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Pumps range addresses hard rock mining wear issues

Published: 05 Jul 24

The GIW range of slurry pumps from South African division of pumps and valves maker KSB Pumps and Valves is designed to ensure optimal wear performance in harsh conditions found in hard rock mining applications, reports mining market area manager Jacques Pretorius. He adds that GIW’s mill duty extra heavy (MDX) product line is specially engineered to handle the conditions in mill discharge and cyclone feed applications.

The above image depicts a system designed by Modena to reduce flood water

Digitalisation offers possible solution to water challenges

Published: 05 Jul 24

Addressing water challenges now is essential to avoiding significant future issues, says water solutions provider Modena Design Centres, adding that data and digitalisation are key to understanding and addressing these challenges. “While many consider this a governmental issue, civil practitioners and participants in the construction market also play a crucial role,” states Modena digital twin consultant Simon Bromfield.

The image depicts Boston Consulting Group associate director Dean Muruven

Unconsidered factors affecting water infrastructure

Published: 05 Jul 24

When discussing South Africa’s water crisis, three considerations – namely history, the leveraging of technology and innovation, and the need to elevate water to ‘strategic priority’ status – are often ignored, said global consulting firm Boston Consulting Group associate director Dean Muruven. In his piece titled ‘At the Brink: South Africa's Urgent Battle Against Water Scarcity’, he noted that the first factor is that the effects of the Apartheid era still have a significant role in how water is supplied and distributed in different parts of the country, even if the country would like to believe otherwise.

The abovee image depicts the team undertaking the rehabilitation of the sewers in Cape Town

City rehabilitating sewer pipelines

Published: 05 Jul 24

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has achieved significant progress with the rehabilitation of 28 km of bulk sewer pipelines – the country’s largest sewer upgrade of its kind. This project aims to improve sanitation services for about 275 000 households in Athlone, Hanover Park, Lotus River, Ottery, Grass Park, Eagle Park, Pelican Park, and the surrounding areas.

Suppple launches AI health bot for AU member States

Published: 05 Jul 24

Cape Town- and London-based technology company Suppple launched an AI health bot at Africa Health ExCon, held in Egypt in June. Suppple says the health bot will provide digital healthcare assistance to the 54 member States of the African Union (AU), in what it says “is a move to support the establishment of a new public health order for the African continent today”.

SAFER WORKING
Through the precise identification and quantification of noise sources, these tools pave the way for a safer and more regulated work environment

Sound level meters find local distributor

Published: 05 Jul 24

Local test and measurement company TANDM Technologies has introduced engineering company Brüel & Kjaer’s (B&K’s) wireless, smartphone-operated 2245 and 2255 sound level meters (SLMs) to the South African market, which TANDM business development manager Jozua Joubert says marks a significant advancement in local sound measurement capabilities. TANDM is the local distributor for these devices, a significant achievement for the company, says Joubert, “considering the rarity of finding entry-level SLMs that combine extensive capabilities with user-friendly operation”.

An auditor conducting an audit to align with standards

Companies face compliance hurdles

Published: 05 Jul 24

Despite various efforts to align South African standards with international standards to facilitate trade and international collaboration, challenges such as lack of compliance and enforcement, and an inability to keep pace with technological advancements persist, says consultancy firm World Wide Industrial and Systems Engineers MD Muhammad Ali. The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) governs testing, inspection, and certification standards, covering a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, agriculture and healthcare.

REWARDING ACHIEVEMENT
iKhokha recently achieved the MTN Financial App of the Year Award

Fintech app surpasses R2bn in disbursements

Published: 05 Jul 24

KwaZulu-Natal-based fintech company iKhokha, which recently achieved the MTN Financial App of the Year Award, has disbursed more than R2-billion in working capital to its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customer base, in partnership with business-to-business service Retail Capital, now a division of TymeBank. “In a tough South African economic climate with gloomy daily headlines, to have been able to inject R2-billion worth of working capital into the small business sector in South Africa is a really special achievement and milestone for us collectively,” says iKhokha CEO and cofounder Matt Putman.

An image of a worker conducting inspections

NDT testing expert launches vendor inspection services

Published: 05 Jul 24

Non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection provider DEKRA Industrial South Africa (SA) has launched local vendor inspection and expediting services, leveraging its global vendor inspection network and NDT and inspection expertise, to service various industries, including power generation, petrochemicals, steel fabrication and mining. Globally, Dekra already provides inspection and expediting services in more than 60 countries, with over 2000 inspectors worldwide. “It therefore made sense that we would also launch this much-needed service locally, as we can leverage our extensive global network, collaborating seamlessly on a daily basis - particularly in key markets such as India and China, with which we work closely,” says DEKRA Industrial SA MD Johan Gerber.

Renewables project to power miner’s KwaZulu-Natal operations

Published: 05 Jul 24

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), a division of diversified miner Rio Tinto, is set to receive 140 MW of renewable energy from the Khangela Emoyeni Wind Farm, in South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape provinces, through a power purchase agreement (PPA). The project is expected to support RBM’s operations in KwaZulu-Natal and reduce RBM’s yearly carbon emissions by 20%, which aligns with Rio Tinto's broader commitment to reducing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050.