Podcasts about Richards Bay

Both Richards Bay and Cape Town City are on 24 points, just one spot from bottom with Richards Bay having a game in hand. With the relegation process still unknown, expect some fireworks as the teams look to score points. SABC Sports News Anchor, Jon Gericke

At least eight people have tragically lost their lives in a devastating accident in KwaZulu-Natal. 80 of the victims were church members traveling from Richards Bay to Shakaskraal when their bus suffered a tyre burst on the N2 between Mandeni and Stanger. The driver lost control, causing the vehicle to roll down an embankment. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to IPSS Security Operations Manager Phumlani Vezi

VISIT OUR STORE: 138 JAN SMUTS AVENUE, PARKWOOD, JOHANNESBURG On this week's episode of DEAD. radio, we dive deep with the visionary behind “Kind Kid” toys, Sanele Qwabe. From the streets of Richards Bay in KZN, he shares his journey from curious kid to master creative, driven by a passion for storytelling through films, music videos, and animation. His path led him to carve a new space in South Africa's toy-making industry with Kind Kid—a brand with a bold mission: to ignite the imaginations of a new generation of black kids. This conversation is more than just about toys; it's about manifesting dreams, pioneering your own path, and trusting in your vision. Tune in and catch the inspiration that'll give you wings to fly. VISIT OUR WEBSTORE: https://www.dead93.com

The Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says is a bit concerned about the inclement weather.  The South African Weather Service (Saws) is warning of more heavy rains over parts of the country on Monday. Saws has issued an Orange Level 6 warning of disruptive rain along the country's coastal areas between Port Alfred and Richards Bay. A Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms has also been issued for most parts of KwaZulu-Natal, southern-western parts of Mpumalanga, Gauteng as well as the Free State, North West and the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape. Gwarube says they are keeping a close eye on the weather. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC meteorologist, Joe Guy Chabata

This week Darren, Sky, and Carmen were in Richards, where they came across a local cellphone salesman. The unknown man has since gone viral on Tik Tok for singing his own version of Drake's hotline Bling Webpage

Today, we're thrilled to welcome two dedicated listeners from Switzerland live on air with Stacey and J Sbu! It's not every day that we get to connect with some of you who live so far away, and we couldn't be more excited to have them with us. Neil originally from Richards Bay, has a taste of home while living abroad. How to stream East Coast Radio from abroad

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Sam Sole, Investigative Journalist about mining company, Richards Bay Minerals being allegedly embroiled in an organized crime syndicate involving theft and misappropriation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phillip Rendel | Owner at Where it All Began Although South African winters are relatively mild, temperatures in parts of the country can drop below zero degrees Celsius during winter. Fortunately, you can still wear shorts and hit the beach in many parts of South Africa during its dry winters. If you are looking to travel in South Africa during winter but want to be in a warm place, consider these travel destinations in South Africa that have warm weather in winter (May to August).  As the cold sets in, many travellers seek refuge in South African destinations offering mild temperatures and sunny skies. From coastal retreats to inland havens, discover the top cities renowned for their delightful winter climates. Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal Known for its stunning beaches, rich cultural heritage, and thriving industrial sector, Richards Bay offers visitors a unique blend of natural beauty and urban charm. Durban's subtropical climate makes it deserves a feature on this list of warm winter locations in South Africa Just 180km from here (about a 2-hour drive), is South Africa's popular Garden Route where you'll find Tsitsikamma National Park – that's where the dark water of Storms River meets the Atlantic Ocean. A must visit!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

uMfolozi Mayor Xolani Bhengu's praised the police for their swift action in arresting an alleged rapist in Richards Bay. Website

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment has been growing its business organically by investing in the development and enhancement of products, increasing market share in key regions, such as the Middle East, and growing the Bell Heavy Industries (BHI) contract manufacturing business. Bell Equipment CEO Ashley Bell tells Engineering News that the company has initiated discussions with potential customers to help stimulate the South African manufacturing sector through contract manufacturing. Bell envisions providing contract manufacturing services to the construction, energy, mining and transport sectors. He adds that the BHI initiative is still in its early stages, with systems and processes being put in place to deal with third-party clientele, but Bell is confident it will gain further traction over the remainder of the year. Responding to whether the company's existing manufacturing facilities will need to be expanded to accommodate for contract manufacturing, as well as new products that Bell Equipment will be manufacturing from 2025, Bell says the legacy plant it has in Richards Bay has the capability to accommodate the additional manufacturing, particularly as the company pursues a greater level of articulated dump truck (ADT) manufacturing at its German factory. The company is also adequately staffed with manufacturing experts that can take on third-party manufacturing projects. Bell Equipment aims to manufacture its northern hemisphere-bound ADTs closer to suppliers and markets, which leaves room in the South African facility for other types of manufacturing. Among the new products that Bell Equipment will be manufacturing from 2025 are a Bell Motor Grader and a Timber Processing Head. The Motor Grader has been in development for four years and will take its place alongside the reputable Bell Equipment ADT line in the local and global market. Bell says extensive testing on the machine has ensured it has the durability and reliability that are expected from Bell Equipment. The Bell Motor Grader marks a significant step forward in the company's strategy to grow its own range of manufactured products for the global construction and mining industries, particularly as many graders in the market have been found to be insufficient and prone to failure. The grader has been designed with varying emission regulations in international markets in mind, as well as different types of operator controls. It is engineered to operate in the most challenging and harsh environmental conditions and includes a range of features to help improve productivity, maintain costs and deliver work efficiently. In turn, the Timber Processing Head will complement the company's range of equipment on offer for the forestry and agriculture industries. Bell says this product is distinguished owing to its catering for mechanised harvesting operations, compared with traditional manual harvesting type systems. The Bell Equipment Timber Processing Head will be the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in South Africa. To further improve its offering to the timber and agriculture industries, Bell Equipment has been appointing a number of independent dealers for its forestry and agriculture business across South Africa, in addition to its own-managed branches and mining- and construction-focused independent dealers. Moreover, Bell Equipment is also undertaking research and development on different technologies for cleaner propulsion, including alternative fuel. Bell explains that many companies are going through a learning process on what would be the most suitable alternatives for construction equipment, particularly large machines. Some of the options the company is looking into are hydrogen and battery electric-powered drivetrains for machines, but no commercial solutions are in devel...

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment has been growing its business organically by investing in the development and enhancement of products, increasing market share in key regions, such as the Middle East, and growing the Bell Heavy Industries (BHI) contract manufacturing business. Bell Equipment CEO Ashley Bell tells Engineering News that the company has initiated discussions with potential customers to help stimulate the South African manufacturing sector through contract manufacturing. Bell envisions providing contract manufacturing services to the construction, energy, mining and transport sectors. He adds that the BHI initiative is still in its early stages, with systems and processes being put in place to deal with third-party clientele, but Bell is confident it will gain further traction over the remainder of the year. Responding to whether the company's existing manufacturing facilities will need to be expanded to accommodate for contract manufacturing, as well as new products that Bell Equipment will be manufacturing from 2025, Bell says the legacy plant it has in Richards Bay has the capability to accommodate the additional manufacturing, particularly as the company pursues a greater level of articulated dump truck (ADT) manufacturing at its German factory. The company is also adequately staffed with manufacturing experts that can take on third-party manufacturing projects. Bell Equipment aims to manufacture its northern hemisphere-bound ADTs closer to suppliers and markets, which leaves room in the South African facility for other types of manufacturing. Among the new products that Bell Equipment will be manufacturing from 2025 are a Bell Motor Grader and a Timber Processing Head. The Motor Grader has been in development for four years and will take its place alongside the reputable Bell Equipment ADT line in the local and global market. Bell says extensive testing on the machine has ensured it has the durability and reliability that are expected from Bell Equipment. The Bell Motor Grader marks a significant step forward in the company's strategy to grow its own range of manufactured products for the global construction and mining industries, particularly as many graders in the market have been found to be insufficient and prone to failure. The grader has been designed with varying emission regulations in international markets in mind, as well as different types of operator controls. It is engineered to operate in the most challenging and harsh environmental conditions and includes a range of features to help improve productivity, maintain costs and deliver work efficiently. In turn, the Timber Processing Head will complement the company's range of equipment on offer for the forestry and agriculture industries. Bell says this product is distinguished owing to its catering for mechanised harvesting operations, compared with traditional manual harvesting type systems. The Bell Equipment Timber Processing Head will be the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in South Africa. To further improve its offering to the timber and agriculture industries, Bell Equipment has been appointing a number of independent dealers for its forestry and agriculture business across South Africa, in addition to its own-managed branches and mining- and construction-focused independent dealers. Moreover, Bell Equipment is also undertaking research and development on different technologies for cleaner propulsion, including alternative fuel. Bell explains that many companies are going through a learning process on what would be the most suitable alternatives for construction equipment, particularly large machines. Some of the options the company is looking into are hydrogen and battery electric-powered drivetrains for machines, but no commercial solutions are in devel...

uMhlathuze's offering its employees counselling after two bodyguards assigned to Richards Bay officials were killed. Website

Two municipal workers have been shot dead at the Umhlathuze Municipality's Richards Bay office. Ekurhuleni, the mayor and speaker, will face motions of no confidence in the council. The Mayor has survived three motions, but we won't survive this one. The Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) released finalised investigation reports for the final quarter of the 2023/2024 Financial Year. Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, briefed the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 27th March 2024. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will be gazetting a notice to suspend the operations of Soweto Taxi Associations, WATA and Nanduwe. The Department of Tourism wishes South Africans a relaxing Easter holiday season, urging all tourists to #DoTourism safely and responsibly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A shooting incident in KwaZulu-Natal's uMhlathuze Local Municipality has left two bodyguards dead. Police say the incident happened this morning at the municipal head office in Richards Bay. It has been reported that the two shot each other while officials were inside the building. For more on this we are joined on the line by uMhlathuze Local Municipality spokesperson, Bongani Gina.

In Richards Bay, the daily influx of 1,000 coal trucks reveals a sinister reality: suspected transport mafias sabotaging rail lines and orchestrating a series of murders to instil fear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. South Africa's Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) expects to appoint a developer within months for the common-user infrastructure required to support the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal. In January, the State-owned company announced that it had selected a consortium comprising Vopak and Transnet Pipelines to design, develop, construct, finance, operate, and maintain an LNG terminal in the South Dunes Precinct at the deep-water port for a period of 25 years. In parallel, TNPA was evaluating bids for a service provider to complete detailed engineering, design and construction of the marine infrastructure, gas transmission pipeline and bulk services required to operate the LNG terminal and to link it to a dedicated LNG berth able to accommodate a floating storage regasification unit. The request for proposals (RFP) closed on November 20 and TNPA is targeting to make the appointment during March. The developer will carry out the construction of marine structures such as berths, bollards, fenders, pipe racks and bund walls as well as the development of a gas transmission pipeline for handling LNG imports and bulk services infrastructure. The project, together with the terminal itself, has been described as one of two catalytic projects already under way within TNPA's Eastern Region, which incorporates the ports of Durban and Richards Bay. At the Port of Durban, meanwhile, TNPA anticipates appointing a service provider for the detailed design and commissioning of berth infrastructure works of the Point Container Terminal Marine Infrastructure and Bulk Services project by April. The project seeks to expand the terminal's capacity from 0.2-million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 1.8-million TEUs. During a recent stakeholder engagement held at the Port of Durban, TNPA portfolio director Dr Bridgette Gasa-Toboti indicated that the two projects were in line with the goals of accommodating larger container vessels and meeting the country's new energy requirements. She indicated that they were part of a broader project pipeline that included short-, medium- and long-term projects, with the projects earmarked for implementation between 2024 and 2029 collectively valued at R11-billion. Besides the LNG and Point Container Terminal, the project pipeline also encompasses the deepening and lengthening of berths 203, 204 and 205 at the Pier 2 Durban Container Terminal. The RFP for a multibillion-rand main marine construction works package will close on April 19, with constructure currently scheduled to begin between August and December 2024. The project will result in a berth length increase from 914 m to 1 210 m to safely accommodate the simultaneous berthing of three Super Post Panamax vessels 350 m in length and with a draft of 14.5 m. A service provider had also been appointed in January to undertake prefeasibility studies for both the Base and Satellite Stations to enable the construction of the South African Navy Base project at the Port of Richards Bay.

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. South Africa's Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) expects to appoint a developer within months for the common-user infrastructure required to support the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal. In January, the State-owned company announced that it had selected a consortium comprising Vopak and Transnet Pipelines to design, develop, construct, finance, operate, and maintain an LNG terminal in the South Dunes Precinct at the deep-water port for a period of 25 years. In parallel, TNPA was evaluating bids for a service provider to complete detailed engineering, design and construction of the marine infrastructure, gas transmission pipeline and bulk services required to operate the LNG terminal and to link it to a dedicated LNG berth able to accommodate a floating storage regasification unit. The request for proposals (RFP) closed on November 20 and TNPA is targeting to make the appointment during March. The developer will carry out the construction of marine structures such as berths, bollards, fenders, pipe racks and bund walls as well as the development of a gas transmission pipeline for handling LNG imports and bulk services infrastructure. The project, together with the terminal itself, has been described as one of two catalytic projects already under way within TNPA's Eastern Region, which incorporates the ports of Durban and Richards Bay. At the Port of Durban, meanwhile, TNPA anticipates appointing a service provider for the detailed design and commissioning of berth infrastructure works of the Point Container Terminal Marine Infrastructure and Bulk Services project by April. The project seeks to expand the terminal's capacity from 0.2-million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 1.8-million TEUs. During a recent stakeholder engagement held at the Port of Durban, TNPA portfolio director Dr Bridgette Gasa-Toboti indicated that the two projects were in line with the goals of accommodating larger container vessels and meeting the country's new energy requirements. She indicated that they were part of a broader project pipeline that included short-, medium- and long-term projects, with the projects earmarked for implementation between 2024 and 2029 collectively valued at R11-billion. Besides the LNG and Point Container Terminal, the project pipeline also encompasses the deepening and lengthening of berths 203, 204 and 205 at the Pier 2 Durban Container Terminal. The RFP for a multibillion-rand main marine construction works package will close on April 19, with constructure currently scheduled to begin between August and December 2024. The project will result in a berth length increase from 914 m to 1 210 m to safely accommodate the simultaneous berthing of three Super Post Panamax vessels 350 m in length and with a draft of 14.5 m. A service provider had also been appointed in January to undertake prefeasibility studies for both the Base and Satellite Stations to enable the construction of the South African Navy Base project at the Port of Richards Bay.

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Both Cabinet and organised business have lauded the five-year public-private partnership agreement between Sasol and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), under which the energy and chemicals group will fund the maintenance and repair of a dedicated fleet of 128 ammonia tankers. In a statement following its February 28 meeting, Cabinet welcomed what it described as a "first-of-its-kind" partnership agreement, which it said would advance the country's Freight Logistics Roadmap, drafted to turn around the underperforming sector. Likewise, in welcoming the appointments of Michelle Phillips and Nosipho Maphumulo as CEO and CFO respectively at Transnet, Business Unity South Africa said the State-owned utility's recovery would be assisted through the signing of "mutual cooperation agreements" between Transnet and its customers. Neither Sasol nor TFR were willing to disclose the contract value, but Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler previously underlined the risk that "persisting supply-chain challenges in South Africa" posed to its chemicals business. Sasol Chemicals produces and sells more than 540 000 t/y of ammonia, which is used to make a variety of fertilisers and industrial chemicals for the agriculture, mining, textile and metalworking industries and supplies to key clients such as AECI in Modderfontein had been disrupted by the lack of availability of rolling stock. AECI told shareholders shortly after the Sasol-TFR deal was announced that it was still pursuing a hybrid sourcing strategy to reduce its dependence on South African supply and had already successfully imported ammonia through the Port of Richards Bay. Sasol and TFR confirmed with Engineering News that no new wagons would be purchased under the agreement. Instead, the focus was on refurbishing, with the support of Transnet Engineering, the existing assets to enable their full utilisation, while minimising the need for significant capital investment. Sasol base chemicals VP David Mokomela confirmed that the agreement would secure the transport capacity needed by the group's Secunda and Sasolburg facilities, while acting TFR CEO Russell Baatjies described the agreement as a significant step toward addressing the industry's current capacity challenges. "These trains will operate primarily on the Secunda-to-Isando and Sasolburg-to-Isando routes, which are in the Central Corridor," the companies confirmed in response to questions posed by Engineering News. "The Richards Bay service (through the North Corridor) may be considered, depending on market demand and capacity availability," they added. Besides rolling stock repair and maintenance, the companies confirmed that other investments were also being implemented on the Secunda-Isando corridor. "These include the opening of rail maintenance facilities in Secunda … [and] other investment types that are currently under review, all aimed at enhancing rail efficiency for the benefit of the industry." Both Sasol and TFR insist that the transaction, which covers 128 ammonia rail tankers in a bigger fleet of 350, did not require approval by the competition authorities, but they confirmed that it was assessed by the Competition Commission as well as internal legal counsel. "As this is specialised equipment, it is not open to others. "However, TFR is engaging other players who may wish to also pursue a similar approach with the entity."

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. Both Cabinet and organised business have lauded the five-year public-private partnership agreement between Sasol and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), under which the energy and chemicals group will fund the maintenance and repair of a dedicated fleet of 128 ammonia tankers. In a statement following its February 28 meeting, Cabinet welcomed what it described as a "first-of-its-kind" partnership agreement, which it said would advance the country's Freight Logistics Roadmap, drafted to turn around the underperforming sector. Likewise, in welcoming the appointments of Michelle Phillips and Nosipho Maphumulo as CEO and CFO respectively at Transnet, Business Unity South Africa said the State-owned utility's recovery would be assisted through the signing of "mutual cooperation agreements" between Transnet and its customers. Neither Sasol nor TFR were willing to disclose the contract value, but Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler previously underlined the risk that "persisting supply-chain challenges in South Africa" posed to its chemicals business. Sasol Chemicals produces and sells more than 540 000 t/y of ammonia, which is used to make a variety of fertilisers and industrial chemicals for the agriculture, mining, textile and metalworking industries and supplies to key clients such as AECI in Modderfontein had been disrupted by the lack of availability of rolling stock. AECI told shareholders shortly after the Sasol-TFR deal was announced that it was still pursuing a hybrid sourcing strategy to reduce its dependence on South African supply and had already successfully imported ammonia through the Port of Richards Bay. Sasol and TFR confirmed with Engineering News that no new wagons would be purchased under the agreement. Instead, the focus was on refurbishing, with the support of Transnet Engineering, the existing assets to enable their full utilisation, while minimising the need for significant capital investment. Sasol base chemicals VP David Mokomela confirmed that the agreement would secure the transport capacity needed by the group's Secunda and Sasolburg facilities, while acting TFR CEO Russell Baatjies described the agreement as a significant step toward addressing the industry's current capacity challenges. "These trains will operate primarily on the Secunda-to-Isando and Sasolburg-to-Isando routes, which are in the Central Corridor," the companies confirmed in response to questions posed by Engineering News. "The Richards Bay service (through the North Corridor) may be considered, depending on market demand and capacity availability," they added. Besides rolling stock repair and maintenance, the companies confirmed that other investments were also being implemented on the Secunda-Isando corridor. "These include the opening of rail maintenance facilities in Secunda … [and] other investment types that are currently under review, all aimed at enhancing rail efficiency for the benefit of the industry." Both Sasol and TFR insist that the transaction, which covers 128 ammonia rail tankers in a bigger fleet of 350, did not require approval by the competition authorities, but they confirmed that it was assessed by the Competition Commission as well as internal legal counsel. "As this is specialised equipment, it is not open to others. "However, TFR is engaging other players who may wish to also pursue a similar approach with the entity."

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. JSE-listed AECI, which is undergoing far-reaching restructuring to re-focus on its core mining and chemicals businesses and reduce debt, reports strong initial interest in the six noncore companies that it plans to dispose of over the coming 18 months for combined proceeds of about R2.5-billion. CEO Holger Riemensperger insists that there will be "no fire sale" and reports that a comprehensive disinvestment roadmap has been finalised for Much Asphalt, Animal Health, Schirm, Sans Fibers, Beverages and Public Water. The roadmap is being implemented by a newly assembled mergers and acquisitions team that is currently overseeing a staged and structured sale process with the support of advisers and investment banks. The proceeds will be used to pay down debt, which stood at R4.3-billion at the end of December, down from R5.3-billion in the previous financial year. Gearing also fell from 45% in 2022 but remained elevated at 35%. However, Riemensperger stresses that the restructuring is governed primarily by the group's strategic goals of doubling the profitability of the core mining and chemicals units by 2026 and positioning the mining business as a top-three global supplier of explosives, detonators, and mining chemicals. The strategy relies heavily on the accelerated internationalisation of the mining business, which was developed over the last century primarily to support the South African resources industry, which still accounts for 30% of the mining unit's revenue. The group intends sustaining its markets share in South Africa but is targeting to continue to expand aggressively in Australia, while increasing its market share in several South American markets, as well as in the US and Canada. Riemensperger reports that these markets have been selected largely because of their increasing exposure to the energy transition minerals, also known as critical minerals, such as lithium, copper and cobalt. Demand for these minerals is also seen as underpinning AECI's growth into the rest of Africa, with sales to the copper- and cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo already growing strongly. By 2026, South Africa's revenue contribution within AECI's enlarged mining business could be about 10%, while Australia's revenue contribution is likely to have grown to a similar level. Riemensperger says the group has adopted an asset-light approach to its internationalisation, which is typically facilitated by a small acquisition in the target market to provide AECI with a licence to operate that could otherwise take several years to secure. The international businesses are not backward integrated into feedstocks such as ammonia or ammonia nitrate, which together with the company's mobile emulsion plants, offers them greater flexibility. In fact, Riemensperger argues that backward integration into ammonia is no longer a competitive advantage for explosives firms, particularly in a context where some clients are willing to pay a premium for products based on green ammonia. Nevertheless, security of ammonia supply remains a key business imperative for AECI's Modderfontein facility, in Gauteng, which has experienced disruptions in recent years as a result of the deterioration in Transnet Freight Rail's (TFR's) service. The group, thus, welcomed news of a five-year partnership between Sasol and TFR for a dedicated fleet of 128 ammonia tankers, which should materially improve the reliability of supply between Secunda and Modderfontein. However, AECI will continue to pursue a "hybrid" ammonia supply model, having recently imported the feedstock through the Port or Richards Bay.

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. JSE-listed AECI, which is undergoing far-reaching restructuring to re-focus on its core mining and chemicals businesses and reduce debt, reports strong initial interest in the six noncore companies that it plans to dispose of over the coming 18 months for combined proceeds of about R2.5-billion. CEO Holger Riemensperger insists that there will be "no fire sale" and reports that a comprehensive disinvestment roadmap has been finalised for Much Asphalt, Animal Health, Schirm, Sans Fibers, Beverages and Public Water. The roadmap is being implemented by a newly assembled mergers and acquisitions team that is currently overseeing a staged and structured sale process with the support of advisers and investment banks. The proceeds will be used to pay down debt, which stood at R4.3-billion at the end of December, down from R5.3-billion in the previous financial year. Gearing also fell from 45% in 2022 but remained elevated at 35%. However, Riemensperger stresses that the restructuring is governed primarily by the group's strategic goals of doubling the profitability of the core mining and chemicals units by 2026 and positioning the mining business as a top-three global supplier of explosives, detonators, and mining chemicals. The strategy relies heavily on the accelerated internationalisation of the mining business, which was developed over the last century primarily to support the South African resources industry, which still accounts for 30% of the mining unit's revenue. The group intends sustaining its markets share in South Africa but is targeting to continue to expand aggressively in Australia, while increasing its market share in several South American markets, as well as in the US and Canada. Riemensperger reports that these markets have been selected largely because of their increasing exposure to the energy transition minerals, also known as critical minerals, such as lithium, copper and cobalt. Demand for these minerals is also seen as underpinning AECI's growth into the rest of Africa, with sales to the copper- and cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo already growing strongly. By 2026, South Africa's revenue contribution within AECI's enlarged mining business could be about 10%, while Australia's revenue contribution is likely to have grown to a similar level. Riemensperger says the group has adopted an asset-light approach to its internationalisation, which is typically facilitated by a small acquisition in the target market to provide AECI with a licence to operate that could otherwise take several years to secure. The international businesses are not backward integrated into feedstocks such as ammonia or ammonia nitrate, which together with the company's mobile emulsion plants, offers them greater flexibility. In fact, Riemensperger argues that backward integration into ammonia is no longer a competitive advantage for explosives firms, particularly in a context where some clients are willing to pay a premium for products based on green ammonia. Nevertheless, security of ammonia supply remains a key business imperative for AECI's Modderfontein facility, in Gauteng, which has experienced disruptions in recent years as a result of the deterioration in Transnet Freight Rail's (TFR's) service. The group, thus, welcomed news of a five-year partnership between Sasol and TFR for a dedicated fleet of 128 ammonia tankers, which should materially improve the reliability of supply between Secunda and Modderfontein. However, AECI will continue to pursue a "hybrid" ammonia supply model, having recently imported the feedstock through the Port or Richards Bay.

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. Solutions to support decarbonisation, while ensuring operational competitiveness into the future, are continuing to be intensely investigated at South Africa's large Hillside Aluminium operation in KwaZulu-Natal, South32 CEO Graham Kerr assured Mining Weekly in an interview on Thursday, following the Johannesburg- Sydney- and London-listed company reporting underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of $708-million for the first half of its 2024 financial year to December 31. Hillside is the largest aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere and produces quality primary aluminium for the domestic and export markets. Great news is that Hillside's strong ongoing operational performance in the half year significantly supported record aluminium production for the group as a whole, but with South32 planning to halve its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035, Hillside represents a colossal challenge as it accounts for 59% of the company's total Scope 1 and 2 emissions. As has often been quipped, aluminium is half electricity and the electricity being used to produce aluminium at Hillside in Richards Bay is coal-fired, which is destined to have major marketing implications given the faster-than-expected advance of Europe's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) tariff barrier, which penalises the entry of aluminium that is not produced with clean electricity. Against that background, it is crucial that large-scale renewable and low-carbon energy sources are advanced at Hillside, which directly and indirectly supports more than 31 000 jobs and contributes an important R9.9-billion to South Africa's gross domestic product. Contrasting sharply with Hillside is South32's Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique, which is already using renewable energy. In addition, South32 is at a very advanced stage of extending Mozal's hydroelectric power contract beyond the current expiration date of 2026. At Hillside, where the power agreement expires in 2031, the transition to a low-carbon energy source is seen to be technologically and commercially complex owing to the smelter's constant high energy demand. Crucially, work is under way with South Africa's State-owned power utility Eskom, government, and commercial partners to develop and implement an energy solution at the scale required for the large aluminium smelter. Hillside has the capacity to produce 720 000 t of aluminium a year which requires about 1 200 MW of electricity a year. The potential to enter into a pilot agreement to purchase energy attributes associated with electricity generated at the Koeberg nuclear power station is part of a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) that has been signed with Eskom. This MoU with Eskom centres on allowing Hillside to maintain aluminium supply from South Africa to Europe without CBAM turning that into a non-competitive proposition, South32 COO Noel Pillay explained to Mining Weekly. South Africa's pace of aluminium exportation needs to continue to benefit from the higher intensity of aluminium use in battery electric vehicles (BEVs), substitution of plastics in packaging and the increasing use of aluminium in renewables. Aluminium intensity in BEVs is said to be 40% higher than in internal combustion engine vehicles, from 111 kg/car in 2020 to 256 kg/car in 2050, owing to heavy BEV batteries requiring the light-weighting that aluminium provides. Hillside will be uncompetitive in the 1.5 °C scenario without an affordable source of low-carbon energy, while the carbon impact on Mozal Aluminium would be lower given its access to clean energy. Just energy transition considerations for Hillside require the switch to low-carbon energy to be planned in collaboration with a broad range of government and community stakeholders. Regarding the plan of the Mozambique government to end half a century of hydropower supply to Eskom, Kerr said, in ...

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. The 128 MW Oya Energy hybrid project, which will combine variable renewables and batteries to produce dispatchable electricity daily between 5:00 and 21:30 for injection into South Africa's loadshedding-prone grid, reached financial close on Tuesday, February 13. The project was named as a preferred bidder for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) under South Africa's Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched as a so-called emergency procurement round in 2020 for some 2 000 MW. The bulk of the allocation was awarded to three powership projects at Coega, Richards Bay and Saldanha Bay, but these ran into immediate legal and environmental problems, which resulted in serious delays to the RMIPPPP as a whole. In December, Eskom announced that the grid connection budget quotes for the three Karpowership projects, along with another hybrid project that included gas and batteries, had officially expired, finally releasing scarce grid capacity that had been reserved for the projects. The expiry meant that only hybrid projects bid under the RMIPPPP - which many described as having been tailored for gas-to-power, given the dispatchable profile stipulated and a rule disallowing the hybrid projects from charging their batteries using the grid - eventually advanced to financial close, with three Scatec solar-battery projects having entered into commercial operation on December 11 last year. The Oya Energy Hybrid Project, which will be developed on a single location on a site that spans the Western and Northern Cape provinces, between the towns of Ceres and Sutherland, combines 155 MW of solar photovoltaic and 86 MW of wind with a 92 MW/242 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system to produce the dispatchable electricity required under the PPA. The power station will be jointly owned and operated by ENGIE (35%), G7 Renewable Energies (20%), Meadows Energy (22.5%) and Perpetua Investment Holdings (22.5%), with RMB having acted as the sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for the project. ENGIE country manager Mohamed Hoosen described the project as "an innovative first-of-its-kind power solution", while G7 CEO Dr Kilian Hagemann argued that it represented "the blueprint for a carbon neutral, 100% renewable future power grid". The project, the investment value for which has not been disclosed, falls within the Komsberg Renewable Energy Development Zone and will be constructed by a joint venture comprising Power Africa and SinoHydro. It is scheduled to will reach commercial operation in the last quarter of 2025.

This audio is brought to you by Endress and Hauser, a leading supplier of products, solutions and services for industrial process measurement and automation. The 128 MW Oya Energy hybrid project, which will combine variable renewables and batteries to produce dispatchable electricity daily between 5:00 and 21:30 for injection into South Africa's loadshedding-prone grid, reached financial close on Tuesday, February 13. The project was named as a preferred bidder for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) under South Africa's Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched as a so-called emergency procurement round in 2020 for some 2 000 MW. The bulk of the allocation was awarded to three powership projects at Coega, Richards Bay and Saldanha Bay, but these ran into immediate legal and environmental problems, which resulted in serious delays to the RMIPPPP as a whole. In December, Eskom announced that the grid connection budget quotes for the three Karpowership projects, along with another hybrid project that included gas and batteries, had officially expired, finally releasing scarce grid capacity that had been reserved for the projects. The expiry meant that only hybrid projects bid under the RMIPPPP - which many described as having been tailored for gas-to-power, given the dispatchable profile stipulated and a rule disallowing the hybrid projects from charging their batteries using the grid - eventually advanced to financial close, with three Scatec solar-battery projects having entered into commercial operation on December 11 last year. The Oya Energy Hybrid Project, which will be developed on a single location on a site that spans the Western and Northern Cape provinces, between the towns of Ceres and Sutherland, combines 155 MW of solar photovoltaic and 86 MW of wind with a 92 MW/242 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system to produce the dispatchable electricity required under the PPA. The power station will be jointly owned and operated by ENGIE (35%), G7 Renewable Energies (20%), Meadows Energy (22.5%) and Perpetua Investment Holdings (22.5%), with RMB having acted as the sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for the project. ENGIE country manager Mohamed Hoosen described the project as "an innovative first-of-its-kind power solution", while G7 CEO Dr Kilian Hagemann argued that it represented "the blueprint for a carbon neutral, 100% renewable future power grid". The project, the investment value for which has not been disclosed, falls within the Komsberg Renewable Energy Development Zone and will be constructed by a joint venture comprising Power Africa and SinoHydro. It is scheduled to will reach commercial operation in the last quarter of 2025.

Police are working to track down a gang that killed a man in a drive-by shooting in Richards Bay. Website

Akhil Maharaj is a comedian. He's sardonic, awkward, and depressive, which makes him a perfect fit for the Not Quite Right Comedy crew. He also drives to Durban from Richards Bay almost every Wednesday for our open mic, which is an unreal level of commitment to the craft. In this episode, we chat about Akhil's love of Norm Macdonald, how he used Reddit to find a vape in India, and his experiences with depression and therapy. Enjoy. Keep up with Akhil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akhilmaharaj_/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect

One of the coal export lines at Eubana outside Richards Bay has been cleared after two trains collided on Sunday. Website

Transnet Freight Rail says recovery efforts are continuing at the scene of a train collision in Richards Bay in northern KZN. Website

Ben Winks is an independent advocate based in Johannesburg, South Africa,specialising in media, constitutional and international law and he John us to considerthe legal action that the DA is taking against a Richards Bay businessman, SheldonCramer, for spreading fake content on social media platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kwazulu-Natal, a province that has weathered numerous crises, faces yet another challenge. Emerging from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the July 2021 riots, which resulted in an estimated R50 billion in damages, and the 2022 floods causing around R17 billion in infrastructure damage, the province now grapples with paralysis at Durban and Richards Bay ports. This has led to significant road congestion, with no immediate solution in sight. Transnet estimates that clearing the backlog in Durban could take until February or March 2024. Further compounding the province's woes, the northern section of Durban's golden mile coastal strip remains unsafe due to E.coli, impacting the tourism industry. In an interview with Biznews, Paul Ngema, Chairperson of the Kwazulu-Natal Business Chamber Council (KBCC) and President of the National African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC), expressed concern that the port backlog could result in businesses missing out on the Christmas rush. Ngema also highlighted the deteriorating railway system and its impact on small and medium businesses that heavily rely on this cheaper mode of transport. He warned that the port crisis and resulting road congestion could deter South Africans from visiting KZN beaches for Christmas, potentially leading to a bleak holiday season for the province.

uMhlathuze mayor Xolani Ngwezi is meeting with Transnet this afternoon over the congestion that trucks going into the Port of Richards Bay are causing on the city's roads Website

South African ports have been grappling with high levels of congestion and long queues of trucks waiting to enter the ports, which has now reached crisis proportions. To deal with the congestion in Richards Bay, Transnet has suspended processing trucks carrying coal. In Durban harbour, more than 70,000 containers are anchored off the coast of Durban with a three-week waiting period for offloading. This backlog, Transnet says, would likely only be cleared by February or March 2024. The state-owned enterprise said in a statement released earlier this week that it was implementing “a number of urgent interventions to address the backlogs at the Port of Durban and to ease the congestion at Richards Bay to minimise the impact on the South African economy” However, trust in South African ports has already suffered a blow been with Maersk, the global shipping giant, deciding that it will ditch Cape Town as a port of call in favour of Mauritius. In an interview with Biznews, Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association in South Africa said the issues at harbours have been coming for several years. Warnings have come from various industries, including mining for the past five to six years, signalling the impending collapse of core export corridors. He criticised Transnet for not foreseeing the disaster and stressed that South Africa, currently home to the largest port in Africa in Durban, risks losing this status. Kelly said a couple of years ago, exporters used to laugh at Dar-es-Salaam where it took 21 days to clear a container out of the port, it is now down to seven days. South Africa is going in the opposite direction. “We can no longer let state-owned entities that have proven to be absolutely useless to run these sort of crucial logistical nodal points and infrastructure points,” he said. These key points should be given to the private sector to run.

This week a story went viral of a little Jack Russel named Oreo, and this little doggie from Richards Bay did something heroic! We've got Richard, Oreo's owner, on the line. WATCH: Brave dog from Richards Bay saves bunny from drowning · Webpage

Does your dog have a special talent? KZN has shared their pets unique abilities. WATCH: Brave dog from Richards Bay saves bunny from drowning · Webpage

Karpowership says it's ready to add 450 megawatts to South Africa's electricity grid next year from its power ship at Richards Bay. Website

Karpowership SA has received environmental authorisation from South Africa's government to proceed with plans to moor floating gas power ships in the port of Richards Bay. The approval means the firm can kick-start the process of providing the economy with 1.2 gigawatts of much-needed electricity. Business Day TV spoke to Zeynep Harezi, COO of Karpowership for more detail.

In this episode of UNDICTATED, BizNews editor Alec Hogg sits down with Wayne Duvenage, CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, to discuss the arrest and legal troubles of Dudu Myeni — a close associate of Jacob Zuma and the former chairperson of South African Airways (SAA). Myeni, who was arrested near her Richards Bay home on Friday, faces corruption charges related to her involvement with BOSASA, a company infamous for public sector bribery. OUTA and the SAA Pilot's Association fought a long court battle with Myeni, ending in a 2020 judgement that declared her a delinquent director, marking the beginning of her decline from affluence to infamy.

As the influx of coal trucks to Richards Bay keeps escalating, stockpiles are popping up like mushrooms with scant regard to rules and regulations. How will the residents survive clouds of black dust permeating the air they breathe?

Guest: Desmond D'Sa from the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance joins John to discuss the Karpowership as it was recently approved by the department of forestry and fisheries & the environment (DFFE) to proceed with submission of environmental reports to moor floating gas power ships in the ports of Richards Bay and Saldanda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Guest: Desmond D'Sa is with the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, and he joins John to consider the strong opposition to Karpowerships expressed by civil society organisations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Lori from Holland America for this week's cruise chat. . Lori did an excellent brand overview and discussed the advantages of cruising with Holland America. . Holland America has 11 ships currently in their fleet. With Holland's indoor music walk, you can dance the night away to any style of music that fits you. . If you prefer a quiet side of life, you can go to their library and borrow a book. Holland has amazing restaurants for those of us who love food! From Steakhouses to Italian, Holland has it all! . Holland has great Alaska cruises, and you need to stay in Alaska for a few days before or after your cruise to experience Alaska the way it is meant to be experienced. I LOVE the 28-Day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice Itinerary. This cruise is only offered once, and we need to go! It visits SEATTLE, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, Prince Rupert, TRACY ARM FJORD, Haines, Skagway, Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Valdez, Prince Wiliam Sound, Dutch Harbor. Kodiak, Homer. Anchorage, Seward, Nome, College Fjord, Little Diomede Island. This goes above the arctic circle. You will see so much of Alaska! . Another Itinerary only offered once is ~ Canada, New England, with Iceland. This visits: Boston, Massachusetts, US, Portland, Maine, US, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, Red Bay, Labrador, Canada, Qaqortoq, Greenland, Cruising Prince Christian Sound, Isafjordur, Iceland, Akureyri, Iceland, eydisfjordur, Iceland, Djupivogur, Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, Nanortalik, Greenland, St Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Bar Harbor, Maine, US, Boston, Massachusetts, US. . How about a 73-day Grand Africa Voyage? So often we don't think about combining cruises and safari but Holland has put those two together for us! This cruise goes to: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, Funchal (Madeira), Portugal, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Agadir, Morocco, La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia, Souda (Chania), Greece, Limassol, Cyprus, Suez Canal At Port Said, Transit The Suez Canal, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Aqaba (For Petra), Jordan, Safaga, Egypt, Crossing The Equator, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar, Maputo, Mozambique, Richards Bay, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Luderitz, Namibia, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Luanda, Angola, Takoradi, Ghana, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Banjul, Gambia, Dakar, Senegal, Mindelo, Cape Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US. or a 73 day Grand South America and Antarctica voyage. Half Moon Cay, Tortola, Grand Cayman, Dominicam Barbados, Puerto Limón, Tobago, Devil's Island, PANAMA CANAL, Boca da Valeria, EQUATOR, Manta (Quito), Manaus, Fortaleza, Guayaquil (Quito), AMAZON RIVER, Santarém, Salaverry (Trujillo), Parintins, Alter do Chão, Callao (Lima), General San Martin (Pisco), A Salvador da Bahia, Coquimbo (La Serena), San Antonio (Santiago), lela Rébincon Cruceo, Buenos AiresArmação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro-Punta del Este, Montevideo, Castro, CHILEAN FJORDS, AMALIA OR BRUJO GLACIER, SARMIENTO CHANNELSTRAIT OF MAGELLAN, COCKBURN & BEAGLE CHANNELS, GLACIER ALLEY, Ushuaia, CAPE HORN/DRAKE PASSAGE, Punta Stanley, Falkland Islands. . . If you want to learn more about Holland America or any other cruise lines I have met with. Please get in touch with me at info@PlentyofSunshineTravel.com. You can also fill out this simple form https://bit.ly/3mxFUNd, and I will get back to you. . If you want see this video HERE is our YouTube Channel . Search #PlentyofSunshineTravel on Facebook or Instagram to see our posts. . . . #Holland #HollandAmerica #exploretheocean #HollandAmericaTravelAgent #travelagent #CruiseSpecialist #Cruise #CruiseGuru #TravelAgent #CanadianTravelAgent

Russia, China and South Africa have just completed 10-days of naval exercises in the Indian Ocean. The drill code-named Mosi II coincided with the first anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine. While the US marked the day with a visit by President Biden to Poland, Russia was flexing its military might thousands of kilometres away. The joint war games took place between Durban and Richards Bay in South Africa. They included anti-piracy, air defense and helicopter landing exercises. The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov carried the latest supersonic Zircon missiles, but Moscow has assured none were launched during the drill. A South African frigate and three Chinese ships, including a destroyer, also took part. Guests: James Dorsey Senior Fellow at Singapore's Middle East Institute David Hambling Journalist and Defence Analyst

Four suspected drug dealers arrested at a Richards Bay shopping mall are appearing in court today.

A new power transformer delivered to Richards Bay is expected to be up and running soon.

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Rio Tinto's South African unit, Richards Bay Minerals has taken its first step towards reducing carbon emissions through the use of renewable solar power. The mining group has agreed on a landmark deal with international energy company Voltalia. This will also work as an alternative electricity supply as South Africa's rolling power cuts continue to hammer productivity. Business Day TV caught up with Werner Duvenhage, the MD of Richards Bay Minerals for more.

The IFP had managed to secure a historically ANC ward in Richards Bay

Transnet has given the greenlight to expand ports in Durban and Richards Bay.

Eskom's Richards Bay project faces civil society group court challenge by Radio Islam