Africa’s ongoing need for new and upgraded infrastructure offers large opportunities for investment. In fact, the continent requires roughly $93 billion per year to fill the required infrastructure gap and ensure sustained growth. The...
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) plans to approve and begin the implementation of the three prioritised Industry Waste Management Plans (IWMPs) this year. While tabling the department’s 2016/2017 Budget Vote Policy Statement in...
Enel has completed and connected to the grid its largest power plant currently in operation in the country. The Paleisheuwel photovoltaic power plant, which is located in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, was commissioned through Enel’s...
A new biomass monitoring satellite will provide data to support REDD+, a UN climate change initiative aimed at reducing emissions due to deforestation, by systematically monitoring forests in vulnerable areas with no need for ground intervention....
The Department of Environmental Affairs is working to incorporate South Africa’s estimated 62 147 registered waste pickers into the formal waste economy. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, made this announcement on Tuesday while...
10.  EH5000AC Launched in 2012 at MINExpo International in Las Vegas, the EH5000AC-3 is the latest and largest rigid frame dump truck by Hitachi. The truck has a payload capacity of 326 tons and an overall length of 15.51 meters. The width and...
It is alleged that the City of Cape Town is spending approximately half a million rand a year on maintaining an old landfill site. The dump site, located beneath the popular kite-surfing beach of Witsands between Kommetjie and Scarborough, was used...
The world’s growing population results in an ever-increasing demand for food. However, there is not enough feed to feed the animals which humans consume. In this regard, a new process has the potential to save money and fish populations. In 2012,...
Industry has significant concerns surrounding increased government intervention in waste management regulation and the imposition of a waste management charge or tax. The Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 requires an Act of Parliament to give...
