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82% less emissions. 7 Stellenbosch! 17 IDZ nets R21bn. 29 Kirsten beats All we want, all everyone wants, is the odds regular, affordable electricity Expounds Jacques Moolman, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

alternatives to big thermal power stations and a big grid and pose a threat to Eskom’s monopoly. This has happened gradually but graphs clearly show the downward trend in the costs of wind power, PV solar and bat- Kirsten Prins aced her exams with 8 teries. The trend is clear that it has led to distinctions and a 93.5% average. major private sector investments in roof- top solar in, for example, the cooling sheds IRSTEN Prins, the Milnerton of the fruit industry, shopping centres and High School alumnus who office blocks. Kattended the Engen Maths The main reason for these investments and Science School (EMSS) in Cape is that they give companies a measure of Town for supplementary tuition, control over their future energy costs. As achieved an incredible 93.5% average Eskom tariffs increase the pay-back time for matric, with 97% for both Maths on these investments has shortened. We and Science and 87% for English, now have the situation when the main positioning her as the top national motive is to provide a cheaper supply of EMSS student for 2020. electricity than Eskom can. The Parow local plans to It is a process that is ongoing. study medicine at the University of Stellenbosch this year and follow her SA’s lifelines? A tariff increase of 52% over three years drastically changes the calculation on dream of helping those who come HEN it comes to electricity, all and alternatives such as LPG gas for cook- whether or not to invest in rooftop solar from disadvantaged communities. members of the Cape Chamber ing and heating and solar water heaters. and to go off-grid. Such decisions are not “My parents are from a small, Wof Commerce and Industry, all Figures from Eskom annual reports show going to go in Eskom’s favour. marginalised community which the private sector wants, all the citizens of that between 2007 and 2016, the number of What can Eskom (and Nersa) do about contributed to them not achieving South Africa want is a safe, affordable, and employees increased from 32 674 to 47 978, this changing situation? There is only one to their fullest ability as a result of regular supply of electricity, employee costs increased from R9, 45 answer. It has to come to terms with these financial pressure,” explains Kirsten. At present that is not the case. There billion to R29, 2 billion, the costs of coal massive developments in technology and Kirsten says losing her aunt to have been repeated delays by the Depart- increased from about R10 billion to nearly change its 1950’s way of thinking. breast cancer last year and self-study ment of Minerals. Most frustrating of all is R48 billion yet Eskom sold less electricity Power generation is going to be decen- with limited teacher access was also that for ten years the Cape Chamber has (214 487 GWh in 2016 compared to 218 tralized and Grid wheeling is coming. We tough. lobbied hard for actions that could have 120 GWh in 2007) and to sustain itself it could even have a move back to direct cur- “Uncertainty of whether I would be been taken then but were not. Whatever increased its average selling price from 18 rent. The challenge for Eskom is to equip able to complete the academic year the reasons for this delay, none of them are cents to 76 per kWh. itself to deal with a very different future. and virtually no social contact with a credit to the public service as a whole. The figures paint such a clear picture And it has to accept the fact that it no lon- friends as well as constant concern The Chamber made several presenta- of the problems within Eskom that it is ger is a monopoly. about the health of my family over tions to the national energy regulator beyond comprehension that international Eskom’s first move should be to concen- the lockdown period added extreme (Nersa) on the Eskom situation, its impact consultants were called in. Equally aston- trate entirely on improving the mainte- pressure and stress. on business and the economy. We consis- ishing is the surprise when a World Bank nance for existing power stations. To con- “But I pulled through thanks to tently made three points. They are: Study found that Eskom was overstaffed by tinue building new units simply means that the support of my parents. I have inherited my good work ethic and • Electricity demand has been regularly more than 60% and were over paid. Eskom will continue its attempt to dig itself determination from them and their overestimated. How it is possible that Eskom manag- out of a hole by digging even deeper. ers did not understand what was happen- Secondly, it will have to strip down the strong faith in me and my abilities, • The need for Eskom to reduce costs ing and put correctives measures in place? organization, disposing of assets that are even when I doubted myself, rather than increase tariffs How could Nersa approve a steep series no longer essential to its requirements. definitely inspired me to work even • Developments in new technology offer of tariff increases in these circumstances? Does it still need Megawatt Park? Does it harder,” she adds. alternatives to grid power Surely an interrogation of an organisation’s have land holdings it no longer needs? Kirsten’s advice for the matric Subsequent events have confirmed that rising costs is a fundamental part of deci- Why not sell a couple of its power sta- students of 2021 is to do past papers our views have largely been correct. Elec- sions on whether or not tariff increases are tions to private operators and concentrate and manage your time effectively. tricity demand is declining, mainly in reac- justified. The third problem we focused on are tion to tariff increases and the availability Continued on P2 Continued on P2 of more efficient appliances, LED lighting, the changes in technology which provide 2 CBN April 2021

IN THIS ISSUE Distell lightens up with seltzers

12 Water engineering / Waste STELLENBOSCH- In recent years Hard with only 29 kCals per Water / Water Purification / based liquor group Seltzers have become 100ml. Sustainability Distell has joined the enormously popular in Natasha Maha- international craze in North America, and raj, Distell Southern 17 Energy Efficiency & Power hard seltzers. the category is cur- Africa Marketing The group – best rently the fastest grow- Director said there had Solutions known for its brands ing ready-to-drink seg- been a trend of mod- like Amarula, Hunt- ment internationally as eration; conscious con- 21 Skills Training & Development er’s, Savanna, 4th an easy-drinking alter- sumption and mindful- 22 Heavy Plant Machinery & Street, Klipdrift, Ned- native to ‘lite’ beers. living amongst South erburg, Richelieu, Hard Seltzers are African drinkers. “The Equipment, Plant Equipment Viceroy and J.C. Le leading in major mar- Vawter Hard Seltzer & Hire Roux – has launched kets like the United range was crafted to Vawter Hard Seltzer to States, Australia and meet this consumer 23 Warehouse & Storage capitalise on its strong the United Kingdom. need…” Distell has Management position in South Afri- Hard seltzers already already notched up ca’s Ready-to-Drink account for 6% to -7% considerable success 25 Cold Chain Solutions RTD) market. of the US beer market. with its zero alcohol Vawter Hard Selt- In South Africa beer Savanna ranges. 26 Packaging Industry zer is a range of spirit accounts for 76% of She said the brand coolers - sparkling total alcohol volumes would launch with a 28 Maritime & Harbour Services water with a dash of consumed. If Distell full through-the-line vodka and infused can emulate its success campaign, with the 30 Corrosion natural fruit flavours. in marketing ciders like objective of driving The brand – which is Savanna and Hunter’s mass awareness of the 32 On the Contrary only 3,5% alcohol - Dry then the Vawter benefits to consumers is pitched at the fast hard seltzers could looking for an alterna- ABInbev and Dia- flavoured beer and 32 The Other Side of the Coin growing light alco- prove a viable addition tive to the current ‘lite’ geo to give Distell too launched Bud Light holic beverage market to the brand portfolio. offerings on the mar- much ‘first mover’ Seltzer in the US last – where beer brands The Vawter Hard ket.” advantage. year. like Castle Light and Seltzers also have an Of course, one can- ABInBev is already Could be a fizzy lit- Windhoek Light sell added advantage of not expect other big testing new varia- tle contest in the next strongly. being low in sugar liquor companies like All we want, all tions of Flying Fish few months… everyone wants, is regular, affordable Squeezing the Orange electricity THE Cape Town hotel mercial and industrial industry has taken real estate - exercised Continued from P1 enormous strain dur- its right to termi- ing the prolonged nate 15-on-Orange’s Covid-19 pandemic, lease agreement with on running and main- had already closed and and the recovery is Luxury Hotels Inter- taining the national “and this electricity likely to be challenging national South Africa grid? There is already increase will destroy for a number of opera- – a subsidiary of hotel a White Paper and leg- the small manufactur- tors. giant Marriott. islation to make this ing capacity we have.” But some property Spear said the global possible. Secondly, mines owners are managing pandemic had weighed Finally, there is no have been placed on to find some inventive heavily on the hospi- way of avoiding staff “care and mainte- solutions to manage tality sector, and that reductions. It will not nance” resulting in the risks still prevalent South Africa as a travel be easy but the number the loss of thousands in the convalescing destination remained of employees should be of jobs. Besides, there hospitality sector. precluded by numer- determined by its out- have been decisions not Take local property ous feeder markets. Spear has subse- Now here is the Orange – which was put of electricity and to go ahead with mines group Spear, which is This meant the near- quently clinched an interesting bit. CAH developed at exorbitant sales. International and other job-creating looking to squeeze bet- term prospects for an agreement with The will invest no less cost by Quantum Prop- examples provide the projects because high ter returns at lower risk improved recovery Capital Apartments than R15m of its own erty Group in 2010 – necessary target ratios. tariffs made them from its 15-on-Orange remained challeng- and Hotels Proprietary capital into various will be keenly watched Naturally, this will uneconomic. hotel – a plush prop- ing, which informed Limited (CAH) for upgrades - establish- by property pundits. raise concerns about The retrenchment erty located close to Spear’s decision to ter- a fixed income lease. ing ‘aparthotel’ rooms CAH’s portfolio increasing the number of, say, 16 000 Eskom the parliamentary and minate the lease with While clearly borne and related accommo- is one of the fastest of unemployed peo- employees would be a law precincts in central Marriott. out of necessity, the dation. CAH will also growing owner oper- ple at a time when we smaller problem than Cape Town. The hotel will be new lease is at least in be responsible for the ated hotel and luxury already have a massive the job losses likely to Last month Spear handed back to Spear line with Spear’s stated up-keep and on-going apartment providers unemployment rate. occur if Eskom fails or – which is mainly cen- by no later than June strategy of transition- refurbishment costs for - its current hospital- It is necessary to ask tariffs are increased by tred on retail, com- 2021. ing to fixed income the hotel. ity portfolio consists how much unemploy- 52% and more over the assets only. The bottom line is of over 1 400 rooms, ment has been created next three years. The lease period will that landlord Spear apartments and con- by the steep rise in In these circum- be for seven years from will have zero involve- ference centres across Eskom tariffs over the stances, the Cham- August this year with ment in the running or 10 hotels in South years. Trade unions ber believes that tariff Kirsten beats the an option to renew for managing of the hotel Africa. have given evidence to increases will not deal another seven years. for the envisaged lease Arguably the most Nersa on the job losses with Eskom’s major odds The basic monthly period. interesting part of the caused by the closing underlying problems net rental (excluding Spear, which must new lease agreement is of industrial firms as but will further damage Continued from P1 municipal and util- be greatly relieved the option agreement a direct result of tariff the economy and aggra- ity charges, which at this arrangement, offered to CAH, to increases. vate our huge unem- “Make the most of “EMSS helped me are recoverable from will secure net rental acquire 15-on-Orange Five years ago Num- ployment problem. your matric year, work understand the core the new tenant) to income of around for R265 million. This sa’s general secretary, We have reached the until you make yourself concepts in maths and Spear will be around R20 million a year. In option must be exer- Irvin Jim, argued that stage where it is neces- proud and enjoy every science which enabled R1.92 million for the this regard, one must cised within the first the 16% tariff increase sary to implement and moment. Remember me to achieve top first two years. After remember, only R1.8 two years of the lease Eskom wanted at the update the Integrated matric finishes in a results. From starting that, the monthly million was received agreement. time would wipe out Resource Plan, rather blink of an eye.” EMSS I have been the rental payable for the from Marriott for For CAH, that is a 37% of the small and than commission Attending EMSS top Physical Science remaining years of the financial 2021 as a very nifty option which medium-sized firms imported floating gen- Saturday classes from student in my school lease will escalate at a result of the residual banks on a fast recov- in the metal and engi- eration at great cost. grade 10-12 developed and for the past two fixed rate of 5% a year impact of the Covid-19 ery in Cape Town’s neering sector. He The role of NERSA Kirsten’s love for maths years also the top (compounded annu- pandemic. tourism and leisure said seven foundries needs to be reviewed. and Physical Science. Maths student.” ally). Progress at 15-on- sectors.

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CAPE TOWN’s two 4.5% to R1.24 bil- 8.9 tons in the previ- AVI disclosed that premier hake fishing lion thanks mainly to ous interim period. I&J market share enterprises, Sea Har- sales benefitting from The improvement was decreased from 54,2% vest and I&J, once a weaker Rand on largely due to higher to 49,3% due to “tar- again produced pleas- exports. wet vessel catch rates. geted value realisation” ingly stout results to Parent company AVI also reported in a volatile market. end December. AVI said I&J’s fish- that hake demand and The performance of I&J’s mainstay hake ing performance was selling prices held up I&J in the second half operation kept prof- in line with last year in a challenging trad- of this financial year is its at R153 million for with higher catch rates ing environment with expected to be mate- the half year to end largely offset by lower lower demand across rially better than the December. Revenue sea days. retail and food service second half in 2020 – which included the Hake tons per sea customers. But export with a less pronounced loss-making abalone day increased to 9.8 revenue growth was impact from Covid-19 segment – inched up tons compared with 6.3% for the period. predicted. Sea Harvest also produced strong results in the year to end Premier’s mystery deal December with local fishing revenue up 12% to R2.8 billion and PREMIER Fishing & Brands pelagic, lobster and squid interests. he said, were offset by helped by stringent said revenue through operating profits 21% looks set to make some waves The squid operations – held a lower-value product cost containment and the retail channel higher at R570 million. before the FRAP (fishing rights under Eastern Cape-based Tal- mix and a slowdown in a lower fuel price with increased 36%, driven CEO Felix Ratheb allocation process) has been hado – and the south coast lob- both local and inter- gross margins fattening by increased in-home said a solid set of finalised. ster operations have been good national foodservice to 42% (2019: 39%). consumption. The results was achieved In a note to shareholders performers for PremFish in markets as a result of Ratheb noted that retail channel mix despite challenges on PremFish advised it was in nego- recent years. various lockdown lev- on the back of firm increasing to 13% both the market and tiations with an unnamed party Such a sell off would leave the els being implemented retail markets, export (2019: 10%) of total the supply chain sides to sell an undisclosed subsidiary. group concentrating on its large across the globe. revenue increased sales. of the business. The move is most surprising abalone farming venture near Ratheb said this was 15%, while the com- Affected by the He said revenue ben- with most deal making activity Gansbaai. Aquaculture is not compounded by popu- bined export mix has lockdowns, revenue in efitted from favour- in the fishing sector on hold until subject to FRAP. lations not yet fully improved to 54% (2019: the local foodservice able exchange rates the delayed FRAP is finalised at PremFish has advised share- comfortable with din- 53%) of total revenue. decreased by 2%, while and increased in-home the end of this year. holders it was mulling a broad ing out after the Covid- Europe remained the wholesale segment consumption in both Speculation is that PremFish based black economic transac- 19 lockdowns. Sea Harvest’s largest remained resilient and local and international may wish to sell any or all of its tion. He said the jump in export market. increased revenue by retail markets. These, operating profit was Locally, Ratheb 25%. Monatic fashions a new lease on life

LOCAL empower- Africa’s biggest fash- the Strebel Group, find profitable traction that the current year’s ment company Brim- ion retailers - for an Pointer Fashionware, for HoM – including loss included the rec- stone Investment Cor- undisclosed sum. Burlington Industries an ambitious plan to ognition of impair- poration’s more than HoM staff will be and Romatex. build a retail platform ments of R38.8 million 20-year relationship merged into Prestige None of these com- that unfortunately did on property, plant and with clothing manu- Clothing, another panies remained on not work out as envis- equipment and inven- facturer House of enduring clothing the JSE, and most have aged. tory as well R6.1 mil- Monatic (HoM) has manufacturing enter- disappeared entirely Brimstone had for lion in retrenchment ended. prise based in Cape or adapted their busi- many years been under costs incurred during Sometimes that Town. ness models away from pressure from some the year. relationship hung by According to a pure manufactur- shareholders to cut its He explained that a thread – with HoM report in the Week- ing. Seardel is still in losses at HoM, and to the Covid-19 pan- struggling against end Argus, Graham existence in form of focus on its more prof- demic had profoundly cheaper imports and Choice – the head of Deneb Investments, itable ventures in fish- changed the social watching as informal TFG Design Centre, but most of its clothing ing and health care. behaviour of con- wear at work gradually Manufacturing and manufacturing opera- To its credit, Brim- sumers and had nor- replaced the donning Prestige Clothing – tions has been sold to stone – which has malised remote work- of suits. HoM – which said Prestige would be the SA Clothing and worked hard to cull ing. capacity and make the division, TFG will is over 100 years old - integrating the HoM Textile Workers Union its debt in the last 12 “These changes had business sustainable.” upgrade the plant was best known for its employees. (SACTWU). months - held out val- the effect of severely Besides selling the and manufacturing stylish Carducci suits. Choice said: “This HoM was not listed, iantly at loss-making decreasing demand for core clothing manu- processes in line with Still, HoM was one is part of a multifac- but was part of the HoM. But the strain formal wear, which is facturing business to their quick response of the last clothing eted attempt to retain late Doug de Jager’s was starting to show… HoM’s core product.” TFG, HoM has also manufacturing meth- manufacturing enter- scarce skills in the JSE listed industrial and, if trade union Brey said conse- decided to run-down odology.” prises still left in the clothing and textiles conglomerate Lenco representatives are to quently HoM started the retail operation “We believe that Western Cape. The industry and specifi- Holdings. In the late be believed, HoM was to manufacture cloth over the remainder of combining modern business was a signifi- cally in Cape Town, nineties Brimstone on the verge of closure. face masks and cer- the year in an orderly machinery and pro- cant employer in Cape where this industry has acquired HoM from In the year to end tain items of personal manner. cesses with the excel- Town, and thus there been decimated over Lenco. December, House of protective equipment. Whether consumers lent skills House of was constant fretting the past two decades.” Like fishing (where Monatic’s revenue The business was clas- will still see the Car- Monatic employees that after many years Older readers might Brimstone owns stakes decreased by 57% to sified as an essential ducci suits donning have developed over of successive losses remember that even in Oceana and Sea R58.6 million (2019: service provider. fashion racks at TFG’s decades will produce that Brimstone would in the nineties Cape Harvest), HoM was R137.3 million) and “While this enabled Markham’s outlets quality formal wear pull the plug in the Town hosted a good seen as an integral part the company reported the company to pro- remains to be seen. and will ensure com- company. number of JSE-listed of the Western Cape a hefty loss of R104.8 vide some work to The Weekend Argus mercial return for But last month it clothing manufactur- economy and a key million (compared to employees during the reported that Choice shareholders.” was confirmed that ing ventures – includ- component in retain- a loss of R32.6 million level 5 national lock- said Prestige had big Well, here’s to stitch- HoM had been sold to ing Seardel, Rex True- ing local employment. in the prior year). down, orders were not plans for the future. ing together another The Foschini Group form, Pals, Towles Brimstone worked Brimstone CEO nearly enough to fully “Through its design 100 years…albeit in a (TFG) – one of South Edgar Jacobs (TEJ), tirelessly in trying to Mustaq Brey noted utilise production and manufacturing different form.

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2021 PETCO AWARDS CATEGORY WINNERS: 2021 recycling heroes Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative WINNER: Giving Them Wings Foundation NPC (Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape) Top Woman in Collection and Recycling announced WINNER: Loretta Waterboer of LW Recycling and Trade (Fisantekraal, Western Cape) Recycling Partnership Gamechanger Enterprising individu- sustainability and the extraordinary peo- JOINT WINNER: African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) and the Bordeaux South Homeown- als and organisations circular economy are ple and organisations ers Association across SA are rethink- 13 individuals and across the country PET-repreneur ing the recyclability of organisations who for their contribution. JOINT WINNER: Mandlenkosi Nkosi of Man Recycling (Boksburg, Gauteng) packaging, educating have been lauded Their success shows PET-repreneur and uplifting commu- for their environ- that PET plastic waste JOINT WINNER: Matsobane Mawasha of Circular Green (Zebediela, Limpopo) nities, and creating rev- mental efforts by the is not trash,” said Best Community Recycling Initiative enue streams among national polyethylene Scholtz. JOINT WINNER: The ReTrade Project (Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape) waste reclaimers and terephthalate (PET) The category win- Best New End-Use Products SMMEs to boost the Extended Producer ners in this year’s recy- WINNER: Palletplast (Pty) Ltd (Blackheath, Western Cape) circular economy and Responsibility body, cling awards include Design for Circularity the environment. PETCO. a company turning WINNER: The Mpact Versapak company (Paarl, Western Cape) Announcing this traditionally unre- Media Spotlight FROM Paarl to year’s winners of cycled material into WINNER: Pippa Hudson, Cape Talk Radio (Cape Town, Western Cape) Fisantekraal and the annual PETCO pallets made from Best Community Recycling Initiative Zebediela to KwaMh- Awards, chief exec- 97% recycled PET JOINT WINNERS: Belville Recycling and Trolley Project (Cape Town, Western Cape) langa, innovative South utive officer Cheri (rPET), a reclaimer Recycling Partnership Gamechanger Africans are turn- Scholtz said these so determined to start JOINT WINNER: GreenUP (Stellenbosch, Western Cape) ing recyclable waste recycling champions a recycling business Local Authority Recycling Innovation into revenue streams, had seen the environ- that he sold his car, JOINT WINNER: City of Cape Town (Cape Town, Western Cape) uplifting communities mental and economic and a Johannesburg Local Authority Recycling Innovation and creating jobs. value of post-con- resident who forged JOINT WINNER: The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmen- Among the sumer PET recycling. a unique resident-re- tal Affairs (DARDLEA) (KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga) eco-warriors making “We are proud claimer recycling ini- a tangible impact on to celebrate these tiative. CBN April 2021 5 Celebrating 100 years of Engineering Excellence THIS year marks a underground mining project in 1925 and Africa but on the cific requirements.” backed be a global historic milestone projects in every major continues to assess the African continent as a Knight Piésold is workforce, we are for Knight Piésold, a mining district in the hydroelectric potential whole,” says Hariper- dedicated to creating immensely proud of consulting engineer- world and has pio- of rivers around the sad. thriving energy, infra- the Africa-centric ing firm whose roots neered and advanced world, together with “Africa’s growing structure, and natural talent we hold within go back 100 years in the development of solar, wind, and hybrid population and rapid resources industries Knight Piésold. We South Africa. alternative tailings clean energy solutions. urbanisation requires throughout the conti- have remained true The company was management technol- “In the coming innovative solu- nent. to our roots and have founded in Johan- ogies. years, we look forward tions, but these need These sectors are ensured than our nesburg in 1921 and The company has to building on our not come only from set to create ever more offices throughout has grown from small also identified and strong track record. abroad. We have the economic opportuni- Africa are staffed by beginnings into a developed renewable We are excited by the talent and drive locally ties and aid the devel- local professionals who global consulting firm energy projects since new challenges and to create uniquely opment of the region understand the intrica- operating in 15 coun- it started working on opportunities before African solutions in the coming years. cies of those operating tries worldwide. With its first hydropower us – not just in South which cater to our spe- “While we are environments.” Vishal Haripersad. a staff complement of 850 people, the firm aims to create value for clients at every stage of a project. Regional Manager: KP Africa, Vishal Haripersad comments, “We are so proud of this landmark achieve- ment, which showcases the ability of local talent to meet global needs and create a reliable and sustaina- ble business.” With the company’s roots firmly anchored in South Africa, and with a history dating back to include cli- ents such as South African Railways and Harbours, the Victo- ria Falls and Trans- vaal Power Company, the Anglo-American Corporation, and the Electric Supply Commission; the firm now caters to clients across the world in the mining, power, water resources, infrastruc- ture, and oil and gas industries. “We would not be where we are today without a strong strate- gic focus on sustaina- ble development, inno- vation, and technical excellence,” comments Haripersad. “Think- ing about the past 100 years in South Africa - it’s incredible that this business has navi- gated through decades of change and trans- formation. Our team, and all the individuals who have been part of this journey since 1921, can be proud as this celebration is an achievement that belongs to everyone.” Knight Piésold began operations on 1 April 1921, when founder Dr F.E. Kan- thack started a pri- vate practice as a consulting engineer. A pioneering water engineer, he explored rivers in Northern Rhodesia (now Zam- bia) during the 1920s to assess their hydro- electric potential for lead-zinc and copper mines. He created the company, F.E. Kanth- ack and Partners. Over the last 100 years, the company has expanded geographi- cally beyond Southern Africa, and branched out to other industries and service areas. Its mining and infra- structure expertise has been applied to hun- dreds of surface and ZESTWEG_AD_MOTOR 1_275x210_FINAL_CTP.indd 1 2020/02/26 16:57:43 6 CBN April 2021 New DAF Trucks to hit the highways

standards for transport and road conditions. new turbo charger and drivers from swerv- which not only provides safety and productiv- These include modifi- combustion system. ing out a lane as a operators with real- ity,” says Gavin. cations to the air intake result of drowsiness time location informa- and filtration, cooling It’s all about the or distraction tion, but provides val- Significant savings system, suspension driver • Front and rear cab uable feedback on each for long distance and transmission, as crumple zones for driver’s driving style. operators well as a new high- Adding to driver com- industry-leading All of this contributes efficiency rear axle fort and safety is the vehicle safety and to low Total Cost of Besides a fresh exte- with low-friction wheel new DAF cab, with the passenger protec- Ownership on all DAF rior design featuring ends and revised gear XF offering the largest tion models. Driver training excellent aerodynam- ratios, to take advan- interior space on the is also offered as part of ics, central to the new tage of higher torque market. Both CF and • Vehicle Stability the handover process, trucks’ transport effi- output at lower engine XF truck cabs feature Control (VSC) to with courses available ciency is the PACCAR speeds, resulting in new temperature and minimise the risk through Babcock to MX-13 engine offering greater fuel efficiency. climate controls to of jack-knifing and help drivers reduce fuel more torque at lower Supplied standard improve driver com- overturning. consumption, antici- revolutions per minute with both the CF and fort, as well as best- pate hazards better and (r/min) for higher fuel XF, the latest gener- in-class interior light- “An exciting aspect of increase road safety. efficiency and lower ation TraXon auto- ing. Expanded driver the new DAF CF and The new DAF CF noise levels. The low r/ mated gearbox offers information enables XF trucks is that they and XF trucks are sup- are also equipped for min also reduces CO2 less friction losses, operators to respond plied by Babcock in a emissions, while the faster upshifts, and to hazards quicker and the future fitment of range of model vari- trucks’ Eco Perfor- the extended use of includes intelligent tips predictive cruise con- ants. mance Mode ensures EcoRoll contributing for economical driving. trol (PCC) which can Vehicle warranty an optimal balance to lower fuel consump- Enhanced features determine the terrain covers in the first year, between high drivea- tion. The gearbox also include: the truck is negotiat- unlimited mileage on DISTRIBUTED by axles, and enhanced bility and best fuel effi- provides specific soft- • Adaptive Cruise ing and automatically both the CF and XF Babcock in south- electronics perfor- ciency. ware settings for long Control (ACC) adjust gears accord- models, for the com- ern Africa, the latest mance. A new aero- Gavin says local tests haulage, liquid trans- to automatically ingly,” adds Gavin. plete vehicle, followed DAF Trucks will soon dynamic design com- carried out on the new port, heavy duty and adjusts the truck’s by, for CF vehicles: be hitting South Afri- pletes the package and DAF trucks in South off road applications. speed and maintain Total transport 3 year or 600 000km ca’s highways as DAF contributes to overall Africa have shown an “The ability to set a safe following solutions driveline warranty CF and XF series market-leading fuel average 10% reduc- separate transmission distance from the (whichever occurs first) are launched into the efficiency. tion in fuel costs. “This settings for trucks vehicle ahead Babcock is fully geared and for XF vehicles: 3 market. Specifically Mark Gavin, sales means significant which have to change up to provide total year unlimited mileage • An Advanced engineered for local director for Transport savings for long dis- speed frequently dur- transport solutions for driveline warranty. Emergency Braking road conditions, the Solutions at Babcock, tance operators where ing their daily oper- the new XF and CX Older DAF Trucks System (AEBS) latest DAF trucks are emphasises that the up to 60% of overall ation contributes to range. Gavin says that models can be traded to slow the vehicle said to offer transport new DAF Trucks are expenses are allocated exceptional vehicle part of the unlimited in on the new trucks. down in an emer- efficiency while set- not merely upgrades to fuel consumption,” efficiency as well as mileage warranty on Babcock will continue gency ting new benchmarks or facelifts of previous comments Gavin. driver comfort,” says the XF range is a num- to provide full service for driver comfort and models, but are com- He adds that oper- Gavin. • Forward Collision ber of various mainte- and spare parts sup- safety. pletely new vehicles, ators can also expect Other engine inno- Warning (FCW) nance packages which port for older series Sporting a strik- showcasing improved to see a reduction in vations enhancing fuel using sound and can be tailor-made to versions. ing and polished new chassis, cabs, gear- maintenance costs economy and perfor- visuals to warn the suit all applications. In look, the new CF boxes and engines. of the new DAF and mance include fully driver and help addition, all vehicles For more information and XF series trucks “DAF’s new CF and CF and XF trucks, as variable oil, steering prevent a collision are fitted as stand- contact Mark Gavin deliver higher torque, XF models are smart, components have been pumps; a new pis- • A Lane Departure ard with the Babcock Tel:071 205 5832 or optimised drivelines, efficient and profit- optimally designed for ton ring package and Warning System Driver Management email: mark.gavin@ high-efficiency rear able, setting higher the African climate skirt profile; and a (LDWS) to deter System – Executrax – babcock.co.za The hidden costs and motives Access to relief financing of land invasions still vital as SME clients move are as varied of it. In seven months, The demand however Comment from Mr as human nature. It according to West- is greater than ever, not yet out of woods Jacques Moolman, makes them easy prey ern Cape officials, especially in cities that President of the Cape for the unscrupulous R355-million was spent have a good reputation AS local business relief Lang notes that while nesses to cover fixed Chamber of Commerce who encourage them preventing more than for governance as the initiatives such as the the easing of some lock- overheads. We have & Industry. to settle in flood plains; a thousand illegal land Mother City enjoys. COVID-19 Loan Guar- down restrictions and found that there is also lets them believe they invasions, mostly in It’s time the Treasury antee Scheme come opening of many sectors a growing need amongst “SQUATTING” in have purchased rights greater Cape Town. It recognized that mass to a close, many small has provided some relief, our clients to replenish plain speech and “land to land that belongs to was money that could movement to the cities and medium enter- in order to weather the eroded working capi- invasions” in the lan- other people or encour- not be spent on formal cannot be stopped, and prises (SMEs) continue ongoing storm and stay tal. As a result, we have guage of officialdom, ages them to settle housing planned for ensured that the hous- to struggle, with an afloat, many SMEs launched the Restart has wider economic close to industrial areas these sites. ing authorities have the unfortunate number require working capital Capital Fund, designed consequences that are where the prospect of a So what is to be done? resources to meet it. of businesses’ liquidity to restart their busi- to assist our existing seldom aired in the job seems more likely. Top of the list must The true cost of eroded by the pandemic nesses and replenish SME clients to speed up media. Where movement to be to reduce the inor- time-wasting from and various lockdowns reserves used to cover post lockdown recovery Our natural human the cities is a trickle, dinate amount of time whatever source is infi- - especially those that fixed overheads. Added and get them back to pre- sympathy assumes that this can be handled. it takes to build new nitely more than the operate in the hospitality to this, with the country’s COVID levels of trading. the driving motive is Where it turns into a housing – more than R355 million publicly and tourism industry. gross domestic prod- “The COVID-19 cri- the need for shelter by flood as it has in Cape four years from plans acknowledged this According to Jeremy uct (GDP) contracting sis has forced business people who have noth- Town, the problems to handover. This is a week by the provincial Lang, General Manager by 7% in 2020, experts owners to restructure ing and would other- multiply. disgrace. It is an indict- administration. of Business Partners are speculating that the and re-invent in the wise be compelled to Here, jobs are scarce, ment of local by-laws. Blaming criminals Limited - financiers for economy may take years scramble to save their sleep in the open in all even labouring ones. It questions the com- for housing delays is small and medium busi- before reaching pre- business and retain staff. weathers -- a cry for Unemployment is petency of officials and not the whole picture. nesses - a survey con- COVID levels, which Financiers have also help, for attention, by high. Newcomers are their application of With 600 000 people ducted amongst clients at is bound to negatively developed programmes the dispossessed. resented, especially time-consuming rules on the housing waiting the onset of the national impact SME turnover to ensure that clients While this can be when they seek to jump that are the joy of plan- list in the Province, it is lockdown in 2020 found further. have the resources they true and evokes much the sub-economic hous- ners at a provincial and far more than that. It is that 96% of respond- He says that, in need to successfully nav- sympathy in conse- ing queue; building municipal level and the a disgraceful blot on all ents needed assistance response to these needs igate the new COVID- quence, unfortunately, shacks between rail- despair of professional planning managers to survive the continued and to help these busi- 19 world.” there can be more to it. way lines; occupying architects and develop- The perfect excuse lockdown and its effects. nesses get back on “As the country navi- The practice of vacant land scheduled ers. for housing delays is He adds that a study track, financial institu- gates its way to economic squatting is common for housing; squatting Twenty years ago the recent court rul- conducted by Stats SA tions have to be creative recovery, we appeal to in cities everywhere. in places guaranteed to the state rightly placed ing that no eviction also revealed that 30% and innovative in their fellow business financi- Their bright lights and draw the swift attention housing top of its pri- of City-owned land of formal businesses sur- approach by offering ers in both the public and promise of plenty exert of officialdom -- and orities and success- may take place during veyed indicated that they products that are quicker private sectors to modify a magnetic attraction even occupying new fully built thousands of the lockdown. But the were unable to survive a to access with simpler their offerings, in order for those seeking to houses already allo- homes. Today, thanks pandemic will not last month without turnover, processes driven by tech- to provide more relief escape from grinding cated to those on an to corruption, what forever. The planners’ while over half (55%) nology. and recovery finance to poverty, or a chance official waiting list. money there is for spare time can best be indicated that they could “Most COVID-19 ensure we can save as to start afresh. The Managing this situ- social housing goes less used to speed-up their only survive between relief programmes were many SMEs as possible,” motives of those who ation costs cash. Lots far than it once did. decision-making. one and three months. designed to assist busi- concludes Lang. CBN April 2021 7 Green Cross still taking painful steps ARE the most painful year to end December. ous interim period. integration into Spitz well as a change in sales steps over in the plan This followed store This nasty per- and lower store costs in mix with lower retail to turnaround Cape closures that have formance stumble line with closures over sales and maintained Town-based healthy reduced the retail detracted from AVI’s the last twelve months. wholesale volumes. footwear brand Green chain to just 29 stores. mainstay footwear AVI CEO Simon It seems the months Cross? Green Cross also made brands Spitz and Kurt Crutchley confirmed ahead could see even Consumer brands headlines in 2019 Geiger – which man- the Green Cross vol- further Green Cross giant AVI – which paid when it closed down its aged a credible per- ume loss was higher store closures to a whopping R382 mil- manufacturing plant formance in a tough than Spitz and Kurt “match retail space to lion for Green Cross in in Epping, and opted trading environment Geiger. Green Cross brand opportunity”. 2012 – will certainly be to import its footwear with combined profits also saw retail trad- AVI’s patience with hoping so… ranges. of R224 million. ing densities impacted Green Cross must have Last month AVI Even more worry- AVI reported that more during COVID- been severely tested disclosed that restruc- ing was that operating selling and admin- 19, and there were 12 over the past four tured Green Cross had profits at Green Cross istrative costs at the store closures since years – especially as seen a further deterio- slumped R19 million footwear segment were December 2019. other comfort footwear ration in its turnover – into the red compared significantly lower due Crutchely also noted brands like Birken- profitable traction is valuable brand might which dropped 32% to with the R12m loss to cost cutting, comple- a 12.8% drop in Green stock stole a march not found quickly in end up trudging a very R82 million in the half reported in the previ- tion of the Green Cross Cross selling prices as on Green Cross. If Green Cross, the once lonely path. A pinch of seaweed reduces cow’s greenhouse gas emissions 82%

products we need to from cows and other weeks. The seaweed By UC Davis - https:// feed the world,” Roque ruminant animals that inhibits an enzyme in phys.org/news/ added. belch methane and the cow’s digestive sys- Over the course of other gases throughout tem that contributes to A bit of seaweed five months last (US) the day as they digest methane production. in cattle feed could summer, Kebreab and forages like grass and In the new study, reduce methane emis- Roque added scant hay. Kebreab and Roque sions from beef cattle amounts of seaweed Since cattle are the tested whether those as much as 82 percent, to the diet of 21 beef top agricultural source reductions were sus- according to new find- cattle and tracked their of greenhouse gases, tainable over time by ings from research- weight gain and meth- many have suggested feeding cows a touch of ers at the University ane emissions. Cattle people eat less meat seaweed every day for of California, Davis. that consumed doses of to help address cli- five months, from the The results, published about 80 grams of sea- mate change. Kebreab time they were young in the journal PLOS weed gained as much looks to cattle nutrition on the range through ONE, could pave the weight as their herd instead. their later days on the way for the sustainable mates while burping out “Only a tiny frac- feed lot. production of livestock 82 percent less methane tion of the earth is fit Four times a day, the throughout the world. into the atmosphere. for crop production,” cows ate a snack from “We now have sound Kebreab and Roque Kebreab explained. an open-air contrap- evidence that seaweed are building on their “Much more land is tion that measured the in cattle diet is effective earlier work with dairy suitable only for graz- methane in their breath. at reducing greenhouse cattle, which was the ing, so livestock plays The results were clear. gases and that the effi- world’s first experiment a vital role in feeding Cattle that consumed weed had no impact on That’s the subject of weed-based additives cacy does not diminish reported that used sea- the 10 billion people seaweed emitted much the taste of milk. Kebreab’s next study. to cattle feed. Kebreab over time,” said Ermias weed in cattle. who will soon inhabit less methane, and there Also, scientists are Kebreab and Roque is a scientific adviser to Kebreab, professor and the planet. Since much was no drop-off in effi- studying ways to farm collaborated with a fed- Blue Ocean Barns. Sesnon Endowed Chair Less gassy, more of livestock’s methane cacy over time. the type of seaweed— eral scientific agency “There is more work of the Department of sustainable emissions come from Asparagopsis taxifor- in Australia called the to be done, but we are Animal Science and the animal itself, nutri- Next steps mis—that Kebreab’s Commonwealth Sci- very encouraged by director of the World Greenhouse gases are a tion plays a big role in team used in the tests. entific and Industrial these results,” Roque Food Center. Kebreab major cause of climate finding solutions.” Results from a taste-test There is not enough of Research Organization, said. “We now have conducted the study change, and methane In 2018, Kebreab and panel found no differ- it in the wild for broad James Cook University a clear answer to the along with his Ph.D. is a potent greenhouse Roque were able to ences in the flavour of application. in Australia, Meat and question of whether graduate student Bre- gas. Agriculture is reduce methane emis- the beef from seaweed- Another challenge: Livestock Australia, seaweed supplements anna Roque. responsible for 10 per- sions from dairy cows by fed steers compared How do ranchers pro- and Blue Ocean Barns, can sustainably reduce “This could help cent of greenhouse gas over 50 percent by sup- with a control group. vide seaweed supple- a startup company that livestock methane emis- farmers sustainably pro- emissions in the U.S., plementing their diet Similar tests with dairy ments to grazing cattle sources, processes, mar- sions and its long term duce the beef and dairy and half of those come with seaweed for two cattle showed that sea- on the open range? kets and certifies sea- effectiveness.” Scrap merchants need to know their steel to the scrap recycling contain precious By Jonathan Margalit, yards. There’s one metals like Plati- PhD. problem, however: steel num, Palladium, scrap is usually mixed and Rhodium found THE USA Steel Recy- with other materials. in their automotive cling Institute (SRI) So how much of that catalytic converters. reported that steel is scrap is not steel, and Many steels have North America’s most what else is it? It could coatings applied to recycled material. be a variety of metals. them. A zinc coating is More than 63 million • Food cans — applied by hot dip gal- tons of steel are recy- sometimes called vanizing (HDG). cled every year. tin cans, metal Other coating materi- Steel scrap is an cans or aluminium als include cadmium, tion of chromium (Cr) duced goods depend sort them appropri- quality checks after essential raw material cans — are usually aluminium, chrome, and other alloying ele- on it. ately. The XRF analys- metals are sorted and in making new steel. made of steel with a nickel, nickel-chro- ments such as nickel Accurately ID’ing ers can help determine throughout the pro- In fact, according to tin-coating or they mium, iron oxide, and (Ni) to create a corro- the type of steel is the metal composition, cess, and then final SRI, in each of the past may contain some silver. Coating choice sion-resistant product. especially important to discover tramp/trace analysis before the 50 years, more than chromium or nickel. depends on the type of With steel recycling the amount of money a elements, and posi- metals leave the facil- 50 percent of the steel • Appliances are a steel, and the type of being such an impor- scrap yard will pay for tively identify numer- ity. In addition, the produced in this coun- major source of corrosion you’re trying tant business, scrap incoming metals, and ous alloys at material exact chemical com- try has been recycled scrap steel and SRI to prevent. yards must ensure charge for its inven- transfer points to help position of scrap, through the steelmak- reports that a typi- “Stainless” steel is that their inventory tory. Prices for differ- ensure product quality. including the existence ing process. A well- cal appliance is pro- actually a generic term is identified precisely ent types of metals can It’s a non-destructive of contaminants or established network duced using about referring to a variety and sorted appropri- vary dramatically from technology, so the met- hazardous elements, of more than 2 000 65 percent steel, as of steel types. Like all ately. Manufacturers material to material, as als do not have to be must be determined ferrous scrap proces- well as aluminium, other kinds of steel, who are buying their well as day to day. melted down first. for quality, safety and sors and more than 70 zinc and copper. stainless steel is made scrap will insist that Scrap yards use por- Best practices for regulatory compliance. end markets help meet • A typical passenger primarily from iron the metal is identified table X-ray fluorescent scrap yard operations A scrap yard’s reputa- the steel industry’s car consists of about and carbon in a two- accurately because the analysers to identify should include inspec- tion depends on the demand for steel scrap. 60 percent steel and step process. What quality and the costs the various elements tion of all metals that integrity of the metal Those figures prove iron, and other met- makes stainless steel associated with manu- contained in the met- come into the facility scrap that reaches the how important steel is als. Cars can even different is the addi- facturing their pro- als and then grade and against paperwork, customer. 8 CBN April 2021 Afrox invests in a new Agri Disc Hubs offer reliability in speciality gases plant extreme conditions

AFROX has recently plant’s ability to produce the Linde Group gave us EXTREMELY harsh devised configuration completed a new made- complex mixtures within access to the latest tech- working conditions, locates the bearings to-order speciality gases acceptable lead times nology and international along with high-pres- within a sturdy housing plant in response to ris- and within acceptable experience,” says Flude. sure washing rou- that connects directly ing market demand for tolerances had become He comments that tines, place a raft of (and simply) to the complex gas mixtures. a challenge and some the brownfields project demands on the bear- implement via an inte- The complex gases gas mixtures had to be was logistically challeng- ings and seals found grated flange. produced at the new grav- imported to meet cus- ing as the new facility in equipment for the Importantly, NSK imetric filling plant will tomer requirements. had to be built without agriculture industry. can offer fast, Europe- be Afrox’s main source Safety was also a con- affecting the operation A low-quality bearing wide availability of of all made-to-order gas sideration and the total of the existing plant, and will not be sufficiently Agri Disc Hubs as mixtures, supplying cus- separation of oxidant and stringent safety measures robust in its design or manufacturing takes tomers throughout South flammable mixtures is an were vital owing to the performance levels to place in Germany. The Africa and its neighbour- additional benefit of the proximity of toxic and provide the uptime Munderkingen facil- ing countries. new facility. flammable gases. necessary for reliable ity can boast almost 70 Designed for “The new facility The nationwide and productive opera- years of high-quality improved accuracy and is capable of produc- COVID-19 lockdown tion. Instead, frequent production output. efficiency, the new auto- ing many of the multi- further complicated downtime and costly Alongside high- mated facility in Germi- part mixtures that were the project, halting the failures will be the performance bearing A cutaway section of the Agri Disc Hub housing ston allows for up to 16 previously imported,” installation of new equip- likely result. technology, Agri Disc shows the double-row angular-contact ball bearings. fixed line input com- says Flude, explain- ment for several months. NSK’s solution to hubs are equipped ponents, which can be ing that local complex Despite these delays and this challenge is the with a highly effec- bearings provide users beyond that of other increased by introducing gas production not only challenges, Flude says Agri Disc Hub, a cost- tive sealing system with maintenance-free commercially available premixed components improves lead times but the new plant is now fully effective, self-lubricat- for robust protection operation. solutions, while their on separate filling rigs is also safer, due to the operational, with only a ing bearing unit that against extreme condi- The innovative modularity means they for oxidant and flamma- risks involved in import- few minor works to com- delivers a number of tion applications. This design of the bearings can be adapted very ble/toxic mixtures. The ing hazardous and vola- plete. major benefits to users comprehensive system and sealing system quickly to individual filling and component tile gases. Afrox’s extensive of farming implements. is a combination of significantly increases user requirements. In selection procedures are “The semi-automated range of special gases is High-performance labyrinth and contact service life. Even such instances, flexible pre-programmed and fill valves also reduce widely used in the auto- Agri Disc Hubs feature seal designs, which under extreme stress, manufacturing at the digitally controlled in a material wastage, while motive and petrochemi- double-row angular- serves to prevent both Agri Disc Hub bear- Munderkingen plant process that also oper- a booster pump that cals industry, and plays contact ball bearings the ingress of contami- ings - and thus the ensures rapid deliv- ates actuated control increases the pressure of an important role in min- that can support high nants and the escape implement which they eries at competitive valves integrated with a low pressure gases sig- ing and metallurgy. Afrox axial and radial loads, of grease. ‘Greased serve – grant a service costs, even more so for scale. nificantly reduces filling also has longstanding while the meticulously for life’ Agri Disc Hub life that is several times custom requests. Tony Flude, Project time,” continues Flude. partnerships within the Manager at Afrox, says “A fter thorough healthcare and pharma- the need for an improved, analysis, our engineer- ceutical industries sup- automated facility arose ing team concluded plying precise, bespoke as customer needs that Afrox could design gas mixtures. The City’s Smart Office Handbook evolved and the demand and construct a filling company is at the fore- for complex gas mixtures plant utilising a process front of environmental increased, which had pre- description based on the management, providing a step-by-step guide to greening viously been processed at facility at BOC Austra- products, services and Afrox’s Special Gases lia. While our process expertise to help custom- manual gravimetric fill- was 100 percent locally ers tackle environmental ing plant. The original designed, being part of challenges. your workplace

THE latest City of Cape business, big or small, to Town Smart Office apply the principles of Handbook and Toolkit sustainability, regard- Used electronics present is now available on the less of whether you are City’s website. working from home or Many businesses and an office. security concerns organisations want to ‘Buildings are a prior- implement sustaina- ity area for addressing this is not done profes- which is important to bility programmes, but climate change, reduc- By ITAD specialist sionally and new users maintain compliance often are not sure where ing greenhouse gas Bridgette Vermaak inadvertently are able and to ensure that the to start, or how much emissions and building to access confidential company’s proprietary they are able to do. The city resilience. To this BUSINESS owners information of the pre- information is removed Smart Office Hand- end, in its own opera- could be in for a data vious owner. completely from those book and Toolkit pro- tions, the City is com- protection headache as ITAD firms tradi- assets. vides a comprehensive mitted to ensuring that many used electronics tionally provided secure More importantly, and user friendly pack- all new facilities owned, that are returned still erasure of hard disk there are minimal or age that enables busi- occupied and developed hold personal informa- drives onsite at their no costs for this service nesses, as well as gov- by the municipality tion such as credit card customers’ locations. because it is recovered ernment and non-profit are net-zero carbon by details, personal pass- This approach offers from the residual value organisations, to imple- 2030. In the same way, words and photos. convenience for the cus- of the asset, which is ment effective sustain- and where it is possible, They need to realise tomer as well as main- ultimately give back ability programmes in we intend to ensure the the importance of data taining security by only to the organisation. the workplace. same for existing facil- security when issuing allowing drives to leave They may still even ‘We have prioritised ities. We encourage and decommissioning the secure facility after find that they get a the revision of our other organisations to IT assets. There are they had been sanitised. return on investment Smart Office Hand- follow suit. major privacy concerns However, at the same from the clean asset. book so that we can ‘Let’s act together as more used laptops time, onsite secure Compliance advise businesses on in creating a carbon and smartphones are erasure was resource This function is gov- the most relevant guide- neutral, climate-resil- ings and greener Programme, which returned to employers intensive for ITADs to erned by legislation lines for greening their ient city,’ said the City’s events includes the Smart with sensitive personal dispatch operators to including the Protection offices and workplaces. Mayoral Committee Living Handbook. data. customer sites. of Personal Information Aside from providing Member for Energy and Useful supporting Several Smart Living Imagine the monu- With innovative Act (PoPIA) and Gen- practical tips for creat- Climate Change, Coun- resources have also mental task of prepar- erasure technologies, eral Data Protection ing healthier environ- cillor Phindile Maxiti. been added to the resources were and are ing and issuing thou- IT asset disposition Regulations (GDPR). ments, our aim is to pro- The new handbook toolkit, which offer being developed com- sands of new laptops (ITAD) service pro- One needs to vide a guide that could covers eight key topics: scoping eco-audit plementary to each to remote workers that viders can now safely ensure that the data is spark ideas among • the basics of green- sheets; educational other. These include are distributed across decommission and removed according to residents on the posi- ing your office; posters and reminder the Smart Living Hand- book; Smart Cooking; the country. This is, erase storage media that the regulations. ITAD tive impact sustainable • energy efficiency; decals for around the in context, far easier are physically located providers need to pro- practices will have on office. Smart Driving, Smart • waste reduction; than trying to recover anywhere, without staff vide evidence that the their business and the The City will be run- Events and Smart Liv- the retired equipment travel. This approach data has been removed environments in which • water conservation; ning relevant training ing Audit guides, as securely. helps ITADs cost- securely. they operate,’ said the • eco-procurement; programmes for staff well as several capacity and the general public building; training; edu- Employers have a effectively enhance Xperien provides a City’s Mayoral Com- • transport; legal obligation to clean enterprise data secu- certificate of authen- mittee Member for Spa- on how to implement cation and outreach these devices profes- rity for their customers. tication that the data tial Planning and Envi- • environmental and the sustainability strat- programmes. sionally and ensure that Xperien has developed has effectively been ronment, Alderman social impacts; and egies outlined in the all data is erased from a solution to remotely removed and that the Marian Nieuwoudt. • sustainable develop- handbook. To download the Smart them prior to decom- sanitise any IT asset. organisation complied Going ‘green’ is no ment in business and The City manages a Office Toolkit, please missioning and disposal This means remotely with the respective reg- longer a trend. It is the beyond the office, comprehensive Smart visit www.capetown.gov. or redistribution. Sadly, removing the data, ulations responsibility of every such as green build- Living and Working za/smartoffice CBN April 2021 9 OneFarm Share platform Thakadu nickel provides over 1 million sulphate refinery starts meals for food relief production

tainability of farming operations in the coun- try. As Standard Bank firmly believes that co-creation is the key to acceleration, it partnered with Hello- Choice, a South Afri- can AgriTech with a digital fresh produce marketplace, as well as FoodForward SA, the largest food distribution non-profit organisation in South Africa. Food- Forward SA focuses on the recovery and Thakadu Battery Materials plant in Marikana, North West Province. redistribution of edible surplus food from the THAKADU Battery cer, Danie Smit. Nickel demand from supply chain (including Materials, a supplier The new nickel sul- the automotive sec- retailers, manufactur- of high-purity battery phate refinery uses tor is growing rapidly ers, and farmers). By raw materials, has com- proprietary process with electric mobil- STANDARD Bank’s sell or donate their pro- form where needs can partnering with organ- menced production at technology to purify ity expected to repre- OneFarm Share initia- duce into new markets. instantly be identified isations with existing its U$20 million nickel crude nickel sulphate sent the single-largest tive in South Africa, “The need for food and addressed.” capabilities, the initia- sulphate refinery, adja- extracted from a plati- growth sector for nickel which matches requests relief is greater than Agriculture has been tive was up and running cent to Lonmin’s base num group metal con- demand over the next for food relief to suppli- ever, with over 12 prioritised as being one within just four months. metals refinery in Mari- centrate that would 20 years. According ers with good quality million South Africans of the top five ecosys- Standard Bank plans kana, NW Province, otherwise be sold as a to Roskill, nickel sul- excess fresh produce, unsure of where their tems for the Standard to grow the platform putting Africa on the lower value product. phate consumption has has, since November 9 next meal will come Bank Group. As a result, funds by approaching map as a supplier of Targeting production grown at 20% a year 2020, collected and dis- from,” says Lungisa the OneFarm platform corporates with CSI battery-grade product of 16 000tpa in 2021 since 2014 and that has tributed more than 270 Fuzile, Standard Bank has been launched as funds earmarked for to the growing global with ramp up to steady primarily been driven tons of food to accred- South Africa Chief a digital business-to- food relief as well as the markets for electric state production of by the rapidly growing ited beneficiary organ- Executive. “Farmers are business platform to bank’s retail base and mobility and stationary 25 000tpa, Thakadu EV battery sector. The isations, providing over aware of this need, but connect and provide high net worth clients. energy storage. will refine crude nickel commodity research 1 million meals to vul- feel unable to meet it, services across the It has also launched a Thakadu’s 30 000tpa sulphate feed from its firm expects to see nerable individuals. without a clear mecha- agricultural ecosystem SnapScan account and refinery is the first of a long-term supply agree- demand grow from In 2021, Stan- nism to manage the through Lend, Protect, code for members of series of projects that ment with Sibanye-Still- around 90 000-100 000 dard Bank hopes to requests for donations Grow, Trade and Share the public that wish to will fast-track the com- water and other supple- tons contained nickel in increase OneFarm and an efficient, quick services. To date this has donate. pany’s aim to become a mental feed sources. 2020 to 2,6 million tons Share’s impact by ten and transparent pro- been piloted in Uganda multi-asset producer of “We see enormous by 2040. times - delivering 7 400 cess to donate food. since August 2019. Donations can be made battery raw materials. value in having a bat- “We are excited tons of food across all OneFarm Share brings In South Africa, the on Snapscan or through “This is a huge mile- tery materials platform about leading Afri- nine provinces, enabling all the role players OneFarm Platform was an EFT. For more stone for our team, with a producing asset ca’s contribution to a over 30 million meals. together from produc- launched through One- information on One- and we are pleased to and we are pursu- cleaner planet,” said The partnership pro- ers and logistics com- Farm Share as a result Farm Share and how bring this nickel sul- ing synergistic M&A Diseko. “We believe vides a digital platform panies to consumers of the food crisis caused you can get involved phate refinery to pro- opportunities to lever- that investing in value where emerging and and beneficiaries under by Covid-19 lockdowns visit www.onefarmshare. duction at a time when age that into a clean addition of battery raw commercial farmers can a single digital plat- and to increase the sus- co.za high nickel cathode and reliable source of materials at source is chemistries are set to battery materials for not only developmental dominate battery and the global market,” says but creates logistics and electric vehicle produc- Thakadu Chief Execu- supply efficiencies that tion,” says Thakadu tive Officer, Ruli Dis- are a net positive for a New leaders for the Cape Chief Operating Offi- eko. greener future.” Chamber of Commerce WC reveals R1,92 bn and Industry spent on Covid-19 JACQUES Moolman course-distinctions. is the new president of She is an accredited departments’ total curement Disclosure the Chamber following business advisor with By David Maynier, Covid-19 expenditure Reports which provides his election to succeed various private and Western Cape Minister was R1,917 billion, an in-depth analysis of Ms. Janine Myburgh government small busi- of Finance and Eco- while provincial pub- Covid-19 expenditure at the chamber annual ness agencies, a judge nomic Opportunities lic entities spent R3,01 by transaction, com- general meeting. for the International million. modity and supplier Jacques is general Women’s Entrepre- “WE are pleased to “A total of R907,69 for each Western Cape manager of South- neurial Challenge, publish the eighth edi- million, or 47.26%, of government depart- ern Sun The Cul- and is the author of tion of the Procurement all Covid-19 expend- ment and entity for the linan in Cape Town, a quartet of books Disclosure Report iture by provincial period 01 October 2020 appointed to run this titled The Seriously by Provincial Treas- departments and pub- to 31 December 2020. premier destination in Light-hearted Guides ury which affirms our lic entities was spent “Monthly reporting the Mother City after -- to Planning Your commitment to trans- with small, medium on all Covid-19 pro- a stellar career in the Jacques Moolman. 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TS Rigging Solutions 2020/21 financial year 369.11 by public enti- Disclosure Reports, He was previously Hospitality and Busi- Derryn has an Hon- as well as a small eco- in the Western Cape. ties. visit: www.westerncape. vice-president and ness Administration. ours degree in Indus- friendly cleaning prod- “For the period 1 “This month we also gov.za/provincial- director on the Board In his spare time, he trial Psychology from ucts distribution com- April 2020 to 31 Jan- published the first of treasury/procurement- of the Cape Cham- practices as a qualified Unisa attaining four pany. uary 2021, provincial our quarterly Pro- disclosure-report 10 CBN April 2021 Public servants need lessons in basic economics business that employs often downplayed the public sector trade Yet it is obvious Logic says public (a group suffering like Expounds Jacques them. They know it’s the skills demanded unions seem deter- there is no extra money servants at all levels— everyone else) together Moolman, President suicidal to insist on resulting in corruption mined to keep the cor- to be had. local, provincial and with all municipal and of the Cape Cham- high salary increases – of the original intent of nucopia of union dues The small number national – should ease provincial workers, ber of Commerce & or indeed any increase the post-1995 policy. regularly topped up. of people who pay off wage demands and with a double-dose of Industry. at all – when the busi- There are worrying Next among possible income tax (includ- tighten their belts like economic reality for ness is on the edge of allegations of other explanations of the ing public servants) everyone else. Instead, public service workers THE continuing insis- bankruptcy. non-job-related factors attitude is the extraor- have been squeezed to the belief in a magic e in the first-class seats tence of public service How does one creeping in. dinary ignorance of their limits; the state- money tree maintains on the gravy train. unions on a 7% pay explain such apparent True or not, there public servants and owned enterprises its strong hold on the Maybe, when eco- increase, 4% above lunacy? has been over-manning their union leaders of are chin deep in debt, public service mind. nomic reality dawns, inflation, for their The most obvious in the broader public the state of the South Eskom cannot guar- It is ignorance public service trade members, has people one lies in public ser- service that includes African economy. antee an electricity without parallel in unionists will instead in the private sector vice hiring practices. the numerous state- Surely by now, every- supply, South African South African his- of asking for impos- shaking their heads in They have been sub- owned enterprises, the one who can read, Airways, the railway tory. Searching for a sibly high pay rises, disbelief. verted by ideology. municipalities, and a listen to the radio, or system, and Denel, are cure, one grasps at a demand that their Most private-sector Balancing the racial State wage and sal- watch television must economic Dodos on compulsory course monthly union dues be employees know that composition of the ary bill the Treasury know the country is in the brink of collapse. in first-year econom- reduced instead -- at their pay depends public service was believes cannot be deep financial trouble? Why is this not obvi- ics for every teacher, least until the coun- on the success of the needed but it has too afforded. Despite this, It appears not. ous? policeman, and nurse try’s economy revives. John Deere to expand into construction

branded construction South Sudan, and an increasingly promi- renowned John Deere products were not pre- Sudan. nent player in the con- dealer network. Each viously available. “This expansion pro- struction and forestry piece of John Deere This expansion, vides an opportunity industries in many construction equip- which will include the for us to increase our parts of the continent. ment will be supported availability of backhoe global footprint in the This expansion marks and serviced by highly loaders, excavators, construction indus- the first time that the trained and certified wheel loaders, motor try, as we build upon John Deere construc- equipment technicians graders, and crawler our existing presence tion products are sold who are in turn sup- dozers, will be sold and in Africa and deliver under the John Deere ported by a network of supported by indepen- our product portfolio name in these key mar- regional parts distribu- dent, newly appointed under the John Deere kets. tion centres, including John Deere dealers. brand for the first time In this new era, John one in Kempton Park, Targeted countries to these key markets,” Deere is taking full Gauteng. include South Africa, said Jaco Beyers, man- control of the market- Customers will also Botswana, Zimbabwe, aging director for John ing and support of its have access to the John Swaziland, Namibia, Deere Africa Middle own branded construc- Deere suite of technol- Zambia, Kenya, East. tion products. ogy solutions, including Uganda, Mozambique, In Africa, John Customers in these JDLink™ Telematics, WELL known in announced its intension teen countries across Angola, Malawi, Tan- Deere is well repre- markets will also have which provides valu- the agricultural sec- to compete in the con- southern and western zania, Ethiopia, Egypt, sented in the agricul- access to product sup- able fleet insights on tor, John Deere has struction sector in eigh- Africa, where Deere- Rwanda, Burundi, tural market, as well as port through the world- the job site. EPR is coming – will you be ready? THE implementa- The regulations end-of-life products each producer within requirements are for • 5 Nov 2021 Lightcycle SA. tion of the Govern- regarding Extended and to encourage and 30 days of receipt of the responsible stake- – Revised date for ment’s upcoming EPR Producer Responsibil- enable the implemen- the form. holders. final compliance Issues discussed included (Extended Producer ity (EPR) (R.1184) tation of the circular Regulation 1184 No doubt addi- with regulations. how the EPR initiative Responsibility) scheme were published on 5 economy initiatives.” details specific mini- tional resources will was going to be financed is well advanced and November 2020, under This Regulation mum requirements be required to abide by ***** - a fee for a ‘Producer’s’ impending legislation the National Environ- refers to the term ‘pro- for EPR schemes. The these new regulations. membership of the rele- requires producers mental Management: ducer’, meaning “any Extended Producer Focusing on the com- IWMA webinar vant PRO may be based especially in the pack- Waste Act (NEMWA) person or category of Responsibility Scheme mon goal of supporting on value of product or aging industries to (Act 59 of 2008). The persons or a brand for Paper, Packaging the environment, by A recent webinar hosted tonnages produced or register and become or Extended Producer owner who is engaged and Some Single-Use recognising that EPR by the KZN branch of sold per annum. Such join an industry PRO Responsibility Scheme in the commercial Products (R.1187) is a component that the Industrial Waste fees would need to be (Producer Responsi- for Paper, Packaging manufacture, conver- will have a particular underpins the overall Management Associa- ratified by Treasury and bility Organisation). and Some Single-Use sion refurbishment or impact on the ‘pro- strategic approach of tion (IWMA) discussed audited by DFFE and Knowing the why, Products (R.1187) was import of new and/or ducer’ in the context of waste minimisation and amongst panellists the almost certainly would how and industries also published. The used products as iden- the food industry. This a circular economy in implications of the be recovered from ‘Pro- new responsibilities is primary intention of tified by the minister”. scheme includes tar- South Africa, may well impending legislation. ducers’ customers. outlined below, with the regulation and the It is important for all gets for each identified assist the transitional In attendance were the While EWASA has insight provided from scheme used together is members throughout product waste stream; process. • Anben Pillay: Direc- more than 1 000 collec- www.factssa.com web- to extend the financial the product life cycle these are defined for Consultations on tor, Waste Policy & tion points around the site. and physical responsi- to identify their roles each class of products. the development of Information Man- country, it was not clear South Africa’s waste bility for a product to and ascertain whether Classes include paper, an EPR for packag- agement (Dept of how and where end generation contin- the ‘producer’ of that they fall within the plastic, biodegradable ing in South Africa are Forestry, Fisheries & users would dispose of ues to increase; sig- product, which impor- definition of ‘produc- and compostable, glass, still ongoing between Environment) redundant electronic nificant volumes of tantly includes the ers’, as this may affect metal, and single-use the public and private • Shabeer Jhetam: goods or the wide vari- waste are still being post-consumer stage their responsibilities packaging. sectors. The Section Packaging SA PRO ety of packaging mate- diverted to landfill, a (waste disposal). and what compliance is The EPR Regula- 18 EPR Notice is cur- which represents: rials. dead-end disposal of (‘Producer’ has been required. tion (R.1184) goes on Clearly the legislation rently in the final con- °° PETCO waste rather than the defined by The Depart- The EPR Regulation to stipulate that fail- sultation phase before intends that the end user desired approach of ment of Forestry, Fish- (R.1184) requires that ure to comply with it becomes official °° Polyco should not be charged a circular economy . If eries and Environment, existing producers must various provisions is policy. °° Polystyrene Asso- for disposal which must we are to protect our (DFFE) as a manu- register with DFFE an offence, which may ciation of SA be handled in a respon- environment’s natural facturer, importer or within six months of the on conviction lead to Important timelines: °° SA Vinyls Asso- sible manner. Whether resources and develop brand owner.) publishing of the regu- an “appropriate fine”, ciation municipalities have a green economies, pro- The purpose of the lation. All new produc- imprisonment for a responsibility to estab- • End Q1 – Task ducers of products will EPR Regulations is: ers must register within period of 15 years, or °° The Glass Recy- lish collection points at be required to take “to provide the frame- three months of the both. Team comprising of cling Company established landfill or responsibility for their work for the develop- publishing of the regu- It is advisable to industry represen- °° Plastics SA other sites is unclear at products through- ment, implementation, lation by completing ascertain whether tatives and DFFE this time but one thing is officials to revise °° Fibre Circle out the product life monitoring and evalu- the prescribed form, you or your company (Paper) and for certain that this new cycle, from raw mate- ation of extended pro- obtainable from the could be defined as a regulations for initiative – which is not °° MetPac-SA rial extraction through ducer responsibility Department. The regu- ‘producer’; and if so, review (publication unique to South Africa – product design and use, schemes by producers, lations go on to stipu- to prioritise under- before 5 May) • Keith Anderson: will require a high profile and ultimately, recov- to ensure the effective late that the Depart- standing the intention • 5 May 2021 – Effec- EWASA – e waste, communications strat- ery and recycling or re- and efficient manage- ment must consider of the regulation and tive date of regula- and egy from all involved to use. ment of the identified and issue a number for what the obligatory tions • Patricia Schröder: ensure success. Low diesel engine oil pressure – a problem?

“USERS of diesel engine oils often note a change in oil pressure when they change from a monograde oil to a multigrade,” says Llewellyn Owen, National Marketing Manager at Lubrication Engineers (LE) South Africa. “Typically, oil pressure is lower with a multigrade, and people might mistakenly interpret the pressure drop as indicating a problem with the engine.” Owen says that low oil pressure is not necessarily bad. “In fact, it can be beneficial to a diesel engine operating within normal limits, while high oil pressure can be caused by blocked oil galleries or a lubricant that’s too viscous,” he says. “The main thing to check is that oil pressure remains pretty stable. Any large increase or decrease should be investigated.” He adds that it’s also critical to remember that as the oil viscosity breaks down, which happens over time, especially with poor quality oils, the performance in the asset is greatly reduced in terms of load-carrying abilities, torque and reliability. This may result in units having to be serviced more frequently than the indicated intervals. With winter weather on the way, Owen says that cold start is one operating condition under which oil pressure should be checked. “At start-up, all the oil is in the sump, and oil pressure is zero. The pump cannot begin to deliver oil or generate pressure until it sucks cold oil through the filter screen and pick up tube. We suggest to customers that they use a short, wide pick-up tube and an oil with good cold flow properties, such as a multigrade, to improve cold start lubrication.” CBN April 2021 Cold oil generally has high flow resistance; therefore, oil pressure on start-up is high. As the oil circulates and warms11 up, it flows more freely and oil pressure drops to a stable level. Only at this point is the engine being lubricated properly. Until oil pressure stabilises, wear rates are high because of insufficient oil delivery to the mating surfaces. Therefore, a "good" oil is one that reaches a stable oil pressure quickly. Low diesel engine oilThere are, pressurehowever, situations where low oil pressure – can indicatea a problem?problem, which is why it’s worth checking pressure and noting changes. Here are some of the most common causes of low pressure:

“USERS of diesel investigated.” use a short, wide pick- engine oils often note He adds that it’s also up tube and an oil with Cause of low oil pressure Consequence Solution a change in oil pres- critical to remember good cold flow proper- Top up oil level and look for Low oil level Possible catastrophic engine failure sure when they change that as the oil viscos- ties, such as a multi- possible oil leaks from a monograde ity breaks down, which grade, to improve cold Shut down engine; change to oil oil to a multigrade,” happens over time, start lubrication.” Oil not flowing into pump at start- with better low temperature Possible catastrophic engine failure says Llewellyn Owen, especially with poor Cold oil generally has up properties; improve cold start National Marketing quality oils, the per- high flow resistance; procedures Manager at Lubrication formance in the asset therefore, oil pressure Lugging; pump runs too slowly to Downshift to increase engine speed; Reduced engine life Engineers (LE) South is greatly reduced in on start-up is high. As deliver sufficient oil check pump Africa. “Typically, oil terms of load-carrying the oil circulates and heck temperature gauge and engine pressure is lower with a abilities, torque and warms up, it flows more Oil breakdown, engine problems, Oil too hot; viscosity too low temperature controls; check oil multigrade, and people reliability. This may freely and oil pressure wear, deposits might mistakenly inter- result in units having to drops to a stable level. viscosity for correct grade. pret the pressure drop be serviced more fre- Only at this point is Worn oil pump Engine problems Replace pump as indicating a problem quently than the indi- the engine being lubri- Worn bearings allow oil to flow with the engine.” cated intervals. cated properly. Until Engine problems Replace bearings Owen says that low With winter weather oil pressure stabilises, freely through increased clearances oil pressure is not nec- on the way, Owen says wear rates are high Change oil; if problem persists, Oil viscosity reduced by dilution Increased oil consumption, engine essarily bad. “In fact, that cold start is one because of insufficient check for fuel system or head gasket (fuel or coolant) wear it can be beneficial to operating condition oil delivery to the mat- leakage a diesel engine oper- under which oil pres- ing surfaces. Therefore, None – soot loading or oxidation ating within normal sure should be checked. a “good” oil is one that Oil change None increase viscosity of oil; new oil limits, while high oil “At start-up, all the oil reaches a stable oil flows better pressure can be caused is in the sump, and oil pressure quickly. by blocked oil galleries pressure is zero. The There are, however, “Our diesel engine oils are CJ4 rated, heavy-duty oils providing outstanding year-round performance,” says Owen. or a lubricant that’s too pump cannot begin to situations where low common“They are causesavailable of in lowSAE 5Wsays-40, SAEOwen. 10W- 30, “TheySAE 15W -provide40 and SAE extended 20W-50 draingrades, theyers, improve Detroit fuel efficiency,Diesel, viscous,” he says. “The deliver oil or generate oil pressure can indi- pressure:increase engine life, provide extendedare available drain service in SAEand wear service reduction.” and wear reduc- Owen, GM, Chrysler, main thing to check pressure until it sucks cate a problem, which Specifications“Our diesel exceeded engine include 5W-40, Mack, Cummins,SAE 10W-30, John Deere, tion.” Allis-Chalmers, Detroit Diesel,Caterpillar. Owen, GM, LE’sChrysler, die - is that oil pressure cold oil through the is why it’s worth check- oilsCaterpillar are . LE’sCJ4 dieselrated, engine SAE oils are 15W-40 also available and SAE in straight Specificationsgrades: SAE 20, 30, 40 and 50.sel engine oils are also remains pretty stable. filter screen and pick ing pressure and not- heavy-duty oils provid- 20W-50 grades, they exceeded include available in straight Any large increase or up tube. We suggest ing changes. The table ing outstanding year- improve fuel efficiency, Mack, Cummins, John grades: SAE 20, 30, 40 decrease should be to customers that they shows some of the most round performance,” increase engine life, Deere, Allis-Chalm- and 50. Mars Rover tyres to Malware: the biggest become available for threat use on Earth campaigns where tial-harvesting trojan By cybersecurity cybercriminals used it that is used by cyber- expert and J2 CEO to drop ransomware criminals to steal infor- By Sarah Katz , John Mc Loughlin. and spyware onto sys- mation like usernames Tech Xplore. tems that were already and passwords. MALWARE remains infected by this mal- Other malware THE SMART Tire the biggest threat to ware. Its worm-like includes Phorpiex, Company has revealed corporate networks, capabilities enable it to Hiddad Android mal- its first space-age tire, more costly than any spread to other devices ware, Dridex trojan soon to be available other threat including within the same net- and XMRig cryptocur- to the general pub- ransomware and tro- work. rency mining malware. lic. Already tested by jans. A research study Regardless of how Phorpiex is a botnet NASA for use on Mars conducted by Deep it is spread, Emotet is known for distributing Rover missions, these Instinct reports on the persistent and avoids other malware families John Mc Loughlin. tires come equipped hundreds of millions detection. This means via spam campaigns as with the company’s of attempted cyberat- victims are unaware well as fuelling large program in place. This Shape Memory Alloy tacks that occurred that they have been scale sextortion cam- program will ensure Radial Technology every day throughout compromised until it’s paigns. a layered defence and (SMART), made from 2020 showing mal- too late. Hiddad is an Android provides visibility the super-elastic mate- ware increased by Emotet is one of malware which repack- across the full environ- rial NiTinol+. 358% overall. the most costly and ages legitimate apps ment, no matter where While regular elas- Emotet maintained destructive malware and then releases them their users are. tic can stretch, smart its number one position variants. It’s critical for to a third-party store. It must incorporate memory metal goes a in the Global Threat corporates to be aware Its main function is to all aspects of their step further by rear- Index, highlighting the of this threat; they display ads, but it can operations including ranging its molecular global impact of this need robust security also gain access to key email, data, applica- structure when bent malware. The highly systems to prevent data security details built tions, internet and the and then immediately destructive banking breaches. More impor- into the OS. people who are access- resuming its former leaks, tears, messy seal- bility was necessary. trojan remains the tantly, employees need xHelper is a mali- ing these. The program shape. Thus, these tires ants or punctures. 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Water tion, there needs to be mismanagement in the attract technology and lost to leakages makes up a national water conser- water and wastewater capital, both of which 25 per cent of total water vation programme to sectors, dysfunctional are in abundance. This consumption and 68 reduce water waste and administrations, cor- is the primary mission per cent of non-revenue demand in urban areas. ruption and a R1- tril- of the SA Water Cham- water. Way forward lion deficit in Gov- ber. This situation can be The focus is on two pol- ernment funding, the attributed to old and icy/strategy items: SA Water Chamber The SAWC poorly maintained infra- • The creation of an presents an initiative Approach structure‚ a complex independent water to shape future water institutional structure, regulator, policy in South Africa. The water crisis is only water tariffs that do not a constraint if we con- adequately cover the • The creation of a Statement of the tinue to manage it as costs, and entities that regulatory/contrac- Problem a finite stock. This is face significant technical, tual environment in called the Old Para- financial, and manage- SA that encourages In 2002, the First digm of Scarcity, which ment challenges. the private sector to National Water is increasingly inter- South Africa will be invest in the severely Resource Strategy, preted by investors as a unable to support inclu- depleted water found that 98% of risk to be avoided. sive growth and eco- infrastructure in the all available water In reality water is a nomic transformation if country. had been allocated flux and is therefore water supply is severely One specific example of in South Africa, with infinitely renewable. constrained. Accord- this depletion is 800+ some Water Manage- The core logic of the ing to the 2019 Budget dysfunctional waste- ment Areas being SAWC is to shift our Review, water infrastruc- water treatment works. over-allocated by as approach away from ture projects have been However, the South much as 120%. Subse- the Old Paradigm of allocated R90.4 billion African fiscus is severely quent to that, science Scarcity, where water between 2019/20 and constrained – there- has improved and the was managed as a stock 2021/22. There needs fore the majority of the accuracy of measure- and used in a linear to be a comprehensive approximately R1 tril- ment now possible has economy, to the New management strategy lion in capital required shown that the Mean Paradigm of Abun- for investment in water to rehabilitate this infra- Annual Precipitation dance where water is resource development, structure will need to (MAP) is changing managed as a flux in bulk water supply, and come from the private and the Mean Annual a circular economy. wastewater manage- sector. Runoff (MAR) (water This requires techno- ment. It is also critical The SAWC is cur- available for economic logical upgrades to the here to learn from the rently setting up consti- development) is less 1 000+ Water Treat- success of the IPP pro- tutional and administra- than originally thought ment Plants and 800+ gramme in the electric- tion processes to enable to exist before 2002. Waste Water Treat- ity space and adapt this memberships to be pro- Subsequent high con- ment Plants. This can model to infrastructure cessed early in 2020. fidence research has be funded by private provision in the water Working groups are shown that before 1982 capital and managed sector, particularly in focussing on an ongoing South Africa was gen- more efficiently in a areas such as the provi- basis: erally wetter, with a purpose designed Spe- sion of water, irrigation, • Policy and regulatory measurable shift in the cial Purpose Vehicle and sanitation. input to government seasonal distribution of (SPV) backed by policy The department is with the Water & rainfall patterns post and regulatory cer- currently developing sanitation Master 1982. Winter rainfall tainty. appropriate institutional Plan released in areas are specifically Considerable options for service pro- November 2019 affected. In effect, research has been done vision, through the cre- • Refining the contract- in 2002 South Africa by the Water Research ation of regional water ing Special Purpose child of Doctor Johan document produced by billion cubic metres in became a fundamen- Commission which and wastewater utili- Vehicle arrangements van Zyl, CEO of Toy- South Africa’s National 2030 (Boccaletti et al. tally water constrained co-ordinates much of ties and expanding the with government economy. the water research and ota Europe and his Treasury. 2010). Supply, by con- mandates of the existing In 2013, as a result of knowledge transfer friend Roelf Meyer. trast, will equal only 15 water boards. It is also • Provide seed funding other factors, the South done in South Africa. What the SAWC is Water: Infrastructure, billion cubic metres—not in the process of estab- to resource up the African economy also SAWC represents doing as part of this ini- Regulation & Institu- including the possible lishing an independent SAWC became capital con- the water sector within tiative is shaping water tional Models effects of climate change water regulator—which strained. All future the presidency’s Public policy in South Africa. (Boccaletti et al. 2010). will improve the overall For further information job creation and eco- Private Growth Ini- The information under The estimated demand In addition to our water efficiency and effective- contact Benoit Le Roy nomic growth poten- tiative (PPGI). The “Water” (page 26) for water in South resource constraints, a ness of water provision on 082 414 5289 or visit: tial will increasingly PPGI is the brain- in the extract from a Africa will reach 17.7 significant amount of and ensure appropriate www.SAWC.co.za Technology offers a very real solution to leaking water infrastructure aging infrastructure. energy and water usage, The system now protection, variable By Jacques Squire, Also, SA continues to while also recovering enables Anglian Water frequency drives, and Water & Wastewa- deal with a dire energy and reusing water when to monitor its network advanced process con- “Intelligent pumping, for ter Segment Lead, shortage which means utilised in wastewater, on a daily basis and trollers. Southern Africa, Inter- water infrastructure consumer packaged identify new leaks as it Managing energy example, can take operations to national Operations, must operate in an goods (CPG) plants happens while benefit- needs efficiently is a Schneider Electric. optimised and sustain- and mining operations. ing from a system that big step towards sus- a whole new level...” able manner. allows for improved tainability. Energy Financially strained Leakage detection planning and expe- management, reduc- cate across multiple At a typical waste- local municipalities diting repairs, thus ing consumption, and systems within a utility water plant, power must also heavily invest Leakage is not unique improving water sav- improved visibility of and enable the conver- represents 35% of in their water infra- to SA. The Anglian ings and outperform- operations are there- gence of operational operational costs with structure to upgrade Water region in the ing the leakage targets. fore essential. Like- and business systems, 65% used in aeration and maintain it, unfor- East of the United wise, reducing water which empowers oper- processes. Experience tunately, in some Kingdom faced seri- Saving water losses, ensuring water ations, maintenance shows that energy costs instances, very little or ous drought condi- and energy with quality and optimising and management to can be reduced by 3 to no maintenance is done tions compounded by intelligence the use of hydraulic make more intelligent 5 percent if effective on plant and water net- significant population and treatment infra- decisions. plant automation and works. growth. To mitigate The benefits of smart structure are crucial. control systems are LEAKAGE detection Considering the future water supply solutions include asset Intelligent pump- Technology realises implemented. remains a very real above, what steps can challenges, the water protection, cost sav- ing, for example, can ROI Effective applica- challenge with a report be taken to alleviate sector in England ings, performance take operations to a tion of instrumentation from the CSIR in 2018 some of the pressure and Wales decided to benchmarking, energy whole new level by With the right solutions and control systems stating that as much posed by SA’s aging implement an inte- savings and increased capturing and analys- in place, water infra- can help increase the of a third of the coun- water infrastructure? grated leakage and safety. Employed tech- ing large amounts of structure operators can capacity of a wastewa- try’s water supply is Technology has the pressure management nologies include sen- data. These applica- realise as much as 30% ter treatment plant by lost due to leakage and ability to reduce both solution (ILPM). sors, intelligent motor tions often communi- of the cost of energy. up to 15%. CBN April 2021 WATER ENGINEERING / WASTE WATER / 13 WATER PURIFICATION / SUSTAINABILITY KSB expands in Namibia THE newly appointed and repair facilities, premises consist of a managing director to meet future growth 370m²office block and of KSB Pumps and potential. 420m² workshop. Valves (Namibia) “Additionally, we (Pty) Ltd, DeWet van Established company will have a field ser- Wyk will head-up the vice team and a sizable recently established “KSB has been one of stockholding of spares The KSB Namibia KSB Pumps and Valves the preferred pump to meet current and team. L to R; front: Namibia. suppliers in Namibia anticipated demand” Johannes Andreas, The evolution from a for decades and says DeWet. financial accountant, sales office of the South with the government Francois Jooste, sales African operation to a encouraging more local The new address is engineer and Shaun fully-fledged company content, the decision KSB Pumps and Valves Theron, service supervi- comes at a time when was made to establish a Namibia (Pty) Ltd, 27 sor. Back: Klaus Streit, increasing demand for fully-fledged Namibian Birmingham Street, area sales manager, pumps and services company. Northern Industrial DeWet van Wyk, man- necessitates a move to “Situated in the Area, Windhoek, Tel: bigger premises with a Northern Industrial +264 61 22 12 66, aging director and fully stocked distribu- area of Windhoek, Email: dewet.vanwyk@ Kenneth Kasita, sales tion warehouse, service the company’s new ksb.com engineer. Pump company invests R3-m in CNC machine tools

WERNER Pumps, company to cut pro- to create more compo- ever before, and to designers, manufac- duction time on some nents in-house. prototype and test new tures, suppliers and components by 50% “There are certain ideas more quickly.” maintenance special- or more, helping to things that we could The investment in ist of high-pressure speed up turnaround not make ourselves or the CNC machine has jetting equipment, has time on its 100% justify manufacturing sparked other addi- installed and com- locally manufactured in-house previously, tions and changes to missioned new CNC high-pressure jetting because they were the Werner Pumps equipment at its head- equipment. simply too time-con- workshop, including quarters in Springs. Sebastian Wer- suming. installing a German- The R3 million invest- ner, MD at Werner But with the new made compressor ment in the cutting- Pumps, says that the equipment, we’re able from Keiser that ser- edge Haas machine new CNC machine has to create even more of vices the entire work- tools has enabled the also helped his team our components than shop floor. Modernised building utilities save money and resources

BUILDINGS are not ing systems. It might at a set rate. Yet water retrofit 30% of the VFDs and integrated short-term entities. also have systems for usage varies during the building’s utility costs sensor component They can be around waste- and storm water, day. Sometimes the went to electricity products to upgrade for decades, and their as well as firefighting pumps work too hard for the pumps. Once the Twin Peaks boilers internal workings are measures. Then there and sometimes not hard Xylem and its partners and create substantial often also meant to are HVAC systems that enough. These factors established a hydrauli- energy savings. function for as long. consume water to cool result in two common cally-balanced system, Ripping and replac- or heat the building. problems: too much pumping energy used Solving water ing internal plumbing, Any of these areas power consumption dropped by an unbe- pumps, and readers can can offer significant and too much demand lievable 95%. Many buildings outlive be costly as well as self- benefits if they could for maintenance. New York’s Twin their internal fittings. defeating, so the very make use of modern In contrast, VFD Peaks residential It’s relatively easy to idea of modernising a technologies. A prime pumps change their blocks offer another renovate a floor but site’s water systems is example is the deploy- activity based on the example. Constructed substantially more often very unappeal- ment of pumps with system’s demand, cor- in the 1970s, these challenging to realise ing. Variable Frequency related with smart buildings are a typical better plumbing, heat- The first step to Drives (VFDs). meters and monitoring example of outdated ing, cooling and those avoid this perception Traditional pumps systems. In a Xylem building management areas that affect a ther. But Xylem pro- and designs, and mod- is to divide a build- don’t have much gran- case study, retrofit- systems and techni- building’s utility bill. vides a third choice. ular, retrofit-friendly ing’s water usage into ularity in their per- ted pumps at New cal challenges, such The choice once was to The answer is prog- solutions – all designed different categories. A formance: they either York City’s Astor as boilers in very tight either change them at ress in innovation and to operate without fre- building will have water pump, or they don’t, Place showed amaz- spaces. Xylem and great expense or leave digital technology by quent maintenance or storage and boost- and when they do, it’s ing results. Before the its partners deployed them to degrade fur- using new materials operator interventions. CBN April 2021 14 WATER ENGINEERING / WASTE WATER / WATER PURIFICATION / SUSTAINABILITY Engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water as pine and ginkgo The researchers and inspire students to By Jennifer Chu, contain sapwood lined took their techniques perform their own sci- Massachusetts with straw-like con- to India, where they ence experiments with Xylem tissue in gymnosperm sapwood can be used for water Institute of Technology. duits known as xylem, made xylem filters from xylem filters. filtration (as seen on top). Xylem is comprised of conduits that which draw water up native trees and tested “Because the raw are interconnected by membranes that filter out contaminants THE interiors of non- through a tree’s trunk the filters with local materials are widely present in water (bottom). Credit: N.R. Fuller, Sayo Studio. flowering trees such and branches. Xylem users. Based on their available and the fab- conduits are intercon- feedback, the team rication processes nected via thin mem- developed a proto- are simple, one could branes that act as natu- type of a simple filtra- imagine involving com- ral sieves, filtering out tion system, fitted with munities in procuring, bubbles from water and replaceable xylem fil- fabricating, and dis- sap. ters that purified water tributing xylem filters,” MIT engineers have at a rate of one litre per says Rohit Karnik, pro- been investigating sap- hour. fessor of mechanical wood’s natural filtering Their results, pub- engineering and asso- ability, and have previ- lished in Nature Com- ciate department head ously fabricated simple munications, show for education at MIT. filters from peeled that xylem filters have “For places where the cross-sections of sap- potential for use in only option has been to wood branches, dem- community settings to drink unfiltered water, onstrating that the low- remove bacteria and we expect xylem filters tech design effectively viruses from contami- would improve health, filters bacteria. nated drinking water. and make water drink- Now, the same team The researchers able.” has advanced the tech- are exploring options Karnik’s study co- nology and shown that to make xylem filters authors are lead author it works in real-world available at large scale, Krithika Ramchander situations. They have particularly in areas and Luda Wang of fabricated new xylem where contaminated MIT’s Department of filters that can filter drinking water is a Mechanical Engineer- out pathogens such major cause of disease ing, and Megha Hegde, as E. coli and rotavi- and death. Anish Antony, Kendra rus in lab tests, and The team has Leith, and Amy Smith have shown that the launched an open- of MIT D-Lab. filter can remove bac- source website, with teria from contami- guidelines for design- This article has been nated spring, tap, and ing and fabricating edited for length. To groundwater. They also xylem filters from read the full text, visit: developed simple tech- various tree types. The https://techxplore.com/ niques to extend the fil- website is intended news/2021-03-filters- ters’ shelf-life, enabling to support entrepre- tree-purify.html?utm_ the woody disks to neurs, organizations, source=nwletter&utm_ purify water after being and leaders to intro- medium=email&utm_ stored in a dry form for duce the technology to campaign=daily- at least two years. broader communities, nwletter Turning smart meters into water leak detectors

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Oil & Fuel Analysis | Transformer Chemistry Services | Reliability Solutions CBN April 2021 19 ENERGY EFFICIENCY & POWER SOLUTIONS The Green Economy and Africa The compelling case for hydrogen presented by Ian N Fraser, Chairman, African Hydrogen Partnership. THERE have been cannot afford the cost energy are brushed ies. Kane Berman then carrier can be gener- that within the next to convert to the green several articles pub- of green energy. aside. He states that - seems to be under the ated anywhere, includ- few years, as the econ- hydrogen economy. lished recently that The argument that “sun energy and wind impression that the ing in Europe. And omies of scale become There are also issues attack the burgeoning is presented tends to may come out of the green economy will when the sun or wind apparent, the cost of raised around habitat green energy economy. be based on two issues. sky, but the machin- be based on battery energy is not available, green hydrogen for loss from solar and The tone and trajec- On the one hand, a ery to turn them into storage of energy to it can be augmented by motor vehicle fuel, wind installations. tory of these articles totally spurious claim energy does not. That provide power when green hydrogen that delivered at the dis- Yes, some areas will be is reminiscent of is made that green machinery requires the sun is not shining is generated in and penser, will be lower covered by solar panels those published dur- energy will be destruc- mining, manufacture, or the wind blowing. exported from areas per energy unit than – with very little effect ing the ‘fight back’ by tively expensive. Even and transport”. Well This is certainly not such as Africa – which petrol or diesel. on habitat – either the tobacco industry if this were true, which yes and the same is the case. Yes, there is has vast open spaces The repeated claims flora or fauna. Wind in the seventies; when it demonstrably is not, true of present energy a rather inexplicable and abundant free that the green econ- generators are not the the seriously destruc- they seem to be argu- sources and industries. obsession with bat- energy in the form of omy will be massively prettiest objects on the tive effects of smok- ing that we should The cost of the geo- tery powered vehicles. sunlight and wind. The expensive are simply landscape – but neither ing became ever more carry on blithely to logical research, plus This will be largely benefit to places such wrong. The technolo- are the filthy oil wells, apparent. Numerous destruction – because the tapping, process- self-limiting for sev- as Europe is that a fair gies required to cap- refineries etc. associ- articles were published it is too expensive to ing and refining of fos- eral reasons, including amount of the energy ture wind and sunlight, ated with fossil fuel. that claimed that the stop? sil fuels is enormous. the fact that batter- required can indeed to generate hydrogen And, with the reduc- medically demon- It also makes no And will become more ies deteriorate fairly be generated locally by and then convert it into tion in noxious and strated adverse effects sense to quote exag- so as the resources quickly over their wind and sun, and the energy are all readily greenhouse gasses in of smoking were either gerated numbers and dwindle. However, life span, eventually gaps in these energy available and entirely the atmosphere there untrue or exaggerated. attach these to green once the hydrogen requiring expensive resources can be filled re-cyclable. If we just will still be a clear net It transpired that this energies, without bal- economy is ubiquitous replacement. (A fact by hydrogen delivered consider the green gain for our planet. was largely promoted ancing this against the – the energy to mine that is either denied or by tanker or pipeline economy in Africa, the Hydrogen is the and financed by the immense economic materials, and to man- brushed aside by the from Africa. Is this continent will rapidly future. This is rec- tobacco lobby. advantages that green ufacture, provide, and battery lobby). In addi- a problem? Well, at become one hundred ognized by the fact It is also interest- energy will achieve. transport the support tion, apart from being present virtually ALL percent independent that virtually every ing to note that these Using Africa as an equipment, will all useful for smaller energy in the form of of imported fossil fuels motor manufacturer is anti green energy mis- example, the continent also come from renew- local city run-around fossil fuel is imported – saving the African already producing or sives make little or no will benefit greatly ables via the green vehicles, batteries will from the Middle East economies billions in developing hydrogen attempt to propose an from the economic hydrogen economy. It never be able to pro- or elsewhere. So the foreign exchange. As a powered vehicles that alternative way for- benefits of generating, should also be noted vide viable power for hydrogen economy further bonus, Africa have the performance ward, other than to using and exporting that virtually none of heavy transport, aero- represents a net gain will be able to export and range equivalent imply that we should green energy instead these materials will be planes, ships, etc. In for Europe – as it will to Europe and other to petrol or diesel vehi- stay with our present of importing fossil consumed but will be addition, as Kane Ber- only be importing a countries the large vol- cles. And, a hydrogen destructive habit of fuels at immense cost mostly recyclable. man rightly says, once portion of the energy umes of excess hydro- powered vehicle can burning of fossil fuels. – both financial and Another objection batteries reach the end requirements. There gen generated – earn- be re-fueled in a cou- In the case of an article environmental. Africa is raised based on of their useful life we is already a pipeline ing valuable foreign ple of minutes; unlike by the founder of the will become a net the totally incorrect end up with masses project under way to exchange revenues in the couple of hours Copenhagen Consen- exporter of energy. assumption that the of toxic un-recyclable deliver hydrogen from the process. required by a battery sus, Bjorn Lomborg, In a recent article by green economy will chemicals. Morocco to Europe. Far from being vehicle after a trip of Africa was included in John Kane Berman, depend on energy stor- The future is green And at what cost? destructively expensive only a few hundred a list of countries that the benefits of green age in chemical batter- hydrogen. This energy It is reliably projected – we cannot afford not kilometres maximum.

Design could enable longer lasting, UK Climate Investments delivery more powerful lithium batteries Continued from P18

a significant leap in the The type of battery pressing for greater mately 844 000 tons of by David L. Chandler, power-per-weight of electrode they have now ambition globally to greenhouse gas emis- Massachusetts Institute next-generation batter- used with this electrolyte, meet the Paris Agree- sions per annum over of Technology ies, without sacrificing a nickel oxide containing ment’s goals. This their lifetime, which the cycle life. some cobalt and manga- needs us to accelerate is equivalent to tak- LITHIUM-ion batter- The research is nese, “is the workhorse the global transition to ing 182 000 cars off ies have made possible reported in the jour- of today’s electric vehicle clean power, benefitting the road for a year. In the lightweight elec- nal Nature Energy in a industry,” says Li, who from low cost and sus- addition to support- tronic devices whose paper by MIT professors is a professor of nuclear tainable energy sources ing South Africa’s low portability we now take Ju Li, Yang Shao-Horn, science and engineering such as the Kruisvallei carbon transition, each for granted, as well as and Jeremiah Johnson, and materials science Hydro plant. project has also com- the rapid expansion of postdoc Weijiang Xue, and engineering. The UK is commit- mitted a percentage of electric vehicle produc- and 19 others at MIT, Because the electrode ted to supporting green, its annual revenue to tion. But researchers two national labora- material expands and resilient and inclu- community initiatives around the world are tories, and elsewhere. contracts anisotropically sive recovery from the supporting education, continuing to push limits The researchers say the New electrolyte material could increase current Li as it gets charged and COVID-19 pandemic housing and sustain- to achieve ever-greater finding could make it energy density by 60%, giving EV’s greater range, and discharged, this can lead and I am delighted that able enterprise devel- energy densities—the possible for lithium-ion perhaps faster charging. to cracking and a break- this innovative UK pro- opment in surrounding amount of energy that batteries, which now down in performance gramme, run through areas. can be stored in a given typically can store about members of this research Shao-Horn, Johnson, when used with conven- UK Climate Invest- Through the UK mass of material—in 260 watt-hours per kilo- team, but for a different and others, in a collab- tional electrolytes. But in ments and Macquarie, International Climate order to improve the gram, to store about 420 application. It was part orative venture aimed at experiments in collabo- has supported job cre- Finance, UK Climate performance of existing watt-hours per kilogram. of an effort to develop lithium-air battery devel- ration with Brookhaven ation, localisation and Investments has com- devices and potentially That would translate lithium-air batteries, opment. National Laboratory, the black ownership in this mitted approximately enable new applica- into longer ranges for which are seen as the “There’s still really researchers found that sector.” £70 million over three tions such as long-range electric cars and longer- ultimate long-term solu- nothing that allows a using the new electrolyte The CEO of H1 years to support the drones and robots. lasting changes on por- tion for maximizing bat- good rechargeable lith- drastically reduced these Holdings, Reyburn development of clean One promising table devices. tery energy density. But ium-air battery,” John- stress-corrosion cracking Hendricks remarked energy and green approach is the use of The basic raw mate- there are many obstacles son says. However, “we degradations. “Much needed funding finance markets in metal electrodes in place rials for this electro- still facing the develop- designed these organic “There’s no expensive is required to trans- sub-Saharan Africa. of the conventional lyte are inexpensive ment of such batteries, molecules that we hoped elements, it’s just carbon form South Africa’s UK Climate Invest- graphite, with a higher (though one of the and that technology may might confer stability, and fluorine. So it’s not energy mix and pro- ments is a cornerstone charging voltage in the intermediate com- still be years away. In the compared to the existing limited by resources, mote cleaner, greener investor in Revego cathode. Those efforts pounds is still costly meantime, applying that liquid electrolytes that it’s just the process,” he energy systems. Our African Energy Lim- have been hampered, because it’s in limited electrolyte to lithium- are used.” They devel- says. partnership with UK ited, a first of a kind however, by a variety use), and the process ion batteries with metal oped three different sul- Climate Investments dedicated renewable of unwanted chemi- to make it is simple. So, electrodes turns out to fonamide-based formu- This article has been has been critical to energy public yieldco cal reactions that take this advance could be be something that can lations, which they found edited for length. To the delivery of these in sub-Saharan Africa place with the electro- implemented relatively be achieved much more were quite resistant to read the full article, visit projects, which will which intends to list lyte that separates the quickly, the research- quickly. oxidation and other deg- https://techxplore.com/ play a role in sup- on the Johannesburg electrodes. Now, a team ers say. The new application of radation effects. Then, news/2021-03-enable- porting South Africa Stock Exchange. UK of researchers at MIT The electrolyte itself is this electrode material working with Li’s group, longer-powerful-lithium- to build back better Climate Investments is and elsewhere has found not new, explains John- was found “somewhat postdoc Xue decided batteries.html?utm_ and greener from the also helping to finance a novel electrolyte that son, a professor of chem- serendipitously,” after it to try this material with source=nwletter&utm_ COVID-19 pandemic.” the construction of overcomes these prob- istry. It was developed a had initially been devel- more standard cathodes medium=email&utm_ The three projects affordable green hous- lems and could enable few years ago by some oped a few years ago by instead. campaign=daily-nwletter will help avoid approxi- ing in Kenya. 20 CBN April 2021 SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Young Engineers Motor Development Programme By Zintle Maliwa, Marketing Assistant

for many Chefs in South Africa whose culinary skills were previously not recognized as an official trade. The development of the Chef Trade Test took a persevering four years to develop. Once completed, the developers were the first to be trade tested. As one of the developers, Mrs Solomon completed her trade test in February 2019 and successfully achieved the outcome of the skill.

“it is important to keep abreast of what is current and lead by example,” says Mrs Solomon. She has been registered at the College of Cape Town as the first TVET Trade Test Assessor for the new QCTO Chef qualification and looks forward to assisting many skilled chefs in the industry to also achieve their “Red Seal” certificate. All Chefs should aspire to complete their Trade Test. This will open the door to many positive work prospects in South Africa and abroad.” The College of Cape Town’s YEMDP modified and re-built race car. Images supplied by Reuben Mokotedi. Mrs Solomon has since managed to receive Trade Test Centre accreditation for the College, making the College of Cape Town the first TVET college in The student modified and re-built racing car by the College of Cape South Africa to be a Trade Test Centre for Chefs in the culinary industry. Town’s Athlone Campus Automotive Motor Mechanic students, under the Young Engineers Motor Development Programme (YEMDP) has thus far participated in four competitive Clubman’s saloon events/races (entry class X). The vehicle is currently being raced (driven) by Mr Lucin Downes, Facilitator at Athlone Campus for Automotive Motor Mechanic. After each race, the team made up of the students, educators/lecturers and facilitators, assemble for a strategic and tactical debriefing session to discuss the car’s performance, explore opportunities for increasing output and remedial action for imperfections.

Mr Reuben Mokotedi, Senior Lecturer for Automotive Motor Mechanic College of Cape Town’s Plumbing Apprentices said, “The vehicle recently underwent Dyno Testing and Turning with RBT participate in a World Plumbing Day CSI initiative performance. A dynamometer is a device for simultaneously measuring to refurbish the Holy Cross Children’s home the torque and rotational speed (RPM) of an engine, to calculate its instantaneous power and usually displayed by the dynamometer Sharmila Cloete, who is currently an apprentice plumber at the College of as kilowatts (kW) or brake horsepower (bhp). With the Dyno results, Cape Town, Thornton Campus, was the only female who formed part of significant adjustments are already made to get more output from the car. a team that took part in the Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative to Modification to increase the output of the car within the guidelines and refurbish the Holy Cross Children’s home in Parow Valley. Sharmila Cloete specifications is all part of racing. With each race, there are new challenges worked along with her fellow apprentice plumber students and professional and opportunities, a different adjustment, an addition in the engine plumbers. The areas that needed attention in the Children’s Home were bay, a modification here and there, creating a whole new dynamic work identified and groups were formed to focus on the different areas identified. environment for the students ”. The plumbing initiative included the replacement of sinks, taps, showers, The College wants to extend the YEMDP, a second car is already fitted with cleaning pipes and maintenance in the main buildings in the old age home. a race standard roll cage, the built-up of this car is scheduled for later on South Africa is faced with a shortage of skills, and those skills include in the year, with entry proceeding in the new academic and race calendar plumbing. year. The additional vehicle means that more students can participate in the YEMDP and receive exposure. There is good camaraderie among the other Clubman’s participants at the track, and some teams have offered to host students as pit crew on their vehicles. We also have students that are marshalling race events at the track, giving our candidates a wider range of duties and coverage while at the track.

“I would like to encourage students to study Automotive Motor Mechanic. Motor mechanics is our game, if you are a petrol head and love working on cars, this is the program for you. There are different career streams to be followed within the field, and the field is always expanding, with consistent new technological advances, making for growth opportunities and College of Cape Town, Thornton Apprentice Shamiela Cloete fixing expansion within the field, even expanding into other engineering fields” a leaking basin said Mr Mokotedi. “Most people tend to think that plumbing is a male’s job. I am working so College of Cape Town; First TVET Trade Test Chef hard to change that mindset. Whatever a person desires to be, he/she can and Accredited Centre in SA be. In my community (Bishop Lavis), we have a lot of dropouts and I want to be an inspiration to my community, make those dropouts and gangsters Marsha Solomon, former Program Manager of Hospitality and Catering who see that they can still change their lives. It is not about where a person is currently a Curriculum Adviser at the College of Cape Town, formed part comes from but it is about where a person is going. I love sharing my of the Trade Test Work Group (TWG) in 2015 who developed the first Trade knowledge” Said Shamiela Test for the Chef industry in South Africa. She worked alongside eight other members from industry and private culinary schools to realise this dream Plumbing is recognised as one of the scarce skills in South Africa. The Department of Higher Education and Training is developing a strategy to support the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery plan. Plumbing is one of the skills needed in infrastructure investment and delivery. The department has also made funds available to fund the plumbing apprentice as a means of addressing the shortage of skills.

College of Cape Town for TVET +27(0) 404 6700 Central Office: 334 Albert Street, Salt River Western Cape 7915, South Africa [email protected] www.cct.edu.za College of Cape Town - Inspiring Minds CCT_Official College of Cape Town CBN April 2021 21 SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Concrete training opportunities now for W Cape students WESTERN Cape School of Concrete nationally available are: vides rudimentary floor construction. tion (Stage 2 and members of the con- Technology, says • SCT10 “Introduc- understanding of • SCT30 “Concrete 3)”, offered by the struction and ancillary whereas in the past tion to concrete”: how to manufacture technology”: An Institute of Con- industries now have potential students in A course recom- masonry units that intensive course for crete Technology unprecedented oppor- the Western Cape were mended for small-, could become the civil and structural (ICT) of London: tunities to expand their offered only a handful medium- and cornerstone of a engineers, experi- These are ideal concrete knowledge. of live courses in Cape micro-enterprises, new business. enced technicians bridging courses for The School of Concrete Town every year, the junior technical and • SCT15 “Concrete and technologists, potential candidates Technology’s offering introduction of online sales staff or any for batchers and providing detailed for the intensive of online training this training by the SCT individual seeking batch plant staff”: knowledge of SCT50 “Advanced year covers 10 courses, now means hundreds a short introduction This course covers how cement and Concrete Tech- aimed at diverse levels of Western Cape stu- to concrete. important training concrete works. nology” diploma, of competency in the dents could register • SCT12 “Mortars, on how to produce Recommended for the world’s leading John Roxburgh. industry. and receive such essen- quality readymix electrical, mechan- qualification in con- plasters, screeds fact that we can offer SCT, which has over tial training. concrete. ical and mining crete technology, and masonry”: training for a specific many years evolved “The time involved engineers to meet run at the School of Originally devel- • SCT20 “Concrete company’s personnel into South Africa’s old- in attending the courses their mining qual- Concrete Technol- oped to assist practice”: Rec- - at a suitable time for est and most respected has also now been dras- ification require- ogy every two years. NHBRC inspectors, ommended for the client - also means concrete technology tically reduced. The ments. training facility, is courses normally pre- the course explains foremen, clerks-of- Roxburgh says the that staff productiv- now part of the newly- sented live stretched best practices for work, technicians, • SCT36 “Properties online versions of the ity can be maximised established Cement & over one to five days sand-cement mixes, supervisors, sales of concrete for the training courses have as there is no travel Concrete SA (CCSA). but, in the online envi- what can go wrong and technical staff structural designer been enthusiastically or lecture room time CCSA, a non-profit ronment, the training with it, and how in the construction and constructor”: welcomed by Western involved. Furthermore, entity, was established can be stretched over a to prevent such as well as mining A special course Cape students. “The as the lecture sessions through the consolida- few more days to cater problems. It is ideal industries. for engineers with lockdown has given are recorded, a del- tion of The Concrete for students who need to for masons, those • SCT21 “Concrete experience or people more time to egate who misses it can Institute (TCI), Con- do most of their studies managing projects, industrial floors on training in con- study, they have learnt view it later,” he adds. crete Society of South- after work. SCT is also and people who will the ground”: Aimed crete technology to how to use online ern Africa (CSSA) offering substantial dis- be assessing the at helping engineers refresh their knowl- meeting platforms such For more details about and the Association of counted costs this year,” finished work. and contractors edge on important as Zoom and Teams, the courses, email sct@ Cementitious Material Roxburgh explained. • SCT13 “Making by giving a broad, concrete concepts. and the discounted tar- cemcon-sa.org.za or Producers (ACMP). The courses for concrete bricks detailed and prac- • SCT41 and SCT42 iffs now offered by the phone 011 315 0300 or John Roxburgh, which “flexitime” and blocks”: A tical overview of all “Concrete technol- School has also been a visit www.cemcon-sa. senior lecturer at the online training is now course that pro- facets of industrial ogy and construc- major incentive. The org.za Self-belief: The final hurdle for learnerships Five reasons that learnerships deserve more recognition from learners and employers alike.

RAJAN Naidoo, the compounded value for all 4. Recruitment pool of the costs of learner- Managing Director of stakeholders?” he asks. trained employees ships can be recouped EduPower Skills Acad- Rajan shares five rea- in many ways including emy, says that he does sons why learnerships A learnership is a tool higher returns from the not understand why should be considered for multi-skilling as it Skills Levy, increased learnerships continue as South Africa’s most develops the compe- grant disbursements, to be undervalued and powerful catalysts for tence of learners in tax rebates and points undermined by South employment: every component of the for Skills Development Africans: “Learners work processes of an on their B-BBEE score- and sponsors alike must 1. Meaningful training occupation. An example cards. So learnerships come to the realisation of this is the fact that really are a win for busi- that learnerships have Learnerships promote many companies will ness and a win for learn- the greatest potential for access to education and not hire graduates from ers. closing the experience training as they allow university until they Rajan concludes: gap in South Africa.” unemployed South Afri- gain experience and can “The learnership route Rajan says that for cans, specially those demonstrate a work his- is by far South Africa’s unemployed individu- with disabilities, to get tory. most exciting employ- als, learnerships provide started on their careers ment enabler. They offer valuable work experi- while studying a formal Rajan Naidoo. 5. Return on investment actionable opportuni- ence and a formal quali- qualification. for training ties through with indi- fication; while employers fications relevant to the 3. Improved skills and tions. Learners acquire viduals and companies sponsoring learnerships 2. Relevance to business skills required for an work performance new knowledge and Learnerships are of no can address our nation’s gain concomitant SARS needs occupation. In addition, skills which are imme- cost to the learners and chronic skills shortage in tax benefits and businesses sponsoring With 70% of a learner- diately applied and with SETA’s, B-BBEE order to build a capable B-BBEE value, as well Learnerships are devel- learnerships have the ship being focussed on tested in the workplace, sponsors, government labour force. As such, as a talent pool of indi- oped by the industry opportunity to collabo- work experience, learn- giving companies spon- and SARS providing learnerships deserve viduals with relevant, for the industry in rate with training pro- erships are more effec- soring employee learn- a financial framework more recognition on quality skills. consultation with all viders in customising tive in delivering the erships the opportunity including learner remu- the education spectrum. “What more proof do related stakeholders, learning programmes practical application to raise skills levels and neration, individuals History will record we need that learnerships making the learning to meet specific work- of learning than most improve work perfor- can earn while they whether or not we seized are an instrument of programmes and quali- place needs. other formal qualifica- mance. learn. For companies, this as an opportunity.” Skills registration – time running out The WSP and ATR form part of Skills Development, which is a priority pillar on the BEE Scorecard.

THE World Economic he advised that gov- Development Corpo- their skills develop- focus and develop spe- the idea of govern- than R500k is required Forum has prioritised ernment would be re- ration). ment levy back from cific skillset shortages ment prioritising edu- to pay a skills levy. the reskilling and up- leasing the long-await- To effectively reskill their specific SETA that can help both the cation for our people Failure to submit will skilling of a billion ed critical skills list for a team or group of peo- (Skills Education business itself, and its is reassuring, espe- result in the following; people within the next South Africa. “Skills ple requires funding. Training Authorities) most valued asset - the cially as the process is • No points for the decade. They have Development plays a Fortunately, in South provided the required people, grow. so strictly controlled,” Skills Development invited nations like vital role in the growth Africa, our skills de- skills development sub- The governance says Melissa van Aswe- Element on your South Africa to join of any country’s econ- velopment sector is missions are made. around skills develop- gen, ETQA Manager BEE Scorecard the movement by re- omy, service delivery governed by the Skills One of which is ment and the applica- at The Skills Develop- viewing its education, industries and techno- Development Act that the Workplace Skills tions thereof is strictly ment Corporation. • Mandatory Grants training, and develop- logical improvements. aims to improve the Plan (WSP) which is a controlled. An Annual The submission of cannot be claimed ment plans with the This is imperative in quality of life for work- plan intended to docu- Training Report (ATR) the WSP is made by back from your intention on reskilling the wake of the cur- ers, their prospects of ment and address the needs to be included way of a proposal or SETA or upskilling the work- rent pandemic so the work and labour mobil- skills needed within an with the WSP submis- skills development • A drop in your force. President’s commit- ity. This provision al- organisation. This is sion, and this has to be plan that complies with BEE Level as Skills President Cyril ment to this sector is lows for South African significant in a tough done by a Skills Devel- the Skills Development Development is a Ramaphosa echoed crucial for skills, and businesses that meet economic climate as opment Facilitator or Act’s legislative obli- Priority Element this vision in his State social development,” the necessary legisla- businesses are afforded qualified individual. gations. Any company The deadline to sub- of the Nation Address says Daniel Gibhard, tive requirements, to the privileged opportu- “Amidst a sea of cor- that has a total annual mit WSP’s and ATR’s is (SONA2021), where CEO at SDC (Skills claim up to 60% of nity for companies to ruption uncertainty, staff payroll of more 30 April 2021. CBN April 2021 22 HEAVY PLANT MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, PLANT EQUIPMENT & HIRE Year past a good one for cranes Cranes for “green” power 2020 will be remem- it unless the crane is bered as a difficult securely connected to generation at biomass year, particularly by the selected beam. An many in South African anti-derailment limit engineering manufac- switch prevents hoist power plant turing. But there were movement until beams companies that came are locked together. DEMAG, Germany, through it strongly. The result of this will supply Green One of these arrangement is that Steam Hürth GmbH, was Condra, which the hoist can physi- a subsidiary of E.ON, reported steady sales cally separate from with three process of overhead cranes, the crane to move cranes equipped with hoists, end-carriages away along individ- grabs for a heat and and other components ual roof beams as an power plant project. throughout the year independently oper- The project comprises into central Africa, ated underslung hoist, the build of a biomass South America, North servicing areas both power plant with an America and Europe. inside and outside the output of 20 MW of As 2020 kicked off, house away from the electricity and 87 MW the company deliv- Condra telescopic crane under test. central working space. of heat energy at the site ered its first fully Other orders of of the UPM paper plant automated crane to The Marikana crane reduced projected equal technical chal- in Hürth near Cologne, E.ON procures in the used as load handling Lonmin’s Marikana delivered, intermittent overall lifetime costs lenge were received Germany. This project region. According to attachments. mine. The complete refurbishment work and more efficient for telescopic cranes will be the first to make E.ON, this will provide automation of this materialised as a result operation result- capable of delivery use of Demag Remote an efficient and reli- Cranes continuously 16-ton, 16 metre-span of customers wanting ing from increased and retrieval beyond Operating Stations able supply of virtually feeding fuel double-girder electric immediate cost sav- speeds, lower weights the supporting gantry. (ROS), which enable CO2-neutral energy to overhead travelling ings over buying new, and lower electricity Multiple double-girder the remote control of an industrial operation The crane systems grabbing crane rep- and needing produc- consumption. Modern telescopic machines crane systems. that requires a lot of will largely operate in resented a significant tion to continue with hoists are as much as were last year installed The power plant, energy. automatic mode. The technological step an as-new machine 50% lighter than they at a chemicals plant where E.ON is investing Demag will deliver Demag Warehouse forward for Condra, already familiar to were 30 years ago, and and refinery furnace. some EUR110 million two process cranes for Management System which now offers auto- operators without the consequent reduc- There were also (R1,54bn) is due to go the automated continu- (WMS) software will mation across its prod- need for retraining. tion in crane weight high-lift cranes and online in mid-2022 and ous supply of wood to ensure, for example, uct range as an alter- Besides its own reduces the rate of hoists manufactured will provide heat for the fire the boiler in the that the bunkers are native to traditional machines, Condra wear on the overall throughout 2020. The Hürth paper factory power plant. Some 45 cleared, that the boiler pendant and remote refurbished compet- factory structure. record for the year whilst at the same time, tons of wood need to is continuously fed with control. itors’ cranes and a In April, Condra was a lift height of 41 feed renewable energy be fed around the clock the required quantities The automated small number of over- began manufacture of metres, though the into the grid. UPM pro- every hour. The two of wood and that both Marikana crane fea- head units originally a technically complex installed base has for duces more than 300 double-girder cranes, cranes complete their tures remotely pro- made by companies maintenance crane for many years included 000 tons of high-quality which have a load coordinated tasks. grammable variable now closed. All quotes a dragline excavator lift heights as high as newspaper made from capacity of 14 tons and a Not only the fuel, but speed drives fitted for refurbishment house, where working 150 metres. Condra is recycled paper at the span of 20.6 metres, will also the ash as a resid- throughout, deliver- included the option of space is severely con- widely recognised as factory every year. travel on a crane run- ual material is handled ing maximum speeds technical upgrade. strained by dragline the leader in high-lift The paper produc- way measuring almost by a Demag crane. The of 10 m/min on the Despite the advan- motors, gearboxes and expertise in central tion operation needs a 100 metres in length. Demag engineers have lift, and 20 and 40 m/ tages offered by refur- large hydraulic cylin- and southern Africa. lot of heat (in the form All of the crane travel specified a smaller dou- min on the cross-travel bishment, orders for ders. Management at of steam) and the com- drives feature variable ble-girder process crane and long-travel respec- new cranes remained Overcoming these Condra is quietly con- bined heat and power speeds; energy recovery with a 5.4t load capacity tively. Pre-program- significantly high. restrictions, the crane’s fident about prospects generation is particu- when braking and low- and a hydraulic grab for mable control of the Although prices are 12,5-ton hoist was for the year ahead, larly efficient. In this ering loads enhances this task. four long-travel motors higher than refur- designed as a beam- though they consider case, it is also particu- the energy efficiency of The three crane sys- enables precise crane bished equivalents, changing machine with it likely to be as chal- larly sustainable, since the cranes. Hydraulic tems will operate under positioning accurate to new cranes promise an interlock to prevent lenging as the one the power plant is fueled multi-jaw grabs with a challenging conditions within 5 mm. lower operating costs, the hoist from leaving recently ended. by wood residues, which capacity of 12 m³ will be with high humidity (up to 100%) and high dust levels. 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7601 Steinmuller - A5 landscape advert 150x211mm - June 2020 Cape Business News - Pr1.indd 1 2020/06/19 7:04 PM CBN April 2021 23 WAREHOUSE & STORAGE MANAGEMENT E-commerce spike leads Futureproofing warehousing to major investment in and logistics aspect of business mod- els. The pandemic hasn’t warehouse space changed this – if any- thing it has accelerated decision-makers ambi- tions to develop smart packaging solutions. A benefit to smart packaging is that it has the technology to sense changes in the environ- ment which can put the contents at risk. Think anti-counterfeiting measures and the moni- toring of microorganism growth. THE fundamental shift Space Saving and a programmed track Then there’s brand- in shopping habits – the Solutions direction, AGVs can ing. Consumer trust is explosion in online locate product towers paramount. Smart pack- shopping and the sub- In the first half of 2020 and transport products aging allows businesses sequent impact this has alone, demand for ware- to manpower for ship- to display marketing and had on warehousing house space in the UK ping. branding to reinforce E-commerce requires three times the logistics space of traditional storefronts. – is forcing many busi- increased by 51%. This Yet another techno- messages and values. nesses to rethink their highlighted a short and logical evolution is fork- A massive spike in costs over time. Other ket remains unique in commercial strategies long-term sustainabil- lift automation. Using Future proofing is online sales during key sustainability fea- that it still has prime and future-proof their ity issue that had to be artificial intelligence the key to sustained the Covid-19 crisis tures include natural vacant land for the enterprises. addressed – something and edge computing, solutions is expected to fuel light, better building development of large that can be solved with forklifts can be auto- unparalleled growth insulation and water distribution ware- Navigating Panic- environmental technol- mated so that no human If the pandemic has in e-commerce opera- conservation. Security houses in close proxim- Buying ogy. interaction is required taught the warehousing tions in South Africa. remains a major con- ity to Cape Town Inter- Technologies like for operation. and logistics sectors any- The general rule of cern. national Airport. These There’s no denying that automatic channel bal- thing it’s the importance thumb is that e-com- Another emerging sites are centrally situ- both online and offline ing presses can compress Mobile docking ramps of futureproofing and merce requires three trend is on-demand ated to consumers, and retailers have had to packing materials, such that the sectors need to times the logistics warehousing, dubbed are an ideal location navigate the problem as plastic, compressing Mobile docking be proactive instead of space of traditional the ‘Uberisation’ or for online sales related of panic buying. The large amounts of waste ramps with adjustable reactive in their opera- storefronts. “There- ‘WeWork’ of warehous- warehousing, distribu- pressure on retailers to into bales which can be height settings will likely tions. fore it is reasonable ing, which sees services tion and fulfilment. have available stock all easily recycled, promot- become a staple in ware- By implementing to assume that we will and space acquired on Additional Western year round has never ing both sustainability, house facilities across technological solutions see a much greater a ‘pay-per-use’ basis. Cape areas that show been greater – and this and freeing up much- the UK because they now, businesses can safe- investment in ware- This method of ware- a lot of promise are extends beyond busy needed space. will be able to provide guard their operations, house space to support housing gives custom- the Belville South and festive periods. loading bay solutions to prompting, not only a local e-commerce. In ers more choice and Brackenfell and West- In March of last year Logistics Sustainability vans of all sizes, allow- seamless transition for addition to this, ware- flexibility over loca- ern Coast nodes. Other in the UK, supermar- ing goods of all descrip- when operations resume housing demand might tion, cost and supplier, parts of the country kets found themselves One such solution that tions to be loaded and normalcy but, a clear be accelerated by the either as a complete expecting a major in an unprecedented Amazon has already unloaded with ease and direction in the years to growth of e-commerce substitute to owning uptake in recently situation. The sheer implemented is the use safety. come. in the rest of Africa,” warehouses, or as a developed industrial volume of home deliv- of Assisted Guided Vehi- comments Paragon partial replacement areas are Midrand and eries prompted busi- cles (AGVs) or robots Smart Packaging Original article appeared Group Director Estelle when a new warehous- Pomona in Gauteng nesses to actively seek that transport inventory in https://warehousenews. Meiring. ing location becomes and Riverhorse Valley anywhere from 4 500 to around a warehouse. In recent years, sustain- co.uk/ has been edited for Improvements in necessary. in KwaZulu-Natal. 14 000m2 of additional Using sensor technology ability has become a key length. racking, logistics and “The emergence of An interesting storage space. At the building technology on-demand warehous- trend in the US is height of panic buying, have seen an increase ing serves as a response that e-commerce and established supermar- in warehouse clear eave to the increasing num- omni-channel retail- kets needed to find heights, often as high ber of supply chain ers are expanding their 90 000m2 of space to as 15 m, as well as an challenges that busi- distribution networks, cope with consumer increase in yard depths, nesses are up against,” working from multiple, demand and that’s just sometimes in excess of points out Meiring. smaller distribution for essential supermar- 45 m. “We have also Many users of ware- warehouses closer to ket produce, like pasta, noticed more requests house space do not customers, rather than tinned goods, and toi- for cross-docking and want long-term leases from a centralised dis- let rolls. Dexion offers efficient, cost an increase in the num- in a period of inventory tribution centre, due This bucked a dec- effective solutions of all ber of warehouse doors fluctuation and uncer- to changing demand. ades-long trend where Need a your storage requirements. required, as inputs tainty. Predictions Where five-day deliv- customers moved away Dexion racking is designed and outputs are maxi- are that even South ery times were once from the large weekly Storage and manufactured in mised,” reveals Meir- Africa’s larger retail- considered standard, shop towards small compliance with the S.E.M.A code of practice, providing ing. There is a strong ers will need immedi- consumers now rou- convenience store you with a quality, fully move towards sustain- ate space for both slow tinely expect next- shopping, forcing ware- Solution? adjustable storage solution. ability, specifically the and fast-moving goods day or even same-day housing and logistics to installation of photo- while they assess their delivery. In line with adapt quickly to make voltaic panels to reduce long-term distribution this, Amazon has now sure that retail out- << Static Racking reliance on external plans. started acquiring some lets had consistently << Cantilever Racking power supply and cut The Cape Town mar- failed malls, using the stocked shelves. << Shelving land to develop online One way that the << Mezzanine Floors fulfilment centres. logistics sector can << Conveyors “This makes a lot of future-proof opera- << Mobile Racking sense, as these malls tions in times of panic << Mobile Archive Shelving We value your input are perfectly located buying is by imple- << Small Parts Storage & Bins close to consumers menting AI to predict << Staff Lockers and major transport consumer trends. The Only through your input can we routes,” argues Meir- ability for suppliers ing. to predict items that continue to improve. “Although our are likely to be in high e-commerce indus- demand early will allow try is a lot less mature them to prioritise sup- • Comments than that of the United ply, thus lorries can be Cell 083 264 6043 Email [email protected] • Suggestions States, it would be proactively despatched, Tel 021 552 0220 Fax mail 086 517 2949 interesting to see if we preventing supply Southern Storage Solutions (Pty) Ltd • What would you like to hear about will follow the same chain bottlenecks, t/a Dexion Storage Solutions trend in years to come, making sure that retail Unit 22 • Frazzitta Business Park cnr Koeberg & which might change the outlets have enough Freedom Way • Milnerton • Cape Town • 7441 [email protected] way we see distribution stock to cope with con- centre nodes in future,” sumer demand at any www.dexionrackingandshelving.co.za concludes Meiring. one time. 24 CBN April 2021 COLD CHAIN SOLUTIONS CAPEBUSINESS_04-2021_210x340mm.pdf 1 2021/04/07 11:12

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hygiene is also critical. ing involves conven- By M Keshavdas. tional packages that 2. Ensuring the ‘Cold’ use water/ ice/ dry ice IN recent years, cold in the Cold Chain to keep the product chain logistics has at required tempera- become an increas- Today, Cold chain ture. These shipments ingly complex process, technology offers tem- may be vulnerable to thanks to stringent reg- perature standards that changes in ambient ulatory requirements can cater to a wide vari- temperature, and to and rapidly evolving ety of products – from delays and disruptions demand in the food, cryogenic (-135°C) to in transportation. medical and pharma- deep frozen, frozen, ceutical sectors. chilled and various 4. Specialized cold Increased dispos- controlled room tem- chain networks able income has led to peratures (CRTs). a worldwide increase in It is also a versa- In the case of tempera- demand for fresh fruits, tile unit that can carry ture sensitive pharma- fish and meat and a 20-25 tons of tempera- ceutical products, all preference for farm- ture sensitive cargo; equipment and facili- to-table rather than hence it can be effec- ties at the logistics end frozen. tively used as an inter- must be highly special- In the Pharmaceu- modal transport system ized to handle these ticals/ Medical sector, for global markets. products, and actually a movement towards To prevent or control serve as an extended structurally complex, the ripening of fruits arm of the manufac- biotechnology and spe- in-transit, atmospheric turer. cialty formulations, as control is imperative. E.g., DHL has a Life flight delay or if a con- 7. Investing in ucts or pharmaceuti- Data can be leveraged well as complex clini- This can be achieved Sciences and Health- tainer gets ruptured technology cals, logistics partners to better manage the cal trials has raised the by wrapping the ship- care division, which and product starts leak- need to build teams cold chain. By working stakes exponentially for ments in polyethylene maintains certified ing etc. In the US, nearly a that have knowledge with data generated cold chain logistics. bags, which will prevent stations near major third of all food pro- and experience on the across thousands of gas from permeating. airports, that operate 6. Smarter cost duced ends up being respective categories shipments, it is possible 1. Shipment Minimizing handling on global GDP (Good management wasted. Out of this, – product needs, han- to identify risk trends preparation as well as unloading Distribution Practices) about 12% occurs dur- dling of shipments and and devise ways to miti- time is also the key to standards. While transport- ing the distribution maintaining SOP’s. gate those risks. Most cold chain equip- maintaining the integ- ing pharmaceuticals, process. ment is designed to rity of the shipment. 5. Maintaining SOP’s rather than managing To avoid spoilage, it 9. Continuous Conclusion maintain temperature globally costs on a purchase is absolutely critical to compliance at a specified level, not 3. Choice of packaging price basis, it is smarter ensure that food stuff is The times are changing to bring the shipment Transporting high value to look at TCO (Total maintained at a speci- With the introduction fast – as the global mar- to the required tem- Packaging can be active goods globally through cost of Ownership). fied temperature dur- of the Food Safety kets open up for food perature. Hence cool- or passive in terms of the cold chain requires This incorporates ing transportation. Modernization Act and pharmaceutical ing systems needs to be its approach and effi- well thought out poli- direct as well indirect (FSMA), the FDA has products, distribution employed. cacy. Active packag- cies and procedures. costs such as risk of 8. Building skilled started to take a proac- processes and regula- The demand for ing involves an energy The foundation for penalties, patient safety, teams tive approach towards tory requirements will fresh produce is con- source and thermo- this is an assessment loss of business/ mar- food safety, and pre- get more and more ditional- a single static control (e.g., in of in-transit / storage ket share/ brand value, Physical assets and venting food contami- complex. slip could affect the the case of a reefer), requirements and risk investor sentiment etc. technology can create nation. After all, when it freshness and impact plus monitoring mech- factors across the sup- The hidden costs are a cold chain, but it is comes to cold chain demand. Hence along anisms such as GPS ply chain. the real risks facing the people with right skills 10. Leveraging AI logistics management, with temperature, and telematics. This could include business, should the that actually make it can you really afford to checking humidity and Passive packag- what to do if there is a cold chain fail. run. Be it food prod- The power of Big have any weak links? Tasty returns predicted for firms that invest in cold chain technology

improved storage and to the pressure in enhanced traceabil- By Ian Putzger, faster retrieval oper- terms of compliance. ity of perishables and Americas ations, thus increas- While no traces of the improved data flow correspondent for ing the need for more virus have been found between all parties www.theloadstar.com automation and tech- on food, it was iden- involved in cold chains. nology. tified on packaging Inevitably, this is COMPANIES in the For example, of seafood products also leading to a rising cold chain logistics sec- FreezPak Logistics is shipped to China last call for digital plat- tor are facing mount- building a 13 000m2 year, causing exten- forms. ing pressure to invest facility near Port Eliz- sive inspection of food One recent entrant in automation and dig- abeth in New Jersey imports that have is Hwy Haul, created itisation. (USA) that will be resulted in serious by two former Wal- And the possible equipped with an auto- delays. mart veterans. It con- returns look tempting: mated storage and While many of these nects shippers of fresh the global smart food retrieval system, the issues are beyond the produce directly with logistics market is pro- company’s first, using control of individual truckers and its found- jected to more than 12 robots to store and players in the cold ers claim the platform double by 2025. retrieve products. chain, everybody needs reduces the number Pressure comes Sensors are popping to be on the same page of food shipments from a convergence up along food supply to ensure successful rejected by retailers of market and regu- chains to attain real- planning to identify transport and logis- better control of per- collaborative action, to just 3-4%, thanks latory dynamics and time visibility of ship- trends that impact sup- tics insurer TT Club ishable supply chains. says Mike Yarwood, to route optimisation, the rising importance ment locations and ply chains and food found that incidents Official standards for MD of loss prevention real-time load track- of technology in cold ambient conditions. quality. related to temperature processing and pack- at TT Club. ing and monitoring of chains. This is receiving addi- A key objective of control issues were the aging have been rising, “As the demand for ambient conditions. According to a tional impetus from such initiatives is to third-largest category a trend that is expected unitised transport of More providers are recent study from grocery brands and reduce the amount of of problems. Nearly to continue. perishables contin- bound to enter this Research and Markets, restaurants that have food wasted between 30% were due to some In November, ues its upward trend, space, as the cold rapid changes in con- embraced food deliv- producer and con- miscommunication of the US Food and it is vital that the chain arena promises sumption habits and ery apps to keep going sumer. By one esti- operational instruc- Drug Administra- transport links in the plenty of growth. The tighter regulations for in lockdowns, and they mate, as much as 14% tions, while 23% were tion unveiled its New chain become more Research and Mar- packaging and storage look set to keep using of produce loads is down to temperature Era of Smarter Food informed about all the kets study predicts have shifted the bal- these beyond the pan- deemed unusable on setting errors and Safety blueprint, which relevant processes to the global smart food ance in the food supply demic. arrival at retailers and another 25% by reefer marks a new approach improve the collabora- logistics market will chain from producers And they are thrown away. equipment failure or of the agency to “cre- tive efforts of all stake- surge from a value and packers to retail- expected to leverage Much of this is damage. ate a safer and more holders,” he stressed. of $7.3bn in 2019 ers. artificial intelligence down to cold chain Compliance and reg- digital, traceable food This all points to to $14.8bn by 2025, They are pushing for to a larger extent, to failure. Over the past ulatory factors are also system”. a greater emphasis which translates into a zero contamination, go beyond predictive three years, freight fuelling the need for Covid-19 has added on digitisation for CAGR of 12.7%. 26 CBN April 2021 PACKAGING INDUSTRY Campaign to promote more recycling of food and beverage cartons

FIBRE Circle, the Africa, food and bev- on a multi-ply machine, make new paper-based The Super Cartons producer responsibil- erage cartons make up and are composed products and the plas- campaign is also being ity organisation (PRO) a small portion of this,” mainly of sustainably tic or plastic-and-foil rolled out to consum- for the South African says Francois Marais, sourced, bleached or (polyalu) components ers via three endearing paper and paper pack- manager of Fibre unbleached chemi- can be extruded or characters – Captain aging sector, is calling Circle. “We want to cal pulp, also known injection-moulded into Infinity, Dr Renew- on South African food raise awareness among as paperboard. The plastic-like products. able and Super Trans- producers to help drive South African consum- remaining layers are “Paper fibre is made former. There is an awareness that food ers that cartons – in all made up of polyethyl- into packaging paper, in-store roll-out at and beverage cartons shapes and sizes – can ene and for long shelf- bags and cardboard 40 Checkers stores, are recyclable. and are being recycled life products, a foil boxes,” says Marais, 10 Checkers Hypers, This initiative forms in the country.” layer is added. “while the plastic and 24 Pick n Pays and part of the Super Car- These cartons are However, once the foil can be used for 25 Spars in Gauteng, tons campaign, being used to package liquids carton has been used, composite materials using ‘shelf eye catcher’ run in partnership with such as milk, mahewu / it can be recycled. The such as planks, pallets, and product showcases Nampak Liquid Car- mageu, juice, wine and cartons go through furniture, desks, and encouraging consum- tons, SIG Combibloc custard, and in some a pulping process, even roof tiles.” Even ers to enter the online and Tetra Pak South cases, dry foods such as where the paperboard the plastic caps can be competition for cash book page of the Paper end-of-life manage- Africa. cereals, sugar, rice, bird reduces into a pulp repurposed, he adds: prizes. The campaign Manufacturers Asso- ment of their used “While 68.4% of seed and pet food. They and separates from they’re used to make will be amplified with a ciation of South Africa products. paper is recovered can have up to five lay- the other layers. The many other plastic digital marketing com- (PAMSA), a close ally “That’s why it’s vital for recycling in South ers, which are formed pulp is then used to products. ponent via the Face- of Fibre Circle. to start putting these The thrust of the campaigns in place now campaign is to raise and work together to awareness among educate consumers on South African con- responsible use of pack- sumers that when they aging,” says Marais. recycle cartons, they “And that requires the We’re making our circle bigger unlock their true value. co-operation of the The superhero theme vital link in the chain CREATING A TRUE CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC PACKAGING personifies this value as between packaging a superpower. manufacturers and consumers – the bever- NEM WASTE ACT SECTION 18 Call to industry to age and food produc- extend their reach and ers. Adding prominent Converter PLASTIC – PRODUCERS | BRAND OWNERS | RETAILERS | IMPORTERS responsibility recycling information to their packaging will S However consumer go a long way towards Raw material ER The following are required for producers:

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This places stress on current landfills and results value after it has been used, our focus is now on developing a PRO for the paper and of paper or other recy- in litter in the environment. true circular economy within South Africa – where the value of paper packaging indus- clables going to landfill As a pro-active response to the growing national concern waste is never lost but is kept within the economy by ensuring try, which means we are – they can also contrib- around waste and its impact on society and the environment, that these materials are reused and recycled into many new here to drive extended ute to economic growth South Africa has recently published the Section 18 Regulations and useful materials. producer responsibility and job creation, and (EPR) programmes on reduce social and envi- to the National Environmental Management: Waste Act on Luckily, South Africa's plastics industry is well positioned for the industry’s behalf,” ronmental costs. This, 5 November 2020, which refers to the Extended Producer this next stage of environmental legislation. We have four Responsibility (EPR) aspect of the National Environmental says Marais. in turn, has a positive voluntary, industry-led PRO’s that have been running for many Management Waste Act (NEMWA). The regulations will come “EPR will become impact on the circular years now and have impressive track-records of collection and into effect on 5 May 2021. mandatory as of 5 May economy: where waste recycling successes, namely PETCO for PET, Polyco for 2021, however a num- items are reused or In essence, this new legislation makes EPR mandatory for all polyolefins (PP, HDPE, LDPE/LLDPE and Multi-layer), the ber of industry players recycled into some- producers and importers of packaging. It changes how Polystyrene Association for polystyrene, Southern African have been contribut- thing new. It ensures producers, brand owners, retailers and importers design, make, Vinyls Association for PVC. ing financially on a those items continue sell and keep their products in the recycling loop as far as is Each of these PROs collect voluntary EPR fees from their voluntary basis as part to contribute valuably practicably possible. Any company or brand that makes or of their sustainability to society rather than imports any form of plastic packaging for distribution is members, and use the revenue they generate to support the collection, sorting and recycling of recyclable materials by commitments to ensur- being abandoned to the required to pay an EPR fee per tonne. Strict targets have been ing that the end-of-life landfills, where they informal waste pickers, small and medium-sized collectors set by Government, for yearly collection and recycling, that of their products is become useless or pol- need to be met over the next five years. and large-scale mechanical recyclers. taken care of.” lute rivers and oceans. EPR will see an investment in collection infrastructure. Not only The new Section 18 regulations are a welcome step forward This means busi- Marais says South will this provide consumers with more convenient recycling towards a more collaborative approach between government nesses will soon be Africans recycle facilities, but a concerted recovery effort at the pre-consumer and industry. As an industry, we are committed to continue obligated to reduce the about 1.2 million tons or post-industrial phase. Intensive consumer awareness working closely with government as this process unfolds. We environmental impact of paper per year campaigns will also help to drive behaviour change. urge you to start the process now by engaging with the of their products and (PAMSA, 2020), which All companies involved in the value chain have to work relevant plastics industry PRO’s listed below. Reporting against packaging – not just in equates to about 219 together to ensure that less waste goes to landfill. Instead of the gazetted targets starts in Jan 2022. their production pro- soccer pitches’ worth of cesses, but once they’re paper that doesn’t end in the hands of con- up in the landfills, and sumers, and beyond. instead is recycled into In other words, pack- a variety of paper and aging manufacturers packaging products. and brand owners will “Imagine if we could www.petco.co.za www.polyco.co.za www.polystyrenesa.co.za www.savinyls.co.za www.plasticsinfo.co.za ultimately have to take add beverage cartons responsibility for the to that number.” CBN April 2021 27 PACKAGING INDUSTRY Courier service launches sustainable packaging ACCORDING to a tainable business prac- Pargo has decided to “Businesses are in parcels,” says Michaela C4 envelope and pack- bags used in the cement recent survey by smart tices. Pargo seeks to challenge the reign a privileged position Gabriel, Head of Mar- aging tape. industry. The durability logistics company, strengthen these initia- of single-use plastics to stage interventions keting at Pargo, the Pargo’s new mailing and security of the bags Pargo, 90% of South tives through the intro- by making the switch that can bring about mastermind behind bag, which was devel- were tested during an African consumers pre- duction of their newly to eco-friendly paper profound change to our Pargo’s green switch. oped in collaboration extensive pilot, which fer sustainable paper developed eco-friendly packaging. By proving habits of consumption. The entire range of with popular packag- allowed both consum- packing over plastic. It packaging, which that order fulfilment With Pargo’s adoption packaging is made from ing company Detpak, ers and retailers to is clear that consum- allows online retailers strategies can use paper of eco-friendly paper ethically sourced paper features superior ten- share their experience ers care about preserv- to minimise the envi- packaging instead of packaging, we aim to and is fully biodegrad- sile strength and flex- of the new mailing bags. ing the environment ronmental impact of plastic, the leading bring about that change able, ensuring that ibility when compared and many compa- last-mile deliveries. logistics company aims and stimulate conver- nothing gets left behind to other paper alter- For more information, nies have echoed this As a company firmly to set a new sustain- sation concerning the when it’s discarded. natives. In fact, it has contact: Pargo sustain- concern by adopting committed to environ- able precedent for the ecological footprint of The range currently the same wet strength [email protected] Tel: environmentally sus- mental sustainability, industry. sending and receiving includes a mailing bag, properties as the paper 021 447 3636 Flexo responds to growing challenge of digital in corrugated and carton print

THE Future of Flexo Packaging responsiveness and run and shelf-ready allow brand owners mitments to minimise Equipment Printing to 2025 shows turnaround. packaging orders. and retailers to differ- their use of plastics in that in 2020 global The top four end-use Many of these are entiate themselves on packaging, or invest in For equipment sales value reached $167.7 applications for flexo Corrugated board high-colour commis- more crowded shelves; more recyclable flex- continued growth in billion; with only a are all in packaging sions – using three or and create a direct ible formats, however. corrugated and car- marginal increase and make heavy use of Despite being the larg- more colours – which connection with con- This is seeing more ton production will compared to 2019, due paper and board sub- est segment, in corru- command a higher sumers buying through interest in simpler and support more wide- to the economic slow- strates. gated flexo faces the price. In 2020, lock- e-commerce. There is mono-material poly- web installations over down caused by the Corrugated was most direct competi- downs caused by also interest in more mer constructions, and the 2020–25 periods pandemic. clearly the leading end- tion from digital print. the coronavirus also coated cartonboards – some brands are also and a corresponding While not especially use with a 57% share Single-pass inkjet caused a surge in especially water-based looking to use more growth of sheetfed positive, this outlook by value, worth $95.9 machines specifically demand for lower qual- coatings – as brands coated paper pouches. folder gluer installa- is much better than billion, in 2020. It is designed for corru- ity e-commerce cor- look to move away tions to handle fin- for many competing set to break the $100 gated packaging have rugated packs to ship from rigid plastic pack- Labels ishing. Flexible pack- analogue processes. It billion mark before now been in opera- direct to the consumer. aging. aging growth will is largely due to flexo’s 2025. Flexible packag- tion for several years. The main advan- Labelling is the sector support the use of widespread use in ing accounts for a fifth These have has shifted Folding cartons tage for flexo in car- where digital has made more medium-web packaging and labels of flexo print by value, the digital versus ana- ton packaging again the greatest inroads, presses; but com- work. and labels 8.6%. Fold- logue crossover point Flexo print will con- depends on its low and experience gained petition from inkjet As markets recover, ing cartons are 5.1% significantly in inkjet’s tinue to be a signifi- cost for longer run here is supporting its and toner will see a flexo printing is of the market by value, favour. cant market in folding lengths; while progres- wider use for other decline in demand forecast to grow at and will see an accel- Innovation to coun- cartons, but again has sive improvements in packaging substrates. for narrow-web flexo 1.6% year-on-year to eration in growth over ter this has included to react to new mar- automation and com- In 2020 around 43% of machines. reach 181.1 billion in the five years to 2025. more hybrid presses; ket conditions. Over- puter-to-plate (CTP) labels were printed on Historic and future 2025, with packaging The main recom- with an inkjet station all growth is highest technology are lower- flexo. There is pressure developments in this increasing its market mendation for flexo adding some variable in developing regions, ing production, make- for more embellish- market, including the share. Innovation in is that it is the most data print. Further- where western style ready, and turnaround ment, mass customisa- impact of the Covid- production to respond cost-effective solution more flexo plate and retailing is driving new times. tion, and shorter runs, 19 pandemic, are to the threat of high- for mid- to long-runs equipment improve- demand for carton- which are threats. The examined in depth throughput inkjet of packaging. This will ments is allowing some board packs. Flexible packaging obvious solution for and quantified in the is a major stimulus; continue to be true, but corrugated print to In developed and label converters is to new Smithers report and one that presents the wider availability of reach the quality seen premium segments, The majority of flex- move to digital printing; – The Future of Flexo opportunities for print digital presses will take with offset and gravure there is a demand for ible packaging is plas- but the digitisation of Printing to 2025. service providers, more short run work and take work from more print embellish- tic-based. Gravure flexo equipment will see OEMs, consumables from flexo presses; and these print lines. ments, from equip- and flexo are the lead- it remain a lower-cost Reprinted from and substrate suppli- is challenging OEMs This aligns with buy- ment fitted in-line with ing processes. Many alternative in the mid- The GAPP Online ers. to innovate to improve ers placing more short flexo presses. These brands have made com- to long-run market. Newsletter. Food Packaging Ink – The Conclusion

a detailed understand- i.e. toluene and ketone, role thereby lies with raw material i.e Swiss Regulations etc, possible risks associ- By Shubhankar ing of safe packaging whereas it can still have the brand owner to pigments, resins, which is dependent on ated with the packed Chakraborty, inks or migration opti- heavy metals, formal- confirm the legal and additives and sol- the regional regulator. food that can be Technical Director, mised inks. dehydes, carcinogens, statutory requirements vents are to be done Although some inks adversely affected due Sprint Chemie. mutagens, be toxic to be followed by all the in such a way that are used for direct to the ink. This leads Safe Packaging Ink reproduction and there vendors i.e. substrate they adhere to the food contact, these are to many quality checks FOOD Grade Inks or can be many other dif- manufacturer, solvent prescribed limits of negligible, so we are and controls to ensure Safe Inks are gener- This is the term used ferent items in the for- manufacturer, ink the regulators and mainly concerned with supply of a migration ally abbreviated or in the general market mulation that are haz- manufacturer, adhe- brand owners. migration of the non- optimised ink. This stipulated by the brand as NT (Non-Toluene), ardous and yet it is still sive manufacturer and • Ink manufacturers food contact inks. in turn ensures con- owners as a require- NTNK (Non-Toluene known as NTNK inks. printer. Further, for must always follow All ink manufactur- sumer safety which is ment which does not & Non Ketone), min- To avoid any discrep- ink prospective, the good manufactur- ers need to mitigate all of utmost importance. allow the contaminant eral oil free, heavy ancies the regulators or raw materials are to ing practice. to migrate to the food metal free, cobalt brand owners need to be chosen in such a stuff which could pos- drier free, benzophe- define their terminol- way that the migration • Inks must be com- sibly impact the food none free etc. Merely ogy of Safe Packaging from ink particles need pliant with EUPIA, safety of the packed by removing one or a Inks. It further needs to be in the limits as US FDA, Swiss food. However, in the couple of raw materials to be ensured by all prescribed by the regu- Regulations. absence of a standard from the formulation concerned stakehold- lator or brand owner. Responsibilities and definition of food safe does not make it a safe ers that the same ter- The migration test Legal requirements inks, it has been syn- packaging ink. All raw minology be followed. results are to be shared onymic as non-toluene material used in the ink with brand owners. inks, non-toluene and needs to be properly Migration Optimised This further validates The intent of food non-ketone inks, min- risk assessed to ensure Ink the worst-case scenario packaging only leads eral oil free inks, heavy the safety of food in the for risk assessment of to protection of packed metal free inks, cobalt packed product. For This is referred to as the packaging mate- food. The packet is drier free inks, benzo- instance, let us take the inks which are rial. being printed on for phenone free inks etc, an example of NTNK being manufactured by presentation and although one really inks, where NTNK taking into consider- Selection of Migration advertising and also does not know whether refers to non-toluene ation the legal require- Optimised inks – to provide the details these can be referred and non-ketone, this ment of the regulator Inks must be compli- of the content to the to as food safe inks. only assures the ink is of the specific coun- ant to the regulators consumer. It further To further under- free from two differ- try or countries. The requirements needs to satisfy the EUPIA, US FDA, stand this we need have ent types of solvents main and important • Selection of 28 CBN April 2021 MARITIME & HARBOUR SERVICES Ocean-going overhead travelling crane

CONDRA is to manu- It was because of the deliver both traction facture its first seago- customer’s need to be and stability as the ship ing crane, an overhead able to use the crane in moves about. maintenance machine moderately rough seas 440-volt three-phase with power-to-motion that Condra’s engi- motors will be used to conversion achieved neers proposed drive drive the pinions along through rack-and- through rack-and-pin- their racks, maintain- pinion instead of pure ion. ing a constant speed friction. The machine has to and countering the The order has been be able to work while varying gravitational received and work has the ship is rolling or component while the begun. Delivery will pitching through arcs vessel rolls and pitches. take place soon after of up to 30 degrees, or When stormy seas force completion mid-year, 15 degrees either side a deviation greater well ahead of ship- of the vertical, an oscil- than a 30-degree arc, board installation and lation that would pose work in the workshop commissioning sched- a challenge to conven- will stop and the crane uled for November- tionally designed long- will be secured via its December. travel and cross-travel bottom-block (hook) to The crane will be movement, in which a structural girder on used for maintenance motor power is applied the workshop’s walls to work on helicopters and to steel wheels and the make accidental move- other equipment within friction between wheel ment impossible. Typical Condra double-girder electric overhead travelling crane, similar in arrangement to the seagoing a deck-level work- and girder produces Condra has made crane, but with the motor drive delivered to steel wheels instead of rack-and-pinion. shop, where the 2ton, motion. Oscillation of use of rack-and-pinion 4 metre-span, double- the ship would cause drives before, in cranes and-pinion drives, but the hoist to be situated hoist sitting astride the few months from now, girder electric overhead the wheels of such a designed to operate in also because of the almost touching the underslung girders, we Condra technicians travelling machine will design to slip, and the high winds. very tight installation workshop roof, thereby are able to give the cus- will carry out instal- carry out its duties at crane would run away. Commenting on the parameters within providing maximum tomer the lifting height lation and commis- sea as well as in port. To meet the design order, Condra man- the vessel’s workshop, lifting height. that he wants,” Kleiner sioning in Durban at a Notably, maintenance specification, Condra aging director Marc where ventilation pipes “The resulting said. much later date conve- work will often be exe- therefore replaced all Kleiner said that the impose limits on the design is an under- “It will be a com- nient to the customer, cuted while the vessel is wheels on the long- design of the crane available space, and slung crane attached pact but very effective probably towards the negotiating the Atlantic travel and cross-travel had proved interest- where careful design to the gantry beam arrangement.” end of the year when Ocean, notorious for its with rack-and-pinion ing not only because of of the crane’s structure rather than to the gan- After delivery of the vessel returns to storms. arrangements that will the need to use rack- was needed to allow try columns. With the the seagoing crane a harbour. Weighing system lifts port productivity

MARITIME regula- tial risk to cargo ships, line with new amend- ping and freight indus- Mass (VGM) for the weight of lifted ated through the TRU- tions are becoming as well as their freights ments to the Safety of try are now required each loaded container containers, with 1% CONNECT system.” increasingly stringent and crew members - out Life at Sea (SOLAS) to provide carriers before it can be placed full-scale accuracy The weighing system to mitigate any poten- at sea and in port. In regulations, the ship- with a Verified Gross onto any ship. achieved in less than reports on detailed Konecranes, as a five-seconds.” information such as manufacturer and Naidoo adds that gross container mass, supplier of cranes and the system is simple exact container ID, heavy lifting equip- to operate, with the time and date stamps ment, and supplied by operator initiating the on each container, EIE Group in South weighing process from operator details and Africa, has launched a multi-touch control lift truck data. In addi- its first-ever digital display inside the cabin tion, the system detects static Weighing Sys- once the container is the location of the tems Solutions for use lifted into its transport container, making for in South African ports. position. easier container pick- While already prov- “The VGM con- ing and loading. ing effective in reduc- tainer data is then sent “Importantly, utilis- ing weighing times, to the in-cab modem ing the system will the system is cur- which, in turn, shares allow customers to rently being reviewed the data specific to comply with SOLAS for accreditation by that container. This regulations, while also the South African data is then auto- reaping the benefits of National Accreditation matically transferred improved operational System (SANAS). and stored in the a efficiency and produc- Key Accounts Sales KONECRANES. tivity. As the industrial Manager at EIE com customer portal revolution impacts all Group’s Heavy Lift cloud-based service, sectors, the seamless division, Lenny Nai- allowing for seamless and technologically- doo, says the Kone- integration between advanced Konecranes cranes Static Weighing the weighing systems Static Weighing System System offers reli- and users’ Terminal is just another way we ability and increased Operating System see our industry solu- productivity for port (TOS), Transport tions benefiting our operations. Management Sys- customers’ operations, “The Static Weigh- tem (TMS) or Enter- making their lives eas- ing System allows prise Resource Plan- ier and their businesses reach stackers to ning (ERP) systems. more profitable,” hydraulically measure Finally, a report is cre- concludes Naidoo. CBN April 2021 29 MARITIME & HARBOUR SERVICES R21bn investment progress for Saldanha Bay IDZ THE Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone has to date attracted more than R21 billion worth of private investments. The Zone’s CEO Kaashifah Beukes provides updates on the progress so far of this long-term initiative.

Background impact. maritime and energy The SBM and industry?” THE Saldanha Bay SBIDZ-LC have Our research showed Industrial Develop- launched several new that the successful oil, ment Zone Licencing developments recently, gas and maritime SEZs Company SOC Ltd which included the encouraged research, (SBIDZ-LC), South SME Co-Lab Centre. A development, and inno- Africa’s first and only shared workspace for the vation (RD&I) capa- Special Economic Zone Saldanha Bay business bilities. Clusters that (SEZ) located within community, the Centre drive innovation have SBIDZ a port, is a new, open provides offices, meet- cutting-edge knowledge NORTH 356ha space catering ing rooms, free Wi-Fi, centres that create and specifically to the oil printing facilities and seize opportunities and SME Access Co-Lab Complex and gas, maritime fab- access to laptops. The do so with sustainability Centre rication, marine repair, Centre also offers access and inclusivity in mind logistics and related sup- to networking sessions always. These thriving SEZs SBIDZ port services. with relevant public and Central Situated in the larg- private sector stakehold- are able to rapidly est and deepest natural ers and partners. The respond to shifting port in the southern Co-Lab has attracted global trends and con- hemisphere, it operates more than 1 500 SMME tinue to find new ways to as a Freeport offering visits and engagements solve industry problems SBIDZ South-West SBIDZ streamlined customs since it opened. and remain globally South-East processes and bespoke Also, our SBIDZ competitive. facilities and services to skills programmes have Economic growth its tenants and opera- created over 1 800 indi- and job creation is only Project Leasing tors. vidual training opportu- sustainable if it is com- Facility The SBIDZ, is des- nities over the last four petitive, and although ignated as a Customs years. Enterprise devel- innovation increases Controlled Area (CCA) opment has completed competitiveness, it is and Freeport, allows for a first-of-its-kind Oil & only sustainable and SEZ Designation duty and VAT-free entry Gas SMME Readiness effective when it is Customs Controlled Area (CCA) Internal Roads OSB of any foreign goods Assessment. collaborative. So, the SBIDZ North (90ha) intended for re-export. Various projects to SBIDZ Innovation SBIDZ South East (35ha) This means we can upgrade bulk and trans- Campus is a substantial SBIDZ South-West (20ha) ensure ease of opera- portation infrastructure value add to the SBIDZ, Access Complex (5ha) tions for zone users and were completed over the our stakeholders, and Project Leasing Facility (10ha) Innovation Campus enable them to import, last few years. the energy and maritime SME Co-Lab Centre store and manufacture As the port is TNPA’s industry at large. Offshore Suppy Base (OSB) (23.5ha) goods (including pro- responsibility and To make it work, we Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) cessing, cleaning and domain, the SBIDZ shall need active involve- repair) without being symbiotic relationship ment from government, bound by various time ensure that what is industry, academia and economic restric- offered to investors and and the community in tions. stakeholders is aligned an ongoing collabora- The SBIDZ is the with the plans and pro- tion and co-creation single largest project jects of the TNPA. approach. the government has embarked upon in the Attractions and benefits Investor response MPT Western Cape and is the of the SBIDZ “most significant area To date, we have of spatial development There are several West- attracted more than R21 potential within the ern Cape is an estab- billion worth of private West Coast district”. lished hub for boat and investments into the Our aim over the next shipbuilding. More than zone, with a total of 2 25 years is to create a 80% of the country’s 900 jobs created over the vibrant hub of oppor- total ships, boats and past five years. tunity, job creation and other floating structures During the 2020/21 and equipment servic- ment and goods in or • improving the readi- into the Port. This is to sustainable growth uti- come from here, and financial year, we com- ing. out of the port and zone. ness of the local com- be completed soon. The lising the special eco- approximately 70% of pleted construction on For example, the The PLF currently munity and industry study will assess the var- nomic zone (SEZ) legis- boat building companies the first investment pro- Saldehco Offshore provides temporary to leverage Zone-re- ious options available in lation as a catalyst. are located in the region. ject—a specialised cor- Supply Base in the storage to tenants for lated opportunities terms of marine infra- The region is the petro- rosion protection facility. Port of Saldanha Bay wind blades, nacelles that will result in structure development Cooperation with major leum trading node for We are currently in the is an investment that and tower sections to competitive local at the Port of Saldanha stakeholders the country. The ports process of constructing has made good pro- support the national and regional value against cost, technical in the Western Cape an additional two invest- gress. Construction of Renewable Energy IPP chains for the marine demands, and mar- We work with many handle 59% of SA’s ment projects involving the facility is currently Programme (REIPPP). and energy services ket demand from the organisations, busi- total petroleum product specialised manufactur- underway. The facility We expect more projects industry being built; marine services sector. nesses and institutions exports and 47% of SA’s ing and fabrication, as will offer internationally related to REIPPP to be and This infrastructure will operationally and strate- total petroleum product well as partial assembly competitive services to rolled out in 2021. • deepening and provide sorely needed gically. imports. and manufacturing of vessels passing along our Both facilities support expanding our part- capacity for vessel build- We are immensely It is ideally situated to components which are coastline, and projects investment in the SBIDZ nerships with busi- ers, repairers, recyclers, appreciative of the sup- service East and West currently being imported looking to undertake and have received signif- ness, government and equipment manufac- port given over the years African sea traffic and into South Africa. surveys, exploration icant backing from the society that ensures turers, and many more by the Department of provide a linkage point In addition, we com- and production activ- Department of Trade, the SBIDZ remains - essentially all activities Trade, Industry and for African and interna- pleted construction on ity on the West African Industry and Competi- the definition of an in the marine manufac- Competition and the tional markets. It is per- the Access Complex Coastal Area. tion (DTIC). inclusive and trans- turing and maintenance Department of Eco- fectly placed to accom- Building—a 5ha state- The common-user formative strategic space. nomic Development and modate and service a of-the-art commer- Project Leasing Facility Future plans. initiative. Concurrently, and as Tourism in the Western wide range of vessels. cial office facility that (PLF) is another devel- Two strategic projects a complementary ini- Cape. Their support in We have a solid mari- started taking in tenants opment by the SBIDZ For the immediate to actively de-risk, ena- tiative to the CBA, the the establishment of the time regulatory and pol- in September 2020. that already delivers future our focus will be: ble and create the condi- SBIDZ-LC has initi- zone has really been part icy framework in place The SBIDZ has a value in assisting with • achieving commer- tions for continued and ated the Environmen- of our success in turning to drive the development robust investor pipe- strategic government cial self-sustainabil- increased investment tal Impact Assessment around an undeveloped and efficient manage- line that continues to energy projects and ity to increase the into the Zone have com- (EIA) for the marine area into a world-class ment of the industry. grow in manufacturing meeting a business value it will create menced. infrastructure, which operation. The African Continen- and export facilities, need. The 12ha facility for shareholders and First, in partner- aims to be completed The Saldanha Bay tal Free Trade Area and new-build port accommodates pro- stakeholders of the ship with the Trans- by the second quarter Municipality (SBM) (AfCFTA) agreement infrastructure. Several jects with a duration Zone; net National Ports of 2022. This EIA aims and Transnet National makes this increasingly private investors have shorter than 24 months • investing in and Authority (TNPA), we to secure the relevant Ports Authority (TNPA) important. undertaken, at their and assists logistics establish catalytic have embarked on a environmental author- are also quite critical to Then there is our own cost, bankable companies and project infrastructure and Marine Infrastructure isations required to the zone’s investment Innovation Campus. We feasibility studies that managers with an easy- facilities that will Cost-Benefit Analysis de-risk investment into attraction potential and asked ourselves: “How demonstrate demand to-access facility near unlock local and (CBA) as the pre-fea- the marine infrastruc- sustainable regional do we create a thriving, for vessel fabrication, the port infrastructure regional productivity sibility study to bring ture when it goes out to economic development inclusive and resilient maintenance, recycling when handling equip- and employment; in additional quaysides market eventually. 30 CBN April 2021 CORROSION New generation Online coatings training to be cure coating offered in three phases PPG has unveiled a PPG HI-TEMP tries such as paper FOLLOWING an but this can be arranged edge about the impor- next-generation, ambi- 1027HD coating also mills and steel mills increasing call for train- should a SAPMA mem- tant role of colour in ent-cure coating engi- protects coated pipes, rely on insulated pipe- ing, the South African ber require it. The first coatings. To be launched neered for challenging parts and assemblies lines, which are always Paint Manufacturing phase of the video train- around mid-2021, this corrosion-under-insu- in changing ambient vulnerable to corro- Association (SAPMA) ing will cover tuition on: training will be particu- lation (CUI) condi- temperature condi- sion-related leaks and is gearing to launch a • Interior Tiles larly useful for industry tions. tions. According to pipe failure,” said Bart range of specially-de- • New Metal Roofs members involved in col- A high-build prod- PPG, this is critical Martens, PPG global veloped training videos • Painting Exterior our tinting. uct that offers dry film during shipping, as product manager, pro- in a user-friendly form, Walls ‘Finally, in the third thickness of 10 to 12 these materials are tective and marine accessible to all SAPMA • Gutters and Down- phase of the training micron in a one-coat commonly transported coatings. members. pipes programme, the target application, PPG HI- between continents “Because of its Tara Benn, executive • Painting Interior audience is broad and TEMP 1027HD coat- and exposed to months hardness and resis- director of SAPMA, Plaster Board Ceil- includes virtually all indi- Tara Benn. ing provides excellent of rain, snow, ultra- tance to thermal shock says the concise videos, ings viduals in the coatings protection against cor- violet (UV) light and and cycling, PPG HI- around 35 minutes in • Painting Walls with sector. For this phase, the coatings industry rosion on pipes, vessels other environmental TEMP 1027HD coat- length, cover a broad Minor Defects SAPMA has adapted its have appealed for more and construction parts hazards. The coating ing more effectively range of subjects and • Palisade Fencing existing training course emphasis on online when plants are in protects those same protects these critical are all aimed at sharing • Roof Tiles for administrative staff training. We hope this operation, PPG said, components from assets against corro- knowledge and educat- • Steel Window to make it more inter- video tuition facility adding the durable damage and wear sion. This can extend ing the coatings industry. Frames active and easily acces- will help to answer this coating is formulated before and during new maintenance intervals The training videos • Varnishing Wood sible online. The train- call and look forward to to withstand severe construction, when and minimize the risk will be available via links SAPMA will then, as ing offered provides a strong support,’ Benn temperature cycles they are stored, han- of unexpected shut- to the SAPMA member- part of the second phase basic understanding of added. ranging from -196 C to dled and erected on downs.” ship in return for a small, of the training initiative, surface coatings, their 540 C and resists dry the building site. annual licence fee. 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Technology ter to most assumptions, they estimate that • Conferences, Exhibitions & By Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts polyethylene fabrics may have a smaller Webinars Institute of Technology Fist published in environmental impact over their life • Filters & Filtration the Science X Newsletter. cycle than cotton and nylon textiles. The researchers hope that fabrics • Financial Services IN considering materials that could made from polyethylene could provide • Fishing Industry become the fabrics of the future, scien- an incentive to recycle plastic bags and • Fleet Management / Servicing & tists have largely dismissed one widely other polyethylene products into wear- available option: polyethylene. able textiles, adding to the material’s sus- Maintenance The stuff of plastic wrap and grocery tainability. • Flooring & Handrailing bags, polyethylene is thin and light- “Once someone throws a plastic bag • Heavy Lifting, Rigging Sling & weight, and could keep you cooler than in the ocean, that’s a problem. But those Chain most textiles because it lets heat through MIT engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics bags could easily be recycled, and if you rather than trapping it in. 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Coun- Sustainability. • Safety & Security / Surveillance / Access Control / Fire Detection • Seals & Gaskets Jet fuel from food waste has the potential to • Sustainable Business Practice • Tooling / Machine Tools & massively reduce carbon emissions from flying Equipment • Welding, Cutting & Fabrication convert these oils and wastes into diesel gets rid of the methane that would bub- From BBC News, by Matt McGrath. as opposed to jet fuel - which requires an ble up from landfill if the waste food was Cape Business News is always on the lookout for Environment correspondent. extra step in the process, driving up costs. just dumped. stories of companies that are shaping the Cape Another major advantage is that this Now, researchers say that they have business landscape. If your company has a story to CURRENTLY, most of the food scraps developed an alternative method able to new fuel produces around 34% less soot share, in these, or any other business sector, send that are used for energy around the world turn food waste, animal manure and waste than current standards. This is impor- your story to [email protected] for consideration. are converted into methane gas. water into a competitive jet hydrocarbon. tant because soot plays a key role in the But researchers in the US have found Much of this material, termed wet- formation of contrails from airplanes a way of turning this waste into a type of waste, is at present is turned into meth- which adds a powerful warming effect to paraffin that works in jet engines. ane gas. However, the authors found a CO2 coming from the engines. The authors of the new study say the way of interrupting this process so it pro- “That’s where we see the most poten- fuel cuts greenhouse gas emissions by duced volatile fatty acids (VFA) instead tial for this technology is that you’re pre- 165% compared to fossil energy. of CH4. venting methane emissions, and dramati- Chairman: This figure comes from the reduction The researchers were then able to use cally lowering the carbon footprint of jet in carbon emitted from airplanes plus a form of catalytic conversion to upgrade fuel. And you just can’t do that with fossil Rudi Leitner the emissions that are avoided when food the VFA to two different forms of sus- fuels without getting into things like off- [email protected] waste is diverted from landfill. tainable paraffin. sets,” said Derek Vardon. The aviation industry worldwide is fac- When the two forms were combined The research team say they are plan- Publisher: ing some difficult decisions about how they were able to blend 70% of the mix- ning to scale up the production of the Pieter Meiring to combine increased demand for flying ture with regular jet fuel, while still new fuel and aim to have test flights with [email protected] with the need to rapidly cut emissions meeting the extremely strict quality cri- Southwest Airlines in 2023. from the sector. teria that Federal authorities impose on Many environmental groups are scep- Editor: In the US, airlines currently use aircraft fuels. tical about attempts to develop sustain- Robin Hayes around 21 billion gallons of jet fuel every “There’s exciting jet fuels that rely able aviation fuels, believing that it year, with demand expected to double by on burning trash and dry waste but this amounts to green-washing. They argue [email protected] the middle of the century. At the same actually works for those wastes that that people should just fly less. Production Manager: time, they have committed to cutting have high water content, which we nor- “Sustainable aviation fuel is not a sil- Elise Jacobs CO2 by 50%. mally dispose of in landfill,” said Derek ver bullet,” Derek Vardon says. With the development of battery-pow- Vardon, a senior research engineer at the “So we do want to definitely emphasise [email protected] ered airplanes for long haul flights a dis- US National Renewable Energy Labora- that reduction is the most important and Online Editor: tant prospect at this point, much atten- tory and the lead author on the study. most significant change you can make. tion has focussed on replacing existing “Being able to show that you can take But there’s also pragmatism and need for Jadine Gracie jet fuel with a sustainable alternative. these volatile fatty acids, and that there’s aviation solutions now, so that’s where [email protected] Current methods of making green jet a really elegant, simple way to turn it into we want to strike a balance as we need a Sales Team: fuel are based on a similar approach jet fuel - that’s where I see the broader basket of measures, to really start getting to making biodiesel for cars and heavy applicability of this one, and folks can our carbon footprint down in a variety of Heather Ferreira goods vehicles. continue to develop and refine it.” sectors, including aviation.” [email protected] It normally requires the use of virgin The new fuel has a potentially signifi- vegetable oils as well as waste fats, oil cant impact on emissions as it not only The study has been published in the Robin Dunbar and grease to make the synthetic fuel. limits the CO2 that comes from fossil Proceedings of the National Academy of [email protected] At present, it is more economical to sources used by the airlines, but it also Sciences (PNAS). 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ADVERTISING For all your advertising requirements, 3 Montague Drive, Montague Gardens contact our Sales Team 021 551 5790 I www.plasticsforafrica.com [email protected] April Fool’s Day then and now OPINION “ ELL well well and cheers all!” jol- for Bob, who snarled, “I don’t believe you.” favoured by chance. lied Luke the Dude as he lifted “Give us an example,” winked Stevie the “ ‘Sir,” I announced seriously, “please ON THE CONTRARY Whis glass, “so who got suckered on Poet. look at the date at the top of the page.” April Fool’s Day?” “Okay,” I agreed, “the silly business had “It took him a moment to laugh. Newspa- The congregation of curious comrades (in me in a tight spot once. Some years after permen of his calibre were not accustomed the good sense of the word) were charging the Pretoria News I was news editor at Rap- to deliberate misrepresentation in the press, their glasses in the shade of the giant Wit port, when the editor – a man I respect and for whatever humorous purpose. You must Stinkhout dominating the local Grill & admire – walked into my door with that realise, that was long before the phenom- Garden (cold beer on tap). day’s The Star. ‘Have you seen this?’ he enon of Fox TV and ‘newspaper’ by Survé. Big Ben was staring suspiciously at Luke asked, indicating half a broadsheet page “Consider that the current editor of the Dude. “What kind of innocent question with a scoop about a magical mystery devel- Survé’s Pretoria News (albeit with almost Pieter Schoombee is that,” enquired he, “no political insults opment on the scale of a Ramaphosa dream no readers) is Piet Rampedi of the Sunday today?” city, due to arise just slightly to the east of Times’s ‘SARS Rogue Unit’ scam.” “Not so fast, Boyo,” sniggered Colin the our then location. The Governor took the gap: “Order “I do not agree!” declared Big Ben at Golfer, “you are guaranteed to put your No. “ ‘Yes I have,” I smiled. please, time to refill those glasses! Look at large. 13 into your mouth about your glorious gov- “ ‘Have you got a team on it?’ he double- all these thirsty ladies and gentlemen! Same “Very astute, young Luke, very astute,” ernment, aren’t you?” checked. again for everybody?” Same again it was. complimented The Prof. “It was indeed our “Hmmm,” grumbled Big Ben, refusing to “I lost my smile and realising my dilemma, “I think,” mused The Prof, slowly and president, announcing to the nation that share the levity. “It’s your government too. I provided a clue: ‘I read it all the way to the legally drawing on his pipe in the fresh air, there’s light at the end of the long, dark tun- Don’t answer that! What’s this about April end …’ “someone has tried to beat the newspapers nel the ANC dug Eskom into. The day is Fool’s Day Luke? It’s like Guy Fawkes, isn’t “ ‘Well get someone on it then,” he inter- at their own game. Joking to fool the entire coming, enthused he, ‘when the power will it? Not an indigenous tradition?” rupted with only a hint of impatience. South Africa in one go …” go on and stay on’. He did not say when. “Well, you’ve got a bit of the point there,” “Having been at the original scene of the “Thank you,” said Luke the Dude, “I’ll bet “But don’t get yourself all upset now, Ben. enlightened the Bearded Biker, who drinks crime, I had already realised we were deal- the joker is none other than our dear leader The joke didn’t work. Nobody laughed.” beer and knows things. “If you’re asking ing with that year’s version of the printed Cyril Ramaphosa taking time off from boil- whether the Khoi and the San – at the time April Fool’s joke. But not everybody was so ing frogs to celebrate All Fools’ Day!” E-mail: [email protected] of season when the days were getting shorter and wetter – were sneaking around putting ‘Kick me’ signs on each other’s backs, no legend has it that they were. “However, unlike Guy Fawkes migrat- Public fear of all nuclear THE ing from London, April Fool’s Day has a much larger heritage. Some sources place OTHER it in Rome, others in Chaucer’s Canterbury radiation is founded on Tales and elsewhere on the two islands. Hol- SIDE OF land is a strong contender and so is France – when they changed calendars. The Germans THE COIN have known it for centuries. ignorance “Given the origins of millions of South Africans who brought their talents here UTURE historians will have fun docu- soil, and live healthy lives before winding up through those centuries, April Fool’s Day menting the nuclear paranoia that has on our braais. No doubt the German aca- Keith Bryer deserves more respect. It was half-forgotten Finfected the world. A prime example is demic was unaware of this since mutton is not in South Africa until the newspapers started a silliness of fearing all kinds of nuclear radia- a German delicacy. Chernobyl fire was scattered far and wide fooling their readers with tall tales (and tion, however small. Some say this fear pre- Also, a fact most of the Greens and anti- across Europe but despite all the allegations, clues) on April 1. Do you know how that vented nuclear war. That may be, but it is now nuclear brigade will never admit, nuclear radi- there has been no evidence of long-term ill came about, Doc?” taken to ridiculous levels. ation bombards the planet and everything on health effects. I am not a doc: I was promoted to the My personal experience of radiation nut- it every day. The Russian design of Chernobyl was crude nickname when it became unfashionable tiness was during the choreographed uproar It is called sunshine. compared to Western nuclear power stations. to be called Master. Hence, my response to over a plan to open up an old uranium mine Anyone who wants to get the facts on It was originally conceived to produce weap- any status Nazi who insists on being called in the Karoo. nuclear radiation can do so. But year after ons-grade uranium and later modified to gen- not Mister, but ‘Doctor Tonteldoos’ (for The public protests came not from the year the media, politicians, and ordinary erate electricity. It was, as they say, an accident instance): Smile widely to dispel aggression local unemployed who would have welcomed people repeat sheer nonsense propagated by waiting to happen. (you never know with these Ph.D. types) and the jobs, but from European expatriates liv- the Green Lobby and those who earn their Modern nuclear power stations, such as respond thus: “I’ll call you Doctor if you call ing in Beaufort West– the nearest town to the livings persuading governments around the those in France that produce 80% of the me Master.” That solves the problem. proposed mining. They turned up to a public world to buy into the other fantasy that wind country’s power requirements, have been “Yes, I believe I do,” I responded to The meeting in full street-theatre fig, complete with and solar power can power modern industry operating safely for decades. Newer designs Beard. “It happened in the mid-seventies ghost masks and dangerous radiation signs, like steel furnaces. are even safer, produce no carbon dioxide while I was writing politics at the Pretoria determined to stop this “potential horror” so Ironically, the great fear of carbon dioxide emissions once built, last for 30 years or more, News – the newspaper had a solid reputation close to their African retirement paradise, emissions would be eliminated at a stroke by and produce less danger to the environment and readership then – when Jonathan Hob- where a Euro pension goes a very long way. nuclear-generated electricity but to suggest during construction than either wind genera- day, as I recall, had the bright idea to set a Accompanying these euro-protesters was this is to be bombarded by more craziness tors or solar panels with their accompanying world record for suckering the largest num- a German professor, invited by the local anti- and lies. batteries. ber of April Fools with a single prank, ever. nuclear group. He was a doctor of something Consider the facts: The final stupidity in the anti-nuclear tirade “So he gained the collusion of the editor other than medicine but used the title none- The Three Mile Island nuclear power sta- is the alleged appalling problem of disposal of and proceeded to write what turned out to theless, as they do in some countries. tion incident in the US was no danger to any- nuclear waste. That gets the best headlines and be, in hindsight, a brilliant story. First to He led tours of the old mine site armed with one. There was no increase in the number of the most misleading ones. “It takes millions of be fooled were the news editor and subs, a Geiger counter that obligingly beeped when- cancer sufferers because of it. The core of the years for nuclear waste to stop radiating,” they then the setters and proof readers, before ever he pointed it at a stone on the ground, power station did not melt through the earth say, implying that it will then still kill. the final target: the readers. Overall, the producing gasps of alarm from his audience. to China, as some stories would have had it. It may well register on a Geiger counter but joke caused quite a sensation, much to the Now the thing with Geiger counters is that Fukushima was a Tsunami accident, not a would be as safe as sunbathing on Paarl Rock delight of the editor. So, the next year other they are very sensitive. So sensitive that even nuclear one. No one died at the time except or covering yourself with radioactive sand on a Argus Group dailies followed suit, soon to a banana will register, as will a concrete pil- those drowned by the tsunami and forced to Brazilian beach. Not that there is that much of be joined by the Afrikaans dailies. Today lar, a granite outcrop, and even beach sand in leave their homes in a panic. the dangerous stuff being produced, our own April Fool’s Day has, indeed, become some- many parts of the world – particularly in Brazil Even adding the handful of minor incidents Koeberg produces about a bakkie-load a year. thing of an indigenous tradition.” where covering yourself with it is supposed to at nuclear power stations in the last 70 years Yes, it has to be carefully stored for some time “You’re not serious! Surely people don’t cure arthritis. A Geiger counter will also mea- reveals a death and illness rate of precisely zero. but it can be done. fall for that rubbish!” remonstrated Bob the sure radiation off Dutch beaches but a smaller So we are left with Chernobyl for the one One day we will be able to send it into the Book in an attempt to place himself above amount. accident that can truly be described as nuclear sun. One day, too, historians will look back on the frivolous classes. The big bugaboo uranium is a naturally- – but even then its cause was human. The the radiation phobia of the last 70 years and “In fact they do,” I pointed out civilly, occurring mineral. Uranium oxide even deaths of the firefighters who attempted to equate us with those misguided souls who “better and brighter people than you would occurs as yellow dust in some parts of the dowse the fire were terrible. So was the Cher- flagellated their backs with whips to ensure know.” Karoo. Karoo sheep fail to glow in the dark, nobyl power station’s design. they got to heaven when the calendar reached A snigger ran through the company except enjoy the fodder that grows in uranium-rich The radioactive dust spewed from the 1000 AD.