The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its third annual Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year Competition. According to SAPRO Chairman, Douglas Greig, the winners of the 2012...
Two of South Africa’s most pressing needs, namely the need for sustainable, low-cost housing and the need to divert recyclable materials away from the country’s landfill sites which are rapidly approaching their fill capacity, have found an...
Despite stated plans to rebalance its energy mix, Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, outlined coal’s importance to SA’s future. “There can be no doubt of the critical role coal will continue to play in our country’s...
A lack of sufficient, reliable electricity generating capacity has been plaguing South Africa’s economy, while heavy reliance on coal to generate electricity brings all the financially unaccounted for environmental and health costs and risks...
