The Seventh TRENCHLESS ASIA was held alongside Singapore Water Week (SIWW) in Singapore, from 2 to 4 June. This was the second event held in conjunction with SIWW which, combined with World Cities Summit and CleanEnviro Summit recorded a combined...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has told South Africa’s European partners that South Africa has to share its science and technology knowledge with the rest of Africa. “We don’t want to be an island of...
A British man has been jailed for illegally exporting 46 tonnes of hazardous electrical waste to African countries. According to the UK Environment Agency, Joe Benson was given a 16 month prison sentence after being found guilty of exporting...
The City of Cape Town’s Spatial Planning, Environment and Land Use Management (SPELUM) Committee has approved an application for a solar power farm in Durbanville in line with the city’s commitment to developing the Green Economy. The new solar...
The Council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has fast-tracked the implementation of a comprehensive illegal dumping strategy that was approved last month. Executive Mayor Benson Fihla recently requested that management develop a template that...
Opinion piece – Ingrid von Stein, CEO eBizRadio Global Media Marketing is a wonderful business tool, it tells us what we think we need to know and then encourages us to go and purchase the “solution” to all our business problems, BUT things are...
How does the model of port development that we have seen in Europe, Japan, Australia translate into the African context? What are the key drivers behind port development in Africa? And is there one solution for all situations? These will be...
Emerging markets will be faced with a difficult year ahead says Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus, due to global economic contractions, South Africa falls under emerging economies and has, due to domestic issues related to labour unrests, seen its...
To deal with the challenges of the latest downgrading by rating agencies, the South African government says it will focus on implementing the National Developmental Plan. Briefing journalists at the Imbizo Centre in Parliament, Communications...
