Enviro solutions company making inroads into Southern African mining

Environmental solutions company Procon Environmental Technologies has secured a number of projects in the mining industry that the company refers to as key to building the future of its Ultraspin hydrocyclone technology in Southern Africa.

SA needs to accelerate training efforts to take advantage of future commodities booms – Mintek CEO

South Africa’s ability to take advantage of future commodity booms was the focus of the recent inaugural Mine-Tech International mining conference held in Johannesburg last week.

Greater R&D investment imperative to meet mining industry challenges

State-owned minerals body Mintek on Monday called for a larger investment in research and development (R&D), specifically relating to mining technologies and practices. Speaking at the inaugural Mine-Tech International conference, Mintek CEO...

Real Economy Report

From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: South Africa's Sumbandila satellite is now in orbit; construction group Aveng sees 18% growth; and Sasol begins to perform innovative feats on the...

Company Announcement: Deputy minister: “Palabora Foundation is fantastic”

Attached please find a press release on: Taking up a long-standing invitation, Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister for Science & Technology (DST), visited the Palabora Foundation on Thursday. The Foundation works extensively in the areas of maths,...

Daily podcast – June 2, 2008

In today's podcast: a South African-designed, battery-operated passenger car is to be unveiled early next year, diesel will be 73% higher year-on-year next Wednesday when prices increase by 71c, and Zambia will increase power rationing to...

Mbeki's cabinet "ground-breaking" Sexwale

President Thabo Mbeki's new Cabinet broke ground in terms of gender imbalances and demonstrated confidence in the leadership abilities of the youth, Tokyo Sexwale said on Wednesday.