The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) annual meeting was held this month to address pertinent water issues faced by several southern African countries. Water ministers from several of the SADC countries discussed the growing number of...
Water experts have been increasingly pressured to think outside the box to devise solutions to help South Africa deal with its water crisis. The Water Research Commission (WRC) is one body in particular that has contributed significantly to coming...
The South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) investment grade rating now sits just one notch above junk. This came after international ratings agency Moody’s affirmed SANRAL’s rating last week. Moody’s indicated that it gave SANRAL a...
Cities are being urged to adopt electromobility transport solutions and include electric and hybrid vehicles. Volvo has recently supplied 3,000 hybrid and electric buses globally, with the highest number of vehicles circulating in the United...
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) just announced Andreas Engling as the company’s new CEO and executive director of manufacturing. Current CEO Arno van der Merwe will start a new chapter in his career as President and CEO of Beijing Benz Automotive...
The market for fleet management in South Africa is in a growth period which will continue in the years to come, says market research firm Berg Insight. The number of fleet management systems in active use is forecasted to grow at a compound annual...
It was a simple question from his dad that prompted 33 year old Pravashen Naidoo to create Africa’s first light bulb recycling business. Naidoo is the founder of E-Waste Africa, a waste recycling company that specialises in the sustainable and...
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...
