A petrochemicals group involved in affordable housing made from mining and manufacturing by-products, as well as an Eco Industrial Park in the hub of the Free State? Could the world’s largest maker of motor fuels from coal and one of South Africa’s...
Over and above assessing the direct carbon tax cost in South Africa once the verdict is published by National Treasury in February 2012, the country must count the indirect cost of the tax on the competitiveness of its logistics and supply chain...
WATER TREATMENT Water scarcity (hydric stress) is an imminent global challenge. The demand for desalination technologies is increasing steadily. It is estimated that half of all installed desalination capacity worldwide is treated by reverse...
Two biogas scrubbing and cogeneration – combined heat and power (CHP) plant –are scheduled for the Northern Wastewater Treatment Works and the Driefontein Wastewater Treatment Works. Until now, the biogas produced by the WWTW plants has been used...
The East African Community (EAC) heads of state have endorsed a revenue management model where tax will only be collected at the point of entry and imported goods transported to the final destination without stopping at national border points for...
Mangled wreckage from deadly head-on collisions is usually what lands South Africa’s notoriously aggressive minibus taxis in the headlines, an image some drivers are working to change. In a country with about 14000 road deaths a year – one of the...
There is no doubt that public-private partnerships have an increasingly vital role to play in South Africa but are these partnerships as clear-cut as they seem? Unfortunately not. Dial Direct Insurance learnt this the hard way when its Pothole...
South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) intends maximising on the enormous growth market represented by Africa, by forming partnerships with other African ports and promoting the country as a regional hub for the rest of the...
Minimising toxic substances, decreasing production costs GEA Westfalia Seperator Group, the world’s leading company for mechanical separation technology, has set another worldwide standard in terms of economy, efficiency and environmental...
Looking back at waste management over the last 25 years, there have been many changes South Africa has experienced. Many things have changed for the good but unfortunately despite these positive changes, there some aspects that never change and, in...
