UK Newspaper, The Independent, recently reported that George Airport in South Africa was a leader on the continent after becoming the first solar powered facility of its kind in Africa. The following story looks into the viability of this model for...
The Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has in recent years been very successful in its recycling efforts, with 2014 in particular being a break-through year for the industry as the council reaped the rewards of its recycling initiatives. One of...
Two thirds of South Africa’s paper was successfully recycled in 2015, according to the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa’s (PRASA) latest results. PRASA was elated “that no less than two thirds (66%) of the nation’s potentially...
Alastair Currie, editor of IMIESA magazine, chats to SAFCEC President Thembinkosi Nzimande about some of the key issues facing the South African construction industry. Nzimande says that there is currently a massive infrastructure constraint on the...
South Africa narrowly escaped junk status earlier this year, however economists maintain the view that the country is on the tip of an economic meltdown. Government however remains positive and ambitious concerning its nuclear power programme. SA...
A possible 23Â 000 people may benefit from the new R18 bn Vaal Gamagara water project that was launched by the Department of Water and Sanitation in Kathu in the Northern Cape last Friday. Phase one of the project will see the construction of an 82...
Commuting from the township of Orange Farm to Lenasia can take more than four hours on foot, or a half hour taxi drive, given that you hop on and off a few different taxis. Many of the township’s teenagers attend the M H Joosub High School in...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has its portfolio committee highly concerned after the Auditor General reported a 300% spike in the department’s irregular expenditure. Mlungisi Johnson, committee chairperson, said that laws existed to...
South Africa’s rivers and dams are running dry and farmers remain disgruntled at the sights of parched land, however that is not enough for Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane to declare the crisis as a national disaster. According to...
What began as a small family venture in 1993 has reaped many rewards for the Pretorius family in Worcester in the Western Cape. The family who own JEC Marketing, a customer-focused group, recently acquired a branch of the FAW Vehicle Manufacturers...
