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Old fishing nets get a new lease on life

Discarded fishing nets on the coast of the Philippines have received a second chance to be useful thanks to the Interface Net-Works programme. The programme which involves collecting discarded nets along beaches and turning them into nylon carpet...

Ecological disaster prevented off Bluewater Bay

Swift action by members of the South African Plastics Industry and local environmental officials prevented what could have been an environmental disaster last week, after gale-force winds blew 23 containers off a cargo vessel, the Seroya Lima, as...

Gautrain pre-feasibility study completed

Gauteng MEC for Transport Ismail Vadi has announced that the pre-feasibility study on extending routes for the Gautrain services has been completed. The pre-feasibility study was undertaken in parallel to the 25-year Integrated Transport Master...