Truck maker Hino South Africa intends to increase its involvement in the growing waste management market through a joint venture with compactor manufacturer TFM and local Allison automatic transmission distributor D & A Power Products of Kempton Park.
Read more >>Expressing regret that South Africa had sold off its steel-producing state-owned enterprise (SOE), Iscor, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said that government may enter the steel production industry through the creation of either a new state-owned company or a public-private partnership.
Read more >>Bua News reports that national oil company PetroSA has received environmental authorisation for Project Ikhwezi - PetroSA's refinery project in Coega in the Eastern Cape, which is aimed at sustaining the life of the Mossel Bay gas-to-liquid refinery. PetroSA announced that it received the news of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) from the Department of Environmental Affairs this month.
Read more >>BuaNews reports that Eskom has embarked on a pilot project that will see it using the power of the sun to generate electricity at three of its facilities. The power utility, together with Pubic Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, launched a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at the Lethabo Power Station near Vereeniging.
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[Karl van Eck] Improving sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of properties has become an important issue over the last few years, particularly within the commercial sector, due to a combination of social and economic pressures.
Read more >>Forevermark, the separately managed division of diamond producer De Beers, will increase its retail outlets by year-end, Forevermark CEO Stephen Lussier tells
Mining Weekly. Forevermark launched its brand in South Africa, in Johannesburg and Cape Town, on November 21 and 22 respectively.
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Eskom reported strong financial results with a net profit of R12.8 billion in the six months ended in September compared to last year's R9.5 billion.
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