, perishables, pharma, shipment, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, supply chain
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, announces that it has won another contract for the supply of a complete processing line to a vegetable oil plant … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) ROME/ JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 22-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Enel Group’s South African renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA) announces that its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Eastern Cape province has successfully reached … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Technology
Tagged Adams, Blue Crane Route, Cookhouse, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape province, EGP RSA, electricity grid, Enel Green Power, Enel Green Power RSA, energy transition, Eskom, Garob, Gibson Bay, Green Energy, investment, Karoo Hoogland, Karusa, Lesotho, Limpopo, Nojoli, Northern Cape, Nxuba wind farm, Oyster Bay, Paleishuewel, Pulida, Raymond Mhlaba, REIPPPP, renewable energy, renewable Independent Power Producer, renewable power plants, Salvatore Bernabei, Soetwater, solar plants, Somerset East, South Africa, The Enel Group, Tom Burke, Upington, Western Cape, wind farm
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 30-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto started the process of resuming operations at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa. Following discussions led by the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala, with all stakeholders about securing stability to … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 24-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc appoints Nolitha Fakude as Chairman of Anglo American’s Management Board in South Africa, effective 1 September 2019. In order to take up this new executive role, Ms Fakude will step … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American, appointment, Mark Cutifani, metals, minerals, mining, Nolitha Fakude, South Africa, Themba Mkhwanazi
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