Piracy off the coast of Somalia has wreaked havoc on shipping industry, say specialist energy attorneys. Maritime piracy poses a significant threat to the feasibility of east Africa’s natural gas reserves, says Luke Havemann, founding director of...
A preliminary report on the cause of a bus accident that claimed 19 lives in Meyerton will be available on Friday, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said. “Teams from the police and RTMC are working together to compile the...
There are 320 million people in Africa with no access to transportation – a problem that impedes education, health and the economy, according to Mobius Motors CEO Joel Jackson. A car that costs only US$6 000 is the proposed solution to these...
GE Transportation a subsidiary of GE (NYSE) and one of the world’s leading suppliers to the railroad, transit, and mining industries, providing freight and passenger locomotives today announced that the most recent locomotive was delivered with...
In order to tap business travellers, South Africa will host the second edition of Air Cargo Africa 2013 in Johannesburg organised by STAT Trade Times in February and 69th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM)...
Containing stormwater on mining property in line with the Water Act of 1998 has been an important way for South African mines to reduce their impact on the environment, according to SRK Consulting’s principal hydrologist, Peter Shepherd. “The Water...
The sustainability priority for the next 20 years will be finding solutions that work for developing countries where young, rapidly growing populations need jobs, food, and energy. So says Standard Bank director of Group Sustainability, Karin...
ColorMatrix, a subsidiary of PolyOne Corporation, an innovator of liquid colour and additives for plastics, has announced plans to open a new facility in Africa. The new facility, which will be located in the Montague Gardens industrial precinct in...
It’s been 100 years since chemical activities in South Africa were formally coordinated. From the introduction of chemicals which supported the mining industry in 1912 right through to the development of renewable energy technologies today; South...
Take a look in the office cleaning cabinet. You will likely find at least 15 different cleaning agents designed to clean 15 different things. The irony is that one product could probably clean everything, but cleaning companies wouldn’t want you to...
