Africa

With the collective appetite of the world’s steel makers likely only to increase, there has never been a better time to be the hand that feeds them, as Becky Done finds out in discussion with Michael Jones and Victoria Sherwood of African Minerals.

Kraft Foods Southern Africa is in the spotlight as the region becomes an increasingly important revenue stream for the world’s second largest food company.

Jeff Daniels looks at yet another example of how South Africa is setting the pace of change.

Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, is about to open a new coal mine in Mozambique. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.

ELB Engineering Services has an entrenched position in the South African mining industry thanks to over a century of experience and the alliances it has formed with the best local and international technology partners.

Consol Glass has been part of South Africa’s history for nearly 70 years, but it is anything but old-fashioned. Priding itself on innovation and engagement with the local community, the company pursues success in every area.

Solving the world’s water problems is not going to be an easy task, but drought-hit Bitou Municipality in South Africa’s Western Cape is making an effort to relieve local water shortages through the construction of a new seawater desalination plant at Plettenberg Bay.

Amatola Water operates over an area of approximately 47,500 square kilometres in the central region of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. Its vision is to extend that to the entire province; and it has taken long strides towards this goal.

To keep up with South Africa’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, and a distribution system in need of modernisation, state-owned utility company Eskom is undertaking a massive construction and development programme.

Australia’s Equatorial Resources Limited has acquired a 19.9 per cent interest in African Iron Limited, it has been announced.

African Iron owns an 80 per cent stake in the Mayoko-Lekoumou iron project, which is situated next to Equatorial’s 100 per cent owned Mayoko-Moussondji iron project in the Republic of Congo.