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Eskom Partners with CT Lab to Increase Quality of Electricity Supply
CT Lab, the global leader in power quality management, today concluded an agreement with Eskom Holdings in South Africa to supply power quality instruments and management services to all nine provinces in South Africa. The demand for heightened reliability by modern mission-critical applications... - October 01, 2016 - CT Lab
Swisatec: Blue Rock Village, Africa’s First Green Village, Proud Supporters of the World Green Building Week Hosted by the World Green Building Council
Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village, developed by Swisatec, an architecture and project management firm in Cape Town, is proud to announce its support for the World Green Building Week hosted by the World Green Building Council in conjunction with the Green Building Council South Africa. - September 28, 2016 - Blue Rock Village
HotWork Company Introduces a Unique Video Tool Which Can Help Pass a Job Interview
In September 2016, the Hotwork international job aggregator provided a unique video tool to help applicants pass a job interview effectively. The tool has already been launched in Russian, and now it is available in English. - September 23, 2016 - Hotwork
African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit Showcases Exciting City Development Plans on the Continent in Cape Town in November
The CEO of Wesgro, Tim Harris, the Executive Director of Kampala’s Capital City Authority, Dr Jennifer Musisi, the UCLG-A Secretary General, Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, and Business Botswana Director Lekwalo Mosienyane are heading up an exciting line-up of headline experts from around Africa... - September 20, 2016 - African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit
Angel-Grams.com Announces a Way to Stay in Contact with Loved Ones Even After Death
Angel-Grams.com is a website that allows you to reconnect with your deceased loved ones - a year after they have passed on. This world first website allows living users to store final goodbye messages and delivers it to grieving friends and family after they die. Unlike other social media sites... - September 18, 2016 - Edutainment News
Cape Town Hosts Ninth International Penguin Congress (IPC9)
Conservationists and avifauna experts from all over the world will descend on Cape Town as South Africa hosts the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC) from 5 to 9 September 2016. The IPC is the primary gathering of the world’s leading scientists, research managers and policy makers... - September 03, 2016 - CapeNature
Financika Now Offers Additional Support for South African Traders
Financika is an online provider of trading services based in Vanuatu and operating in South Africa. With 4 years in the industry, the company now announces further emphasis on the South African market. Traders in the country are able to benefit from additional customer support on a local landline number – taking immediate effect on 15 August. - August 19, 2016 - Financika
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TODPOD Aims to be the Most Funded Indiegogo Campaign of All Time
This South African Inventor views this achievement as a giant step in the right direction in providing fresh ideas for modern day parents, caregivers and grandparents worldwide. TodPod is an innovative modern product for kids on-the-go. They are simplifying the #parenting lifestyle. - July 17, 2016 - Million Baby
Swisatec Announces a New Addition to the 14 Billion Blue Rock Village; Africa First Green Village in Cape Town South Africa
Swisatec, architects and project managers of Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village, today announced a new multimillion-rand addition to the village, the Santa Luzia Lifestyle centre, and the 5-star Blue Rock Hotel and Conferencing centre. - July 17, 2016 - Blue Rock Village
Spintelligent Marks Half-Year with Record After Record at Its African Events
“Record attendances at our events are important to show growth and momentum but knowing that we are relevant to the industries that we serve and are also making a difference outside of our business is equally, if not more, important,” – this is according to David Ashdown, MD of... - June 26, 2016 - Spintelligent
African Cities to Connect with Developers and Investors in Cape Town on Future Development Plans
Kigali, Lusaka and Dar es Salaam are open for business and are showcasing their future land and development plans at the African Real Estate Summit in Cape Town from 2-3 November 2016. - June 15, 2016 - African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit
African Utility Week’s Growth and Success a Reflection of Confidence in Continent’s Energy and Water Sectors
“Everyone who was part of this year’s African Utility Week felt the same passion for the energy and water sectors on the continent and had the feeling that we are on the brink of enormous progress,” says Evan Schiff, event director of the African Utility Week conference and... - June 02, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Sierra Leone’s Kandeh Yumkella, City Power and Akon Lighting Winners in African Utility Week Industry Awards in Cape Town
Sierra Leone’s Kandeh Yumkella of the Sustainable Energy For All Initiative, Johannesburg’s City Power, George Airport and Akon Lighting are just some of the exciting and pioneering power and water professionals, utilities and projects that were winners in this year’s African... - May 21, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Africa’s Power and Water Innovations, Opportunities and Successes in Focus at African Utility Week in Cape Town
Cape Town will be the continent’s energy capital this week when more than 6000 power and water professionals from more than 70 countries, including 27 African nations, will gather for the 16th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa conference and trade exhibition from 17-19 May at the... - May 17, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
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Introducing the Best of the Continent’s Power and Water People and Projects: the African Utility Week Industry Awards Finalists
Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront’s Solar Farm, Nigeria’s Genesis Energy, Nairobi City Water in Kenya and Sierra Leone’s Kandeh Yumkella of the SE4All Initiative are just some of the exciting and pioneering power and water professionals, utilities and projects that have been named as finalists for this year’s African Utility Week Industry Awards. - April 24, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Finalists Announced in African Utility Week’s Innovation Hub for Energy and Water Industry
Aquaponic farming, a geyser switch and other water and energy savings gadgets and software are amongst the winning innovations and inventions that will be showcased at the Innovation Hub taking place during the upcoming African Utility Week in Cape Town from 17-19 May. Fifteen SMEs, start-ups and... - April 22, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
African Utility Week’s Finance and Investment Forum: Africa as Attractive Power Project Investment Destination
During the Finance and Investment Forum at African Utility Week in May, financiers and project owners will hear about the key trends impacting project finance in regional energy markets with updates and insights on market opportunities, sources of capital, financing instruments, risk mitigation strategies, success factors and access to project finance. - April 14, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
African Utility Week to Feature OUTA and AfriForum Speakers to Show How Civil Society is Getting Involved in Improving Energy and Water Management
“As the level of service delivery in South Africa breaks down to levels seen in other African states, it becomes critically important for civil society to mobilise and interrogate the reasons why service delivery is failing,” says Ted Blom, energy analyst and advisor to the energy and... - April 10, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
When Convenience is Just a Click Away – ARB Electrical Wholesalers Goes Online
The unstoppable growth of e-commerce cannot be ignored and ARB Electrical Wholesalers have ensured that customers who prefer this very useful method of shopping can now enjoy total online convenience - 24-7. Their new website is designed to make it extremely easy to source and shop for electrical... - April 01, 2016 - ARB Electrical Wholesalers
African Utility Week's Innovation Hub Calls for Innovators and Inventors in the Energy and Water Industry
Twenty SMEs, start-ups and young innovators will be given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase their new development or invention for the power and water industry at the Innovation Hub taking place during the upcoming African Utility Week in Cape Town from 17-19 May. - March 14, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
African Utility Week Platinum Sponsor Accenture: "Allow Private Sector to Take Part in Utility Projects"
“I’d like to see an increased uptake of As-A-Service models as this allows utilities to leverage private capital to achieve service delivery outcomes by allowing private players to share in the risk and reward related to projects,” this is according to Melusi Maposa,... - March 05, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
African Utility Week Industry Awards: Celebrating African Projects and People Solving the Continent’s Energy Challenges
This year’s African Utility Week Industry Awards will once again honour pioneering utilities, projects and people in the energy and water industry on the continent. - March 03, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Bandela Media Launches Its Brand New Website Engineered by Chekmybiz
Bandela Media (Pty) Ltd, the new face of Chek Africa Holdings, has launched its brand new website under a new domain name https://bandela.media to represent the reforms in their operation and to strengthen their mission of helping small businesses realising their true potential. - March 02, 2016 - Bandela Media
KNF Ventures Blends Knowledge Networks and Funding in an Entrepreneurial Approach to Venture Capital Investment
Knife Capital launches SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company with incentive to fund South African innovation-driven ventures. - February 18, 2016 - KNF Ventures
Nuclear Power Africa in May in Cape Town to Look at Nuclear Future of South Africa
President Jacob Zuma’s remarks during last week’s SONA on the country’s nuclear future might seem contradictory, but this is not the case, says Dr. Anthonie Cilliers of North West University’s School of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering. President Zuma said South... - February 17, 2016 - Nuclear Power Africa
African Utility Week Welcomes Shell Back as Platinum Sponsor
Global energy giant, Shell will return as a platinum sponsor to African Utility Week at Cape Town’s CTICC from 17-19 May. As the country goes through tough economic times and companies are facing growing price tags for their equipment maintenance, all eyes are on reducing costs and... - February 11, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
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New Gas Treatment and Compression Equipment in Africa
BPC has signed a distribution agreement with the company SF Technologies, which became the exclusive representative of COMPEX equipment on the territory of the Republic of South Africa, as well as an official representative in Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda. - February 07, 2016 - BPC Engineering
African Utility Week Speaker Ted Blom Says NERSA Hearings Have Been "Bitterly Disappointing" and "Have Not Worked"
“I have reviewed the outcomes of the NERSA hearings that I have testified at since 2009, and if we are going to be honest, the results have been bitterly disappointing as will be gauged when one examines the records of decision that have blessed Eskom with over 700% price increases since 2007. - January 30, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
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STS Joins African Utility Week as Industry Partner and Presents at KMC Workshop at Expo
The global prepaid meter standards industry organisation, STS (Standard Transfer Specification), has joined the leading power and water conference and trade expo African Utility Week as an industry partner. STS will hold its AGM during the event in Cape Town in May and also run a free technical... - January 29, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
World Bank to Report Back on Progress of Its Thirsty Energy Initiative at African Utility Week in Cape Town in May
A study in South Africa that forms part of the World Bank’s Thirsty Energy Initiative has found that major inter-basin transfers support water for power in South Africa. So says Dr Diego J. Rodriguez, Senior Economist at the World Bank, and speaker at African Utility Week in Cape Town in May. - January 22, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
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African Utility Week Explains How to Save Water This Holiday Season in Your Business and Home
“There are lots of things that we can do as water consumers, whether at home or in our business, to help save water,” says Evan Schiff, event director for African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa. South Africa is currently experiencing drought conditions and cities such as Cape Town... - December 16, 2015 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
African Utility Week to Show Why Electricity and Water Management Will Never be the Same Again
“There’s no doubt that renewable energy as well as smart technology are changing the way power and water utilities operate and deal with their customers. The industry is constantly challenged and presented with new opportunities and it is therefore vital for power and water... - December 09, 2015 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa
Great Dykes Mining Company Announces Bushbuckridge Stainless Steel Project Milestone Pass
US$8 Billion Bushbuckridge Stainless Steel (BBRSS) Macro Beneficiation Project passes Proof of Concept milestone, progresses to next phase. - December 04, 2015 - Great Dykes Mining Company (Pty) Ltd
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Denel to Launch Its Maritime Division at Maritime Africa in November in Cape Town
“Maritime Africa is a fantastic opportunity for Denel to launch our maritime division in public and articulate our aspirations within the sector,” says Ismail Dockrat, Chief Executive Officer, Denel Integrated Systems and Maritime. He is a speaker at the upcoming Maritime Africa... - October 28, 2015 - Maritime Africa
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Spintelligent Training Academy to Explore the Business Opportunities in the Renewable Energy Sector
“We have learned from the industry that there are many potential role players for the renewable sector yet without a clear strategy they are certain to fail.” So says Daniel Swanepoel, lead facilitator of the upcoming course in Business Strategies for Renewable Energies that is taking... - October 14, 2015 - Spintelligent
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Taking Africa’s Blue Economy to the Next Level at Maritime Africa in Cape Town in November
Africa’s maritime domain has vast potential for wealth creation and while traditional maritime activities have intensified and developed, a collaborative effort from all AU member states is necessary to achieve a secure environment for this blue economy to flourish. This is according to... - October 03, 2015 - Maritime Africa
Crucial Ballistix NAG LAN Challenge Announced for rAge
Gamers attending the NAG LAN BYOC in Johannesburg next month will have the opportunity to compete in an eSports tournament at the annual rAge Expo. - September 23, 2015 - Syntech
Media Monitoring App, ROi Africa Introduces a Game Changer
ROi Africa is widely regarded as a technological leader in the media monitoring intelligence field and now they’ve taken a giant market leap by launching their own media monitoring app, available for Android and iPhones from September 2015. - September 08, 2015 - ROi Africa
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Spintelligent on the Move with Strong Growth During First Half of the Year
"Spintelligent has had a phenomenal year thus far with events that keep growing in content and visitor numbers, we are launching four new events later this year and our move to modern and larger offices is a sign that we are ready for even greater things to come,” says David Ashdown,... - August 08, 2015 - Spintelligent