A new R30 million cleanroom facility has been unveiled at Mintek’s Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) in Johannesburg, which will allow for the manufacture of devices that permit the rapid diagnosis of illnesses such as malaria....
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs. Edna Molewa is set to unveil an augmented landfill site worth R12million Naledi Local Municipality in the North West on Friday, 10 April. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has funded...
Global investments in renewable energy showed a major increase last year after two years of declines. Major expansion of solar installations in China and Japan and record investments in offshore wind projects in Europe helped propel global 2014...
Developers of proposed Konza City technopolis will use smart technology to build infrastructure under the project’s first phase. Chief executive officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority John Tanui said smart concepts will be...
Residents of Douglas in the Northern Cape are concerned about their health – because of the continued use of the bucket system. They say the problem is compounded by the local municipality which doesn’t empty the buckets regularly....
The City of Cape Town is undertaking a R24 million rehabilitation project at the Strand and Adderley Street intersection this winter. The road surface and base above the Strand and Adderley Street concourse is at least 30 years old and has to be...
Power utility Eskom has received a $339 million (R4 billion) loan from KfW to help modernise its power grid, Germany’s state-controlled development bank said on Wednesday. KfW said in a statement that the loan will be used to connect solar and wind...
With 20 years’ experience in groundwater, Hugh Klein has joined SRK Consulting in Johannesburg as Principal Consultant in the group’s water department. Hugh has worked mainly in projects and investigations involving large diameter, deep-well...
The eThekwini Municipality has partnered with various stakeholders to develop a concept where the youth can be engaged to provide solutions to challenges faced by the City. The Innovation Week Challenge will provide youth with various platforms to...
Illegal occupants continue to set up camp in the TR section in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. This follows a land invasion led by the Economic Freedom Fighters yesterday. Authorities say they are continuing to monitor the situation. In this video...
