Mangisi to represent Zimbabwe at Welding Federation Conference in Egypt

ZIMBABWE Institute of Foundries chief operations officer, Mr Dosman Mangisi, will
represent the country at the Welding Federation (TWF) Annual Assembly and
Conference, to be hosted by the Central Metallurgical Research Institute in Egypt next
month.

In an invitation letter, TWF executive director, Ayo Adeniyi, said the annual assembly
and conference will focus on the development and management of welding capacities in
Africa and is a rich platform of interaction on growing national content in welding
technology, which is critical to Africa’s member states’ economies.

Mangisi will share the stage with representatives from other African states in
deliberations under the conference theme: “Welding and Allied Processes Blue Print
Africa”.

“On behalf of TWF I am delighted to invite you (Mangisi) to TWF Annual Assembly and
Conference being hosted by the Central Metallurgical Research and Development
Institute from the 14-17 of March 2023 at Holiday Inn, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt,” it reads.
“Against this background, you have been nominated to participate in a panel discussion
on the topic ‘Reinventing and Managing Welding Manpower in Africa’.”

TWF is Africa’s frontline body of professionals and professional organisation in welding
and welding-related technologies across Africa.

Meanwhile, Mangisi is also scheduled to participate in the Jwaneng Mining Show and
Seminar to be held in Botswana next week Tuesday as one of the key speakers. He will
make a presentation under the topic: “Value addition and beneficiation of metals key for
the economies of the region”.

Metal casting and mineral beneficiation are critical to the country’s economy and have
the potential to boost Zimbabwe’s development and Africa at large.

Zimbabwe has close to 40 different minerals, which include among others; platinum
group metals (PGM), chrome, gold, coal, and diamonds.

The country boasts the second-largest platinum deposit and high-grade chromium ores
in the world, with approximately 2,8 billion tons of PGM and 10 billion tons of chromium
ore.

The sector accounts for about 12 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
As a result, the Government is working on establishing mineral processing plants, which
will promote the exportation of finished mineral products.-The Chronicle