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SASTT reaches 21

The Southern African Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT) is now 21 years old, and with age has come a certain maturity for the society, SASTT honorary director, Joop van Wamelen, tells Chantelle Mattheus. “Over the past year, I have had the...
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Stringent air quality standards imminent

South Africa’s new emission standards will have a significant impact in terms of requiring operators of the Section 21 listed activities to apply for Air Emissions Licences (AEL), according to SRK Consulting’s Durban-based principal Air Quality...
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A social cost?

By Patrick Forbes, professional assistant: Litigation Department at Garlicke & Bousfield The recent publication of the Carbon Tax Policy Paper has once again ignited debate on the issue of a carbon tax across numerous sectors of society. This...
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Agronomy students investigate hanging gardens

The basics behind the success of the popular hanging gardens at the Moyo restaurants in Cape Town are being studied by agronomy students at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are not only learning how to grow their own vertical aquaponics systems,...