For the first time in South Africa two revolutionary bionic innovations were on display in Cape Town during 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). The Festo SmartBird and BionicOpter innovations form part...
A total of 17 districts and local municipalities discussed climate change and how communities can improve the way they live at The Central KwaZulu-Natal Climate Change Compact (CKZNCCC), headed by the eThekwini municipality earlier this week. The...
The first-ever global life cycle assessment of renewable energy has revealed that a shift to renewable power is indeed feasible and will provide both cleaner air and water. The assessment maintains that a future where electricity stems largely from...
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) announced that its team for the 2014 Sasol Solar Challenge received the technology and innovation award in the challenge. The vehicle, Ilanga II, used Gallium Arsenide solar panels imported from Germany, which UJ...
Unfortunately one of the most consistent and unavoidable aspects of recycling is the cost. Layers of infrastructure ranging from collection to sorting and recycling need to be navigated and transport costs emerge during every step of the process....
Irish cement maker CRH has teamed up with Mexican rival Cemex to explore a bid for all the assets industry giants Lafarge and Holcim must sell to get the go-ahead for their planned merger from competition watchdogs. Germany’s Heidelberg...
A new wheel loader has been launched to provide customers with a cost effective alternative within the five ton payload segment. It has been launched alongside the existing and well proven Cat 950H model. The key difference between the two models...
There has been a massive public outcry over the recent Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s (Zinwa) ban on the drawing of bulk water from boreholes. Thousands of residents have described the decision as illegal. They has aired their frustration and...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s innovative Find & Fix mobile app – which enables residents to report potholes, faulty traffic signals, leaking storm water drains, missing manhole covers and other infrastructural defects using their cell phones...
