Over the next four months the Prince Edward Graving Dry Dock in Durban, owned and operated by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), will undergo a R30 million repair project on its outer caisson. The repair project is the third and final phase...
Construction on Transnet National Ports Authority’s new Off-Shore Supply Base (OSSB) at the Port of Saldanha has commenced. This, one of three priority projects earmarked for the Port of Saldanha under the South African government’s...
On July 16 the South African government and the European Commission discussed the issue of climate change stressing the need to intensify urgent actions to address the challenge at the international, regional, national and grassroots levels. Edna...
Pretoria-based Jimi Son is single-handedly responsible for recycling a mountainous 20 tonnes of polystyrene per month! The material is used for decorative picture frames and mouldings in homes throughout South Africa and, soon, Son will need 100...
South African manufacturers have made a compelling business case for energy efficiency by cutting R1.1 billion in energy costs, reducing consumption by 1Â 340 GWh and mitigating 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Now the driver of these...
Whereas improvements in the overall socio-economic position in South Africa are heartening, these should not blind observers to a reality for many people of severe deprivation and closed opportunities. The reality of this being a country of “two...
The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department took delivery of five new Dulevo Veloce 5000 street sweepers from AAD Specialised Transport Solutions on 10 June this year. These new street sweepers, can remove sand, leaves and...
The Minister and Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs (DEA) led the department’s commemorations of International Nelson Mandela Day in honour of former statesman and the late President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, 15 July this...
This year, from 14 to 19 September, South Africans from all walks of life will once again be encouraged to clean-up and recycle in their environment as part of National Clean-Up and Recycle Week SA. According to Douw Steyn, director of...
