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Awards focus on development of designers
 Published: 28 Jun 24
By focusing on sustainability, innovation and comprehensive industry exposure, diamond miner De Beers’ Shining Light Awards is evolving to meet the changing needs of the jewellery industry to recognise and support talented youth and as a means of boosting their careers. The competition, established in 1996, has become a key platform for discovering and nurturing young jewellery design and innovation talent, says De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks.
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Electric shovels receive 50 000-hour service
Published: 28 Jun 24
A 50 000-hour component replacement project on one of the large electric rope shovels owned and operated by original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Barloworld Equipment (BWE) Botswana is going to plan, with recommissioning of the equipment expected in September 2024. The project is being undertaken by diamond producer Debswana which employs Bucyrus electric rope shovels of the 212 model at its Jwaneng operation, for which BWE Botswana provides parts and maintenance services.
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Yes, there are problems at SA ports, but World Bank report not entirely accurate – SAAFF
Published: 28 Jun 24
The newest World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) report, which places a number of South African ports at the bottom of the list, covers the crisis-ridden 2023 period, and does not take into account the corrective action taken since Transnet has been under new management as part of a recovery and transformation strategy, says Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) CEO Dr Juanita Maree. “To contextualise, this was a period at the height of the crisis.
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Cape Town calls for private-sector intervention as port ranks worst in the world
Published: 28 Jun 24
According to the newly published World Bank Container Port Performance Index, compiled from 2023 data, the Port of Cape Town is the worst performing port in the world. It is joined in the bottom 16 of the 405-strong list of container ports by Durban, Ngqura and Port Elizabeth (Transnet still refers to the port by this name).
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Despite big obstacles, AfCFTA viewed as key to weaving new trade and industrial tapestry
Published: 28 Jun 24
In the grand tapestry of international commerce, Africa’s 55 nations have stood as individual threads rather than a unified fabric of economic opportunity. But a new era of collaboration being ushered in by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement promises to harness the continent’s vast potential and foster economic prosperity for its people. Launched in 2021, this African Union (AU) treaty aims to integrate the country’s economies through facilitating the easy, cheap flow of goods and services. Coupled with complementary measures such as the adoption of open visa policies, this will create a megamarket of 1.3-billion people, which, according to United Nations (UN) projections, will increase to about 2.5-billion people by 2050, with a corresponding surge in business and consumer spending from close to $3-trillion currently to about $16.12-trillion.
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Partnership collaborates on sustainable, smart infrastructure
Published: 28 Jun 24
Since the announcement of their partnership in 2022, consulting engineering and infrastructure and advisory firm Zutari and AltX-listed 4Sight have refined a unique service offering by working on some of the largest and most complex mega projects in the Middle East, as well as major projects in South Africa. Zutari design director Martin Smith comments that the partnership offers a differentiated service that in not found in any “typical” consulting engineering practice. He notes that bringing the two companies together sees their capabilities complement each other.
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Multinational celebrates SA female engineers
Published: 28 Jun 24
During International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), which took place on June 23, with the aim of celebrating the contributions of female engineers, multinational plant equipment manufacturer Bühler Johannesburg celebrated the role of its female engineers. The company highlighted Bühler Johannesburg hardware engineer Shongeleni Beauty Chauke, an Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) technician candidate and an associate member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE).
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Consultancy awarded US contract
Published: 28 Jun 24
Engineering consultancy Worley has been awarded a contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for underground infrastructure and surface-based non-process facilities of diversified miner and metals company South32’s zinc/lead/silver Taylor deposit, which is part of the miner’s greater Hermosa project, in Arizona, in the US. Under this contract, Worley will support the design and procurement of underground mechanical and electrical infrastructure for excavation, power distribution and dewatering, along maintenance and ore-handling systems.
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Skills refocus required for green hydrogen development
Published: 28 Jun 24
To address persistent mismatches between technical and vocational skills, and industry requirements, and meet future skills requirements for South Africa’s local green hydrogen economy, the industry needs to integrate “skills foresight approaches” throughout the skills development system, according to a policy recommendations report. Research institute South African Institute of International Affairs’ (SAIIA’s) ‘Training in Uncertainty: Skills Foresight for a Just Green Hydrogen Transition’ report, released last month, describes skills foresight as a structured process for anticipating future skills needs to inform present-day decision-making.
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