March 2011
We really offer a mixed batch this month, along with all our firm favourites.
With major companies developing some of the more remote areas, Africa's mining potential is being hailed as the source of some of the most impressive resources and even the risk factors involved in developing this harsh continent is taking a backseat to the potential profits to be made. In our Mining section we cover some of the players who took part in the Mining Indaba held in Cape Town last month.
This was budget month and high on the agenda was the contentious e-Toll. While offering a short reprieve for Gauteng road users, the Minister's announcement, during his budget speech, of suspension of the toll system, may be indicative of the citizens of South Africa taking a stand against the hefty tolls that they are being expected to pay, without consultation and without consideration for their already dwindling pay packet. Read what the RFA has to say on the matter.
And talking of tolls and freight, in our On-Road Trucks section, premium Swedish truck manufacturer, Scania, which has been steadily growing its share of the extra-heavy segment (over 16 500kg GVM) of the SA market, has now for the first time entered the heavy sector (8 501-16 500kg GVM) with the launch of its ‘smallest big truck'.
IMPERIAL Logistics, a division of the IMPERIAL Group is a global logistics and supply chain leader that moves business and industry through innovation, inspiration and foresight. In our Company Profile read how they have become leaders, with their fast moving and fast thinking.
In Trucks and tracks, read how HPE Africa's Astra truck range is expanding into Africa find out what the RFA has to say on the contentious e-Toll system due to hit Gauteng.
So, be informed and enjoy the read!
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Technology
Increasing global awareness about, and concerns for our environmental impact and rising energy prices, have resulted in a public demand for efficient and ‘green' energy sources. By incorporating the soft magnetic composite material Somaloy® from Höganäs, Microgen Engine Corporation designed a free-piston Stirling engine for use in its microCHP (Combined Heat and Power) appliance, which provides small buildings with energy-efficient and environment-friendly heat and power generation.
Finance
There are two questions that South African economists are often asked these days: Is the recession over, and what do we need for the economy to again grow faster? Senior Economist, Christie Viljoen, from NKC Independent Economists, shares his thoughts with CEN in the Finance section's article: Recovery's burning issues...
Health and Safety
The Centralised Induction Training Committee (CITC), together with training specialist KBC Health and Safety, has managed to set industry benchmarks with regards to managing the process and standard of health and safety training of contract workers in the Richards Bay area.
Next month:
CEN covers the CONEXPO construction and agriculture machinery expo, held in Las Vegas during March. See the innovative machines and get a feel of the excitement at this world class exhibition.
