The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its third annual Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year Competition. According to SAPRO Chairman, Douglas Greig, the winners of the 2012...
Two of South Africa’s most pressing needs, namely the need for sustainable, low-cost housing and the need to divert recyclable materials away from the country’s landfill sites which are rapidly approaching their fill capacity, have found an...
Despite stated plans to rebalance its energy mix, Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, outlined coal’s importance to SA’s future. “There can be no doubt of the critical role coal will continue to play in our country’s...
A lack of sufficient, reliable electricity generating capacity has been plaguing South Africa’s economy, while heavy reliance on coal to generate electricity brings all the financially unaccounted for environmental and health costs and risks...
The use of ultra filtration as the main treatment processes for the treatment of Cape brown water for potable use By Herman Smit* and LizeMarie Tolken The need for two separate water treatment requirements at different locations in the holiday town...
Like any other valuable asset, failing to maintain lighting and telecoms infrastructure will cost you more – and it may also cost someone their personal safety or their life. When it comes to structural integrity and electrical fitness of lighting...
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The Bobcat trench compactor attachment is an invaluable tool to pack down soil once the trench has been prepared and cables placed. The Bobcat trench compactor attachment is successfully applied for compacting soil after laying power cables and...
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority or ZINWA has begun a national exercise to register boreholes throughout the country as the water crisis continues to affect many in the cities. Under new rules, the water ministry now requires all borehole...
By 2025 half the world’s population will not have enough water to meet its needs, warns Rashad Kaldany, urging governments and the private sector to work on solutions, which he says, do exist. Rashad Kaldany is vice president for Global Industries...
