African Review May 2013

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Managingengineering,procurement,and construction

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FEATURES19 Economy and Finance

Improving accountability in the Nigerian public sector; budgetary considerations in Zambia;

and approaches to financial inclusion in Rwanda

25 TechnologyResearching and prototyping data storage architectures; and private sector progress through

printing apprenticeships

28 LogisticsFinding the right forklift truck; and cranes for South African port logistics

33 PowerUtilising energy expertise in Mauritania; and automation for marine propulsion

39 ConstructionSustainable building practices; applications for compressors; and prospects for the Ghanaian

housing industry

47 MiningProject housing for mining operations; and power products for Zambian miners

04 Agenda: Public and private sectorinitiatives, around Africa

14 Bulletin:Innovations in security,and market news

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May2013

Economy:Improving the Nigerianpublic sector P19

Power:Renewable energy plant inMauritania P33

Managingengineering,procurement,and construction

Sustainablebuildingpractices

P47

P39

Mining:Power for Zambian coppermining P49


The Big Data challenge forSouth African scientists P25

Editor’s Note

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This issue reports on Nigeria's Ekiti State government’s strategies to help improve public sectorefficiency and accountability; and Zambia economic prospects for 2013. In banking and

finance, this issue looks at mobile money and financial inclusion. Technological development iscovered with respect to storage and data solutions, and how rugged microservers are designed tohandle harsh desert conditions. This issue covers, also, printing developments, withappenticeships in South Africa's printing sector. Materials handling is addressed in guidance onbuying lift trucks - on how learning the market values of a second hand unit, and judging itscondition, requires a combination of knowledge and experience. There is, also, a feature on howship-to-shore cranes deployed at the Durban Container Terminal in South Africa represent a firstfor African port logistics. Solar power is featured with respect to renewable energy in Mauritania,and the potential of a solar power plant in Nouakchott - and also in an article on systems thathave been developed to optimise marine propulsion plant operation. In construction, there is anappraisal of sustainable building practices, an overview of the use of compressors - and anunderstanding of the prospects for the Ghanaian housing sector. Mining is addressed througharticles on project housing - and on power solutions for Zambian operations.

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Revolabs Inc has named FVC as adistributor of the company's wireless

audio systems for unifiedcommunications in the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) region. Under theagreement, FVC now offers Revolabs'plug-and-play, desktop, and wirelessunified communications products to itsnetwork of partners in a wide range ofMENA markets - including education, oiland gas, government and defense,finance, and healthcare.FVC maintains dedicated offices in theUAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon,Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria, and others,working through a growing network ofchannel partners in more than 45countries. By partnering with Revolabs,FVC has strengthened its unifiedcommunications offerings withunmatched audio quality and wirelessflexibility.

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DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) topredict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approachto tackle the destructive phenomenon using satellite imagery.Every year, North Africa is subjected to locust plagues that threaten to decimate cropsand endanger countries’ food security. The satellite imagery is used to assess vegetationconditions, which helps to predict the locations of locust breeding grounds. Theimagery, from the UK-DMC2 satellite, is used in conjunction with weather data to helpcreate locust forecasts and focus the application of pesticides to prevent the spread ofswarms. Last year, in a six-month summer campaign to fight the spread of locusts, DMCii acquiredmonthly images of regions in Southern Algeria, Northern Mali and Northern Niger forASAL. Now, imagery is being acquired before the summer season starts, to predict aswell as monitor the threat of locusts.Mr Karim Houari, International Cooperation Director of the Algerian Space Agencycommented, “The use of satellite imagery has helped us in the past, during the invasionperiod, to identify and control areas at risk of locust swarms. This year, in terms of locustrisk prediction in remission period, we used DMCii data for the ecological assessment oflocust breeding areas (biotopes). It is an important contribution for the rationalisation oflocal response and to reduce damage of this destructive phenomenon.”

Paul Stephens, Director of Sales and Marketing at DMCii, said, “The ability to get timelyimagery of large areas is vital because locust swarms can develop quickly and travelabout 100km a day. Our 650km wide images allow large areas of land, spanning multiplecountries, to be rapidly monitored, helping the local authorities combat locust swarmsbefore they can migrate across the continent.”

The state of nations in the Middle East andNorth Africa are of fundamentalimportance for shaping the economic,social and governance systems of thefuture. Home to youthful populations,energy endowments and some of thefastest-growing economies globally, theregion as a whole has formidable assets todrive positive outcomes. Two years afterthe start of the transitions in North Africa,this promise is compounded by a clearurgency for decision-makers to deliverdevelopment and prosperity throughoutthe populations.The World Economic Forum on the MiddleEast and North Africa - taking place in theDead Sea, Jordan, 24-26 May 2013 alongthe theme of ‘Advancing Conditions forGrowth and Resilience’ - convenes more

than 900 leaders from the GulfCooperation Council countries, the Levant,North Africa and internationally.Representing government, industry,media, civil society and youth, thesestakeholders will come together toadvance understanding, dialogue andaction on the most immediate and urgentpriorities as well as long-term imperatives.

* Co-chairs at the WEF event in Jordan are: Jin-Yong Cai - Executive Vice-President andChief Executive Officer, InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC)* Ibrahim S Dabdoub - Group ChiefExecutive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait* Samer S Khoury - President, Engineeringand Construction, ConsolidatedContractors Company (CCC)

* Mohammed H Al Mady - Vice-Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer, Saudi BasicIndustries Corporation (SABIC)* Mina Al Oraibi - Assistant Editor-in-Chief,Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper* Martin Senn - Group Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Zurich Insurance Group

FVC distributes forRevolabs systems in MENA


Agenda / NorthSatellite imagery helps fight locust plagues

Promoting economic growth and resilience


Mina Al Oraibi, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Asharq Al-Awsat(Photo: World Economic Forum)


Doosan Construction Equipment hasappointed My Wish Enterprise PLC,

based in Addis Ababa, as the newauthorised dealer in Ethiopia for Bobcatcompact equipment. The appointmentto represent Bobcat follows threesuccessful years for My Wish Enterpriseas the official dealer in Ethiopia for theDoosan Heavy range of equipment.Husamudin Seifu, managing director ofMy Wish Enterprise, said, “We are verypleased to add Bobcat equipment toour existing Doosan Heavyrepresentation. The Doosan and Bobcatteams based in Belgium and the CzechRepublic provide strong professionalsupport. Training managers from thecompany were recently at our facilitiesin Addis Ababa to give our sales andservice staff thorough and professionalSales Skills and Product training onDoosan machines. As a result, throughour service people we have alreadysecured more than 10 customers whohave placed an order, encouraging meto raise the sales forecasts for 2013.”Under the new Bobcat agreement, MyWish Enterprise is now responsible formarketing in Ethiopia the completerange of Bobcat equipment, whichincludes skid-steer, compact trackedand all wheel steer loaders; compactexcavators; telescopic handlers; utilityvehicles and a comprehensive selectionof attachments for these machines.

EgyptAir, the flag carrier of Egypt, is committedto operating a new service between Harare andCairo via Dar es Salaam, connecting to the entireEgyptAir wide network in the Middle East, FarEast and Europe.Roshdy Zakaria, Chairman and CEO of EgyptAir,said, “With the operation of four weekly flightsbetween Harare and Cairo starting June 2013,EgyptAir will increase its points in Africa to 19destinations in addition to five moredestinations via its code-share agreements.EgyptAir will operate its B737-800 betweenHarare and Cairo. The aircraft allows customersto enjoy many new innovative services.Customers flying business class, which provides24 seats, will enjoy the personal entertainmentsystem displayed on wide screens. Theeconomy class consists of 120 seats, andaccommodates a wider seat pitch. The airlinealso applies a premium piece concept with twopieces each - 23 kilos on economy and 32 kiloson business in addition to their on-boardbaggage of seven kilos.

Customers joining the airline’s frequent flyerprogramme, EgyptAir Plus, will enjoy manyspecial benefits and services such as the prioritycheck-in, priority boarding, upgrading class oftravel against miles and free tickets againstmiles. In addition to this, the airline says goldcard holders will have access to more than 1,000lounges around the globe and premiumservices onboard 27 Star Alliance memberreaching more than 1,329 destinations aroundthe globe.

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Burundians have been praised for efforts and progress in economic, political and social governance.The European Union has increased budget support following acclamations that the country hadimproved its business environment and improved its macro-economic performance. Over the pastfive years, FDI flows to Burundi have been increasing due to the stable political and businessenvironment and going forward, the trend is expected to continue with a 49 per cent funding oftheir 2012/2013 budget by donors.Burundi ranked highly in the ease of doing business scores compared to Kenya and other sub-Saharan countries. Doing Business measures the ease of starting a business in an economy byrecording all procedures officially required or commonly done in practice by an entrepreneur tostart up and formally operate an industrial or commercial business - as well as the time and costrequired to complete these procedures. The ranking on the ease of starting a business is the simpleaverage of the percentile rankings on the four component indicators: procedures, time, cost andpaid-in minimum capital requirement.Going forward, StratLink - Africa, Ltd predicts a further growth in investor confidence. According to arecent report by the World Bank, Burundi's One Stop Shop requires only four steps to register abusiness, half the number needed on average by the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. Information on newcompanies is published in a journal and new companies are registered with the country’s Ministryof Trade and Industry. This efficiency in procedure and records is expected to attract morebusinesses into the country.

Bobcat reaches Ethiopia

EgyptAir will operate B737-800 aircraft between Harareand Cairo

Husamudin Seifu, managing director of My WishEnterprise


Agenda / EastBurundi set to benefit fromincreased European funding

EgyptAir’s new service between Harare and Cairo



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FLSmidth is fielding increasingenquiries from the local South Africa

mining sector for its comprehensive andinnovative range of precious metalextraction solutions. Its offering in thisarena was significantly enhanced in2009, when the company acquired thebusiness of the American firm SummitValley, specialists in the design andfabrication of modular plants andequipment for the extraction of gold andsilver. This technology includes theindustry’s highest capacityelectrowinning cell used in preciousmetals recovery. The Summit Valley speciality productrange is known worldwide, having beenused in 24 countries on six continentsover the last 18 years. This equipmentand know-how has significantlystrengthened FLSmidth’s offering inprecious metals processing, positioningit as the only company in Africa capableof offering a complete end-to-end goldsolution, drawn from in-housetechnology.“Our part of the FLSmidth groupspecialises in individual components,but we also have world class capabilitiesin terms of combining thesecomponents into customer-specificintegrated gold room and plantpackages,” Summit Valley equipmentspecialist, Cameron Barton said during arecent visit to South Africa.

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The 2013 Power & Electricity World Africa conference and exhibition, which took place inApril 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa, addressed pertinent issues that affect theindustry across Africa, with experts at the conference providing insights and solutions topower producers and utilities, large energy users, developers, government and investors.One of the highlights of the conference was the opening address by the Hon ElizabethDipuo Peters, Minister, Department of Energy. Her speech on driving forward the Africanenergy agenda gave an optimistic start to the conference. Further speakers of noteincluded Hajiya Zainab Ibrahim-Kuchi, Minister of State for Power, Nigeria speaking ontapping into opportunities presented by the energy sector and Honourable AlemayehuTegenu, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy discussing identifying high performanceenergy investments in East Africa.With three dedicated exhibition halls filled with 300 sponsors and exhibitors, the two dayexhibition attracted 5,000 visitors participating in over 150+ free seminar sessions rangingfrom topics on power generation, renewable energy and intelligent building and lighting.In addition to the industry-led conference and array of free seminar sessions, a host oflaunches, prize give-aways and networking opportunities tied the event together. WithSamsung’s launch of their most “energy efficient system” to date, and their give-away ofthree Samsung Series 7 All-In-One computers, the Sustain & Build exhibition hall drew avariety of visitors in the construction, architecture and sustainable development sector. Visitors, delegates, speakers, and sponsors gathered at the Sixth annual Africa EnergyAwards ceremony held at the Sandton Sun. The awards celebrated the continued growth,success and exceptional performances of the power and energy sector in Africa within theprevious year.The awards evening took place at a spectacular gala dinner filled with entertainment,dinner, drinks and networking, as leading industry players were recognised for their part inthe continued growth and success of Africa’s power and energy sector.

McDonald's South Africa, part of the global foodservice retailer, is using IBM social businesssoftware to embrace the convergence of social,mobile and cloud facilitating its expansion tonew markets and enabling its employees tocollaborate more effectively.McDonald's is working with IBM and its businesspartner, Knowledge Dimension, to transform theway its almost 200 restaurants and 8,000employees communicate and collaborate,thereby helping the company communicate andoperate more effectively. McDonald's will begintransforming into a social enterprise to helpgeographically dispersed employees tocommunicate more effectively, sharing ideasthat will allow them to deliver exceptionalcustomer service.

Extraction solutionsattract attention

The ADR plant at Kisladag Mine.


Agenda / SouthEvent promotes opportunities in African energy

Collaboration transforms workforce


McDonald's staff member in Johannesburg, South Africa,signing up to social networking to communicate faster(Photo: IBM)


Frankipile Ghana, a division of EsorfrankiGeotechnical, is progressing well on the urgentAda Coastal Protection Works project launchedby Ghana’s Ministry for Works and Housing toreduce coastal erosion along the Ada Foahcoastline, protect local industries such asfishing and tourism, and prevent or retard thesilting up of the river delta.Ada Foah is some 100km east of Accra near theVolta River estuary that flows into the AtlanticOcean. Conditions, constantly in flux, andexacerbated by waves reaching heights of 20metres, were particularly challenging, with theground profile below sea level consistinggenerally of sands interbedded with layers ofsilts and clays of varying proportions andconsistency. Design and supervision of theproject are being undertaken by International

Marine & Dredging Consultants (IMDC) withDredging International (DI) acting as the maincontractor. Seven rock groynes varying inlength from 100 to 200 metres will beconstructed perpendicular to the shorelineover a distance of approximately 4.7km westfrom the Volta river mouth. Frankipile Ghana isresponsible for the temporary works includingthe main and support jetties and thecofferdams.

Garry Boyd, work director of EsorfrankiGeotechnical says the company was able todraw on six decades of experience ingeotechnical and marine work to design acustomised and comprehensive geotechnicalsolution for this complex project.“It represents the biggest we have undertakenin Ghana to date. We first designed andimplemented the temporary works necessaryto construct the offshore rock groynes,building one main jetty for the placement ofthe rock material, ranging in mass from 300 kgto 10,000 kg, for the full length of each groyne.These temporary works will totalapproximately 2.5 linear kilometres of jettiesand 1.5 linear kilometres of sheet piles with atotal contract value of about €10mn[US$13mn],” Boyd said.

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Hon Collins Dauda, Minister of Water Resources, Works & Housing, Government of Ghana,is scheduled to open the Water Africa and West Africa Building & Constructioninternational trade exhibition, which will take place on 22-24 May 2013 in Accra.On the construction side, the exhibition will showcase machinery, tools and techniquesfor the housing and infrastructure construction sector. It aims to help those providingcivil engineering and housing projects in West Africa to see new materials and machineryfor use in construction and talk to experts on how best to use them.The water section of the show offers an opportunity for companies to put their watersupply and wastewater treatment products and services before purchasers from centraland local government, industry, agriculture, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) andother key players from the entire West Africa region.The importance of this leading trade event to the country and the region can be gaugedby the support it receives. The exhibition and its accompanying seminars are endorsedand supported by: Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing; Ghana WaterCompany Limited; Water Resources Commission; Water Research Institute (CSIR);Community Water and Sanitation Agency; Ghana Institution of Engineers; Ghana Instituteof Architects; Ghana Institution of Surveyors; and Ghana Real Estate DevelopersAssociation.To attend the seminar programme on Water and Construction industries is free of charge,which will be run in co-ordination with the relevant government ministries.Ghana’s Urban and Rural Water Challenges will be on 22 May.Infrastructure Challenges for Ghana will be on 23 May.

Further information contact the event organisers on:e-mail: [email protected] website: www.ace-events.com

Terex Construction is now working withinternational equipment services specialistZero48, which is acting as the first Terexdealer in West Africa - through the Zero48subsidiary company IBS Sarl. With Guinea'seconomy largely dependent on agricultureand mineral production, the new relationshipbetween Zero48 and Terex Construction willbe ideal to meet the demands for trucks inthe mining industry and for constructionmachines to develop new infrastructures.Potential owners of Terex trucks will also bereassured to know that Zero48, through itssubsidiary company IBS Sarl, can provideaftermarket support for the trucks when theyare out in the field, in addition to numerousequipment monitoring solutions.Terex Sales Director for North West Africa,Manuel Leal, explained, “Guinea is a fast-growing market, therefore, we are pleased toform a relationship with a company that hasexperience in delivering major constructioninitiatives in the region.”

Ghanaian firm forges ahead with Ada coastal protection works

Aerial view of the temporary works


Agenda / WestMinister to open Ghanaianinfrastructure event

Zero48distributes Terexin Guinea



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June6-8East Africa's International TradeExhibition (EAITE)Dar es Salaam, Tanzaniawww.exhibitionsinafrica.com

11-12Connecting West AfricaDakar, Senegalwww.comworldseries.com

17-18Broadcast, Film & Music AfricaNairobi, Kenyawww.aitecafrica.com

17-18Africa Media & Business ExchangeNairobi, Kenyawww.aitecafrica.com

18-19Africa Insurance & ReinsuranceNairobi, Kenyawww.aidembs.com

18-20IFSEC South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africawww.ifsecsa.com

19-22plastexpoCasablanca, Moroccowww.plast-expo.com

20-24Inter Build EgyptCairo, Egyptwww.interbuildegypt.com

24-26Africa Ports and HarboursJohannesburg, South Africawww.terrapinn.com

24-26Africa RailJohannesburg, South Africawww.terrapinn.com

24-27Africa's Transport andInfrastructure ShowJohannesburg, South Africawww.terrapinn.com

25-26Road Trans AfricaJohannesburg, South Africawww.terrapinn.com

30 Jun-2 JulAfrica’s Southern AfricanInternational Trade Exhibition forretail products (SAITEX)Johannesburg, South Africawww.exhibitionsafrica.com

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Bulletin / IndustryA show of strong growth in private securityCommercial security, homeland security

and fire exhibition IFSEC South Africa

takes place 18-20 June 2013 in

Johannesburg, South Africa, attracting

almost 6,000 buyers and senior decision-

makers to see more than 200 exhibitors: “It

provides the perfect platform for

exhibitors to generate high quality sales

leads, launch and demonstrate their

newest products and services and engage

with leading security professionals,” says

Gary Corin, managing director of

organisers Specialised Exhibitions

Montgomery.

Using mobiles to verify banknotes Developed by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)

MAGnite is a security feature for

banknotes based on the interaction

between special colour pigments and

simple magnets, such as those found in

the speakers of mobile phones; these

colour pigments align along the magnetic

field lines when the banknote is placed

over a magnet and make the feature

visible, so that a high-contrast change of

the image appears on the banknote,

allowing users to verify its authenticity

instantly.

Security firm makes adifference in Malawi G4S corporate funding for five projects

around the world has been showing what

can be achieved by giving back to the

community - the security firm has a long

history of helping good causes, and in

2007 it unveiled a programme to provide

corporate funding for five projects around

the world for a five-year period; the

group’s Acacia Project in Malawi was the

last of five programmes to receive G4S

corporate funding - children were key

players in the project, aimed at finding

security function and other vital building

systems onto a single network - one of the

latest trends in major commercial

buildings; “Developing the requirements

for a security system or for facilities

management is important to meet

business policy, drive operations, enable

strategy and even comply with industry

regulations,” he said.

Addressing the data centre in the cloudRoelof Louw, cloud expert at T-Systems in

South Africa, says many organisations are

acknowledging the benefits of migrating

to the cloud and are seeing their

competitors either considering this option

or having already made the move; within

larger corporates, he notes, there are not

only security and compliance barriers to

contend with, but the data centre is also a

significant consideration - and corporates

need to make the decision on utilising

existing data centre infrastructure or

taking the hosted route, and this decision

can impact the adoption of cloud services.

Meeting on cyber threats in East Africa The 2nd Annual East Africa IT and Cyber

Security Convention, taking place 28-29

November 2013, will bring together

leading cyber and IT security experts who

will provide key insights into critical

cybersecurity issues surrounding cyber

networks, mobile, and IT infrastructures;

cyber threats have been identified as the

most pressing challenges to the security

of organisation whether private or public

in East Africa, but with the governments in

the region launching several systematic

and well-resourced strategic initiatives to

safeguard our critical infrastructure and

systems, the question to be addressed in

Nairobi, Kenya, in November, is - how

should organisations respond?

new ways to generate sustainable

revenues for this south-east African

republic.

Managing security and safety, intelligently CNL Software and e-Thele SQD Networks

offer the IPSecurityCenter PSIM solution -

to address increasing security concerns

within the mining industry, with respect to

the provision of safe working conditions

and the protection of valuable

commodities, machinery, buildings,

transportation and other assets remaining

a high priority; James Condron, vice-

president of sales at CNL Software, said,

“IPSecurityCenter connects and manages

disparate security and safety intelligence

systems such as video surveillance, zone

detection, structural monitoring,

ventilation systems, incident reporting,

waste management and personnel

systems from anywhere across the

organisation’s site or sites.”

Commercial networks and security concernsGeneral manager at Johnson Controls

Systems and Service Africa, Neil Cameron

spoke recently of the convergence of the

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Private equity market in Africa attracts investorsA rise in Africa's consumer class

and potential returns of double

what investors are hoping for

has made Africa’s private equity

market an attractive place for

investment, according to the

report, 'Structured Finance -

Conditions for infrastructure

project bonds in African

markets', released by financial

advisory firm Ernst & Young and African Venture Capital Association,

which indicates that private equity activity is moving away from the

South African market, with West Africa making up 25 per cent of private

equity: “We are extremely optimistic about prospects for success in this

region,” said David Marchick, managing director of the Carlyle Group at

a briefing held with the African Development Bank and the University of

Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.

Slowing emerging market hits NestléSwiss group Nestlé experienced a drop in revenues for the third

consecutive quarter, with a key factor of the slowdown being Nestlé’s

Asia-Oceania-Africa zone, which rose by 6.1 per cent, half the rate

recorded a year earlier, as distributors in Asia slashed orders because of

a Lunar New Year and distributors used up stock and held back on new

products; Nestlé insisted that it predicts its sales growth in Africa to rise

despite concerns among analysts over its performance in some

emerging markets.

Tanzania faces mine closures Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest gold-producer, is suffering a continued

slump in gold prices which may cause the closure of mines in the

country, according to a senior official in the Ministry of Energy and

Minerals, who added that the gold slump has cost the world’s two

largest producers, Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corp,

US$169bn in market value since bullion hit new highs in 2011. Gold

producers turned their back on global stocks, which rebounded in the

past two years, and shareholders have that have opted to exchange

traded funds that track bullion, face closing mines or closing themselves

down - “Any company that hasn’t been focused on efficiencies and costs

for the last three to four years is going to fail in this market,” said Gavin

Thomas, CEO of Sydney-based gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.

A recent meeting held at The University of CapeTown’s Graduate School of Business discussedthe prospect of success in Africa


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Technology revolutionisesKenyan TB managementThrough a computer and mobile phone

based program called TIBU, health facilities in

Kenya are now able to request tuberculosis

drugs in real time and manage patient data

more effectively, according to UN news

agency IRIN. The Kenyan government is also

using the technology to support multi-drug-

resistant tuberculosis patients living far from

medical facilities, sending money to patients

via the Mpesa mobile money transfer system

to cover transport costs. Kenya is currently

ranked as fifteenth out of 22 on the UN World

Health Organization’s list of countries with

the highest tuberculosis burden in the world

and it has the fifth-highest tuberculosis

burden in Africa.

South Korea invests inRwandan IT industryThe Korea International Cooperation

Agency (KOICA), which is run by the South

Korean government, has committed to

provide the Rwandan IT ministry with a

US$5.6mn ICT Innovation Centre upgrade.

Construction of the centre, which will be

set up at the Integrated Polytechnic

Regional Center (IPRC) Kigali Campus, will

reportedly commence in 2014 and will be

completed within 30 months. Sangchul

Kim, resident representative of KOICA

Rwanda, said the project will aid job

creation in IT, human resource

development and capacity building as well

as contribute towards the country’s Vision

2020.

Côte d'Ivoire top of SAPexpansion agenda Software corporation SAP has announced its

commitment to Côte d'Ivoire as part of its

Africa growth strategy. SAP will implement

skills development and employability

training in the country as part of its African

expansion plan. The company, in

partnership with the Côte d'Ivoire

government and other stakeholders, will be

supporting the country’s 2020 objective to

implement transformational e-government

services across the country. The country,

which was one of the first in sub-Saharan

Africa to gain full Internet access and mobile

telephony, currently has an 80 per cent

Internet penetration rate and a subscriber

base of 18mn, SAP said.

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A team of IBM specialists completing a month-longconsulting assignment has presented recommendations toNigeria's Ekiti State Government (EKSG) for strategies that

will help improve efficiency and engagement with citizens. Theteam also completed projects and plans that will help improveproductivity at the state's university.

The 15-person IBM team, the members of which came fromacross 10 countries, is the sixth group since 2009 to provideassistance to Nigeria as part of IBM's Corporate Service Corps. TheCorp provides problem-solving support to educationalinstitutions, small businesses, non-governmental organisationsand governmental agencies in emerging markets.

Transparency and accountabilityDr Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State governor, thanked IBM teammembers at a ceremony marking the project's completion.“Our partnership with IBM will be a crucial performance enablerand game changer for Ekiti State, as effective application ofinformation and communication technology will certainly help ourstate build a more accountable system. “The collective vision of my administration for Ekiti State is to createa society that everyone will be proud of. We must eradicate povertyand develop the human capital for which we are known,” said DrFayemi.

Working with the state's Bureau of Infrastructure and PublicUtilities, the IBM team suggested the establishment of an inter-governmental paperless system for official documents, making iteasier to share information and collaborate internally. Externally,the team developed a blueprint for a system to make it easier forcitizens to obtain information. Transparency and accountabilitywere the key themes underpinning these projects.

Promoting effective technologyIBM also reviewed the computing technology assets of the EkitiState Ministry of Education and the state-owned university, EkitiState University, Ado-Ekiti, where the IBM team worked on databasesand websites that will make promotional, student and administrativeinformation more readily accessible.

The work by the IBM team will make it easier for the state towork with non-governmental organisations such as the NewInitiative for Sustainable Development, which promotes theeffective use of technology in the academic, commercial andpublic sectors.

Taiwo Otiti, IBM’s country general manager for West Africa, said,

“Technology combined with sound management strategies hasthe power to unlock underdevelopment and help boosteconomic activities.

“IBM’s intention is to assist the people and government of EkitiState to lay a solid foundation for future growth and enhance itshuman development programmes and initiatives.”

‘Putting People First’Ekiti is one of Nigeria’s 36 states. Nearly two-thirds of its 2.5mnpopulation is involved in agriculture, producing a variety of cashand food crops, including timber, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruits andvegetables. ‘Putting People First’ is the theme of the EKSG’s 2010-2014 fiscal blueprint, which aims to ensure that efficientmanagement of the state’s natural and human resources yields socialand economic dividends.

Previous IBM Corporate Service Corps teams in Calabar, CrossRiver State and Abuja have worked on government projects foreducation, healthcare, finance, poverty eradication, forestryresearch and electric power policy.

IBM's Corporate Service Corps provides access to sophisticatedexpertise to help improve local conditions, enhance governmentservices and foster job creation. Team members, who are amongIBM’s top talent, offer skills in areas that include informationtechnology, research, marketing, finance, consulting, humanresources and law.

Africa is a significant focus for the IBM initiative. Since 2008, theCorps has deployed more than 500 IBM employees on 50 teamsto South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco,Senegal and Egypt. Worldwide, more than 2,000 IBM workers from50 countries have participated in Corporate Service Corps,completing more than 700 assignments in 30 countries. ■

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Improving institutionalengagementNigeria's Ekiti State Government is set to implement strategies that willhelp improve public sector efficiency and accountability


IBM’s intention is to assist thepeople and government of Ekiti

State to lay a solid foundation forfuture growth and enhance its

human development programmesand initiatives”

Taiwo Otiti, country general manager for West Africa, IBM.

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Zambia’s economic prospects for 2013 look bright but theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that a surge in civilservice wages beyond what is enshrined in the budget would

derail the government’s ability to finance the planned programmes.The Bretton Woods institution projects the country’s inflation will be

at six per cent under the current monetary policy framework.IMF chief of mission, John Wakemann-Linn, said the Zambian

economy performed well last year. He was speaking at a media briefingin Lusaka recently following the conclusion of a review of Zambia’s 2012economic developments and prospects.

The IMF staff mission, which visited Lusaka between October andNovember 2012, had fruitful discussions with the Minister of Finance,Alexander Chikwanda, Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor, MichaelGondwe, and other senior government officials and representativesfrom the private sector. Wakemann-Linn said that the missionsupported the aggregate targets in the 2013 budget.

Fiscal deficit“Given spending and projected tax revenues and grants, the fiscaldeficit is likely to be close to four per cent of the gross domestic product(GDP), in part due to one-time capital expenditures financed from therecent Eurobond,” he said.

It is imperative that civil service wages are kept in line with budgetprovisions. There are near-term downside risks for the Zambianeconomy, arising from uncertainty in the global economy. Whereas theZambian economy has performed favourably, further deterioration inthe global economic conditions could squeeze trade credit lines, reducedemand for Zambian exports and lower copper prices.

The Zambian authorities should prepare contingency plans, in theevent that one or more of these pessimistic scenarios materialise.

Although the aggregate budget for 2012 figures was encouraging,there are some expenditure areas that indicate challenges, such asexpenditure on maize purchases.

“While recorded expenditure on maize purchases were asbudgeted (US$57.7mn), roughly US$269mn was needed to pay forthe purchase of the 2012 maize harvest. To finance these purchases, itwas necessary for Government to guarantee commercial banks’ loansto the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) at over US$173mn,” Wakemann-Linn elaborated.

Inflation in checkThe IMF also welcomed the introduction of the policy rate by thecentral bank as a step towards modernising the implementation ofthe monetary policy in Zambia. BoZ was commended further forkeeping inflation in check.

At the same event, secretary to the treasurer, Fredson Yamba, said itwas the government’s intention to continue engaging the IMF andother stake holders in the country’s economic development process.

The Zambian government had worthwhile discussions with the IMFon the overall performance of the economy, budget performance,external sector and structural reforms that are being undertaken. Thereal GDP growth for 2012 was projected at over seven per cent, apositive outcome in light of the current global financial backdrop.

“In terms of medium term, both the government and the IMF areconfident that prospects remain positive,” said Yamba. “We areconfident that growth in 2013 and beyond will be close to eight percent per annum, while other macroeconomic fundamentals such asinflation and the budget deficit will continue to remain withinmanageable and sustainable limits, on condition that the globaleconomic environment does not deteriorate further.” ■

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Forecasting strengthin key sectorsZambia’s economic prospects for 2013 look bright - but the nation'sgovernment must beware over-expenditure in its civil service if it is tofinance planned programmes


New amendments to the Banking of ZambiaAct will mean that mining companies in the

country will be legally required to deposit all oftheir earnings from mineral exports intoZambian commercial banks. Companies willthen be allowed to transfer the money offshore.

The measure has been designed by theZambian government to give an overview of theearnings of mining companies which it can then

use to calculate taxes or create new taxlegislation. The amendments to the act havealready been agreed by President Michael Sata.

The government is also giving powers to itscentral bank to examine the financialtransactions of foreign-owned miningcompanies so that potential losses to the statecan be monitored. Zambia is Africa’s top copperproducer.

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For five decades Visa has aspired toextend financial communities the fullrange of services available to them,

securely, reliably and conveniently. But Visahas been acutely aware that much of theworld is without access to financial services.Technology makes access possible, and visa isleveraging technology, and its associationwith governments, to deliver businessmodels that make financial inclusion possible.

The key is to make financial inclusionprofitable for all involved in the financialecosystem. In this regard, Rwanda offers anexemplary business model - encompassingprivate and public sector development thathas truly transformed the lives andbusinesses of individuals, communities,enterprises and authorities.

An aspect of this framework, crucial tosuccess as a payment scheme, isinteroperable branchless banking. Visa sawthe opportunity to make this possible usingthe mobile channel.

Making it happen, with a service that is intuitive and secureFrom a operator perspective, the networkmodel is another key. Visa's acquisition ofFundamo in 2011 gave it a mobile wallet, atransformative tool, that works beyond themobile operator service, enabling variablecost schemes for operators. It is the basis forclosed loop operators to overlay a virtual Visaaccount, to conduct commerce, to engagewith banks, using Visa Mobile Prepaid.

What matters here is that customerrelationship with the bank, which can leadto more than financial inclusion. It is earlydays - there have been 120 launches todate, with 120 launches planned at thispoint - but what matters here is thatestablishment of a network that is reliable,that can be trusted and be seen to betrusted, that is price sensitive, that isintuitive to use and adapt to.

What matters, also, is that customerrelationship with the mobile networkoperator. Visa has to bring to the table anenvironment that is so secure, seamless andsimple that end-users can act withoutconsciously having to acknowledge anydistinction between communications firmand financial institution.

Shaping the regulatory landscapeIt should not be forgotten that governmentsare the gateways to success. In this sense, Visais leading negotiations with and helping toshape the regulatory and legislative

frameworks for, successful financialenvironments that bring services to customers.

Trying to persuade regulators toconstruct facilitating environments can bechallenging, and this is not forgotten by anystakeholder invested in financial inclusion -be they the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation, Oxfam, Orange, Airtel, orindeed Visa. There can be resistance, withincountries with relatively immaturelegislative frameworks, as with externalfinanciers who work within traditionalfinancing systems - but Visa is prioritisingparadigm change in this regard. Visa holdsthat change in, perhaps, a dozen keymarkets will deliver the tipping pointneeded for true change to occur.

Do not forget, also, that the financial andcommunications stakeholders understand a coreprinciple - 'cooperate to compete'. Collaborationworks to serve commercial development, andsocio-economic development.

Banks and operators, in their respectiveindustries, already understand the value ofcooperation, of collaboration, of consensus,on standards, technologies, models andmodes of delivery. ■

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Managing money withthe mobile channelInstitutions such as Visa are enabling initiatives that enable understandingof financial inclusion, of how to connect cash to communities


Visa Inc. and global mobile financial services solutions provider, Fundamo have revealedthe results of the Visa Mobile Money Study for Nigeria.

The Visa study has revealed that only 35 per cent of participants are aware of mobile moneycompared to an average of 56 per cent across all six of the emerging markets reviewed.

The study drew attention to the fact customers’ needs for financial services go well beyondthe established transaction set offered by mobile money services today.

The Visa survey also points out that the success of mobile financial services is establishedby how deeply a mobile money provider understands its customers and adapts the serviceto the needs of consumers and mobile money agents.

Other highlights include mobile money receiving the highest ‘liking’ score across countriessurveyed.

Nigeria has nearly 110mn mobile subscribers with only 56mn of the population beingbank account holders.

Visa Study reveals opportunity to increaseawareness of mobile money in Nigeria

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A report published by the African Development Bank explores how structured financetechniques can mobilise African domestic capital to support economic infrastructureprojects and economic growth. The report, ‘Structured Finance – Conditions forinfrastructure project bonds in African markets’, was launched by AfDB Vice PresidentFinance Charles Boamah in Washington, DC, in the USA, on the sidelines of the IMF-WorldBank Spring Meetings. During the launching ceremony, African Ministers of Finance andCentral Bank Governors discussed how African markets could mobilise capital forinfrastructure projects, especially through African capital markets. They will also discusshow policy-makers and development institutions can help the process. The new AfDB report highlights the opportunity for project bonds, while outlining theconditions for efficient capital markets. In that regard, the report explains the crucial roleof constructive government policies and draws the lessons from other markets that mightbe useful for Africa.

Financial resourcesThe release of this new report comes at a very opportune time. African countries havebeen growing at rates in excess of five per cent. Indeed, seven out of the 10 fastest-growing countries in the last few years are in Africa. This has created a growing middleclass and a flourishing financial sector. Savings are accumulating with institutionalinvestors such as pension funds and insurance companies.Africa has the financial resources to play a significant role in building African infrastructure,especially since domestic capital markets are growing in several countries. Domesticgovernment bond markets are well established and becoming increasingly sophisticated.In many markets, non-government issuers are actively raising funds.An opportunity for further innovation exists and would be welcomed by the market.Several African countries today have given priority to the issuance of ‘infrastructure bonds’.Many countries have been attracted by the example of Kenya, which has launchedinfrastructure bonds both from the central government and from state-owned enterprisessuch as KenGen. The government of Kenya has led the way by introducing certain taxadvantages for investors buying such bonds. This has helped to build interest in theinstitutional sector.

Reporting on African project bonds

Sanlam positions to expand financial services portfolioBanlam Emerging Markets (SEM), a divisionwithin the Sanlam Group tasked withinternational expansion, says it is well on trackto deliver on its mandate of supporting theSanlam Group objective of improving itsfinancial services profile in selected emergingmarkets. This is in line with the Sanlam Groupstrategy, which defines emerging markets asone of the key areas to be exploited forpotential growth in the business.Sanlam Group chief executive Dr Johan vanZyl said, “In 2011 Sanlam’s internationalbusiness contributed around 15 per cent of

operating profit (pre-minorities). Our view isthat this contribution can be doubled overthe next five years as these markets are seenas key growth engines. Considerable workcontinues to be done to identify core marketsfor expansion.”SEM CEO Mr Heinie Werth says the companyis pleased with the progress made by thebusiness cluster responsible for Sanlam’sexpansion in emerging markets outsideSouth Africa. Currently, SEM is doing businessin 12 countries in Africa. Says Werth, “We aremaking steady progress towards our

objectives and we are satisfied that the clusteris well positioned to increase its contributionto the Group over the next five years as themarkets we operate in are seen as key growthengines.”Werth says also that strong local partnershipsplay an important role in the company’sperformance.“We rely on strong local partners andmanagement to drive business growth withineach country and this has been mutuallybeneficial in India and in our operations inAfrica.”

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) recently signed an historic partnership

today with the Dutch development bank,FMO – (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelings LandenN.V), activating a US$15mn projectdevelopment facility for power,transportation, oil and gas infrastructure, agri-business and social infrastructure projects insub-Sahara Africa.AFC aims to support development ofinfrastructure while seeking a competitivereturn on capital for its shareholders. Since itbegan operations in 2007, AFC has created thebuilding blocks with which to achieve thisobjective. It has raised US$1.1bn in fully paid-in equity capital. Its shareholding base isprivate sector majority owned (57.5 per cent).AFC is driven by a diverse team of experiencedprofessionals from investment banking,engineering and other backgrounds.


Project developmentfinance facility launched


L-R: (Standing) Jurgen Rigterink, chief investment officer,FMO; Andrew Alli, president & CEO Africa FinanceCorporation; (Seated) Oliver Andrews, director & chiefcoverage officer at Africa Finance Corporation


Square Kilometer Array (SKA) South Africa, a business unit of thecountry’s National Research Foundation, is joining ASTRON, theNetherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM in a four-year

collaboration to research extremely fast but low-power exascalecomputer systems.

The collaboration will be aimed at developing advancedtechnologies for handling the huge amount of data that will beproduced by the SKA, an international effort to build the world’slargest and most sensitive radio telescope, which is to be located inSouthern Africa and Australia to help better understand the historyof the universe.

The project constitutes the ultimate Big Data challenge andscientists must produce major advances in computing to deal with it.The impact of those advances will be felt far beyond the SKA project,helping to usher in a new era of computing, which IBM calls the era ofcognitive systems.

When the SKA is completed, it will collect Big Data from deep spacecontaining information dating back to the Big Bang more than 13bnyears ago. The aperture arrays and dishes of the SKA will produce 10times the global internet traffic, but the power to process all of thisdata as it is collected far exceeds the capabilities of the current state-of-the-art technology.

A foundation for innovationAs part of the global effort to solve this challenge, ASTRON and IBMlaunched the DOME public-private partnership last year to develop afundamental IT roadmap for the SKA. The collaboration includes a userplatform where organisations from around the world can jointlyinvestigate emerging technologies in high-performance, energy-efficient computing, nanophotonics and data streaming. Through itsSKA South Africa unit, the National Research Foundation is now a userplatform partner in DOME. Simon Ratcliffe, technical co-ordinator forDOME South Africa said, "The DOME collaboration brings together adream team of scientists and engineers in an exciting partnership ofpublic and private institutions. This project lays the foundation to helpthe scientific community solve other data challenges such as climatechange, genetic information and personal medical data.”

Scientists from all three organisations will collaborate remotely andat the newly established ASTRON & IBM Center for ExascaleTechnology in Drenthe, the Netherlands.

More specifically, scientists from SKA South Africa will focus on thefollowing research themes:● Visualising the challenge - fundamental research will be conducted

into signal processing and advanced computing algorithms for thecapture, processing, and analysis of the SKA data so clear imagescan be produced for astronomers to study.

● Desert-proof technology - the DOME team is researching andprototyping microserver architectures based on liquid-cooled 3Dstacked chips. The team in South Africa will extend this research tomake the microservers rugged or ‘desert-proof’ to handle the extremeenvironmental conditions where the SKA will be located.

● Software analytics -- the 64 dishes of the MeerKAT telescope inSouth Africa will be used for the testing and development of asoftware program that will aid in the design of the entire computingsystem holistically and optimally - taking into account all of the costand performance trade-offs for the eventual 3,000 SKA dishes.

“The DOME research has implications far beyond astronomy. Thesescientific advances will help build the foundation for a new era ofcomputing, providing technologies that learn and reason. Ultimately,these cognitive technologies will help to transform entire industries,including healthcare and finance,” said Dr Ton Engbersen, DOMEproject leader at IBM Research. “For example, we are designing asystem for storing information that learns from its interactions withthe data and parcels it out in real time to the storage medium that’smost appropriate for each bit, which can also be applied to medicalimages.”

Dr Albert-Jan Boonstra, DOME project leader at ASTRON said,"DOME is not only innovating in the laboratory, but our user platformis setting a new standard in open collaboration. In addition to SKASouth Africa, four additional organisations are expected to join in thecoming weeks, including universities and small- and medium-sizedbusinesses located in the Netherlands."

The initial five-year DOME collaboration is being financiallysupported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture andInnovation (EL&I) and the Province of Drenthe. ■

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How microservershandle harsh conditionsResearching and prototyping microserver architectures based on liquid-cooled 3D stacked chips in South Africa

An artistic impression ofthe MeerKAT array


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According to the South African government’s NationalDevelopment Plan (NDP), which aims to eliminate poverty andreduce inequality by 2030, the country can realise its

developmental goals by, amongst other things, drawing on theenergies of its people; building capabilities; and promoting leadershipand partnerships throughout society.

The NDP states that improving the quality of education, skills,development and innovation will play an important role in realisingthis goal and that business, labour, communities and government willneed to work together to achieve faster economic growth.

These are ideals supported by Paarl Media, a leading South Africancompany in print and technology processes, through its bolstered andrecently re-accredited Academy of Print training programme. Thecompany seeks to harness the country’s future leaders of the printingindustry through its academy which offers management andleadership development as well as technical and non-technicaltraining.

“South Africa has unique challenges in terms of growing an inclusiveeconomy and becoming globally competitive,” said Nico Grobbelaar,Executive Director Human Resources of the Paarl Media Group. “Toovercome these challenges, crucial skills transfer and developinghighly skilled employees should be a high priority across every sector.”

Grobbelaar said that the Paarl Media Academy of Print is based onin-house training programmes developed to ensure that highly skilledworkers are produced. These programmes offer occupational,technical, functional, compliance driven, soft skills, leadership andmanagement courses.

“We believe that a career in printing is so much more than puttingink on paper. It’s about combining professionally trained individualswith the most advanced technology to bring books, magazines,marketing material, newspapers and labels to life. This is a belief thatbrought the academy to life in 2011,” said Grobbelaar.

Only two years since its launch, the academy has receivedaccreditation from the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing (FP&M)SETA and of the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Future leaders“As one of the leaders in the printing industry, the company has put

its money where its mouth is in its commitment to developing futureleaders,” said Grobbelaar. “Substantial investment has gone intoresearch and the development of focused theoretical and practicaltraining programmes as well as training materials required for theprogramme.”

The company is calling on young bright minds who would like apromising career in the printing industry to enrol for theprogramme. Prospective students are assessed against a test batterywhich includes elements of verbal comprehension, numericalcomputation, visual estimation, technical understanding,mechanical comprehension, fault diagnosis and spatial recognition.

“The standards and criteria for joining and staying on theprogramme are quite high but we encourage candidates with a passin Grade 12 mathematical literacy or an equivalent qualification,good communication skills in English, to apply,” explainedGrobbelaar.

Since its establishment and formal opening in March 2011, a totalof 65 apprentices have been indentured in the various trades. Thesetrades are all classified as critical and scarce skills occupations withinthe printing industry. The Paarl Media Academy recently finalised therecruitment of its 2013 intake, with 42 apprentices officially startingtheir training on 2 April 2013.

“Upon completion of the programme, students will receive aFP&M SETA certificate as well as a City and Guilds of London Institutecertificate which is an international certification,” said Grobbelaar.“Furthermore they will also receive a Paarl Media Academy certificatecarrying both marks of accreditation. Successful candidates are alsoenabled to apply for the positions that they have qualified for withinthe company.” ■

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Developing privatesector printing skillsHow future leaders in the printing industry benefit from management andleadership development as well as technical and non-technical training

Paarl Media Academy of Print apprentices



Prices for forklifts, in the case of newequipment, can easily be establishedthrough the distributors of such

equipment as can the prices for refurbishedunits. In the case of second hand equipmentestablishing any fair and equitable price is nota simple matter and is probably the functionof experience in the trade, more thananything else.

There is a sound competition in forklifts inSouth Africa for new units, so prices areinfluenced by the local market to bereasonable and the only variation on prices(other than periodic price increases) will bethe R/$ relationship, which could influencethe price of imports from time to time.Because of a high population of forklifts inSouth Africa, there equally should be acompetitive market in the case of second-hand forklifts. The problem however lies in theestablishment of a base price to use in thecomparison of prices for forklifts in the secondhand market. Unlike cars that have records ofdate of manufacture, a maintenance history, arecord of kilometres done and a market drivenby supply and demand, the same does notnecessarily apply to forklifts and certainly notto manual forklifts. The second hand prices forforklifts, therefore, seem to be a bitproblematic and not easily verifiable. The onlyreal indicator of value would be any record ofworkload, i.e. hours in operation, rather likeaircraft, that will provide a reliable guide of its

probable condition. Another factor to usewould be to determine the written down costof the machine by depreciating the originalvalue of the truck by the amount allowable bySARS and then to allow some additional valueaccording to market conditions.

Real market experience on the other handwould probably be more accurate in theestablishing of prices of forklifts in the second-hand market. It would appear to be a littlerisky when buying a second hand unit fromthe market, and not through a dealer, unlessyou really know the market and related values.The real risk, however, of a second-hand unit,seems to lie in the condition of a forklift,particularly when it is a mechanised unit.

Where to find a manual forklift for saleFinding a manual forklift for sale is not toodifficult. You should, however, first consideryour requirements for such a machine. Is it tobe used as a height stacker and if so at whatheight or are you simply looking for a pallettruck to move pallets about?

If you are looking to buy a new forklift theobvious places to look would be the majordistributors of such equipment, to be foundon the Internet or the yellow pages orpossibly in advertisements contained in tradejournals. Should you wish to purchase asecond hand manual forklift for sale, youcould in the first instance contact the majordistributors or else contact second hand

dealers, look in the newspapers or even intrade journals for advertisements. There oughtto be many out there for sale for some reasonor another and finding one in good conditionand complying with your specificationsshould not take too long in the industrialisedareas of South Africa.

There are not too many things that can gowrong with a manual forklift for sale, the mostnotable would be the wheel bearings mayneed to be replaced or the hydraulic system tobe overhauled. The other obvious part thatmay be damaged would be the fork, which iseasily replaced. You, however, will also findoverhauled units available that may carrysome form of guarantee, particularly lookingfor such a unit at the main distributors ordealers. Manual forklifts are hard workingmachines and often abused by their operatorsso it would be in your interest to exercise carein where you buy such a unit and if available,find out what its history of use is. Again, if youare to rely on sound performance of theforklift in your business, it may well be in yourinterest to buy or possibly rent an overhauledunit from a distributor, with the addedadvantage of a possible guarantee on themachine. While it is always important topreserve working capital in business and notunnecessarily embark on capital expenditure,it nonetheless is important to buy qualityrather than buy cheaply and regretting itlater. ■

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Finding aforklift at the

right price

Learning the market values of a second hand unit, including judging itscondition, requires a combination of knowledge and experience

A large quantity of forklifts in SouthAfrica means a competitive market inthe case of second-hand forklifts too



South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals set aprecedent in Africa when it took possession of three new tandemlift ship-to-shore cranes for the Durban Container Terminal that

are the first of their kind on the continent.The equipment - purchased from Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co

(ZPMC) in Shanghai, China - will revive the Durban terminal and resultin improved efficiencies and reduced service times.

Transnet Port Terminals acting chief executive Pru Archary said, "Wecelebrate a milestone with the delivery of three mega cranes, thelargest of their kind deployed at any container terminal in the southernhemisphere.

"This acquisition will make Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 the firstterminal in Africa to operate tandem lift ship-to-shore cranes, whichreaffirms our commitment to delivering world-class port services inAfrica," Archary added.

The cranes form part of a fleet of seven meant to boost equipment atthe country's flagship terminal; the remaining four arrived in early 2013.

A Transnet Port Terminals team headed by general manager forcapital projects Logan Naidoo has been working on the designstandards of the cranes for the past 15 months.

Improving port longevity"These cranes have been designed to take us into the next 20 years ofthe port's longevity and are capable of servicing the latest-generationcontainer vessels with a span of 24 containers across the deck," Naidoosaid.

They will also be able to service the next generation of ‘megamax’

vessels that will dock at the terminal's North Quay once it isdeepened, which is scheduled for the near future.

"These cranes will ensure that the Durban Container Terminal istaken as a serious player in the global shipping fraternity and itsarrival is a milestone in the delivery of Transnet's market demandstrategy," Transnet Port Terminals said.

Naidoo added, "Transnet Port Terminals has US$3.6bn worth ofcapital projects planned over the next seven years, with a key focuson upgrading infrastructure at various terminals and replacing agedequipment.

"The investment in the tandem lift ship-to-shore cranes, valued atUS$76mn, was prioritised as one of Transnet Port Terminals' top 10capital projects under the market demand strategy."

Job creationIn addition to improving efficiency and productivity at the terminal, theacquisition will allow for job creation and opportunities for localengineering companies and graduates.

"In line with Transnet's tender policy, the recipient of every tenderis required to produce a competitive supplier development plan(CSDP)," the company said.

As such, ZPMC has selected local port equipment spares andmaintenance company, Elgin Marine Services, as its CSDP partner.

"Elgin Marine Services has employed and will mentor and develop11 young newly graduated engineers from previously disadvantagedcommunities to whom skills will be transferred," Transnet PortTerminals said. ■

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Tandem lifting for Durban terminal

How ship-to-shore cranes, for the Durban Container Terminal in SouthAfrica, represent a first for African port logistics

Transnet Port Terminals has taken delivery of three new ZPMCtandem lift ship-to-shore cranes for the Durban Container Terminal.



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The Camrail company, designatedconcessionaire for the Cameroon

railway network and subsidiary ofBolloré Africa Logistics, recently placedinto service six new CC 2500locomotives - acquired by the BolloréGroup after rolling off the assembly lineat the National Railway EquipmentCompany (NREC), a locomotivemanufacturer based in Chicago in theUSA, featuring a 2,500-horsepowerengine and serving to increase thecompany's hauling capacity.Camrail operates a 20-year concession forthe Cameroon National Railway, and ownsthe rolling stock used, with thegovernment of Cameroon maintainingownership of the track. Camrail is seekingto accelerate the modernisation ofCameroon's rail transport network for bothpassengers and freight nationwide andwithin the local region.These recent acquisitions have beenmade as part of the commitmentsadopted by Bolloré Africa Logisticsunder the terms of amendment 2 of theConcession Agreement, signed inNovember 2008 between the Cameroongovernment and Camrail. Thisamendment outlines a capitalinvestment programme totalling some230bn Central African francs(US$460mn), 158bn (US$314mn) ofwhich are to be undertaken by theconcessionaire over a period extendinguntil 2030. Already three years ago,Camrail had purchased two new CC 3300locomotives and invested, among otherthings, in modernising both theYaoundé and N'Gaoundéré trainstations.Moreover, some 40 passenger cars areexpected to be added to the company'srolling stock by June 2013. Another 15passenger cars, along with 50 platformcars and 25 tanker cars, have beenordered.

Camrail’s newlocomotives Best practice meets local

expertise at logistics firmIn a recent study conducted by the World Bankon international logistics competitiveness,South Africa was ranked 24th out of 150countries, the best-ranked developing country,even beating China (placed 30th). In spite oflower rankings (124th) on domestic logisticscosts, South Africa is rapidly moving up therankings as a key node in the internationalfreight network.In 2012 international logistics firm DachserLogistics expanded its intercontinental networkthrough acquiring local operator Jonen Freight,which boasts 30 years of experience in the localmarket. Now, with offices in Johannesburg,Durban and Cape Town and a comprehensiveinternational network, Dachser South Africabrings both local expertise and global coverage

to address logistics needs. As well as air andsea freight services, the logistics provider offersits customers a wide range of supplementaryservices such as customs clearance,warehousing and distribution.“Since the acquisition, our Dachser South Africaoffice has been implementing internationalbest practice,” says Deltev Duve, ManagingDirector of Dachser South Africa. “For decades,Dachser has been demonstrating that anoutstanding workforce and innovativetechnologies are crucial for optimising the flowof goods. We’ve applied this technology andtraining in our local processes with excellentresults.”

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A new service innovation by Konecranes makes it possible to raise efficiency in materialsmanagement in manufacturing. Konecranes Group’s Agilon is a patented materials managementsolution for managing, storing, picking and replenishing components with a maximum size of60x40x45cm and weighing up to 25kg. The new product was presented at the Logistics trade fairin Tampere, Finland in April 2013.

The Agilon materials management solution consists of a net portal, a shelving system and arobot that travels within the shelving, picks the parts listed in the picking request made by theoperator, and brings them straight to the service point. A clear user interface shows theavailability of parts and displays a picture of the part needed. The solution can be used forstoring hundreds or even thousands of different components and it allows real timeinformation on the components to be shared via the portal with various parties in the supplychain. The product is easy and safe to use and it frees up floor space in a production plant.

Improving productivity is one of the key factors for success in international competition. TheAgilon materials management solution offered by Konecranes makes it possible in productionto reduce the amount of working time spent in looking for goods, counting parts and makingpurchasing orders. When parts are needed in production, Agilon brings them to the workstation safely, conveniently and quickly. If required, Agilon is able to send refill orders straightto the supplier.

The new Agilon service expands Konecranes’ service offering for materials management inmanufacturing. The product is sold under a service contract that includes the modular,upgradable Agilon system, software and updates, maintenance and spare parts.

www.konecranes.com


Konecranes’ solution for materialsmanagement in manufacturing



POWERSolar Power

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Masdar has been developing a 15 MW solar power project inNouakchott, Mauritania capital, to deliver 10 per cent of thecountry’s electricity capacity. Masdar is a renewable energy

company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, which has large and small-scalepower projects around the world. The project is the first utility-scale solarpower installation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

“Mauritania has some of the highest levels of solar radiation in theworld, making it an ideal place for solar power installations,” saidMauritania’s Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, H.E. Taleb OuldAbdivall. “We are pleased to be working with such esteemed partners onthis important project and remain committed to harnessing ourabundant renewable energy resources. Masdar has gained tremendousexperience in the renewable energy sector through its projectsworldwide and we look forward to future opportunities for cooperation.”

Mauritania has an installed grid capacity of just 144 MW, suppliedmostly by diesel generators, but the country has significant untappedrenewable energy potential in the form of both solar and wind. In fact, thecountry’s wind energy potential is almost four times its annual energydemand.

Low electrification rateThe 15 MW solar photovoltaic project provides for the annual demandgrowth in the country, estimated to be at a rate of 12 per cent in 2012. Itwill also supply much needed power to Mauritania, which currently facessevere energy shortages. The country has a relatively low electrificationrate of 60 per cent.

The Masdar solar power project is next to the university in Nouakchott,and will serve as a learning laboratory for solar energy development in theIslamic Republic of Mauritania.

“This project also proves that energy access and commercially viablerenewable energy can go hand-in-hand,” said Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber,chief executive officer of Masdar. “Partnerships are at the core of Masdar’sbusiness strategy and projects like this one underscore the critical rolecollaboration plays in renewable energy development.

“With the demand for energy rapidly increasing – especially in thedeveloping world – tapping into renewable energy is critical. Theintegration of wind, solar and hydro power helps to reduce the strain onour natural resources and serves as a bridge to energy security andeconomic development opportunities. Investing in renewable energypreserves natural resources, contributes to energy security and watersecurity, and fosters sustainable development.”

Along with renewable energy projects in Tonga and Afghanistan, theMauritania project is part of Masdar’s commitment to the United Nations’‘Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ – a global initiative announced by UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon, which aims to ensure universal access tomodern energy services, double the global rate of improvement in

energy efficiency and double the share of renewable energy in the globalenergy mix.

The Nouakchott solar power plant will be owned and operated bySociété Mauritanienne de l’Électricité (SOMELEC), the government-ownedelectric utility in Mauritania.

“We’ve entrusted Masdar to represent us in this important project andare extremely pleased with the professionalism and speed of the processthus far,” said Moahmed Salem Ould Bechir, general director of SOMELEC.

Of Masdar, CEO Dr Al Jaber said, “Over the last several decades, the UAEhas gained tremendous experience as an energy leader in thehydrocarbon industry. Through Masdar’s global clean energy projects, thisleadership position is being further strengthened as we now exportrenewable energy.” ■

Masdar brings energyexpertise to MauritaniaThe potential of a 15 MW solar power plant in Nouakchott, which is set todeliver 10 per cent of electricity capacity in Mauritania



In its drive to be a total systems supplierto the maritime industry, Wärtsilä islooking far beyond its core propulsion-

related product portfolio.Modern ships have many systems – in

addition to those controlling the machinerythere are cargo systems, communicationsystems, voyage planning and navigation –the list goes on. At the same time, thiscomplexity of ship systems is countered bydesires to cut costs and reduce manninglevels, without compromising efficiency orsafety.

All of these pointers lead to one thing – ahigher level of automation across all shipsystems. Wärtsilä has built a strongfoundation for this in its application ofcondition monitoring (CM) and conditionbased maintenance (CBM) systems for itsengines. “Condition based maintenance isabout knowledge of the particularinstallation, with maintenance decisionsbased on real-time monitoring. This meansmaintenance planning and actions beingtaken accordingly, thus avoidingunscheduled downtime,” says Jens Vägar,CBM manager at Wärtsilä’s TechnicalServices in Vaasa, Finland. “In short,condition monitoring and condition basedmaintenance help optimise performance.”

Vägar describes CBM as being first and foremost a thoroughunderstanding of the process coupled with the input of relevantdata, which enables predictions to be made based on analysisand trends. These predictions, in turn, lead to the formulation ofplans and schedules for maintenance, with cost predictions. Suchplans are dynamic rather than governed by pre-determinedschedules, allowing maintenance to be performed when it isactually needed, rather than ‘just in case’, and coordinated withthe ship’s operational schedule. The final element is a follow-up toconfirm that the maintenance has been successful.

Keeping track of trends and developmentsWärtsilä has three CBM centres: Vaasa, looking after four-strokeengines in both marine and power plant applications; Winterthurin Switzerland for two-strokes, and the CBM Centre Propulsion in

the Netherlands. Information from the sensors is sent to thecentres at regular intervals, and compared with the data held onfile for that installation. Wärtsilä engineers determine the ‘normal’levels after taking into account the particularities of theindividual installation and the expected conditions. Should anyparameter extend beyond the normal range, or if a trend is notedthat indicates a problem may be developing, this is noted, andthe engineer determines whether action may be needed.

At agreed intervals, generally monthly, Wärtsilä sends a reportto the customer, with any deviations from normal highlighted bya ‘traffic light’ system, where green signifies that all is OK, yellowshows that caution may be needed but there is no immediate riskof failure, and red indicates that maintenance action needs to becarried out or planned for the near future. The report will includethe engineers’ recommendations. Interim reports will be sent if acritical point is noticed.

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The key to ship automationThe sophisticated systems that have been developed to optimise marinepropulsion plant operation

A - PCMS advisory monitorB - PCMS sensorsB1 - Oil monitoring unit in lubrication systemB2 - Pressure transmitters in pitch systemB3 - Externally mounted accelerometersB4 - Temperature transmitter in lubrication system

B5 - Pressure transmitters in steering systemC - Internally mounted accelerometersD - Monitoring of nautical parameters throughIAMS or GPS devicesE - PCMS cabinet



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Service agreements for all situationsThe exact level of attention that the customer can expect dependson the type of service agreement in force.

Wärtsilä operates four levels of service: ● Parts supply, with fitting by Wärtsilä service personnel if

required; ● Technical management, which covers inspections, expert

assistance and monthly reporting, exchange programmeplanning, and which can also include online conditionmonitoring, maintenance planning and full technical supportand training;

● Maintenance agreement with the customer’s own operatingpersonnel backed by planned maintenance, including servicecrews from the Wärtsilä global network where and when needed.This level of service is generally provided on a fixed price basis,with performance guarantees.

● Asset management, which is a comprehensive operation andmaintenance agreement, tailored to individual customerrequirements, but generally covering full operation,management and maintenance services, again with performanceguarantees.

Wärtsilä has considerable experience in long-term serviceagreements based on the CBM concept, with some 400installations and 1,700 engines. The latest agreements also includethrusters. The company’s first marine application was in 2002, for aDutch dredger, and since then agreements have beenimplemented for a broad variety of vessels, mainly in the offshoreand cruise sectors, but also general cargo and other ship types. Thefirst marine installation to have a permanent 24/7 onlineconnection to the Wärtsilä service centre was in 2007, on a drillship operating in the North Sea oilfield.

The company has seen a steady increase in the number of CBMinstallations. Up to now, most have been in land-based powerplants. However, the number of marine installations is also on theincrease. With the growth of affordable satellite communicationdata links, about 70 per cent of the marine installations can now beoffered the use of an online connection, whereas earlier it was onlyabout 30 per cent.

Although CBM itself is an established concept to avoidunplanned downtime, with some 90 per cent accuracy, andincreased availability and reliability, Wärtsilä sees its enhancedversion of the system as a way of helping ship operators optimiseperformance and reduce costs still further. “Improvements in fuelconsumption of up to five per cent are perfectly achievablethrough using CBM to optimise the running of a propulsion plant,”says Vägar. “This is on top of the well-known benefit of reducedmaintenance costs, which is up to 20 per cent with our system.”

The system makes it possible to optimise ship propulsion plantoperation, making use of mathematical models for calculating theideal operating parameters, and to dynamically compare actualwith optimum values. The system takes into account variables, suchas ambient conditions, as well as installation-specific dataincluding the engine specification, installation type andconfiguration, and design criteria. As well as optimising fuelconsumption, it can be configured to reduce harmful exhaustemissions. Using measured values of parameters, such as fuelpressure, charge air pressure and bearing temperatures, theengine’s operation can be optimised and a maintenance plandrawn up.

“CBM allows maintenance functions to be scheduled together;not all scheduled intervals, based on actual hours of operation, cancoincide exactly,” says Vägar.

Wärtsilä Optimisers – a ‘next generation’ platformThus, the existing CBM system provides a basis for a morecomprehensive, and more integrated, way of monitoring the operationof the whole ship. Wärtsilä describes this as the ‘Optimisers’ concept.The concept provides a platform to add different equipment, and tolink, through any type of communication link, to any application locatedanywhere. The monitoring provided at Wärtsilä’s CBM centres can,therefore, be used in conjunction with the owners’ and operators’ ownoffice-based systems, as well as third-party tools like turbochargeranalysis systems. “Instead of having 10 different monitoring systems,we need just one to monitor everything,” Vägar explains.

One very important consideration in such an approach is securityof data. Easy optimisation and maintenance of the software isessential, with no risk of obsolescence.

Vägar explains that another key issue is getting different types ofsystems, from different manufacturers, to communicate. He isconfident that Wärtsilä can develop a suitable communicationprotocol that can be used by its partners; a major step in thisdirection has been achieved with the Wärtsilä 3C control system. Thisis described as “the first such system to fully integrate all significantdata into a single platform to support decision making”.

The Wärtsilä 3C is at present a shipboard system rather than oneintended for data exchange between ship and shore, but it shouldprovide a platform suitable for expansion into remote operation. Asa system designed for “fluent control of the vessel with priority givento situational awareness, safety, ergonomics and efficiency, whichacts as a key enabler for the leveraging of energy management andintegrated navigational solutions into a single powerful tool”, it goesa long way towards realising the company’s expectations regardingOptimisers. With 3C, advanced route planning is enabled throughonline data processing between the various systems, includingECDIS, voyage optimiser, econometer, power management,automation, weather chart, Navtex, and dynamic hull data.

The Optimisers system collects data on site, stores and analysesthis data according to pre-set rules, and sends the data to Wärtsiläfor more detailed analysis and a complete report. The on-site systemprovides simple reports and trending information to assist withinstant decision-making, and users will have access to the Wärtsiläportal to access the detailed information and to obtain assistance.

The principle – any data, anywhere – rather accurately describesthe approach. Optimisers provides a more holistic approach to assetanalysis, as it combines not just engine data, but also all relevantinformation concerning the operating environment anddevelopments that could significantly impact the lifecycle and fuelconsumption of the installation.

The on-site platform can be likened to a hub for informationthrough which different services, such as PCMS, can transmit data toWärtsilä’s CBM centres. The central side not only provides Wärtsiläexperts with access to the data, but also enables the customer toobtain relevant data via the Wärtsilä portal. ■

Mirja-Maija Santala, Wärtsilä Corporation

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relevant information concerning theoperating environment and

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EQUIPMENT

PowerA broader range of highefficiency solar invertersAEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), a leading global manufacturer of powerelectronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewableenergies, has enhanced its product portfolio with an 880 kVA central solarinverter, the Protect PV.800.Responding proactively to a major efficiency concern in the market, AEGPS has expanded its product spectrum for high-end output solar equipmentwith integrated grid stabilising features. The PV.800 is a new member ofthe Protect PV solar inverter family that was first successfully established in2009 and includes the PV.250, PV.500 and PV.630 in various indoor andoutdoor configurations. The Protect PV.800 is able to support up to 1,300kWp, which extends AEG PS’ existing range of products for multi-megawattutility scale PV systems.“As you scale up your power, the cost per watt decreases. In a large solarpowered electricity park you need less inverters, less equipment and lessmaintenance, all resulting in decreased costs,” says Trevor de Vries, managingdirector at 3W Power South Africa.

Percentage gains for local powerThe Protect PV.800 inverter will also be manufactured in the company’sSouth African factory with a local content of up to 30 per cent and 65 percent on the TKS-C ZA1600 solution. Based in Montague Park, Milnerton,just outside of Cape Town, the factory was opened last September and iscapable of producing at least 200 MW per annum. The South Africancompany is registered and operating under the same name as the group’sholding company - 3W Power and is trading under the AEG brand.In designing Protect PV.800, grid stability issues have been taken intoconsideration. The new solar inverter PV.800 consequently offers improvedfeatures for the grid connection such as stabilising reactive power input incase of load peaks. Fault ride through (FRT) capabilities are configurablefor voltages and current, and the innovative field programming solutionallows for specific customisation for all grid codes.Designed for global use, the Protect PV.800 fulfills all requirements incompliance with relevant national standards and guidelines. As with theprevious versions, it can also be integrated in the turnkey container solution,TKS-C 1600, enabling a total nominal AC output of 1600 kVA and connectingto a DC generation capacity of up to 2600 kWp. Further technical highlightsinclude the power stack, PV Core, with a feedback and control technologythat was developed in-house, whichprovides an input voltage range of upto 1,000 volts and one of the highestpower efficiencies as a result of theoptimised pulse-pattern algorithms.Additionally, an active-earthing featureis available on all the Protect PV rangeinverters and allows Protect PV.800 tooperate as well with thin-film modules. The Protect PV.800 from AEG



CONSTRUCTIONSustainability


The environmental management of construction, especiallyon complex, large-scale projects, has become a specialisedactivity that is multi-disciplinary in its approach. Hatch Goba

Environmental Services Group (ESG) Regional Director for AfricaMax Clark says that the range of environmental, social andsustainability issues that need to be dealt with during theconstruction phase has grown tremendously over recent years.

Clark points out that no longer is the focus on just preventingenvironmental impacts at the construction site, but also outsideof the site with a great amount of emphasis being placed oncross-disciplinary matters.

“Hatch Goba’s ESG has developed an approach, which has beenpiloted internationally, to integrate environmental managementwith construction services in order to manage issues within andoutside of the site more effectively,” he explains.

Clark adds that as unlikely as it may have seemed years ago,currently the success of a project can now hinge on howenvironmental management is approached. Hatch Goba’s ESGapproach manages the sustainability work stream, includingenvironmental and social components throughout the projectlifecycle. Hatch Goba ESG becomes an integral part of theconstruction team long before site establishment by gettinginvolved from concept and pre-feasibility stage – both of whichset the scene for construction.

Management of social issuesThe ever-increasing scope of construction environmentalmanagement has resulted in the management of social issues andthe fostering of sustainable development taking centre stage.

“Through our experience on mega-projects of different kinds,we have identified several aspects that are important inconstruction environmental management, including localprocurement, selection of construction materials, job creation,

Environmental and social sustainability

Considerations with regard to coherent corporate practices in thecontinent’s key construction industry operations


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workforce planning and training and community engagement.Furthermore, typical impacts that would require management ona construction site include removal of vegetation, relocation ofanimals, relocation of rare species and plants noise management,air quality management and meeting permit conditions duringconstruction,” explains Clark.

Projects are often delayed or sometimes even stopped duringconstruction due to environmental or social issues that have beenneglected prior to site establishment. Clark stresses that the costimpact resulting from these delays is usually considerable. HatchGoba’s ESG makes use of risk and opportunity assessments todevelop an approach for each aspect and impact, whileconsultation with the client and communities is used to refine it.

The approach is multi-disciplinary with the environmentalobjectives being integrated into the roles of the constructionteam. Hatch Goba’s ESG works closely with the overall projectteam to help manage each component of the constructionenvironmental management plan (CEMP).

Community engagementSpeaking on the social aspects that need to be considered in aconstruction project, Clark points out that the biggest shift has beenseen in community engagement, which is no longer confined to theenvironmental impact assessment (EIA): “Ongoing communityparticipation during construction is important in order to identifyand create opportunities for the community. In order to determinehow much a community is benefitting from a new development,Hatch Goba ESG conducts a comprehensive baseline of a community’ssocio-economic status against which it measures impacts andprogrammes that are developed through community consultation.

“The sooner these programmes are established, the soonerbenefits will start to be realised and project benefits to thecommunity will be realised by all. It takes time to develop linkswith non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the areaand to establish a level of trust with the affected community.”

Clark adds, “Interaction with local communities is of utmostimportance – maintaining a good relationship with the localcommunities and the construction site workforce is critical.Imported workforces may be regarded as stealing jobs or notpaying due respect to local customs. This education is integratedinto awareness programmes, which are carried through to theinduction process and implemented throughout the projectlifecycle.”

Job creationJob creation is an important aspect of the CEMP in that aconstruction project can benefit affected communities byproviding employment to unskilled and semi-skilled communitymembers.

Community members are provided with the opportunity to getwork experience and develop new skills to improve their standardof living. This requires co-operation among social specialists fromHatch Goba ESG, the recruitment team and the industrial relationspractice.

Clark concludes by saying that an integrated, multi-disciplinaryapproach during construction involving the environmentalmanagement team together with the other project disciplines isimportant in order to maximise environmental and socio-economic opportunities, to manage risk and to ensure successfulproject delivery. ■

The environmental management of construction hasbecome a specialised activity


Compressors provide a handy supply of safe compressed air tomanufacturers and construction contractors everywhere.Most established users are aware of the costs these machines

bring with them and the initial purchase price is not nearly assignificant as the running costs, including for maintenance, in thelong-term.

Energy consumption is a key issue, whether the compressor ispowered by electricity or diesel. The use of sophisticated software isusually needed to keep working performance at its peak. Apart fromthe selection of the right supplier and size of compressor, the keyrequirement is to ensure that the complete air system is correctlydesigned from the outset, allowing for later system expansion. Amodern compressor must be able to reliably and economicallydeliver the quantity and quality of air required at all times.

Condensate disposalAll hardware must be sized and controlled properly. The compressorshould be ventilated and all the condensates that accumulate mustbe disposed of automatically and promptly.

An initial survey is needed to determine the operator’s needs andflexible provision for later expansion should also be made. Leadingsuppliers have their own mobile consultants with their ownproprietary software to provide this service. The key consideration isthe precise timing of variations in expected air demand. Foroccasional peaks it is often best to rely on an auxiliary standby unitfrom the same supplier. Having made a thorough inventory of anyequipment already in place, the technician will check the layout planof the existing air delivery system, or the space available in the caseof brand-new plant.

Using a standard questionnaire, the technician will then check thedetails of the applications now required, which may includecompressed air of different qualities (dryness and oil-freeness forexample) at separate take-off points. This may be achieved by localtreatment from a central facility.

Having collected this data the expert will then suggest variousdesign possibilities. The final choice is often the result of a trade-offdecision, making the best use of facilities already available.

The complete existing system will then be checked, with pressuredrops at all critical points being recorded. All connections will beexamined with test equipment. Moisture retention within the systemis particularly undesirable, so all condensate drain-off points need tobe inspected at this stage. Pressure-drop measurement equipmentmust be used throughout. Correct loading of the compressor(s) andfunctioning of the control system can be checked at the same time.

Air system designers will make allowances for all anticipatedconsumption requirements and the extent and likelihood of cyclicalfluctuations. Computer-aided design techniques are usually used tocarry out this task, resulting in a detailed cost profile for the mostlikely series of proposals.

Partial-load operating weaknesses are a particularly important areaof investigation at this stage. Another is whether the suggestedhardware solution will fit neatly into the space available, along withthe necessary facilities needed to ensure adequate cooling.

Automatic warning systemsAn adequate and updatable control system is nearly as important asoptimal energy consumption. Records of power use, air output andpressure and maintenance requirements should be created, withautomatic warning systems installed.

Ensuring efficient cooling of the compressor is essential, especiallywherever ambient air temperatures exceed 30ºC. An efficient waste-heat recovery system, which can capture well over 75 per cent of theenergy supplied, can result in significant savings.

The compressor should be rigidly fixed into a well ventilated plantroom with a sealed floor and away from any sources of dust. Ductingshould be used to keep input and exhausted air away from oneanother and any air dryers should be kept well away from thecompressor itself. ■

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The time has come for policymakers and experts in Ghana’s housing industry to put their thinking caps on and find appropriate means by which the country’s housing deficit of more than 1.7mn can be

tackled in a gradual and systematic manner. Ghana needs an annualdelivery of 150,000 houses within the next 20 years if it aims to address itshousing deficit. In the eight year term of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)government, 4,720 affordable housing units were at various stages ofcompletion at Borteyman–Nungua, Kpone, all in Greater Accra Region,Asokore–Mampong in Ashanti Region, Koforidua in Eastern Region,Tamale, in Northern Region and Wa, in Upper West Region. In 2006, 4,720housing units were made up of 1,896 one–unit bedrooms and 2,824 two–unit bedrooms. In 2009, the then newly elected government of National

Democratic Congress (NDC) entered into an agreement with STXEngineering and Construction Limited of South Korea for the latter toconstruct 200,000 houses in Ghana over a five-year time span, at anestimated cost of US$10bn.

Partners in the provison of affordable accommodationThe deal, hailed by many as the best thing ever to happen to Ghana,collapsed because of persistent boardroom wrangling between theGhanaian and Korean partners of STX Engineering and ConstructionGhana Limited, the local subsidiary of STX Korea. On 30 December 2011,the government of the NDC announced that it was on the verge ofabrogating the multi–billion housing deal between the government of

Tackling Ghana’s housing deficitThe Ghanaian government needs to provide 150,000 homes in the next 20years if its to overcome its housing deficit


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Ghana and STX Engineering and Construction Limited of South Korea; iteventually abrogated the contract and subsequently took the matter tocourt. The case is still pending at the court.

This development made the current government focus on the state–owned construction company, the State Housing Company Ltd as well asenter into partnership with some dependable foreign and privateinvestors in the housing industry to help construct affordable housesthroughout the country as the years go by.

Redeveloping with public-private arrangementsIn July 2012, the then minister for water resources works and housing,Enoch Tei Mensah expressed the Ghanaian government’s commitment tocreate an enabling environment for public-private partnership to poolinvestments into the housing sector in order to bridge the housing deficitgap. Mensah announced that the State Housing Company Limited wouldredevelop its old estates within Accra and Takoradi and also embark onother new projects. He noted that it was the government’s plan to revisethe country’s building regulations to ensure that Ghana’s building codeswere adhered to, for best practices and international standards.

According to Mensah, there were plans to review the Rent Control ACTto make rental–housing investment more attractive. Some feats achievedby the ministry include the Ghana Housing Profile that provides in–depthinformation on the housing sector and the enactment of the EngineeringCouncil. However, he said, there are plans to speed up enactment of theCondominium ACT to regulate high–rise buildings in the country.

Recently, Pozzolana Ghana Limited (PGL), a subsidiary of PMC GlobalLink of the United States of America, and the SHC signed a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) to supply cement to SHC. The MoU was signedby Dr Mark Nii Akwei Ankrah, managing director of SHC, and Gari Kannins,PMC Global Link CEO. Dr Ankrah stated that the Ghanaian government

was committed to improving the living standards of people in thecountry, and providing them with quality housing to reduce the housingdeficit.

The SHC’s boss said his company would be organising investment andcapacity building seminars for local contractors and other stakeholders inthe housing industry, to upgrade their knowledge and improve on theirskills in order to meet international standards.

Dr Ankrah said PGL was a strategic company which could partner withthe SHC to build more houses in the country and that, “SHC has initiated alot of projects which are ongoing and with the inputs from PGL, we aregoing to build more houses to serve the country’s housing needs.”

Indeed, work on a 168 apartment housing project meant for officials ofthe Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) at Sakumono in Accra, isprogressing steadily with 72 apartments so far completed and ready foroccupation. The completed apartments form the first phase of aUS$14mn project started six months ago. It was pre–financed by AmandiGroup, an Israeli construction firm and would be occupied by juniorofficers of the BNI. Work on the second phase, which would be three –bedroom apartments, has commenced and would be allocated to seniorstaff of the BNI upon completion. It is scheduled to be completed in thenext 14 months.

Dr Ankrah said the SHC is strategically set to play its part in fulfillingmore than 1.7mn housing requests in Ghana and that his company wasbuilding modern apartments in every region under its regenerationproject. The first 72 units of the government’s affordable houses are beingconstructed at Baatsona and another 200 units at Adenta, expected to beready in a few weeks for allocation.

Dr Ankrah indicated that SHC’S housing project, particularly theKaneshie (located in Accra) regeneration project which seeks to increasethe total number of housing units and re–house the existing leaseholdersat no extra cost, would soon be completed as the company is set toresolve issues with feuding residents amicably.

Policy to support partnershipsIn the State of the Nation Address delivered by the President, JohnDramani Mahama on 14 February this year, he announced among othersthat, “The government will in the next three years work with allstakeholders to ensure that the National Housing Policy document is notonly finalised and approved by both Cabinet and Parliament; but also,work feverishly to ensure that relevant legislation is put in place toprovide the necessary foundation as well as legal framework forimplementation.

“The government will this year initiate a pilot scheme to combine socialhousing with improved sanitation and water supply. This will particularlyconcentrate on the dense urban slums where the phenomenon of safesanitation and waste disposal are very weak.

“We will be working to consolidate the various strategies beingimplemented to bridge the huge housing deficit gap. These strategies,which are in themselves opportunities for public–private partnershiparrangements, will include the construction of low cost units for lowerincome groups, rural and social housing for the very poor and mortgage


There is debate over whether ongoing affordable housing projects will be "affordable"


facilities for those who can afford.“I am deeply concerned about how

the challenges in the housing sectorhas led to exorbitant rents that do notonly violate our rent law but alsosuffocate the average Ghanaian. I willwork hard to address this challenge.”

However, the chief executive officerof Consumer Protection Agency, KofiCapito has challenged thegovernment to be more realistic andinitiate the best social innovativehousing policies for the urban poorand low income earners in the country.

According to him, shelter is amongone of the three basic necessities of lifeafter food and health, and implored the government to provide adequateand affordable housing for the citizenry.

He said the housing deficit has given “greedy “ landlords the leeway toexploit their tenants for their selfish gains.

The Consumer Protection Agency boss wondered how the middle andlow level income Ghanaians can afford to buy the so called affordablehousing which he says ranges between US$30,000 to US$50,000.

He urged the government to build subsidy apartments which hebelieves most Ghanaians can afford, to solve the increasing housingdeficit in the country.

Social housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property isowned by a government authority, which may be central or local. It couldalso mean housing that is partly paid for by the government or has rent

geared to income. According to thetoolkit developed by the SocialHousing Foundation, South Africa,social housing is a particular approachto affordable housing whose coreintention is to provide low tomoderate–income households with anaffordable housing option. This systemof housing also offers a uniqueopportunity for housing delivery andurban regeneration. Experts oftenquestioned whether social housingremains the way forward for Ghana,with endemic poverty and low–incomelevels in the quest to address itshousing needs. In Africa and Ghana for

that matter, only a few of the working class can afford to buy homes froma private real estate developer or even acquire a mortgage loan forbuilding their dream homes.

Weighing the different schools of thought between the governmentand those experts who hold the view that the ongoing affordablehousing project, in reality, is not going to be affordable, give a clear signalthat more consultations need to be done by government by involving allstakeholders so that at the end of the day, affordability becomes thebedrock of this whole project of affordable housing units considering thefact that there is endemic poverty amongst the larger population of thecountry. ■

Emmanuel Yartey

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CONSTRUCTIONGhana

The Ghanaian governmenthas been challenged to bemore realistic and initiatethe best social innovativehousing policies possible


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ConstructionNew crawler excavators for African buildersDoosan’s range of crawler excavators for African markets comprises theDX225LCA, DX300LCA and DX340LCA models, offering high robustnessfor increased reliability and lower running costs with several importantnew functionalities and technical improvements, including:● A powerful Doosan Tier 2 compliant engine ideal for use in the Middle

East and Africa and offering significant fuel savings (up to 15 per centdepending on the working mode and the nature of the work site).

● Very little electronics for easy maintenance. Even if there is anelectronic fault, it does not affect the performance of the machineand is easy to repair in the field.

● Top quality materials and components for long-term reliability andmaximum uptime.

● A brand new ergonomically designed cab providing top-classcomfort and excellent all-round visibility for the operator

● An outstanding combination of strength, stability and versatilityguaranteeing the high return on investment typical of all Doosanexcavators.

The operating weight of the new DX340LCA excavator varies from 34.4 to34.9 tonne, depending on the configuration, with the maximum bucketcapacity ranging from 1.49 to 2.35 m3, ideal for projects involving massexcavation work. Equipped with the standard boom and arm, the diggingdepth is 7533 mm, the reach is 11168 mm and the digging height is 10345mm. Compared to the previous model, the rear counterweight on theDX340LCA excavator has been increased from 6,400 to 7,100 kg for betterstability. The DX340LCA is equipped with an air-to-air intercooler 6-cylinder DoosanDE12TIS Tier 2 compliant engine with a displacement of 11 litres, developing185 kW (247 hp) of power at 1800 rpm (SAE J1349) using a mechanicalinjection system. The mechanical injection system ensures the enginedelivers maximum power and torque, whilst at the same time reducingemissions. Thanks to a new travel motor, the DX340LCA provides a tractiveeffort of 27 tonne. Bucket and arm breakout forces are 24.8 tonne and 17.9tonne (ISO), respectively, whilst the hydraulic flow from the pumps is 2 x274 l/min.


As part of efforts to provide technicalconsulting services in par withinternational best practices and to

ensure it maintains a consistent level of high-quality service, Allott (Nigeria) Ltd has, in 2013,had its quality assurance procedures auditedand has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.

From its incorporation in Nigeria in 1975 asAllott & Lomax (Nigeria) Ltd a regional office ofUK Consulting Engineers Allot & Lomax, Allott(Nigeria) Ltd has become independent andgrown into a major technical consultingpractice, that provides engineering andenvironmental services to both the public andprivate sectors in Nigeria.

In more than 37 years of continuing presencein Nigeria, Allott has executed more than 350projects, including multi-disciplinary technicalconsulting projects of various sizes andcomplexities, as well as the structural design

and supervision of Challeram office tower inLagos.

Among the companies Allott has providedservices are Dangote Group, Ibeto Industries,Lafarge Nigeria, Grimaldi, Notore ChemicalIndustries and the Nigerian Gas Company, aswell as government ministries and severalWorld Bank-funded projects.

It has undertaken the survey and design of400km of rural feeder roads in Kaduna innorthern Nigeria and has designed andsupervised the jetty and navigational channel inOnne in the Niger Delta.

Allott's projects have also included the designof the 235km River Benue Navigational Channeland the Environmental Impact Assessment ofthe East-West Road.

In order to provide clients with the bestservices, Allott has associated with severalinternational consultants, a relationship that

had contributed to the improvement ofcapacity.

Allott managing director Attahiru Usman, aUniversity of Wales-educated and British SafetyCouncil-trained environmental specialist, saidhe hoped to lead his team in building a strongpan-African technical consulting company thatwould harness the abundant skills andcompetence available across the continent.

Quality assuredtechnical consulting

Allott managing director Attahiru Usman and PeterDavidson of Peter Davidson Consultancy UK


The changing role of project houses in the African mining industry has come to the fore in a distinct manner over the

past two decades. Where previously therewas a scenario with mining clientsappointing several independent specialistconsultants and suppliers for different projectcomponents, under the current modelproject houses are appointed to managemajor portions of a project, or the entireproject from design to commissioning.

Trevor Anderson, of engineering andproject management services companyK’Enyuka, said that the initial thrust of thistrend embraced the engineering,procurement and construction management(EPCM) contract arrangement in which theEPCM contractor assumes responsibility forthe correct and timely completion of aproject.

Anderson explained, “About 20 years ago, amining company would source and managemultiple independent suppliers, but themore contemporary drift to EPCM offers

these companies a spectrum of attractivebenefits.

“The client has one point of contact, whilea single project manager controls projectimplementation. In most cases, projecthouses are able to tap into a broad range ofin-house competencies and this translatesinto improved costing and timemanagement, as well as efficient meshing ofthe various engineering disciplines. Well-established interdisciplinary communication,arising from long-term in-houserelationships, also contributes to the smoothprogress of a project.”

Anderson continued, “Another majorbenefit is the sum of the expertise in aproject house’s professional competenciespool. These professionals are all specialists intheir particular discipline, across allcommodities and their combined experiencefrom past projects frequently leads toinnovative approaches on the next project.

“After all, many of these engineers begantheir careers in an in-house project

environment at some of the leading miningcompanies. Today, many of them have beenabsorbed into project houses where theywork as part of a multi-disciplinary team,” headded.

Anderson said the EPCM model rose toprominence in the industry from the early1990s until the global economic crisis of 2007impacted the African mining market.

Model is evolving“I believe the African market is nowdemonstrating a clear move away from EPCMto Turn Key (TK) projects,” he noted.“This development has arisen out of the tightercontrols being applied to clients’ budgets. Withgreater than ever emphasis on mitigatingfinancial risk, the project model has had toevolve to accommodate a growing number ofrequests from clients, particularly in Africa, fordesign-and-build, as well as TK projects.”

Anderson explained, “These models differfrom EPCM in that EPCM takes areimbursable contract approach - effectively

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The evolving roleof the project houseSpecialists in different disciplines combine experience from past projects todeliver innovative approaches to project environments


Trevor Anderson, of engineering and project managementservices company, K’Enyuka says the role of project housesin the African mining industry has changed

K'Enyuka provides full EPCM services within all minerals sectors including for coal washing plants.


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costed from month to month until projectcompletion - and being subject to change.The other two models place more risk on theproject house, with fixed costs for projectexecution agreed upon, provided that thescope remains the same over a knownduration.

“With EPCM, project houses arefundamentally selling services, but TKprojects require them to be able to cover allthe costs of the project until handover.Beyond South Africa’s mining industry, risk-averse clients in other regions of thecontinent, where the mining environment isvery volatile, are increasingly choosing a TKapproach to make sure they receive a goodreturn on investment. The more marginalprojects in particular are focusing onmaximum net present value,” Anderson said.

“This escalating demand for TK projects hasrequired project houses to become morediscerning about the projects they take on. Alot more engineering work is required upfront in order to quote at the correct costingand there is also a relatively new expectationfor project houses to bring outside investorsto the table, so that projects can get off theground as quickly as possible.”

Significantly, K’Enyuka has developed aninnovative project financing model whichcould assist potential clients in attractinginvestment as well as assist with initialproject financing, especially outside SouthAfrican borders.

Global platformAnderson added that if the past 12 months areanything to go by, the number of new miningprojects in South Africa is set to dwindle, with

most new ventures being established in otherparts of Africa via a TK approach.

“Today’s project houses operate on aglobal platform and to compete successfullyin this international business environment weneed to be excellent in all our disciplines,” heelaborated.

“It’s all about establishing an unblemishedtrack record. We need to be able to come upwith and deliver cost-effective and innovativesolutions and fully understand all theaccompanying implications.

“K’Enyuka is ideally positioned to competeagainst Tier 1 global project houses for bothlocal and international projects, while stillbeing able to service mining companies withprofessionally designed and executed smallerprojects. Technical expertise is a primarystrength, drawing from a pool of relativelyyoung engineers with fresh and innovativeconcepts, underpinned by the input of morelong-standing professionals who have trackrecords on major projects around the world,”Anderson noted.

While the company has traditionallyfocused on South African projects, it is keento expand its African footprint and hasalready identified heavy minerals and copperproject opportunities on the continent.

Last year K’Enyuka announced a formalskills consolidation with all the linkedenterprises associated with Read, Swatman &Voigt (RSV) (Pty) Ltd to create the RSV Group.All enterprises linked to RSV, includingK’Enyuka, are now able to draw from oneanother’s capabilities, building on a commonhigh value brand.

Established in 1991, RSV is one of theforemost consulting engineering and projectmanagement companies servicing the globalmining and industrial sectors. Its growthstrategy includes the creation of linkedenterprises through which the companyoffers customers the benefit of combinedproven experience across the full spectrum ofmining, metallurgical, mineral processing,industrial plant and infrastructure design,installation and commissioning. ■


Project Management

K’Enyuka is ideally positioned to compete against Tier1 global project houses for both local andinternational projects, while still being able to servicemining companies with professionally designed andexecuted smaller projects

K'Enyuka provides full EPCM services within all minerals sectors


Heavy-duty mining machinery is only asreliable as the engine that powers it,which is why the Cummins range of

engines has gained more than 60 per centmarket share in the Zambian copper miningindustry since entering the market 26 yearsago. Cummins, which specialises in themanufacture, sales and servicing of dieselengines and related technology, andCummins country manager for Zambia, JanHoltzhuizen, points out that the companycurrently supplies more than 150 engines tothree of the largest copper mines in Zambia.

“The Cummins brand of engines hasconsistently gained popularity in the Zambiancopper mining sector since its introduction in1986, due to the fact that the high powerengines have been proven to withstand theharsh operating environment,” he noted.

Holtzhuizen said that the two most popularbrands of Cummins engines that are used inthe open cast Zambian copper miningindustry are the QSK50 and the K2000E,which power a wide range of earthmovingmachinery, including wheel loaders, haultrucks, excavators and large loading shovels.

“The Cummins QSK50 is a new-generationelectric engine that has gained considerableground in the international mining sector, dueto the fact that these 1400 hp engines have alower operating cost per tonne compared tosimilar sized mining engines,” he continues.

According to Holtzhuizen, the Cumminsrange of advanced QSK50 engines are amongthe most environmentally friendly in theworld, and are fully compliant with emissionstandards set out by the US government’sEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“Although EPA specifications are not a legalrequirement in Zambia yet, it places local

fleet owners and mining houses in theperfect position to stay one step ahead of thegame by adopting the new technology at anearly stage,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Cummins K2000E hasproven an enduring favourite in the Zambiancopper mining industry for more than 15years. “The older diesel powered Cummins

K2000E engine boasts robust and reliable fuelsystems and electronic controls, which hasmade it the preferred engine to power alltypes of earthmoving equipment in the mostchallenging mining applications in Zambia,”said Holtzhuizen.

Cummins Zambia is based in Chingola andemploys 32 staff. ■

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TechnologyProgram enables better TB management in KenyaThe management of tuberculosis (TB) in Kenya has been vastlyimproved by the computer- and mobile-phone based program,TIBU. The program has been designed to allow health facilities toorder TB drugs in real-time and manage patient data more effectivelyas well as assisting health professionals to carry out health education.“One of the challenges we have had with TB treatment is peopledefaulting [on treatment], but this will reduce significantly becausethrough TIBU we will be able to track down patient treatmentprogress,” Joseph Sitienei, head of the division of leprosy, TB andlung disease at Kenya’s national AIDS control programme, was quotedas saying by the UN's Integrated Regional Information Networks(IRIN).“By being able to track a patient, the health workers can send themreminders on their mobile phones when they fail to appear for drugrefills.”Vincent Munada, clinical officer at the Kenyatta National Hospitalin Nairobi, added, “People at times default not because they wantto but because they lack information, and health facilities do not

share patient data and history. Now the government is beginningto appreciate the relevance of technology in managing diseasessuch as TB.”

The launch of TIBU at Diani Reef Hotel in Kenya



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Rwanda's Ministry ofYouth and ICT and the

Korean InternationalCooperation Agency (KOICA)have signed an agreementthat will see KOICA constructan ICT innovation centre inKigali, Rwanda. The centre,which will be built inKicukiro, Kigali, will form amajor step forward for EastAfrica's IT sector, according to officials. The centre, which will berun by Rwanda Development Board's IT department, will take twoyears to build at an overall cost of US$5.6mn.The agreement was signed by Rosemary Mbabazi, Ministry ofYouth and ICT permanent secretary, and KOICA representativeKOICA, Sang Chul Kim. KOICA reaffirmed its support of ICTdevelopment in Rwanda and stated plans to establish more ITcentres around the country to help rural youth accessinformation."This signed document represents another milestone for ICT inour country," said Mbabazi. "The centre will also help in jobcreation and give more exposure for the youth in the country. Notonly will it be good for the urban youth, which is our main target,but also for the rural youth."

South Korea to build ICT centre in Rwanda

Virtualisation and cloud computingservices provider, VMware, andsecurity specialists Trend Micro havejoined forces to deliver the firstagentless security platform built forVMware virtualised data centres,virtual desktops and clouddeployments. The partnership will seethe companies provide customerswith VMware vShield Endpoint andTrend Micro Deep Security. Trend Micro security and solutions will beintegrated closely with VMware products and APIs.“Through our global partnership with Trend Micro we are able to addadditional peace of mind right at the VM level negating data breaches,maximising consolidation rates, operational efficiency and cost savings,as well as ensuring compliance with security best practices, internalgovernance and external regulations,” said Chris Norton, regionaldirector for southern Africa at VMware.

we are able to add additional

peace of mindright at the VM

level negatingdata breaches

Rosemary Mbabazi and Sang Chul Kim at the

signing ceremony


Deal creates secure cloud


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Security

March Networks, the latest acquisitionof Infinova, is focusing on spreading

its reach into the banking and retailIndustry with its unique Searchlightapplication software, which is designed toimprove the operational efficiency ofbanks and retail stores. The combinedranking stands among the top 10 largestvideo surveillance security players in theindustry.March Networks is one of the firstmanufacturers to introduce networkedand hybrid surveillance platforms to themarket, its systems offer unparalleledreliability, scalability and manageabilityproven in some of the world’s largestvideo installations. March Networksfinancial solutions were ranked first inAmerica by IMS Research in 2011 and areused by more than 450 banks and creditunions worldwide.An event, held in Mumbai, India, in April2013, which was organised by SecurityWatch India (SWI), on ‘LeveragingInnovative Security Solutions for Bankingand Financial Markets’, was anopportunity for March Networks toshowcase the Searchlight application forATM security solutions. March built amock ATM booth and made mocktransactions, which were recorded into atransaction server at the event. TrevorSinden, the company’s regional salesmanager for the Middle East - gave aninsight into March Networks’ experienceinto the Banking Industry and the painareas of the banks which can be handledby the Searchlight banking applicationsoftware.

Intelligent defenceBanks and credit unions can double theirfraud defences with powerful MarchNetworks Searchlight applications. Theseintelligent software applications usetargeted video and data analytics tointegrate surveillance video withATM/teller transaction information,

vehicle license plate data, facial imagesand colours. They enable investigators toconduct centralised searches across theirentire organisation – reducinginvestigation times and costs,strengthening case evidence and cuttingfraudulent losses dramatically.Searchlight Financial TransactionInvestigation (FTI) is the core applicationin our Searchlight portfolio, enablinginvestigators to use data from ATM orteller transactions (e.g. bank card number,account number, transaction amount, etc)to drive much faster searches for, andinvestigations into, suspicious incidents.● Single, secure point of integration

Eliminates local equipment purchase,maintenance, compatibility issues andcosts.

● Data never stored remotely Increasessecurity, scalability, and only requiressoftware licenses to add new facilities.

● Custom data interface goes beyondprinter-receipt data to increaseproductivity.

● Centralised server, database Eliminateslocation-by-location searching to savetremendous time and cost.

● Integrated motion graphs, thumbnails,case notes Increases investigatorperformance.

● Slash Investigation time and cost.● Detects ATM skimming, cash

harvesting, phantom transactions andother fraudulent incidents faster.

● Automated investigation processesthrough notification dashboards,overviews and reports.

● Functioning as a part of MN Browser-based Command Client for convenientvideo and case management.

March Networks Searchlight applicationfocuses on improving operations,performance and return on investment.For more information on Infinova andMarch Networks products and solutions,visit www.infinova.com andwww.marchnetworks.com. For salesinquiries, e-mail: [email protected]

March Networks demonstrates ATM security solutions at SWI event

March demonstrated its Searchlight application for ATM security solutions at SWI's event on ‘Leveraging InnovativeSecurity Solutions for Banking and Financial Markets’


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Azuri offers an affordable solar phone charging station called IndigoMobi. The product is designed to offer a solution to remotecommunities in sub-Saharan Africa where charging a mobile phoneis a major challenge, with the nearest source of electricity oftenmany kilometres away. Designed for entrepreneurs who wish to offer phone charging asa service, the system enables the entrepreneur to charge more than100 phones per week without the high up-front costs of traditionalequipment. The compact system has been designed to operate ona ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis similar to Azuri’s award-winning Indigoproduct, where the entrepreneur pays for the system as a servicewithout the need for high up-front costs.

Successful access to energyA successful pilot of Indigo Mobi in Kenya with GVEP yielded anenthusiastic response from participating entrepreneurs, providingphone charging on a local level within a village or communitywithout the need for access to grid electricity. With about half ofthe units in the trial having been operated by women, Mobi opensup a range of new income opportunities for local groups and access

to an ‘always on’ mobile phone increases both individuals’accessibility and average phone usage. Mobi also provides lightingfor the entrepreneur’s store, saving time collecting other fuel sourcesto burn for lighting and eliminating harmful indoor air pollutionfrom burning kerosene.From urban to rural areas, mobile networks have become thepredominant infrastructure in emerging markets and 575mn morepeople are now covered by mobile networks than have access toenergy and water. Earlier this year, Azuri, secured a US$1.5mnworking capital loan from Barclays Bank to accelerate thedeployment of Indigo. Sean Duffy, managing director of technology,media and telecoms industry at Barclays, said, “We are fullycommitted to assisting the company’s growth and this campaign,which will deliver significant social and economic benefits in Africa.”

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