Plastics|SA recently held its Annual General Meeting, where the importance of innovation in the industry was highlighted by the organisation’s chairman, Bernhard Mahl. Mahl issued a challenge to the audience to get out of a survival mindset and...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ green department building in Pretoria recently won the Afrisam Architecture Award for its eco-friendly approach to buildings in the environment. Mbulaheni Edwin Maseda, the department’s director...
The first official recycling programme specifically aimed at the local vinyl flooring industry was recently launched in South Africa. Polyflor South Africa was responsible for coming up with the new programme and its CEO, Tandy Coleman, said that...
The holidays are almost upon us and the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging South Africans to continue recycling their waste this festive season to ultimately lessen the burden on the environment. “The festive...
Africa spends approximately $93 billion on its infrastructure per anum. $43 billion of that comes from governments and international agencies, while Africa has to bridge the gap to find the remaining amount of $50 billion – the solution here...
The burning question at the centre of South Africa’s new nuclear expansion programme remains whether the country will be able to afford it. While President Jacob Zuma has said that the country would undertake the project provided the country could...
Exxaro, Eskom’s biggest coal supplier, might have put a spanner in the works that could affect its coal supply deal with the power utility.  Last month Exxaro’s 10-year lock-up period ended. The company announced the unwinding of its black...
The upgraded N14 freeway from Krugersdorp to Diepsloot was opened by Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, Ismail Vadi, at the end of last week. “We’ve basically given a new lease of life to a very busy freeway and there will be no toll fees,” Vadi...
The Eastern Cape town of Matatiele was recently the site for revolutionary change, as the community joined together in its resistance against corporate giants planning to frack in this area and over 6Â 000 000 km2 across the rest of South Africa....
Inadequate infrastructure and sanitation facilities will ultimately impact on the matric pass rate, says Equal Education, a non-profit organisation striving for quality education for all. A number of schools around South Africa which have been...
