The City of Cape Town will have stricter water restrictions implemented this week after dam levels remain at dangerously low levels. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says South Africa’s current water situation “definitely is a...
The best practices in South African water management will be recognised with a new award. The new water award category has been introduced as part of the National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF)-South32 Awards. For many years the NSTF and the...
Two new finance products have been introduced by Volvo Car South Africa (VCSA). The new introductions are tailor-made to suit the needs of customers and the Volvo brand, VCSA said. Greg Maruszewski, VCSA MD said Volvo introduced the new finance...
Hino South Africa (HSA) has retained its top place in the combined Scott Byers Competitive Customer Satisfaction Monitor for the eighth successive quarter (the period October 2016 – December 2016). This benchmark survey has been conducted quarterly...
Transnet dismissed reports earlier this week that suggest its locomotive acquisition programme is going downhill. Media reports recently indicated that new Chinese-manufactured locomotives had hit a stumbling block as technical problems plagued the...
Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) is celebrating a significant milestone as the company reaches its 70th anniversary this year. “The 70th anniversary for Continental Tyre SA is a proud achievement for the company, and for all our people...
The highly anticipated 2014 Blue Drop report has been released. The report indicates a reduction of 8% in the national average score from 87,6 % in 2012 to 79,6% in 2014. Despite this, the Department of Water and Sanitation maintains that South...
Middle-Eastern airline Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100% recycled plastic PET bottles. EcoTHREAD patented technology has been used to create the new environmentally-friendly product, with 28 recycled plastic bottles...
A new recycling operation in Germiston plans to increase the number of PET bottles recycled every year by 29,000 tonnes. The state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility called Mpact Polymers is based in Germiston and is an...
By 2050, oceans could contain more plastic than fish. This startling fact was revealed in the report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the report last year in Davos. Some of the...
