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Infrastructure investment key to economic development

By: Kimberley Smuts 4th March 2016 Addressing Africa’s infrastructure needs is the core aim of development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), which emphasises the need for shared infrastructure development. One of the corporation’s main points of interest in terms of infrastructure development is the natural... →

Hauling away bigger profits with more efficient trucks and excavators

26th June 2015 Infrastructure plays a key role in economic growth while the lack of infrastructure reduces productivity and hinders business competitiveness. According to PWC, physical infrastructure is one of the most frequently cited barriers to entry and economic growth in Africa. This was highlighted in its... →

Mines must adapt rapidly to new digital age – Wipro

By: Ilan Solomons 8th May 2015 For mining organisations to remain competitive in the digital era, a transformation needs to happen within their information technology (IT) functionality, says IT consultancy and systems integration firm Wipro Africa business director Shailendra Singh. “As technology plays an ever increasing... →

World Bank gives Mozambique tips on avoiding a ‘painful bust’ as minerals boom beckons

By: Keith Campbell 25th April 2014 The World Bank has forecast that the Mozambican government revenues from the country’s coal and gas sectors could be $9-billion by 2032, which would represent 7% of the country’s gross domestic product and 21% of total government revenues. This prediction is contained in the global institution’s... →

Australia on show at indaba

By: Ilan Solomons 24th January 2014 As a resource-rich country with substantial experience in mining, development and mining equipment, as well as technology and services, Australia is well placed to help African countries derive real and sustainable benefits from their mining sectors, Australian High Commissioner to South Africa... →

Inaugural music festival to fuel economic boost of historical mining town

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th November 2013 The recently announced Tribe One: Dinokeng festival, a public–private partnership, is set to create substantial economic-, social- and cultural-development opportunities in the historic mining town of Cullinan, in the Dinokeng region of northern Gauteng. Tshwane acting city manager Lindiwe Kwele... →

Company tendering for Phase 2 of Moatize project

By: Yolandi Booyens 31st May 2013 Open cast mining and underground solutions, and materials handling equipment supplier Tenova Takraf, is tendering and negotiating for a contract to supply materials handling machinery and services to a major coal project in Mozambique. Tenova Takraf Africa MD Riccardo Tonini tells Mining Weekly... →

Vale reveals progress in Moatize expansion and Nacala corridor development

By: Keith Campbell 8th March 2013 Brazilian major mining group Vale is slowing down the development of Phase 2 of its Moatize mining project in Tete province in Mozambique. This is to ensure that Phase 2 comes into operation in conjunction with the commissioning of the company’s new Nacala corridor rail route, which will... →