Already the continent’s largest producer of renewable energy, South Africa is moving to further reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons by expanding private sector investments in solar and wind projects, and introducing biofuels. Under the Renewable...
EThekwini Municipality this week warned residents to avoid contact with water in the Palmiet River after effluent was discharged into it. This happened following a blockage in the drainage line of Blair Road Sewage Pump Station in Pinetown on...
The Gauteng Provincial Government has announced a major drive, which is a first of its kind, to convert some of its public buildings such as schools, hospitals, libraries and community centres into centres of economic activity. This will be done...
Controlled rock cutting explosions for the upgrading of a portion of a major national road in the Eastern Cape has opened a fossiliferous shale treasure trove of an ancient river mouth eco-system. “A number of new invertebrates as well as...
Investigations are ongoing to find the source of the pharmaceutical waste that washed up on a number of Durban beaches recently, following heavy rains. Clean-up campaigns to clear the beaches of the waste are still underway and will continue until...
Can energy crops such provide fuel and raw materials for the chemical industry? With flying cameras and three-dimensional nuclear spin imaging Ulrich Schurr is studying the growth of energy crops like rapeseed, sugar beets, China grass. ...
A South African company is participating in an innovative initiative to eliminate plastic litter from the canals of Europe. Johannesburg and Cape Town-based KBAC Flooring is the sole South African distributor of Interface carpet tiles which...
The amount of plastics recycled in 2015 is up from the previous year, but diversion from landfill is down and a lack of quality material highlights the need for waste to be separated at source. Over the last few decades, Plastics|SA has been...
“This past year has undoubtedly been a tough year for the polyolefin recycling industry in South Africa and around the world. Whilst lower virgin resin prices had an impact in South Africa, they were fortunately offset by the weakening Rand,” said...
