Buildings that rock during an earthquake and return to plumb would withstand seismic shaking better than structural designs commonly used in vulnerable zones, a Case Western Reserve University researcher has found. Those buildings would also be...
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...
President Zuma’s state visit to China on December 4 and 5 will focus on the priority issues of development in both South Africa and the rest of the continent. Bilateral relations will also be reviewed ensuring that the existing strategic...
By Shane de Beer – Sales and marketing manager at TNT Express Logistics is about moving goods as fast and as efficiently as possible on a cost versus value basis. It is about looking at the best possible way to move goods in line with the...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s innovative Find & Fix mobile app – which enables residents to report potholes, faulty traffic signals, leaking storm water drains, missing manhole covers and other infrastructural defects using their cell phones...
Locally manufactured tyres are specifically designed for the South African road and climate conditions, which make them safer and more durable. Very few items are as tough as a tyre dealing with what it has to endure on our roads. However, there...
The first commercial solar PV system in the township of Khayelitsha was commissioned on the Khayelitsha Environmental Health Organisation building earlier this month by SOLA the City of Cape Town. The 17kW system is guaranteed to generate in excess...
The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) has commissioned a series of reports to examine the state of renewable energy in South Africa. The reports will focus on the ways in which renewable energy can be scaled up, with particular...
Established in 1963, Marley Pipe Systems is recognised globally as the leading name in plastic pipe conveyance and reticulation systems. Driven by a passion for the industry, the company’s allencompassing approach is demonstrably structured to...
