Alf Hartzenberg, national project manager for the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project at the CSIR chats with Energy Forecast editor Gregory Simpson, about all things energy. Hartzenberg says the project has been running for six years and...
Growing evidence shows that the efficacy of a circular economy will play a key role in helping companies and countries carry out the commitments outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement, maintain competitive economies, and reduce waste and...
Illegal dumping is becoming an increasing concern for residents in South Africa’s city of Cape Town. The act of illegal dumping, which consists of different types of household waste and rubble, has occurred in vacant areas around the city. This is...
General Motors South Africa’s (GMSA) has been declared a 100% landfill-free organisation, with its two manufacturing sites in Port Elizabeth recently joining its non-manufacturing facilities in achieving zero waste to landfill – four...
Glass bottles and paper bags now pollute Cape beaches more than PET bottles according to the results of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC). This annual event, which took place in September this year, was the 20th of its kind and was...
Rail company Gibela was recently awarded a provisional acceptance certificate from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to begin its trial run for the first X’Trapolis Mega train 1. This trial run will happen in preparation for a...
Eskom is another of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises that had its outlook dropped from stable to negative last week. International ratings agency Fitch affirmed Eskom’s triple-B credit rating despite the negative outlook. This was similar to...
Those who have been adversely affected by South Africa’s current drought can expect little relief in the coming months, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Little rainfall is predicted over the summer...
SA’s construction industry continues to face tough times amid labour unrest, a tough economic climate and lower revenue, according to PwC’s latest Construction Report. Andries Rossouw, PwC’s assurance partner highlighted the economic challenges...
A pilot project that could help minimise the effects of the drought in Durban will be implemented by the eThekwini municipality. Ednick Msweli, head of water and sanitation in the metro, said that Durban and its surrounding areas were still...
