Truck sales during January showed a slight decline of 5.39% compared to the same month in 2013. According to the latest combined results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor...
A series of biomass plants are set to be built throughout the continent. Biomass power plant firm DP CleanTech has secured a partnership with Cambridge Industries that will see biomass projects established in several African countries. Projects are...
A demonstration plant to produce locally developed thin-film solar module technology was opened in Stellenbosch this week. The photovoltaic pilot line has been commissioned by Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property (PTiP) in partnership with...
In a world of shifting climate, increasing urbanisation and biodiversity loss, it has never been more vital to apply available skills and energy to ensure sustainable development within the built environment. Green Cities 2014: Beyond the Baseline,...
Groundbreaking research in the area of biofuels will be announced by the Department of Science and Technology soon. The DST’s Deputy Director-General: Research, Development and Innovation, Mr Mmboneni Muofhe, will deliver an address at an...
South Africa has ranked 72nd in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The EPI ranks how well countries perform on high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health from environmental harm and protection of...
Public hearings to comment on the Customs Duty Bill [B43-2013]; Customs and Excise Amendment Bill [B44-2013]; and Customs Control Bill [B45-2013] took place on 28 January 2014. According to the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) the ScoF...
The Wind Energy Summit South Africa will be held in Cape Town, on 9 and 10 April. The summit brings together the key decision makers of South African wind, including the National Treasury and the Department of Environmental Affairs, NERSA, Eskom,...
The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS) has announcement that all PVC pipes manufactured in South Africa have to be free of heavy metals by July 2015. The technical committee of the SABS Standard Division has amended a series of standards to...
