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.
Fourth Industrial Revolution prioritises innovation – Davies
5th October 2017 Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has highlighted the challenges being posed to the South African economy, and especially industry, by what... →
Denel exits controversial Asia joint venture
25th August 2017 South Africa's State-owned Denel defence industrial group has exited the Denel Asia joint venture (JV) company. This was announced on Friday by... →
South African nuclear regulator effective, but health dept's radiation control lacks capacity – IAEA
15th December 2016 South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is in good shape, but the oversight of radiation safety in the country, which is the responsibility... →
Armscor cancels intercontinental jet tender for South African Air Force
25th October 2016 South Africa’s defence acquisition, disposals and research and development agency Armscor on Tuesday announced that it had cancelled the tender... →
National Treasury developing contingency plans for possible Brexit effects on S Africa
29th September 2016 The National Treasury is busy discussing the possible impact on the South African economy of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU),... →
New VIP jet for South Africa will be bought, says Defence Minister
13th September 2016 The South African Air Force (SAAF) will acquire a new VIP aircraft for presidential travel, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe... →
Proposed VIP jet lease costs released and denounced
12th September 2016 In a written reply to a Parliamentary question, South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has revealed that the... →
CSIR elections prediction system showed accurate results in recent polls
30th August 2016 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has enjoyed considerable success in its operation to predict the outcomes of the recent... →
Eskom unveils new nuclear operator training programme with formal launch
9th June 2016 National electricity utility Eskom has announced that it started training some 100 recruits as nuclear operators on May 1. This Nuclear Project 100... →
Armscor committed to supporting local SMMEs
19th May 2016 South African defence acquisition and disposal, research and development agency Armscor chairperson, retired Vice Admiral Refiloe Mudimu, has... →
Eskom needs new nuclear power to meet country's needs
16th March 2016 South African national electricity utility Eskom is excited about its imminent new nuclear era. So affirmed Group CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday in... →
South Africa's new nuclear programme to stimulate coastal industrialisation
16th March 2016 South Africa's planned new nuclear power plant (NPP) construction programme will serve to stimulate industrial growth in the country's coastal... →
Peters wants integrated public transport systems
9th March 2016 Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called for public transport in South Africa to be integrated and accessible. She was delivering the keynote... →
Gauteng Premier pushes for provincial Public Transport Authority
9th March 2016 Gauteng Premier David Makhura strongly supported the idea of a provincial Public Transport Authority on Wednesday. He was addressing the first... →
National Treasury assures on support for SAA
20th January 2016 The National Treasury announced in a press statement on Wednesday that it is “currently considering” State-owned flag carrier South Africa Airways’... →
Looking back and forward, as SA’s SAFARI-1 reactor marks its fiftieth anniversary
23rd October 2015 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is this year celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its SAFARI-1 research reactor, the... →
S Africa needs to increase its R&D budget, says Deputy President
8th October 2015 The South African government has recognised the need to increase the country's research and development (R&D) budget. This was stated by Deputy... →
SA defence companies urged to find balance between cooperation and competition
2nd October 2015 South African defence companies must be able to both compete and cooperate with each other. So affirmed Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) senior VP Micael... →
SA companies should seek more UN business
2nd October 2015 South African businesses have been encouraged to increase their participation in the United Nations (UN) procurement processes. UN Procurement... →
Armscor wants to strengthen SA industry
1st October 2015 South Africa's defence procurement, disposals and research and development agency Armscor is busy changing its relationship with the South African... →
Denel steady-as-she-goes despite executive suspensions
1st October 2015 Acting Denel Group CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe has assured that the State-owned defence industrial group will not be changing its strategy. He was giving... →
US space agency reports water almost certainly flows on Mars
29th September 2015 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), the US space agency, announced on Monday that flowing water almost certainly exists on... →
Nuclear construction in SA will not be fast, cautions analyst
11th September 2015 Energy analyst and EE Publishers MD Chris Yelland warned on Thursday against excessive optimism regarding timescales for the proposed construction... →
Nuclear costs are likely to be lower than feared
11th September 2015 Nuclear engineer and senior lecturer in North-West University's School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Dr Dawid Serfontein has rejected the... →
Limpopo biofuel crop certified as sustainable
2nd September 2015 The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) has certified the Solaris biofuel feedstock plant grown in South Africa and used to produce jet... →
SAA claims vindication from Labour Court decisions
18th August 2015 South African Airways (SAA), the State-owned national flag carrier, believes it has been vindicated by the Labour Court ruling on Monday regarding... →
A new nuclear medicine procedure pioneered in Pretoria
28th July 2015 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (Necsa’s) subsidiary company NTP Radioisotopes has, in conjunction with the Steve Biko Academic... →
SA defence group protects key technologies and supports country
23rd July 2015 Local defence industrial group Denel regards the its most important mandate as being the retention of key defence industrial and technological... →
Denel continues to deliver ever-improving results
23rd July 2015 South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel on Thursday reported that it had enjoyed a most successful financial year during... →
SA nuclear corporation tells MPs it is ready for nuclear new build programme
22nd July 2015 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy on Wednesday that it is ready for South... →
African countries must collaborate in defence sector
6th July 2015 African countries should cooperate more in defence, including defence technology and the defence industry, in order to strengthen the continent's... →
Increased funding for South African science and technology planned
5th June 2015 The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Treasury are cooperating to ensure that the country increases its research and... →
Minister highlights success of flagship science and technology programmes
21st May 2015 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has highlighted some of the achievements of the flagship projects of the Department of Science and... →
Defence Minister welcomes developments within her department
19th May 2015 Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has expressed pleasure that the country's defence acquisitions, disposals and... →
Mapisa-Nqakula hopes and wishes for a higher budget
19th May 2015 South African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has expressed the hope that the defence budget will be significantly increased over the next... →
SA unmanned aviation industry welcomes new regulations, but with major concerns
18th May 2015 While strongly welcoming the promulgation of the new Part 101 of South Africa’s civil aviation regulations, governing the commercial operation of... →
SA promulgates regulations for civil remotely piloted aircraft
18th May 2015 The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) announced on Sunday that it was to introduce regulations for the operation of civilian remotely... →
SAA stake not being sold and airline not in the market for new planes
16th April 2015 South African Airways (SAA) acting CEO Nico Bezuidenhout firmly denied, on Thursday, reports that a stake in the airline was going to be sold to... →
SAA reports 90-Day Action Plan was a success
16th April 2015 South African Airways (SAA) reported on Thursday that it had not only achieved its target of making savings of R1.25-billion under its 90-Day... →
Defence group Denel wins interim order against illegal squatters
10th April 2015 The Western Cape High Court on Friday granted State-owned defence industrial group Denel an interim order forbidding anyone from entering or... →
Latest Paramount acquisition marks a major consolidation in the SA defence industry
10th April 2015 South African defence group Paramount announced on Thursday that it had bought the manufacturing facilities and certain other assets of DCD... →
