Pictured: (Back from L-R – Mark Wilson & Andries Tshabalala (ACTOM). Front: Eric Boulot (ALSTOM) and Jack Rowan (ACTOM) Alstom Grid, world-leading provider of engineered solutions and products for smart and conventional power grids, and ACTOM,...
Novel approach to carcass disposal Dr Melanie Jones, a veterinarian based in Cape Town and founder of Zero to Landfill Organics, is running a trial on the composting of companion animal carcasses that are currently being taken to landfill. These...
Public Transport Media, a joint venture between Leading Out of Home Company Provantage and the Taxi Operating Investment Companies, was awarded the tender to supply, erect and brand all commuter shelters that make up the entire public transport...
Siemens Energy has entered the South African renewable energy market. For the customer, the project companies owned by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, Globeleq, and local B-BBEE investors Thebe Investments, Enzani and Usizo, Siemens will erect...
South Africa’s electricity network requires considerable reform over the coming decades if the country is to successfully diversify its generation mix to sources other than coal to meet the increasing demand for power. This view is supported by The...
South Africa is currently experiencing enormous environmental problems such as degraded soils, polluted groundwater and air, which have led to a serious global problem – greenhouse gas. But earthworm waste management can address these issues....
Leading construction materials group, AfriSam, has become the first construction materials company to sign the 49M pledge. This step signifies the company’s commitment to the global agenda for energy efficiency and to play a proactive role in...
TruckStore is a first for Mercedes-Benz South Africa and will soon become one of the largest used-vehicle dealers for commercial vehicles. Introducing TruckStore from Mercedes-Benz TruckStore, the used commercial vehicle specialist from...
The anaerobic digestion method by R Melamu*, A Lampard*, K Schafer* and H von Blottnitz* Waste paper can account for a considerable fraction of the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream. There is a limit to how much recycled fibre in paper can be used...
