A recent study by the Californian government determined that cost of preventing plastic litter from entering the ocean is as high as USD428 million per year. Activities that contribute to the cost include street sweeping, storm drain maintenance...
Poor people living in rural areas are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, despite having contributed least to its causes. This is according to Magezi Mhlanga, ‎Chief Town and Regional Planner: Environmental Planning from the...
Nedbank Carbon Specialist, Dr Marco Lotz, was recognised among South Africa’s leading corporate sustainability leaders for his significant contributions in the field of energy consumption reduction in southern Africa. As the recipient of the only...
Tanzania-based minerals exploration and development company Kibo Mining is conducting a prefeasibility study for a 300MW coal fired power plant in the Rukwa Region of Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. Engineering consulting firm Aurecon was appointed...
At least two Eskom employees have been arrested in connection with fraud that could have resulted in the power utility losing billions of rand, the Hawks said on Wednesday. “During a weekend sting operation two employees of the South African...
The Earth’s atmospheric system is locked into warming close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century, according to a new report by the World Bank Group, this means the impact of Climate Change may now be unavoidable. Rachel Kyte,...
Designed to meet diverse production tasks ranging from mining, quarrying and road construction to large-scale earthmoving projects, these hydraulic excavators come to market with key enhancements in terms of safety, ultra-fast truck-loading cycle...
Ugu District Municipality has reached a milestone with water provision within the district, increasing access to basic water to 83%. In a statement released by the municipality it acknowledged there is still more work to be done in ensuring a 100%...
A landmark construction contract to build a railway along the coast of Africa’s most populous country was signed by Nigeria and China recently. The US$11.97 billion contract, to be executed by China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd...
Eskom on Tuesday reported a profit of R9.3 billion for the six months ending on 30 September 2014. This is down 24% from R12.2 billion for the same period the previous year. “While Eskom reported a profit of R9.3 billion in the first half of its...
