Groundbreaking research in the area of biofuels will be announced by the Department of Science and Technology soon. The DST’s Deputy Director-General: Research, Development and Innovation, Mr Mmboneni Muofhe, will deliver an address at an...
South Africa has ranked 72nd in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The EPI ranks how well countries perform on high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health from environmental harm and protection of...
Public hearings to comment on the Customs Duty Bill [B43-2013]; Customs and Excise Amendment Bill [B44-2013]; and Customs Control Bill [B45-2013] took place on 28 January 2014. According to the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) the ScoF...
The Wind Energy Summit South Africa will be held in Cape Town, on 9 and 10 April. The summit brings together the key decision makers of South African wind, including the National Treasury and the Department of Environmental Affairs, NERSA, Eskom,...
The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS) has announcement that all PVC pipes manufactured in South Africa have to be free of heavy metals by July 2015. The technical committee of the SABS Standard Division has amended a series of standards to...
Geodesy specialist and fellow of the International Association of Geodesy Richard Wonnacott has joined an African water, energy and earth sciences consultancy as an associate. Wonnacott spent much of his career with the Chief Directorate: National...
The government has announced a bid window in March 2014 for 200 MW of concentrated solar power (CSP). Owing to the increased demand on the grid, the Department of Energy has implemented a new Integrated Resource Plan to enhance generation capacity...
President Jacob Zuma says African heads of state are committed to tackling the infrastructure bottlenecks that are blocking intra-Africa trade and investment. Zuma was speaking at the Bloomberg “Africa: Economic Outlook and Opportunities”...
The Drivers’ Fuel Challenge is open to all professional truck drivers, irrespective of brand with the final taking place in Sweden on 19 September, 2014. Registration is now open for the Drivers’ Fuel Challenge 2014 – Volvo Trucks’ global...
A housing project in Durban has given many families fresh hope. It’s seen as a significant step in moving families out of rural areas and closer to cities. Source: sabcdigialnews Source URL:...
