Keith Campbell
Keith Campbell is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly. He holds a master's degree in international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.
SAA says it has returned to relative stability after Action Plan
27th March 2015 South African Airways (SAA) announced on Friday that it has completed its 90-Day Action Plan. This was launched on December 9 and was intended to... →
SKA can help uplift Mozambique, says Vice Minister
26th March 2015 Participation as an African partner country, with South Africa, in the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme is... →
Nine African countries to drive forward two radio astronomy projects
25th March 2015 The meeting of the African partner countries in the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme in Pretoria on Wednesday... →
SKA has key role in African science and technology strategy
25th March 2015 South African Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has highlighted the importance of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for... →
Chinese nuclear firm shares localisation lessons with S Africa
19th March 2015 China has successfully localised foreign nuclear technology and has used this as the base from which to develop its own nuclear power plant (NPP)... →
Public opinion key factor for nuclear industry
18th March 2015 Public opinion is an essential element in any nuclear programme. This was highlighted by World Nuclear Association chairperson Jean-Jacques Gautrot... →
Nuclear power has advantages for Africa
18th March 2015 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is committed to helping all African countries seeking to adopt nuclear energy. This assurance was... →
Nigeria: great potential, great problems, strong growth
11th March 2015 The long-term outlook for Nigeria is a country that has the potential to be very strong. So affirmed International Monetary Fund (IMF) Nigeria... →
Nuclear projects are about confidence and risk management
3rd March 2015 Nuclear power plant (NPP) projects are, everywhere, politically important, complex and long-term programmes, World Nuclear University (WNU)... →
Uncertainty and misperceptions drive up nuclear costs
2nd March 2015 Uncertainty as to how much new nuclear power plant (NPP) programmes will cost, in countries where there have not been any recent such programmes,... →
SAA seeks to cut weight on its long range flights
24th February 2015 As a sign of its commitment to cut costs, on Tuesday State-owned South African Airways (SAA) unveiled, in a hangar at the SAA Technical facility at... →
Public service tough, so business should show some respect
3rd February 2015 The private sector should not look down on those who work in the public sector, asserted Project Isizwe founder and CEO Alan Knott-Craig Junior at... →
Innovators need to sell their dream
2nd February 2015 To succeed, innovators with new ideas and start-up companies need passion, commitment and optimism. "Technologies are not made by doubters, cynics... →
Quality of SA innovations lauded
2nd February 2015 The chairperson of the council of the University of Johannesburg and chairperson of the Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management, Professor Roy... →
Science and Technology Department wants to help innovators
2nd February 2015 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is committed to further stimulating innovation in South Africa. This includes seeking to reduce the... →
Major changes in A400M programme to deal with continuing problems
30th January 2015 Yet further delays in the production and delivery schedules for the Airbus A400M military airlift and air-to-air refuelling aircraft have led to a... →
Shoot-out at Bedfordview shopping mall
29th January 2015 Seven people were wounded during an attempted armed robbery in the Bedford Centre shopping mall, east of Johannesburg on Thursday. According to a... →
SAA gets billions more financial guarantees from State
22nd January 2015 The Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that a further financial guarantee for beleaguered State-owned South African Airways (SAA) had been... →
SAA making progress with its Action Plan
15th January 2015 South African Airways (SAA) acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout reported on Thursday that the company’s “90 Day Action Plan is proceeding to schedule”.... →
SAA launches 90-day action plan to stabilise itself
9th December 2014 South African Airways (SAA) acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout announced on Tuesday that the company was implementing a 90-day action plan to enable the... →
SKA SA to boost community connectivity in Karoo radio astronomy zone
2nd December 2014 SKA South Africa (SKA SA), the agency responsible for the country’s KAT-7 and MeerKAT radio telescope arrays in the Karoo region of the Northern... →
Radar company looking at new products and markets
24th November 2014 South African radar company Reutech Radar Systems (RRS) is planning to develop new products next year, while remaining focused on its core... →
Mozambique prioritising poverty reduction, infrastructure
12th November 2014 All development policies in Mozambique are focused on two major issues: poverty reduction and social and economic infrastructure development. This... →
Establishment of nuclear network for local researchers, agencies being debated
3rd November 2014 The Potchefstroom campus of the North West University (NWU) is hosting, from Monday to Thursday, a workshop to plan the creation of a network for... →
Nuclear power would be cheap power, says Russian group
3rd October 2014 Russian nuclear group Rosatom is confident that it could supply nuclear-generated electricity to the South African market from Generation III+... →
CSIR, SA company to develop new radar for satellites
19th September 2014 South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that it is partnering with local company Space Commercial... →
New South African aircraft project launched by Denel
18th September 2014 South African aerospace companies Denel Aerostructures (DAe) and Denel Aviation, both part of the State-owned Denel Group, have unveiled a major... →
Denel Aviation launches major training project
18th September 2014 South African company Denel Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of the world's top simulation and training companies,... →
SA aerospace company creates equity-based alliance with IDC
17th September 2014 Leading South African aerospace company Aerosud Holdings announced on Wednesday that it had formed a strategic alliance with the Industrial... →
SA Defence Department aims to support local defence industry
15th September 2014 The South African Department of Defence (DoD) will support the future development of the South African defence industry, Secretary for Defence and... →
Aviation should not overreact to Ebola, African air safety improving
18th August 2014 International Air Transport Association (Iata) VP Africa Raphael Kuuchi has highlighted that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that... →
New SA aircraft flies in public for first time
13th August 2014 South Africa's latest aircraft design, the Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (Ahrlac), made its first public flight at... →
SA civil airspace UAV regulations likely by next March
12th August 2014 The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hopes to have finalised regulations for the flying of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) – also... →
New aviation biofuel project launched in South Africa
6th August 2014 South African Airways (SAA) and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Wednesday the latest development in their partnership (launched in... →
Minister seeks to integrate defence sector with national development, rebuild SANDF
23rd July 2014 In her budget speech to Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has reported progress... →
DST prioritises human capital, R&D infrastructure, innovation and new knowledge
22nd July 2014 The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will have a budget of R6.47-billion for the financial year 2014/2015, it was reported on Tuesday.... →
US, SA defence companies sign collaboration memorandum
15th July 2014 Major US company Boeing Defence, Space and Security, a unit of the giant Boeing Company and private-sector South African defence and aerospace... →
MeerKAT delays likely to be of short duration
11th July 2014 South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope array programme should get back on schedule within a few months. This assurance was given to Engineering... →
Physicists ready to help schools with science and guidance
10th July 2014 The South African physics community is eager and willing to help support the country's schools with regard to science education. "Our community... →
Women must overcome the barriers to growing their numbers in physics
9th July 2014 Women scientists need to work together, network and identify the barriers to increasing their numbers in their respective disciplines. This is the... →
Science and Technology Minister wants humanities to help develop country
26th June 2014 South African Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has called on academics in the humanities disciplines to help achieve the goals of the... →
