Volvo Trucks has introduced its first all-electric truck for commercial use with the aim of taking the lead in solutions for electrified goods transport in cities. Claes Nilsson, President Volvo Trucks, says the Volvo FL Electric is making it...
SAS South Africa says data analytics can help ease the drought in South Africa. SABC chats to SAS’s Senior Business Solutions Manager Haroon Suliman about how analytics and technology can be used more effectively to save water in South...
This Earth Day the Western Cape is facing not one, but two, significant challenges. The first is that the City of Cape Town is running out of water and the second is a potential waste crisis as landfills rapidly reach maximum capacity. One of the...
The R90 million Road D670 rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala, east of Tshwane was unveiled by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, this week. The 19km road project, which was wholly funded by the department,...
The finalists in each environmental categories for the 2018 Eco-Logic Awards were selected recently with some major names making an appearance. The awards, which are hosted by the Enviropaedia, are set to take place on World Environment Day in...
Pikitup has ring-fenced more than R12 million to renovate and upgrade the City of Johannesburg’s garden sites in line with it objectives to encourage recycling and divert waste from landfill. The Independent Online on Monday reported that the...
Transnet National Ports Authority has successfully completed the construction of a R360 million Admin Craft Basin (ACB) in the Port of Ngqura. The new structure will be home to the port’s three tugs and one pilot boat, freeing up Berth C101, which...
Scientists have accidentally engineered an enzyme capable of breaking down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) that could assist in combating the world’s growing plastic waste problem. The enzyme is based on a naturally occurring bacteria first...
Hundreds of households from surrounding villages near Kuruman are expected to benefit from the upgrades of three sub-stations at the Gasegonyana Municipality. Construction has already started at the Riri Sub-station, and is also expected to begin...
