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.

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 [...]

The establishment of an Integrated Project Management Control Office (IPMCO) is the fastest growing concept in project management today and is extremely important when implementing project quality systems that effectively integrate with business quality systems in the mining and engineering sectors. To keep pace with increased competition and tougher economic conditions in a fast-paced global [...]

The establishment of an Integrated Project Management Control Office (IPMCO) is the fastest growing concept in project management today and is very important for the effective implementation of projects across mining and engineering. To keep pace with increased competition and tougher economic conditions in a fast-paced global economy, mines must do more using fewer resources. [...]

SAP reseller Barnstone has launched an all-in-one, pre-configured SAP solution for mining SMEs that comes pre-populated with useful and relevant industry information
Barnstone’s  All-in-one SAP solution for SMEs in mining  combines SAP software, SAP best practises and Barnstone’s services.
“The solution is ideal for someone starting or growing a mining venture,” says Conrad Steyn, Barnstone’s co-founder. “A [...]

In South Africa, the mining industry is the second largest electricity consumer after the manufacturing sector. Electricity is not only an integral input in any mining process but it is also critical in ensuring a safe
and healthy working environment in underground mines.
“Electricity powers mining equipment and the transportation of personnel and materials,” explains Frost & [...]

With the new King III regulations that came into effect this month and the new Companies Act that will be passed in the near future, companies fast need to address the issues around IT Governance, risk and compliance and also understand the role IT has in driving this process.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor, has launched a R26 million programme to boost the technology base in 28 companies that manufacture castings in South Africa.
Launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria on 1 March 2010, the Technology Localisation Programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) [...]

Local SAP® BUSINESS All-in-One Partner, SCT Services, has announced a new licensing and delivery option for SAP® BUSINESS All-in-One (SAP BAiO) solutions. The new hosted and subscription-based delivery model is designed to help midsize companies obtain a world-class business application with a lower up-front cost by eliminating the capital outlay traditionally required for acquiring software [...]

With the official signing of a collaboration agreement, the CSIR and Cermalab today formalised the work they are doing together at southern Africa’s only unbiased high-temperature materials laboratory.
At this laboratory refractories and ceramics can be tested and characterised to international standards. The CSIR and Cermalab each ran independent laboratories of this nature for many years [...]