Category: News around the web

  • Dunlop Ladysmith operators gain global expertise in tyre making

    Eight operators together with their foreman from Sumitomo Rubber South Africa's (SRSA) Dunlop Ladysmith plant have wasted no time in applying their new expertise after a six-week training programme at Sumitomo Rubber Thailand (SRT). Equipped with advanced skills to operate the Ladysmith plant's critical new 3-stage making machines, they're already leading the charge on the…

  • Up to 12% of Gauteng motorists still paying their e-toll bills, says Outa

    Between 10% and 12% of road users in Gauteng are still paying for e-tolls, despite the October 2022 announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that e-tolls would be scrapped, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenhage has said. Speaking at the South African Real Estate Investment Trust 2024 conference, in Johannesburg, on February 15,…

  • Wind turbine components transported on roads in the Eastern Cape

    On 15 February 2024 at 07:00, 3 × abnormal loads (1 x Nacelle, 1 x Generator and 1 x Tower) will be escorted by 6 Traffic vehicles from the Coega Harbour in Gqeberha, via Motherwell, through Kariega (Uitenhage) on the R75 towards Jansenville. We urge all road users to be patient and that they should…

  • Cape Town to invest R43bn in infrastructure in the next three years – mayor

    Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city will invest R43-billion in infrastructure over the next three years. The ten-year project pipeline is valued at R120-billion. Link to Engineeringnews.co.za

  • The Olifantskop Pass will be closed for 1 hour for the transport of wind turbine blades

    On 14 February 2024 at 07:00, 3 x abnormal loads (Blades) will be escorted by 6 Traffic vehicles from the Coega Harbour in Gqeberha, via N2 (Nanaga), N10 (Olifantskop Pass) to Cookhouse. The Olifantskop Pass will be closed for 1 hour when the blades pass through it. And also this morning, at 07:00 3 x…

  • Bambili close to finishing feasibility study on hydrogen fuel cell power system for Anglo’s …

    Diversified mining major Anglo American has selected hydrogen energy solutions company Bambili Energy to deploy a 2 MW hydrogen fuel cell power system lighthouse project to provide electricity at its headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. Bambili Energy CEO Zanele Mavuso Mbatha said on February 12 in Johannesburg that the company would deliver a bespoke…

  • SA National Defence Force soldiers confiscated illicit cigarettes valued at R 2,480, 201.00

    Members of Bambatha Rifles are seriously making a huge dent in the pockets of the cigarette smugglers in Limpopo Province. SA National Defence Force soldiers confiscated illicit cigarettes valued at R 2,480, 201.00. While active with Waylay Operations in the Boedery Area of Responsibility, SA National Defence Force soldiers saw a group of people carrying…

  • Toll tariffs to increase by 6.25%, Sanral announces

    The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced that its toll tariffs will increase by 6.25% from March 1. The tariffs are adjusted yearly in line with the Consumer Price Index as obtained from Statistics South Africa. Link to Engineeringnews.co.za

  • Operation Vala Umgodi gain momentum as thirteen suspects are arrested for illegal mining

    The Police in Limpopo through a joint forces by the South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force, have on Friday, 09 February 2024 arrested numerous suspects for illegal mining and other offenses that include contravention of immigration act, possession of illicit cigarettes, kidnapping, assault and extortion as well as transgression of…

  • Suspect arrested and charged with possession of illicit cigarettes

    A 51-year-old foreign national will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of possession of illegal cigarettes. He was also issued a fine for the possession of other counterfeit goods. On Thursday, 8 February 2024 at about 17:00, members of the Bloemfontein Flying Squad received information about illicit cigarettes at East End…

  • Business stakeholders find ‘election-oriented’ SoNA wanting

    Business stakeholders agree that President Cyril Ramphosa was right to emphasise economic reforms in his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 8, as these are critical to turning around the country’s dire economic performance and unemployment. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), for one, appreciated the President acknowledging the private sector’s role in supporting…

  • Opec Fund extends $30m loan to Uganda to upgrade rural road

    The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Fund for International Development is extending a $30-million loan to support the development of a key transportation link in Uganda. The project is co-financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the government of Uganda. Link to Engineeringnews.co.za