Currently, South Africa has no legislation requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However in October 2011, Government released a National Climate Change Response White Paper which will pave the way for climate change legislation by...
BP will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana (US), the company announced on 23 May, in a settlement with federal authorities and environmental groups that could...
Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has said the conventional practice of collecting waste and disposing them at a dumping site was not the best for the African continent, and that the adoption...
Cennergi, the South African cleaner energy company recently launched by Exxaro and Tata Power, is thrilled by government’s announcement that it has been granted preferred bidder status on two of its renewable energy projects. The projects formed...
The 2012/2013 budget speech for the City of Tshwane (CoT), which was delivered today by Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, proposed increased tariffs for the city’s 2012/13 medium-term revenue and expenditure framework (MTREF)....
The International Society for Trenchless Technology’s inaugural NO-DIG India Summit 2012 held in Bangalore from 14-15 May was attended by more than 100 delegates including senior government officers, contractors and consultants from many Indian...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) has reiterated the need for government to get its house in order. The lack of infrastructure development due to projects not being undertaken as well as tender processes taking up to three years to...
What conditions are scientists looking for in their search for life on another planet? The presence of water is key, explains Bill Nye, aka The Science Guy.
Major enhancements to Rockwell Automation’s integrated architecture system have helped manufacturers and machine builders worldwide to optimise their plants and machines. The top ten innovations include: A new midrange control platform for high...
Access to clean drinking water remains a privilege for many Namibians, with villagers in remote areas faring the worst in most cases. The residents of Mangamba village in eastern Kavango have requested government to provide them with new water...
