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Will Inga III ever happen?

There are big aspirations for Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, Inga III that is set to be built in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But analysts are sceptical that such an ambitious project will ever in fact be realised due to the project...

Housing plan for mining towns

The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has welcomed plans to address the housing challenges faced by people living in the country’s mining towns. Human Settlement’s chief director, Julie Bayat, informed the committee that the...
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Sanral not impressed by blame game

South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) CEO Nazir Ali has dismissed claims by former Murray & Roberts CEO Brian Bruce that the agency approached only six companies to tender for road contracts during the 2010 World Cup. The construction...
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Russian firm promises South Africa 15 000 jobs

Russian state-owned nuclear company, Rosatom, says it will create more than 15 000 jobs in association with stakeholders of the South African nuclear program. Speaking at the annual industry convention of the Nuclear Industry Association of South...

Government workers coining it

Government employees and their families are coining it on your tax money. They’ve scored contracts worth almost R1-billion in the past financial year. And in many cases they didn’t declare their interests during the bidding process....
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A new era for Pilot Crushtec International

The crushing and screening specialist previously known as Pilot Crushtec (SA) has announced that CEO Sandro Scherf had bought out his partners and increased his indirect stake in the company now called Pilot Crushtec International. Effective...
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Simplifying hydrocarbon gas detection

Industrial operations in Africa could detect and monitor hydrocarbon gas concentrations more effectively by adopting the Ultima OPIR-5 Open Path IR gas Detector. MSA Africa marketing manager for gas detection products, Robbie Taitz, points out that...
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e-Waste: Valuable or hazardous?

The second National e-waste Collection Day, which took place on 13 July 2013 at 631 points nationwide, has added to the growing collection of e-waste by eWaste Association of South Africa (eWASA) member companies for responsible management and...