Africa faces a major energy crisis and half of the sub-Saharan African population will be without power by 2030. This is according to a recent study by the World Bank’s energy unit. The report shows that of the 54 countries in Africa, almost half,...
London is a city with notoriously high nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels and prior to the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, concern was voiced over the performance of athletes competing in the Games. The levels of NO2 in London’s air are comparable to...
The UK-based website www.thisismoney.co.uk reports that British consumers are being urged to sell their old cellphones which are then restored and sold to customers in Africa, including South Africa, as well as countries in South America and Asia....
Anthony Tambwe of the Tanzania Daily News reports that the country’s natural gas industry will fuel economic development and meet the country’s obligations as a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Tanzania’s...
Unilever is the largest tea buyer in the world, purchasing around 12% of the global supply of black tea and produces one in every four tea bags sold in the world. The company announced a campaign in the United Kingdom (UK) to keep around 370 000...
Private investment in infrastructure should not be viewed as a quick way to make money, Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday. “Infrastructure development should not be seen as any easy way to make money out of government,” he told...
With the announcement of a likely carbon tax to come into effect in the 2013/2014 tax year during this year’s Budget Speech, South African business has expressed concern and dissatisfaction. However, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan indicated that...
The upcoming Clean Power Africa conference to be held in Cape Town in September secured major coup with the internationally renowned renewable energy expert from Germany, Dr Christine Wörlen, to deliver the keynote address. The event’s primary goal...
In recognition of the role that the media plays in the industry, 3S Media received recognition for Publisher of the Year: Trade Publications at the prestigious CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2012. The awards are a platform to showcase the...
Local water engineering specialist SSI Engineers and Environmental Consultants relaunched itself as Royal HaskoningDHV at a glittering event last night, 21 August, at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The rebranding came about as the DHV Group...
