Earthmoving and mining equipment sales increased marginally in 2017, giving suppliers reason to be cautiously optimistic this year. According to Lawrence Peters, Chairman of the Construction and Mining Equipment Suppliers’ Association (CONMESA) the...
Dam levels in the Free State continue to plummet due to a lack of rain in the country over the past two years. Changing weather conditions are also negatively impacting rainfall patterns. Source: SABC Digital News
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says its tap water is safe to drink following claims that its municipal water supply was one of the causes of the outbreak of the Listeriosis disease in the municipality. The municipality says that its drinking...
Recyclers and producers of electrical appliances will benefit the most from the increasing volume of electrical and electronic scrap worldwide in the future industry experts told the International Electronics Recycling Congress. The congress, which...
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new board at Eskom and named Jabu Mabuza as its chairman in an effort to strengthen governance and management at the parastatal, the presidency said on Saturday. According to the presidency the...
The Coca-Cola Company recently announced plans to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030 as part of a plan to fundamentally reshape its approach to packaging. This new goal is at the heart of the company’s new...
Construction of Transnet’s new bed leveller (plough tug) is underway and was marked by an official keel laying ceremony in Port Elizabeth recently. The  new plough tug, which is being designed, manufactured, assembled, commissioned and delivered to...
While the South African truck market declined during 2017, UD Trucks gained some ground in the heavy commercial vehicle segment with the launch of a new range in the middle of the year. The new Croner range, launched in June 2017, helped the...
While the South African truck market showed little to no growth in 2017, truck experts believe that things are expected to improve marginally in 2018. The 2017 South African truck market declined by 2.65% on the previous year’s results to 25 042...
