As invisible as cyanide, plastic “micro bombs” now have the potential to destroy the earth and its human population. After investigating the possible threats of microplastics, Dr Ali Karami, an Iranian scientist, told The Herald that planet earth...
It’s a positive thing that the courts have ruled that the nuclear industry needs to go back to the drawing board, says Dr David Fig, an environmental sociologist focusing on energy politics in South Africa. Fig also discusses some of the...
The South African government may be appealing a recent High Court judgement that declared its nuclear deal with a Russian company as invalid. This was according to energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday. South Africa and Russia signed an...
Leading construction company Group Five recently announced that as part of its restructuring plan it had cut jobs and split its engineering and construction division which was running at a loss. The company said its restructuring was supported by...
Eskom might not be permanently closing five of its coal-fired power stations after all. This follows an interview with Reuters at the World Economic Forum, which was recently held in Durban, when the power utility’s chairperson Ben Ngubane said...
Investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure is not a luxury, but a necessity, said Gauteng Premier David Makhura at the Infrastructure Funding Summit held in Midrand on Thursday. Makhura believes this form of investment will give citizens the...
The biggest freight operator on the African continent, Transnet, is pursuing commercial opportunities in Senegal, Liberia and Nigeria, among others, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. Speaking about Transnet’s continental initiatives in...
President Zuma was among the delegates to attend the launch of the new (Prasa) trains in Pretoria today, which will travel the northern Corridor of the Metro Rail Commercialised Passenger Train. Speaking at the launch of the trains at Pretoria...
The City of Cape Town is considering the implementation of Level 4 water restrictions which could possibly come into effect on 1 June, pending formal council approval. These restrictions will re-look at the use of potable water for outside use and...
Level 4 water restrictions are being strongly considered as the City of Cape Town has less than 88 days of water remaining. The city’s average dam levels dropped to 22.8%, however with the last 10% of the water unusable, the city essentially has...
