Darren Parker

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Skills-based social network Goodwall has joined forces with big tech firms Microsoft and HP to launch the NextGen AI Alliance, an innovative global partnership designed to equip young people with the skills to harness the opportunities AI creates. Timed ahead of key global milestones such as the UN General Assembly and International Youth Day, the NextGen AI Alliance aims to make complex digital skills, including AI, more accessible, engaging and applicable to local market contexts.

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Darren Parker

Heavy lifting and crane rental services company Sarens, through its South African division Sarens Siba, is working on the installation of 125 t wind turbine generators (WTGs) for the first phase of the InnoVent Diaz onshore wind farm in Namibia, with the second phase scheduled to start soon after. The new InnoVent Diaz onshore wind farm will be able to reach an energy capacity of 44 MW and will produce 230 GWh/y of renewable electricity once commissioned by the end of this year.

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Darren Parker

Cement manufacturers Afrimat, AfriSam and Sephaku Development, collectively known as the Ditsobotla Cement Manufacturers Forum (DCMF), have officially handed over a fully refurbished and modernised resource centre at the Taletso technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college in Lichtenburg, North West. The initiative forms part of each company's social and labour plan (SLP) commitments, as approved by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR).

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Darren Parker

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) exceeded its targets in May for the arrival, berthing and departure of vessels in line with its shipping agreements across three of its five container terminals. The Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) achieved 96% compliance, while the Port Elizabeth Container Terminal (PECT) and the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) achieved 86% and 83%, respectively. The Durban Container Terminals (DCT) Pier 1 and Pier 2 continue ramping performance on the quayside.

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Darren Parker

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has announced that CFO Bothwell Mazarura will be stepping down to pursue other interests after nearly eight years of service since his appointment in September 2017. He will also step down as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee. Mazarura will continue to serve as CFO and executive director during his notice period of up to six months until December 31. “It has been a privilege . . .