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Wacker Neuson rollers fulfill customer’s soil, asphalt compaction

From the renowned RD series to the RTx trench roller and large RC soil compactor range, Wacker Neuson’s range of high-quality rollers typify the company’s brand promise – all it takes! Available to several markets within Sub-Sahara Africa, these rugged, versatile rollers incorporate an ergonomic design, innovative features, and cutting-edge …

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Shared value, ESG integration can elevate Africa

As new business trends emerge, the 2024 Africa Shared Value and ESG Summit is set to transform the African business landscape. Organisers said the summit is a partnership between the Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit and the ESG Africa Conference. Scheduled for 24 to 25 October in Nairobi, Kenya, the …

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SKF unleashes raid to stamp out counterfeit bearings

Authorities, with collaborative support from SKF, recently conducted a large, highly effective raid action on a very well-known bearing seller of SKF bearings in Cape Town. The bearing seller, who has been on SKF’s radar for quite some time, has been selling counterfeit SKF bearings to numerous customers in the …

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New SKF quick lubrication review tool hits market

SKF is proud to introduce SKF Quick Lubrication Review, an innovative new tool that enables customers to discover more about their plant lubrication practices and compare them with industry peers and competitors with the view of enhancing their own procedures. “Correct lubrication is essential to machine and plant uptime, especially …

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New hydrogen forum to transform Africa’s energy sector

Africa Energy Indaba has announced the launch of a new side event, the Hydrogen Forum, to occur alongside the main Indaba. The event has been dubbed a pioneering platform for the future of clean energy poised to redefine the dialogue surrounding hydrogen as a formidable force in the global transition …

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Sunward South Africa unlocking new opportunities for growth

The Sunward Group, one of the top 50 construction equipment manufacturers in the world (being ranked 37th in the KHL Yellow Table 2023), offering world-class piling machines, drilling rigs, aerial work platforms, skid-steer loaders, crawler and wheeled cranes, mobile crushing stations, plus a complete range of (1t-95t) excavators has announced …

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Farmers appreciate Kagem’s food security efforts in Lufwanyama

Groups of small-scale farmers in Lufwanyama have applauded Kagem Mining for the provision of fertiliser to aid production for the 2023/24 farming season. The farmers – Twasanta Women, Tweende, Blessings/Chantete and Kapila Green Farmers   expressed appreciation in a letter to Kagem for the timely annual provision of fertiliser for the …

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Mining sector tax contributions hit record K43 billion

Tax payments from the mining sector rose by 11 percent to K43.3 billion in 2022, according to the latest independently audited report from the Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (ZEITI). The report showed that total revenues received by government from the mining sector rose to more than K43.3 billion in …

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Vedanta Secures Konkola Copper Mines After $1.4 Billion Deal with Zambia

After a tumultuous four-year saga, Vedanta Resources, the Indian mining giant, has finally regained control of the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia. The long-awaited agreement, sealed on October 23rd, 2023, marks a significant development in the copper-rich African nation’s mining landscape. The deal sees Vedanta, led by billionaire Anil …

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DRC’s prime minister to attend Mining Indaba 2024

As one of the world’s largest producers of green metals, it is expected that Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde will be attending Mining Indaba 2024 to highlight key investment opportunities in the country’s mining sector at Mining Indaba The organisers said the attendees …

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