Qatar Airways is due to start flying between Doha and Maputo, with a stop-over in Johannesburg, and the Mozambican capital will thus become its 20th African destination, the airline said in a statement issued in Doha. According to the statement,...
The possible impact of the current definition of waste in the Waste Act on job creation, the national climate change response strategy, innovation and international trade barriers was the topic of a briefing of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee...
These days, energy efficiency is a bit of a buzz word. Everyone is starting to jump on the green bandwagon, doing their bit towards ensuring a more sustainable Earth. However, Eskom’s commitment to energy efficiency dates back a lot further than...
As the South African Chemical Industry celebrates 100 years of existence, it brings with it the reminder of how chemistry has drastically improved our lives in the last century and its potential to play a vital role in our futures – even as the...
As the hybrid and electric vehicle markets continue to grow in the US, so too grows the number of batteries in these vehicles that eventually will need to be recycled. And while the heaviest volumes of discarded batteries are still years away from...
Since world leaders last gathered in Rio de Janeiro to talk about the state of the Earth, temperatures have climbed and disasters have mounted. As diplomats discuss climate, sustainability and biodiversity, here is Earth by the numbers since 1992:...
A scientist has found a way to reduce packaging waste that creates millions of tonnes of landfill every year: eat the packaging. David Edwards, whose work encompasses the arts and science and is at the core of a network of art and science labs in...
For a continent where more than 300 million people lack access to safe drinking water, Africa is sitting on a lot of it. The journal Environmental Research Letters recently published a set of maps of groundwater resources in Africa, the results of...
Two Kansas landfills near a fracking site have declined to take in the drilling fluid waste, citing a blanket ban on liquids that cannot be contained. Gale Rose from The Pratt Tribune in Pratt, KS writes the Pratt County landfill rejected an...
A legal battle is ensuing between The Coca-Cola Company and SodaStream after Coca-Cola in South Africa issued a cease-and-desist letter in relation to SodaStream’s global ‘The Cage’ campaign. The Cage is – just that – a giant cage, filled with used...
