Waste-to-energy: Fuel from Africa’s landfills
Cape Town’s six million residents produce tons of landfill, but Clean Energy Africa lets nothing go to waste by using the trash to create valuable fuels. Source: CNN
NEPAD launches 5% Agenda for infrastructure finance
The NEPAD Agency officially launched its 5% Agenda initiative which aims to bridge Africa’s $68 billion infrastructure finance gap. The launch took place five years after a January 2012 African Union Summit adopted the Programme for Infrastructure...
Liquid cartons join the ranks of the recyclable
In what is a major development for the South African paper and packaging recycling market, Mpact Recycling has announced that liquid cartons are now recyclable. The packaging giant recently invested R46-million in a Liquid Packaging recycling plant...
Africa must unite for Paris Agreement to succeed
President Jacob Zuma has urged African Heads of State to work closely together to ensure that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is a success. “Climate change is a global challenge that requires no one to be left behind. The whole world...
COJ signs negotiation framework for R2.2bn BRT investment
The city of Johannesburg and public transport operators working in the Johannesburg area signed a landmark negotiation framework agreement on Tuesday that will set the stage for discussions on the City’s R2.2 billion investment into the planned...
Environmental champs honoured at WESSA Awards
The environmental and conservation industry came together this weekend to celebrate the outstanding work being done by individuals and groups in the sector. The 2017 WESSA Awards proved to be exciting with the addition of a new category to...
Addressing the failed R100 million low-cost housing project in Dube
Mzobanzi Ntuli, IFP Mayoral Committee for Housing Councillor (MMC) is in studio with Morning Live to respond to an interview about the failed R100 million low-cost housing project in Dube in Soweto in the South of Johannesburg. Keith Khoza, from...
Shady crane tender lifts Transnet into the spotlight
Transnet’s controversial purchase of seven port cranes from a Chinese company has been described as “the most expensive crane sale of its type ever recorded” by an industry expert. Amabhungane and Scorpio reported on Monday that an agreement signed...
Towards transformation in trucking
The newly launched Truckers Association of South Africa (TASA) is hosting a two-day conference to assist previously disadvantaged cargo carriers to capitalise on the country’s R12 billion freight and logistics market. The conference, which is...
