Mines adopt risk management framework

07 July 2010

Local Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution provider, UMT Project and Portfolio Management Services South Africa (UMT Consulting SA), has announced that there is an early adoption of a risk management framework on mining project life cycles. The company developed integrated risk management methodologies (IRM) to implement risk management in these specific industries.

Calculate your eco-footprint with BASF product

02 July 2010

When does it make sense to use biodegradable plastics? Packaging industry, consumers and policy makers are more and more confronted with this question during discussions about climate and the environment. Up to now, anyone who wanted to base a decision on a solid foundation had to turn to extensive individual eco-efficiency analyses or other life [...]

Expect more shareholder activism with new Companies Act

19 May 2010

Directors and officers, charged with making difficult management decisions in the course of their work, may face heightened litigation once the new Companies Act comes into effect in later this year. Increased litigation may also cost directors millions in their personal capacity.

SA headed towards water security crisis

04 May 2010

On current trends, South Africa is headed for a crisis of water security and quality that will hamper the country’s social and economic development. Sooner than many policy-makers anticipate, emerging water supply problems will impact on the whole spectrum of South Africa’s development challenges.

SA consumers still under pressure

19 April 2010

The South African consumer continues to seek out short-term personal loans to try and keep their heads above water, but there are signs that interest rate cuts are starting to take effect. That’s according to data drawn from the financial services product aggregator operated by Rival Financial Services which is a product owned [...]

Rival Financial Services

27 March 2010

South African financial services product aggregator for lending, insurance, investing, savings and store card products.

Traffic Fines Toolkit

27 March 2010

The Traffic Fines Toolkit is written to help motorists defend against unfair traffic fines by showing you how the system works and how to get fines withdrawn

WorldChat

27 March 2010

Excellent value calls (from 39c/min). Airtime can be used in South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries.

TsunamiNET

27 March 2010

Change the way you host your websites. Upgrade your web hosting to Server hosting. Starting at R295 pm

TransUnion Credit Bureau

27 March 2010

TransUnions commercial division is dedicated to delivering the right business tools to our clients to help them make better business decisions.

OpenWeb.co.za

27 March 2010

Offers clients the most affordable and innovative bandwidth products in South Africa.

Momentum Health

27 March 2010

Momentum is a comprehensive medical scheme, which covers all your healthcare needs. Momentum Health strives to offer its members good value for money by combining flexibility with comprehensive cover – because it is important to match your family’s healthcare needs.

Mantality

27 March 2010

South Africa’s only one-stop online shop for the urban man.

Hollard

27 March 2010

A range of financial products from Hollard including Pay-As-You-Drive, Funeral Insurance and Life Cover

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Aluminium

BHP and Eskom sign Mozal smelter agreement

Posted on 30 May 2010

Eskom and BHP Billiton today announced that they have reached agreement on an amended power supply contract for the Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique. Discussions relating to the contracts for the supply of electricity to the Hillside and Bayside smelters in South Africa will continue over the coming months with the intention of concluding binding [...]

Business Services

Impact Noise Protection

Posted on 12 July 2010

Impact Noise Protection is a supplier and manufacturer of a wide range of custom and universal hearing / ear protectors and plugs. The successful implementation of their unique hearing conservation programme allows them to cater for your specific needs, keeping you up-to-date regarding your worker’s hearing sensitivity and allowing you to monitor the effect of [...]

Events

Ferronews readers score on labour seminar

Posted on 12 July 2010

Ferronews.com readers are able to receive a  5% discounted rate to attend a labour seminar by leading legal practitioner Ivan Israelstam for his seminar on 23 July 2010 in Johannesburg.
Details of the seminar are as below. Cost for the day is R1767 incl. VAT excluding any discounts.

Ferrous Metals

Rio Tinto expands Mine of the Future™ programme

Posted on 23 February 2010

Rio Tinto is expanding its Mine of the Future™ programme to develop new equipment and systems for deep underground mines and has selected three partners to work on the project. Aker Wirth and Atlas Copco will individually work with Rio Tinto to develop two new tunneling concepts and Herrenknecht will work with the Group on [...]

Market News

New SME competition for South Africa

Posted on 08 July 2010

An exciting new competition for small business owners has been launched under the title of “Punk Your SME!”. The competition will invite South African small  business owners to motivate why their business deserves to be “punked” and receive a shot in the arm to raise their profile.

Nickel

African Eagle Resources in JV

Posted on 07 April 2009

African Eagle Resources plc has signed a Letter of Intent for an option and joint venture with SAFINA a.s. of the Czech Republic and its subsidiary Tanzania Precious Metals Refinery Limited (TPMRL), over the Ngasamo licence, adjacent to the Dutwa nickel laterite project in Tanzania.
Under the agreement, African Eagle can earn an interest of up to [...]

Platinum

Mintek`s Demonstration Furnace Smelts 50 000 Tons

Posted on 02 June 2010

Jubilee and Mintek are pleased to announce the successful completion of the development programme for the ConRoast Smelting Process. In March 2010 the  demonstration DC-arc furnace passed the significant milestone of smelting 50 000 tons of material containing platinum group metals (“PGM”) as part of thedevelopment of ConRoast.

Smelters & Furnaces

Incident at Mintek’s ConRoast smelting facility

Posted on 30 March 2009

Braemore Resources plc confirms the occurrence of an operational incident at a furnace at Mintek’s ConRoast smelting facility in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, 27 March. A full enquiry will be completed; however preliminary investigations suggest superficial damage to the plant and minimal impact on production. Safety procedures were strictly adhered to and no personnel [...]

Stainless Steel

China strategy pays off for Cadac

Posted on 12 May 2009

The idea of moving into China has much appeal for South African firms. However getting your head around the market is tough and many local firms would do well to learn from some of the experiences from the team over at Cadac who have successfully implemented China into their supply chain.
Cadac, an iconic South African brand will be [...]

Steel

Steel producers hold their own

Posted on 15 May 2010

Local steel producers, to a large extent, held their own in 2009 despite of a number of them reporting down¬sizing and other survival measures. The severe downturn in the global economy was cushioned by the special circumstances regarding the construction of power stations and government’s low-cost housing and infrastructure spending.

Technology

Mines adopt risk management framework

Posted on 07 July 2010

Local Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution provider, UMT Project and Portfolio Management Services South Africa (UMT Consulting SA), has announced that there is an early adoption of a risk management framework on mining project life cycles. The company developed integrated risk management methodologies (IRM) to implement risk management in these specific industries.

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