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Thos Begbie Feeding Scheme Initiative
Thos Begbie wants to make a difference by supporting feeding schemes in our area. We are able to supply fresh vegetables to the needy in
Company services Zambian smelters remotely, eyes expansion
Local foundry company Thos Begbie opened a workshop in Solwezi, Zambia, in March last year to supply and service copper smelters in the region more
SA company aims for preferred supplier status in Australia
Australia is abundant in minerals, with more mines being established every year; this results in more mined ore being processed, says local foundry company Thos
Copper Development Association Africa
Thos Begbie & Company specialise in the manufacture of water cooled copper components for the pryometallurgical industry across the globe. Thos Begbie & Company only
Smelter welding project completed
South Africa-based foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie successfully completed a smelter welding project and timeously delivered erosion-resistant copper coolers, which are being installed to a smelter in Southern Africa. Thos
Graphite Freezline Solutions opens
Graphite Freezline Solutions opens. A new graphite facility, Graphite Freezeline Solutions, was opened at Thos Begbie’s manufacturing campus in Middelburg. It will reduce the time to manufacture products that include
Thos Begbie expanding their Zambian branch
Thos Begbie is expanding their Zambian branch South Africa-based foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie’s Zambian branch will expand its workshop into a fully equipped heavy machine
Thos Begbie extends its service offering
South African foundry and engineering company Thos Begbie has extended its service offering by adding a new graphite facility to its production line having acquired a new graphite carbon refractory
- BME nears 100% used-oil explosives breakthrough
Explosives manufacturer BME intends to replace 100% of the virgin oil used in the fuel phase of its emulsions with used oil within the next few years, Mining Weekly has learned. This would be a first for explosives manufacturing globally. The company can currently produce the fuel phase of its emulsions with up to 90% recycled oil and aims to reach 100% recycled content while maintaining product quality and safety, BME Southern African Development Community (SADC) operations GM Nic Dreyer said on October 24.
- Angola submits bid for Anglo American’s majority De Beers stake
Angola said it has offered to buy Anglo American’s majority stake in De Beers, facing off against other potential suitors including neighboring Botswana. State-owned Angolan gem producer Endiama presented “a concrete and well-defined proposal” to Anglo and is now moving ahead with “subsequent actions,” CEO José Manuel Ganga Júnior said in an interview in the Angolan capital, Luanda. He declined to provide further details, saying the talks are confidential.
- Steenkampskraal outlines six-phase rare earths production plan
Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM), one of the world’s highest-grade rare earths and thorium deposits, has set out its six-phase production plan following confirmation of receipt of the first tranche of funding from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). “The development roadmap extends far beyond conventional mining industry evolution, positioning the project as an integrated rare earths value chain,” SMM chairperson and shareholder Dr Enock Mathebula says.
- Hixonia Nyasulu to step down from Anglo American board
Hixonia Nyasulu has decided to step down as a nonexecutive director of global miner Anglo American with effect from December 31, after six years of service, to focus on her wider board portfolio. Nyasulu has served as an independent nonexecutive director since November 2019, also serving on the board’s nomination and remuneration committees.
- Pan African shares admitted to LSE’s main market
Gold miner Pan African Resources’ ordinary shares have been admitted to trading on the LSE main market, with effect from October 24, completing the company’s move from the LSE’s Aim market. Pan African, which is also listed on the JSE, has 2.3-billion ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue.
- PCC report highlights need to drastically increase yearly climate finance flows
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has launched the third edition of its ‘South African Climate Finance Landscape Report’, which maps financial flows that supported South Africa’s climate response for 2022 and 2023.
- Eskom bolstering efforts to end load reduction
State-owned utility Eskom says it is bolstering efforts to eliminate load reduction by 2027 as South Africa’s electricity system stabilises. The Load Reduction Elimination Strategy, launched by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on September 25, sets a roadmap to strengthen the country’s distribution network and address high-risk isolated areas.
- South Africa boosts deportations amid jobs crisis, Schreiber says
South Africa is pushing to deport more undocumented migrants who compete with citizens for jobs in an economy with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, the minister overseeing the programme said. The nation “is a neglected part of the global migration story,” with the contestation between foreigners and locals for positions becoming “a real tinderbox,” Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said in an interview on Bloomberg Television Friday. “We’ve deported 51 000 people in the last year — that’s more than France and Germany combined. If we had more resources, we’d be doing more of that.”
- Lower CPI goal may save S Africa R900-billion in debt costs
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago emphasised the benefits of a lower inflation goal, saying it could save the government as much as R900-billion over a decade in debt-service costs. “What we are showing by lowering the inflation target is that government will be able to save in debt servicing costs,” Kganyago told an audience at the release of the bank’s semi-annual Monetary Policy Review on Thursday in the capital, Pretoria. “Over a 10 year period, we estimate that to be about R900-billion. To take a straight line over 10 years, it’s about R90-billion a year.” South Africa currently spends 22 cents of every rand on debt-service costs, crowding out investment in health and education.
- New industrial technology, renewable-energy events announced for South Africa
Montgomery Group Africa will stage two new exhibitions in South Africa – one in Johannesburg in 2026, and one in Cape Town in 2027. Montgomery Group Africa commercial director Joshua Low says RE+ South Africa will take place on June 2 to 4, next year, in Johannesburg, at the Gallagher Convention Centre.
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