The UN-backed Decade of Road Safety Action is just over a year old and the Automobile Association (AA) maintains South Africa has, to date, been sadly lacking in interventions to support the international campaign. “The AA is outraged that there...
Michigan, US, banned throwing away yard waste in neighborhood trash bins 17 years ago because of concerns about landfill space. Now, though, both Democrats and Republicans are trying to limit the ban to allow for the creation of alternative energy....
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...
Limpopo                                             Hartbeespoort(NW)                                                      (186.44)               97.0% Olifantsnek(NW)                                                             ...
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...
