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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
FLS acquires South African manufacturing facility to strengthen its regional presence
PRESS RELEASE FLSmidth & Co. A/S2 June 2025, Copenhagen, DenmarkLeading mining technology and service supplier FLS has acquired Scott Specialized Rubber & Engineering (SSRE), a manufacturing company based in Pretoria, South Africa. SSRE manufactures and markets specialised, heavy-duty rubber products for a variety of industries, including for mineral processing. The acquisition of SSRE directly supports FLS's CORE'26 strategy, which prioritises service growth through targeted investments. As the global leader in large grinding mills, FLS is committed to strengthening its service offering, particularly within mill liners, where capacity constraints have impacted certain regions. 'This acquisition represents an important milestone in our consumables growth strategy. By introducing mid-sized regional capacity in mill liners, we are enhancing our ability to service mining customers across Africa with greater speed and reliability', says Alanas Kraujalis, Head of Consumables at FLS. 'The new facility will establish local production of rubber and composite mill liners, shifting our supply model from outsourced to dedicated capacity. This transition will improve control, responsiveness and long-term resilience. Bringing manufacturing closer to our customers enables shorter lead times, more consistent service and strengthened aftermarket support'. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This announcement does not impact FLSmidth's financial guidance for the full year 2025.A complete solution for milling operationsFLS serves the global mining industry as a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions. As an OEM manufacturer of milling equipment, we have an in-depth understanding of the milling process, and our experience and know-how help customers optimise their entire milling circuit. FLS supplies the full range of mill liner options, including composite, steel and rubber mill liner solutions. Our offerings aim to enhance the productivity and efficiency of our customers' milling operations through superior wear protection using cutting-edge technologies and customised solutions to fit our customers' specific needs. Please visit our website for more information about our leading mill liner offerings: Contacts:MediaJannick Denholt, +45 21 69 66 57, jli@ Investor RelationsAndreas Holkjær, +45 24 85 03 84, andh@ Denholt, +45 21 69 66 57, jli@ FLSmidth FLSmidth is a full flowsheet technology and service supplier to the global mining and cement industries. We enable our customers to improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact. MissionZero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining and cement by 2030. We work within fully validated Science-Based Targets, have a clear commitment to improving the sustainability performance of the global mining and cement industries and aim to become carbon neutral in our own operations by 2030. Attachment FLS Press Release SSRE acquisition - June 2025
The Herald
3 hours ago
- General
- The Herald
Sundowns unable to scale Pyramids, as Egyptian club crowned kings of Africa
From there, it was Sundowns' task to aim for an unanswered goal to take the tie to extra time and penalties, or two to win. They had an outstanding chance for that spurned by Tashreeq Matthews seconds before the break. Ahmed Samy made it 3-1 heading in a free-kick in the 56th, and Downs needed two unanswered goals to win. Iqraam Rayners pulled one back in the 75th. Downs could not find another, despite substitute Peter Shalulile coming excruciatingly close . In the opening half, Sundowns paid for being that minute margin loose that can be so costly at the rarefied level of a continental final and went behind from a defensive error. Had the bounce of the ball gone their way, the Brazilians could also have gone to the break level. A cleverly-worked free-kick from the middle by Downs saw Aubrey Modiba chip short into the path of Rayners, who took the ball over his shoulder and volleyed high. At the other end a half-clearance fell to Ahmed Atef on the edge of the box to strike well, but too close to Williams, who took easily.
News24
a day ago
- Business
- News24
From stars on the court to Casper Nyovest vibes: Basketball Africa League frenzy set to hit Pretoria
The Basketball Africa League is celebrating its fifth season. The event in Pretoria next weekend will be the first time that the finals are contested outside Rwanda. SA's Samkelo Cele will turn out for defending champions Petro de Luanda of Angola. South Africans should not despair at not having a representative in this season's Basketball Africa League (BAL) play-offs. In an interview with City Press this week, BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall advised the local basketball community to self-introspect instead. The BAL, the equivalent of football's Champions League, will see eight clubs, four from North Africa, contesting for a place in the final in Pretoria from 6 to 14 June. SA was represented by Made By Ball, simply known as MBB, but the Johannesburg-based outfit did not advance beyond the group phase. MBB entered the tournament as a wild card after SA multi-champions Cape Town Tigers were prevented by internal problems from participating in this year's tournament. The Tigers were the first local team to reach the BAL semi-finals. The line-up The teams that have qualified for the event at the Sunbet Arena are: Petro de Luanda (Angola) Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria) APR (Rwanda) Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) Al Ittihad Alexandria (Egypt) US Monastir (Tunisia) Kriol Star (Cape Verde) FUS Rabat (Morocco) Fall was full of praise for MBB, who, on their debut in the BAL, won two of their six matches. They finished third in the Nile Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, where Libyan side Al Ahli and ARP of Rwanda progressed as the top two sides last weekend. I think, anytime you host a competition, yes, you want to have a home team represented, but, at the end of the day, it's a competition and they narrowly missed out. BAL president Amadou Fall He added: 'MBB fought hard. They have a lot to be proud of. I've seen them in all the months since they qualified transform themselves into a professional outfit. I think that they have something to build on. I encourage the basketball community in SA to do some serious introspection because the game is very popular in the country. Amadou Fall 'I see a lot of young people getting into it. Now, with an opportunity to play in this league, I think there's a level of organisation. The [organisation] needs to take place beyond just these teams, but at federation level, at the ministry, just to realise that there is an opportunity for the country to do some big things with this league and with this game in general. 'I'm pretty sure the fans are still going to be coming to Sunbet Arena because the competition is going to be incredible.' Mzansi will still be represented on the court For those heading to Pretoria, they can look out for Samkelo Cele, who is turning out for defending champions Petro de Luanda of Angola. The 27-year-old is a former Cape Town Tigers star player. He joined Petro before the start of the BAL tournament after stints with the NBA Summer League side New York Knicks. Cele also had spells in Burundi and Spain's basketball leagues. Said Fall: 'Samkelo Cele is a player who showcased his talent playing for the Cape Town Tigers last year. I am pretty sure [Cele's] joining Petro de Luanda will also give SA reasons to follow and then come and cheer him because he's going to carry the flag of the country in basketball for years to come. Amadou Fall Added the BAL boss: 'One of the things we are proud of is how this league's showcase is also the best that Africa has to offer.' 'Sold-out games; this is the momentum we're looking forward to' Fall reflected with pride on how the fifth season of BAL had panned out. The 62-year-old administrator, who hails from Senegal and is a former basketball player, was impressed by the attendance across the three qualifying events in Rabat, Morocco (Kalahari Conference in April), Dakar, Senegal (Sahara Conference last month) and Kigali, Rwanda (Nile Conference last weekend). The final day of the Nile Conference had it all: buzzer-beaters, heartbreaks, and wild playoff drama. Catch the last episode of the BAL Daily Show now! 🔥 #BAL5 — Basketball Africa League (@theBAL) May 29, 2025 'We had sold-out games and we've had very passionate fans coming in big numbers. This is the momentum that we are looking forward to seeing in Pretoria when we tip off the finals next weekend.' Fall pointed out that SA has always been a great host of major events, including sports tournaments. As it is the tradition of basketball to have half-time shows, the finals in Pretoria will feature top local artists, leading with rapper Casper Nyovest (whose given name is Refilo Phoolo) on the opening day on 6 June and closing with Maglera Doe Boy (Tokelo Moyakhe) and Focalistic (Lethabo Sebetso), also renowned rappers, on 14 June. South Africa, are you ready?! 🇿🇦 Cassper Nyovest is ready to shut it down once again at the BAL halftime show on June 6 at SunBet Arena! 🔥 This one's gonna be legendary, secure your tickets now at or 🎟 #BAL5 — Basketball Africa League (@theBAL) May 28, 2025 'I cannot stress enough for the public to know that not having a South African team in the playoffs should not stop people who love entertainment from getting their tickets and coming to support this great Pan-African initiative. 'The entertainment and the games on the court are going to be off the chain,' said Fall. Show Comments ()
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Bulls power through to semi-finals after Edinburgh threaten to rip up play-off script in Pretoria
Pretoria Bulls 42 Edinburgh 33 RETURNING home to South Africa, Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt enjoyed some dinner on Friday night with his Bulls counterpart Jake White. The pair are close friends and fired up the grill for a Braai, a traditional South African barbecue, at White's house just hours before this quarter-final clash in the United Rugby Championship. But it was Everitt and his Edinburgh players whose goose was cooked in Pretoria as the Bulls feasted on six tries to claim their place in the semi-finals. This was not the hammering that many feared it might be for Edinburgh. On the contrary, this was very much a case of what might have been. Everitt's side led 21-8 after half an hour thanks to two tries from Ross Thompson and one from Wes Goosen. They were in the process of ripping up the script. But the surroundings at Loftus Versfeld can do strange things to visiting teams. Perhaps it was the altitude of the Highveld and the thought of scaling such heights on the field, Edinburgh suffered a collective nose bleed. They collapsed midway through the game, conceding all six tries in the space of little more than half an hour, and three in little more than 10 minutes after half-time, before finding a second wind again near the end. There was a lot to like about their performance, a lot to be proud of away from home in such a testing arena, but the reality is that their season is now over. Knockout rugby offers no second chances and no pats on the back. Having been in such a commanding position after half an hour, the reality is that Edinburgh threw this one away. 'We started the game really well,' said Everitt. 'We looked really dangerous, caused the Bulls a lot of problems, and got ourselves into a lead. 'But then there was a 12-minute blitz from the Bulls where they scored three tries early in the second half to take the game away from us a little bit. 'I am really proud of the guys in terms of how they still fought back towards the end. It's been a long, tough season but we still kept going right until the end. We've improved a lot this year and we should be proud. 'Congratulations to the Bulls. They have got a home semi-final now to look forward to and they are a very hard team to stop when they have momentum.' Playing at such altitude on the Highveld, and with baking-hot sunshine beating down as the match kicked-off, this would be a test of Edinburgh's fitness and mental fortitude as much as anything. The Bulls had finished the regular season in excellent form, with six straight victories ensuring they came into the play-offs as one of the form sides in the competition. But it was Edinburgh who made the perfect start and took the lead on five minutes, just seconds after Bulls winger Sebastian de Klerk had been sin-binned for a high shot on Darcy Graham. Harry Paterson played a key role in the build-up as Edinburgh worked the ball out wide, with Hamish Watson eventually delivering the final pass for Goosen to score in the corner. The sense of shock among the home crowd when a rampant Edinburgh scored a second try on 13 minutes to race further clear. It was a brilliant finish from Thompson, with the fly-half waltzing through a gap and showing great footwork before touching down. The Bulls made a dent on the scoreboard thanks to a penalty from fly-half Keagan Johannes, before they finally clicked into gear and scored their first try on 19 minutes. It was their talismanic No 8 Cameron Hanekom who powered over from close range. Having made his international debut last year, it wasn't hard to see why 23-year-old Hanekom is viewed as the next big thing in the Springboks' back row. Credit to Edinburgh for the way in which they kept asking questions of the Bulls. Their enterprising approach was rewarded with a third try on 29 minutes. After James Lang made a good line-break, the ball was fed to Thompson and he darted over for his second try of the afternoon. Leading 21-8 after half an hour, Edinburgh were threatening a huge shock. But the Bulls came roaring back with two tries in the space of half an hour just before half-time. Veteran full-back Willie Le Roux broke through a gap and fed the prolific centre David Kriel to score, before his midfield partner Harold Vorster went over in the corner. From Edinburgh's point of view, the defending was poor. Ali Price, in particular, should have done far better to make a tackle and get Vorster into touch as he neared the try-line. But the Bulls were profligate with their kicking and another missed conversion ensured that Edinburgh still led 21-18 as the teams went in at half-time. But it was clear that the home side now had the bit between their teeth. Perhaps starting to smell blood, the Bulls took the lead just two minutes after the break when Springbok winger Canan Moodie scored after a lovely offload from Le Roux. Edinburgh were starting to wilt in the searing heat and energy-sapping altitude, with the Bulls making it a quickfire double when Johannes broke through a gap and raced away to score his team's fifth try of the day. Trailing 32-21, Edinburgh knew they really needed to find the next score if they were to claw their way back into the game. But the Bulls put the matter beyond doubt when skipper Ruan Nortje powered over from close range on 53 minutes after a period of sustained pressure. Edinburgh finally got going again when the ball was recycled quickly from a ruck and hooker Ewan Ashman crashed over on 59 minutes, with the Bulls down to 14 men again as lock JF van Heerden was yellow-carded. But Edinburgh's momentum was halted immediately when Magnus Bradbury fumbled the restart and gifted possession back to the home side, with Thompson then sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on shortly after. Another penalty from Johannes stretched the Bulls' lead to 42-28, before Edinburgh replied again when Goosen touched down in the corner after a flowing team move from the visitors. With Thompson off the pitch, it was Mark Bennett who took aim with the conversion but the ball sailed wide of the posts. A chaotic game rather fizzled out in the final 10 minutes, with the Bulls seeing it through for the victory. Having been chewed up and spat out, Edinburgh were left to ponder a missed opportunity.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Bulls 42-33 Edinburgh: Have your say
A 12-minute blitz at the start of the second half helped the Bulls roar back from behind to knock Edinburgh out of the United Rugby Championship play-offs at the quarter-final did you make of that one, Edinburgh fans? Was it just a bridge too far?Who impressed you out in Pretoria? And did you gain any confidence for next season?Let us know your thoughts here.
