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Challenges, opportunities abound for industry
Published: 07 Jun 24
In an address at the World Cement Association (WCA) yearly conference, WCA director Emir Adiguzel outlined the significant challenges and transformative opportunities facing the global cement industry. The conference – held in Nanjing, China on May 20, 2024 – brought together industry leaders, innovators and stakeholders to discuss the future of cement production and sustainability.
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Steady increase in demand for Cape Town’s MyCiTi bus service
Published: 07 Jun 24
The latest audited statistics on MyCiTi ridership in and around Cape Town show that there is increasing demand for the bus service. “It took some time for the service to settle in again after the Covid-19 pandemic, and for operations to return to normal,” says City of Cape Town Urban Mobility MMC Rob Quintas.
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ANC will seek to form government of national unity
Published: 06 Jun 24
South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, after it lost its majority for the first time in the democratic era. The former liberation movement once led by Nelson Mandela has run South Africa since it swept to power in a 1994 election that marked the end of white minority rule. But it was punished for its chequered record in last week's vote.
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ANC will seek to form government of national unity
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SAWEA, Germany's BWE partner to stimulate wind energy investment
Published: 06 Jun 24
Industry organisation the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and the German Wind Energy Association (Bundesverband Windenergie or BWE) signed a memorandum of understanding on June 6 with the mutual goal of promoting wind energy and advancing renewable energy solutions globally. The South African and German markets are expected to attract investment and facilitate knowledge exchange, with South Africa learning from Germany’s extensive experience in wind energy technology and infrastructure, SAWEA said in a statement.
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft finally launches on its first crewed test flight
Published: 06 Jun 24
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space capsule successfully lifted off on its first crewed test flight at 16h52 South African time on Wednesday, and is now safely in orbit, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has confirmed. It is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) at 18h15, South African time, on Thursday. It will remain docked with the ISS until at least June 14. The Starliner has been developed under Nasa’s Commercial Crew Programme (CCP), and the test flight is being executed by two Nasa astronauts. They are Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams. Both are veteran astronauts, both having flown two previous space missions. Both are pilots, and both are also engineers. Wilmore had previously accumulated 178 days in space, while Williams’ total was 322 days. On this test flight, Wilmore is the mission commander and Williams is the pilot.
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Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal station closure plan
Published: 06 Jun 24
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of new renewable energy generation capacity linked to its goal of being a net-zero emitter by 2050 and the just energy transition strategy. In an address to members of the South African National Energy Association, Marokane also revealed that a board decision had been made for Eskom to participate directly in renewables projects on land adjacent to its existing power stations rather than releasing those grid-ready sites to private generators.
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Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023
Published: 06 Jun 24
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the diesel-fuelled open cycle gas turbines, reporting that it spent R285-million on diesel during May compared with R2.8-billion in the same month last year and against a budget for the month of R1.7-billion. Addressing the South African National Energy Association AGM against a backdrop of deep suspicion about how Eskom has managed to avoid resorting to rotational power cuts for 71 days, including over a highly competitive election period, Marokane attributed the stabilisation to the Generation Recovery Plan, which had been under way since March 2023.
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South Africa’s telecoms companies face significant consumer sentiment challenges
Published: 06 Jun 24
The latest South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index, undertaken by PwC South Africa in collaboration with DataEQ, has revealed that the local telecommunications industry continues to face significant challenges related to consumer sentiment. An assessment of 1.62-million public mentions about Cell C, MTN, rain, Telkom and Vodacom from January 1 to December 31, 2023, found that, with a negative Net Sentiment score of -18.8%, local consumer sentiment toward telecommunications service providers lag other industries such as banking, insurance and retail.
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Producer and supplier of alpha-particle emitters for cancer therapy Thor Medical has signed a memorandum of understanding with rare earths and...
