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New traffic light system aids visually impaired

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is working on a specialised lane guidance and sensory pedestrian crossing, traffic signal system for the visually impaired. The pilot project was launched at Regents Park just outside the Johannesburg Society for...

Operation ‘WASH Ebola away’ in full swing

The WASH Ebola away campaign has been extended to one of the hardest hit counties in Liberia. The campaign is an effort by the global community and the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to combat Ebola at a community based level.  The...

Minister Brown pleased with visit to Majuba plant

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has visited the Majuba power station where she found that the plant was operating better than had been anticipated. “The plant was performing better than Eskom had anticipated last week. I await the report of...

International no-dig Madrid 2014, a success

The ISTT’s 32nd annual International No-Dig Conference & Exhibition was held for the first time in Spain, this year. Hosted by the Iberian Society for Trenchless Technology (IbSTT), the event was held at the prestigious IFEMA Convention...

China, SA sign nuclear framework agreement

Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation with her Chinese counterpart Minister, Administrator of China National Energy Agency, Wu Xinxiong. The agreement initiates the...

Projects launched to transform rural landscape

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday launched rural infrastructure projects which are expected to change the lives of many residents and further catalyse development, job creation and investment in uMsinga, in KwaZulu-Natal. The R70 million worth of...

Cleaner production programme launched in Mauritius

In an effort to promote and improve industrial resource efficiency and make production more environmentally friendly, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is initiating a Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP)...