Hitachi Construction Machinery and First Quantum Minerals announce zero emission partnership
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals Ltd recently announced that they have entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to advance...
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A new state-owned National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency has been proposed in a draft Bill from the Minister...
Cape Town TV signals alarm at imminent analogue switch-off
The government is intent on going ahead with the switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting (ASO) at the end of March 2023, according to the...
SEW-Eurodrive MACC gear units keep power station cool
In a highly specialised application for a power station’s dry cooling towers in southern Africa, SEW-EURODRIVE’s MACC-series air cooled condenser units have come to...
Erwat pursues greater efficiency with WEG motors
Taking proactive steps to become more energy efficient, South African water utility ERWAT is installing WEG IE3 top premium efficiency and WEG IE4 super...
Hitachi Construction Machinery begins parts remanufacturing in SA
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. embarks on the production of remanufactured parts for construction machinery, such as medium to large sized hydraulic excavators and...
From the “Bee in my Bonnet column” – I wonder if the Mayor has...
AFTER an infuriating week of queueing for hours and being affected by loadshedding in Council controlled offices, I wondered if our executive mayor, Geordin...
SA’s not ready to recycle solar panels – our new 30-year problem
With more than R2.2 billion worth of solar panels imported into South Africa during the first half of 2022, and the pace of imports set to...
Stop-start blackouts hinder SA’s plastics industry
PLASTICS SA Executive Director Anton Hanekom says, the local plastics industry is no exception when it comes to experiencing the negative impact of relentless...
MOU signed to speed renewable role out
HITACHI Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sun Africa and its sister company, UGT Renewables, to collaborate on utility-scale solar photovoltaic power...
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