Johannesburg-based valve manufacturer Atval is one of only a handful of local companies that manufactures its entire range of valves entirely in-house. These products offer drop-tight sealing against numerous media, including; liquids, gases,...
Water has long been described as a commodity in the same way as coal, metals and oil are. This description becomes more and more relevant as the true value of water starts to become clear, according to water solutions provider NuWater. A recent...
As the SU Wordfees (Wordfest) takes place in Stellenbosch, university students along with scholars from local schools will team up again for the Trees for Words project in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the event. Some 500 “spekbome”,...
Just over one kilogram of health care waste is generated per person in hospitals daily; how is the country managing to cope with this? This is just one of the many challenges that the health care industry is being faced with. Yesterday – 6 March...
Brendan van Wyk, business development manager: pulp and paper at Xylem Water Solutions South Africa, caught industry leaders’ attention with his contribution to an internationally published paper, titled “A Breakthrough in Eucalyptus Pulp...
The description of how paper is recycled from collecting, separating, processes in recycling factory until the finish product that we use everyday.
Plastics|SAis proud to welcome Isabelle Brettenny as the new regional training manager for the Western Cape, with effect from 1 March 2013. Isabelle will be based at the Maitland office. Education and career highlights She obtained her Bachelor of...
Weekly state of reservoirs report as on 4th March 2013. Click below for the report: weekly
Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe, responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces recently, says the infrastructure of some municipalities is ageing to such an extent that they lose up to 50% of water supplied to them by local water...
