Nearly two-thirds of South African business executives are delaying their investment decisions while almost half are considering investing offshore due to uncertainty regarding the future political direction of the country. This is according to...
Top-level executives and heads from Africa’s leading infrastructure and construction companies and institutions met to discuss strategies to foster industrialisation at a special event held in Johannesburg. The Captains of Construction annual...
R600 million per annum has been committed to creating a permanent solution to acid mine drainage that will also produce potable water. The purpose of the long-term solution is to further treat the water by removing the sulphates and creating water...
In the absence of a formal collection and sorting system for recyclables, waste pickers have provided a valuable, and low cost, solution for moving resources from the service chain to the value chain. In-depth research conducted by the CSIR on the...
“Trash banking” is beginning to catch on in parts of Africa following its success in other parts of the world. The practice of trash banking is well-known in Indonesia. The country has 2 800 trash banks in 129 cities which serve 175 000 people,...
A solar power plant was launched last week at Kimberley Airport. Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has commended the Department of Transport on the official opening of the plant. Transport Minister Dipuo Peters officially opened the...
Several beaches in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal have been closed for clean up after several loads of medical waste washed up on shores. According to eThekwini Municipality, uMngeni/Mangrove, Beachwood, Virginia and Glenashley beaches have been temporarily...
Our relation to water is ambivalent: when we are thinking about it we imagine the crystal clear source of life, yet in the urban area our water treatment is a mess. Literally. But wasting water like that is no longer an option. It’s time to...
South Africa is among the world’s least energy efficient countries in terms of its economy. Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Peterson told delegates the uncomfortable truth about South Africa’s energy efficiency at the 2016 African Utilities Week....
