Accounting for around 39% of carbon emissions across the globe and one of the world’s biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, the construction industry is under increasing pressure to alleviate the strain placed on the environment during...
Southern Africa’s water supply is unequally distributed, with 70% of water resources shared between different countries. Transboundary water management is crucial for regional development. WASA speaks to the Development Bank of Southern Africa...
The intention behind Extended Producer Responsibility is to ensure that producers take responsibility for the life cycle of the products they put into the market. It essentially changes how producers, brand owners, retailers and importers design,...
Recycling is rapidly emerging as one of the key drivers of business transformation globally. For South Africa, it has huge potential to help the country find ways to build a more inclusive economy and create millions of jobs. As we celebrated...
The criminal element in the ongoing construction mafia phenomenon that has held South Africa to ransom are real and serious, but greater cognisance should be taken of the perception that ongoing industry practices are economically excluding...
Nine individuals and organisations have been recognised for their innovative and impactful work in recycling. The waste management sector is attracting a growing number of ‘wastepreneurs’ – including waste pickers and buy-back centre entrepreneurs...
The Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS) aims to give start-up companies an opportunity to connect with industry leaders and government officials through its Energy Investment Village, which features a selection of the most compelling local clean-tech...
Polyco is working closely with a number of schools across South Africa to get one million South Africans committed to recycling their plastic waste. Among school children, the message around recycling is very quickly integrated into their daily...
Competing against the best, Rocla and Technicrete were honoured with Engineering Excellence Awards in the Infrastructure and Paving categories at the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) 2022 Digital Awards for Excellence. “The CMA’s...
Earlier this year, the City of Tshwane awarded two contracts worth R200 million to Actom Power Systems to revamp the Pyramid and Kentron substations following extensive fire damage. In both instances, the initial focus is on constructing new...
