On 20April 2012, the Thebe Foundation – in association with the Bongi Ngema–Zuma Foundation – fulfilled a long-held promise to King Goodwill Zwelithini to provide a rural community on the Nkunzana River in northern KZN with safe drinking water....
A team of skilled professionals completing missions for communities that need them most, have brought permanent fresh water to more than 100 000 people in Mooiplaas, near Pretoria. The permanent borehole connection was made possible by a team...
The City of Cape Town currently disposes of approximately 2.5 million tons of general municipal waste per annum, and is looking ahead at integrating its waste management strategies. This includes the sustainability of mining of landfill waste....
South Africans generate more than 12 million tons of household waste per annum. One portion of the waste that could see more recycling is carton, the paper-based packaging used to safely package food, milk and juices. Of the millions of tons of...
When it comes to mobile equipment operation in sanitary landfills, there are multiple choices in terms of machine types, sizes and options. The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to landfill site managers in these critical choices, by...
The pharmacist is the custodian of the nation’s medicines. Stuart Hamilton stresses that this must include the very hackneyed environmental phrase ‘from cradle to grave’. Role and responsibilities of the pharmacist Creation of the medicine A...
Nampak’s new state-of-the-art glass recycling facility that crushes, cleans and sorts glass according to colour, utilising equipment imported from Austria – forming part of the company’s overall commitment to increase recycling rates across all...
The month of September is dedicated to recycling. Although everyone should adopt recycling as part of their lifestyle, millions are still hesitant to adopt the change. In South Africa, 16 September is officially marked National Recycling Day...
“If we could switch the tyres on the world’s cars overnight to the best materials that are currently available, this alone would save up to 20 billion litres of fuel annually, reducing CO₂ emissions by 50 million metric tons a year.” Dr Axel...