Inadequate coordination, insufficient funding and skills shortages threaten South Africa’s energy future. These are among the findings of a consensus study entitled The State of Energy Research in South Africa released by the Academy of Science of...
A new hydrogen facility that will aid in the development of sustainable energy in South Africa was recently launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria. Launched by the Department of Science and Technology...
Companies who hold large quantities of hazardous chemicals have a duty to notify local authorities. This is according to Rachel Aphane, Specialist for Major Hazard Installation in the Department of Labour. Speaking at the Major Hazard Installation...
A new remote sensing technology has recently been developed that will allow researchers to detect toxic gases up to one kilometre away. The new technology can discriminate one type of gas from another with greater specificity than most remote...
