Surface mining industry association Aspasa says it is moving rapidly to formalise quality standards for sand and stone that are set benefit both producers and their customers. Since the establishment of a special technical committee on quality...
Saudi Arabia has made a $10 billion investment pledge into the South African energy sector during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent State visit to the country. Ramaphosa said the commitment from the Kingdom is a demonstration of confidence in the...
While it’s no secret that mining coal and burning it in power stations uses large amounts of water, a new report from the Life After Coal campaign suggests that the associated costs to our water resources and society have been left under-counted in...
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has taken over the running of Great Kei Municipality after its failure to fulfil executive obligations. The Eastern Cape municipality has an estimated debt of around R28...
In an effort to ease the pressure on public water sources Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town has announced the completion of a water purification plant on the property. The plant, which will treat borehole...
French transportation company, Bolloré Transport & Logistics has recently concluded two new agency agreements with Banadir Gate in Somalia, and Ewan Technology Solutions, a transport corporation based in Eritrea. The company said by combining...
With a litre of petrol now costing South Africans as much as a 2-litre bottle of Coca-Cola, and petrol prices predicted to continue increasing, more South African motorists are likely to consider switching to public transport. The Automobile...
CEO of South African Airways (SAA), Vuyani Jarana, has reiterated that there are no plans to privatise the airline. He was replying to a question on the issue posed to him at the 2018 Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), which took place...
The Department of Labour says the commission of inquiry appointed to probe the Grayston Drive pedestrian bridge collapse has completed hearing oral evidence and is now awaiting written closing arguments. “The commission now awaits the submission of...
Several experts from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) were involved in the development of a landmark report which looks at the link between forests, water, the climate and people. The report, titled “The Forest and Water on...
