SA and UK Governments urge SA private sector to take up energy efficiency initiatives The National Business Initiative (NBI) has announced the launch of the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) project, aimed at encouraging all South African...
Schneider Electric has invited African students to take part in the Go Green in the City global business case challenge A total of 217 African students, representing 21 countries, have already signed up. The initiative focuses on innovative energy...
Durban has been chosen as one of 30 successful cities to be inaugurated into the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities programme at an ‘Innovation Forum’ focusing on ‘Building Resilient Cities. The Deputy Head of Environmental Planning and...
Africa faces severe financial challenges in adapting to climate change. This is the view expressed in a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which was launched recently. The report spells out the costs that will be faced if...
The Gauteng Transport Commission (GTC) has been established by the Department of Roads and Transport and all municipalities in the province. This inter-governmental structure is aimed at improving transport service delivery and providing a...
Western Cape emergency services are hoping for a more successful firefighting season this year. They’ll be relying heavily on new equipment that has just arrived from Spain. The Air Tractor 802 water bombers are set to drastically reduce the...
The cement milling plant of Sephaku Cement, located to the South West of Delmas in Mpumalanga, the forerunner of the company’s Lichtenburg plant known as Aganang, is 95% complete. The plant, which will come in on budget, is on track for production...
An immense contribution recognised At the annual Chairman’s Breakfast event of the inland branch of the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA) on 21 November, the Concrete Achiever of the Year Award was presented to Dr Reinhold Amtsbüchler, the...
Development has come to the community of Ndumo, located between KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique, in the form of the R1.5 billion Inkululeko Development Project. The project is an integrated multi-purpose and multi-sectorial project, which includes the...
