The re-launch of ‘Operation Phezukwabo’ in KZN is paying dividends for the province as the Province’s Road Traffic Inspectorate suspended 17 trucks at Pietermaritzburg’s Mkhondeni weighbridge for various defaults. As part of intensifying law...
The World Bank’s Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA) has funded projects with the ARTI to build the charcoal briquettes value chain in Tanzania. The goal: transforming the existing industry into a rewarding, sustainable development...
Companies operating within the waste industry without a license can face penalties of up to R10 million or a maximum stay in prison of ten years. These and other pressing issues around licensing and legalities of operating in this space was...
The Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol met for the nineteenth time (COP19) in Warsaw in November this year. The aim of COP19 was to provide a structure for a new global agreement in 2015, to be signed or ratified in Paris. An agreement...
South African companies continue to excel in the field of climate change reporting disclosure. The CDP’s 2013 Global 500 Climate Report has revealed that 63% of the South African companies in the Global 500 achieved disclosure scores of over 90%....
greenOffice is a proudly South African company that specialises in complete document solutions for the office. By encouraging South Africans to recycle and ‘go green’, this innovative company has grown and developed substantially over the last 16...
In preparing for annual December shut-downs, process plants and manufacturing facilities should carefully plan for conveyor belt maintenance and ensure that orders are placed timeously to ensure stock availability. Local conveyor belt manufacturer,...
The drought in the North West Province has forced authorities to implement water shortages. However, water restrictions in Mahikeng are causing huge disruptions. Among other units, farmers have also been hard hit with the recent water restrictions....
