No escaping the move to electric, says Jaguar as it launches new I-Pace. A third fully electric vehicle has made its debut in South Africa. The new Jaguar I-Pace adds to the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3 already available in the local market. By far the most expensive, at a ...

Hulamin reviews extrusions business, rolled products reaches record volumes. JSE-listed aluminium supplier and exporter Hulamin’s rolled products division reported a “superb” manufacturing performance for the year ended December 31, 2018, increasing its sales by 6% to 228 000 t...

Eskom to seek special procurement dispensation to help it address ‘crisis’. Crisis-ridden power utility Eskom is approaching the Auditor-General and the National Treasury to seek approval for a special procurement dispensation that will allow it to accelerate the purchase of c...

Zimbabwe currency crisis robs Bell of record year. A new currency regime in Zimbabwe robbed Bell Equipment of a record financial year, giving the company a 87.4-million rand “ankle-tap that went straight to the bottom line”, said CEO Leon Goosen on Monday....

The BioCycle aims to turn human waste into lubricants, biodiesel. The BioCycle plans to have completed the design of its first South African commercial scale facility by the end of 2020, to be followed by a global rollout of the technology, says MultiCycle director M...

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/zimbabwe-currency-crisis-robs-bell-of-record-year-2019-03-18. A new currency regime in Zimbabwe robbed Bell Equipment of a record financial year, giving the company a 87.4-million rand “ankle-tap that went straight to the bottom line”, said CEO Leon Goosen on Monday....

Public-Private Growth Initiative identifies 18 ‘priority projects’ to unlock growth. The Public-Private Growth Initiative (PPGI), an evolving sector-based collaboration between government and business, has earmarked 18 projects across various sectors of the South African economy for pr...

PE-based e-coating specialist seeks majority empowerment partner. Port Elizabeth-based e-coating specialist, Electrocoat, wishes to sell at least 51% of the business to a black investor. Businesses that are successful in implementing major transformational changes...

PRASA places four execs on special leave. The State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has put company secretary Lindikaya Zide, chief information officer Chris Mbatha, corporate real estate solutions CEO Tara Ngubane and susp...

WRC, DWS launch new satellite earth observation project. The Water Research Commission (WRC), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Department of Science and Technology on Friday released a report showing the potential of a new project to moni...