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The Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) will give Government, Business and Labour a chance to assess the progress of the Steel Master Plan (SMP) at its Mainstreaming the Steel Master Plan Conference on May 19 and 20. The Plan — which was launched on June 11 2021…

The locked horns between organised labour and employers in the steel and engineering industry continues into the third week as a concessionary 2 percent drop to actual pay from workers in the battle was yesterday ruled out by employers.

Concerns have been raised about a potential oxygen shortage amid South Africa’s third wave of Covid-19 infections, but suppliers believe they will cope.

A few weeks after the third wave of COVID-19 infections was confirmed in South Africa, the number of daily infections has again begun to steadily rise. During earlier waves last year many public and private hospitals experienced severe shortages in their oxygen supplies. Now, amongst increasing concerns that oxygen will again begin to run dry, […]

Many public and private hospitals experienced critical oxygen shortages earlier in 2020, but suppliers say that lessons learnt during the second wave have helped increase capacity to meet demand in...

World’s Largest Construction Trade Show Postponed to October 2022 The global event was originally scheduled to be held from April 4 to 10, 2022, but ongoing uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic led the show organizer to delay the event to October 24 to 30. April 23, 2021 Messe München Organizers of the 2022 edition of bauma – the world’s leading trade show for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment...

SA engineering capacity utilisation is lowest in decade, report shows By Dineo Faku Share Low capacity utilisation levels, cheap imports and rising power costs were some of the biggest hurdles facing South Africas metals and engineering sectors, a report by the Steel and Engineering Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has indicated. Seifsa said in its State of the Metals & Engineering Sector Report: 2021-22, released on Friday, that capacity utilisation in 2020 was at its lowest level in a d...

Industrial users in SA are paying up to 30 times the normal price for oxygen Business Insider SA facebook (Getty) Industrial users in South Africa are paying vast markups for scarce oxygen, a big industry survey has found. With hospitals using unprecedented levels of oxygen, all available output and logistics capability has turned to keeping them in stock. The result has been cancelled projects, and careful rationing, says the Steel and Engineering Federation of...