Reducing vehicle uptime is becoming more important with the onset of rising parts and labour costs, and a growing shortage of technician shortages. This is according to chemical company Valvoline. A drop in maintenance costs was noted between 2014...
National airline South African Airways (SAA) suffered considerable financial losses after a cabin crew members strike last week. This led to the cancellation of 50 flights on Wednesday, however, at the time, the financially struggling airline could...
In Nigeria, an entire industry thrives on the demand of imported second-hand electronic goods for urban mining. This occurs when electronic items are broken apart and then stripped of precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium and others, and...
Drafts of the amended waste management activity list and the national norms and standards were recently published by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). The proposed amended list has deleted activity 3(2) of Category A which refers to...
In order to have a good chance of meeting the limits set by the Paris Agreement, it will be necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve carbon sinks, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications,...
Many determined South Africans make a living through the creation of informal jobs, and in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, waste pickers are being assisted with what they need the most – trolleys. The South African Waste Pickers Association recently...
The Transnet National Ports Authority has made a few appointments for various port manager positions including the appointment of Port of Cape Town’s first black female manager, Mpumi Dweba-Kwetana, who takes over the reins from Sipho Nzuza....
The African Development Bank says investment opportunities in Africa are huge when it comes to infrastructure, and that the continent requires an estimated $90 billion annually until 2020 to plug the continent’s infrastructure deficit....
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s expected R30 million payout has been declined by public enterprises minister Lynne Brown. Brown said she considered the Eskom board’s reasoning in formulating the proposed pension payout and could not support it. “I...
‘Sustainable power’ and ‘renewable sources’ are appealing buzzwords often used in captivating phrases related to energy stability in South Africa. However, the fact remains that these would be impossible to efficiently implement without first...
