The e-tolls in Gauteng have created rather emotional discussions and it is interesting that the ANC in Gauteng established the Advisory Panel on the Socio-economic impact of e-tolls in the province. Until now representations have been made mostly...
Leading women in engineering and aspiring female engineers gathered on the third day of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Africa Engineering Week at the University of Johannesburg’s Doornfontein...
Two leading airline companies are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. This initiative broadens cooperation between South African Airways (SAA) and Boeing to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that...
Two out of three sub-Saharan Africans (600 million people) lack access to electricity. In June 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama announced Power Africa — an initiative to double the number of people with access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since...
Zest WEG Group subsidiary EnI Electrical has opened a branch in Rustenburg to provide electrical construction expertise on both small and large scale projects to the region. The new facility shares premises with the Zest WEG Group’s facility in the...
Environmental scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are making progress in their search for the best parts of South Africa for new wind and solar PV energy projects. The CSIR was commissioned by the Department of...
When the fuel cell industry takes off it will be a multibillion dollar industry, generating thousands of jobs and significant wealth. Thanks to an ambitious state-of-the-art scientific programme, South Africa is ready for its slice of this pie,...
A new United States bill will support increased US investment in Africa’s development and growth, with the goal of giving more than 50 million Africans access to reliable energy supplies. The US House of Representatives recently passed the...
Imperial Health Sciences announced the development of a new, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical storage and distribution facility in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Iain Barton , Imperial Health Sciences managing director, says, “This custom-built warehouse forms...
