For the fifth consecutive year, shipping line Safmarine has received an award from Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The 2013 bronze Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Carrier of the Year award was presented to the shipping line at a ceremony held in...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has honoured Richard Wool with its Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for his extensive work in developing bio-based materials to support green energy infrastructure. Wool, a professor of chemical...
Bill and Melinda Gates’s competition to produce a high-tech toilet for the developing world has been questioned by toilet experts. An environmental engineer and an NGO worker have criticised the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for funding the...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved an equity participation of up to USD 25 million in the Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 (PAIDF 2). PAIDF2 is a private equity fund that will invest in projects...
An increasing problem at the border town of Chirundu, where the main highway linking Harare with Lusaka crosses the Zambezi River over a large road bridge, is the environmental degradation and the effect on the wildlife in the region. Almost all...
DPI Plastics – a manufacturer of water reticulation, drainage and pipe-fitting systems in South Africa – has recently commenced production of its new 630 mm bore PVC, following the final installation of its new Krauss Maffei extrusion line. DPI...
Degrémont South Africa, a locally based subsidiary of Suez Environnement, has carried out more than 100 projects in South Africa since 1968. Recently, a touch of French flair was added to the local contingent when Remy Jaffray joined the South...
Small Wastewater Treatment Works Suppliers Association (SEWPACKSA) past chairman Karl Juncker has highlighted the significant accomplishments of the association since its inception in 2010. Speaking at the SEWPACKSA AGM held recently, Juncker said...
A study on the transport and infrastructure in northern Mozambique was recently undertaken and is soon to be published by the South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Simon Foulds spoke to Dr Sören Scholvin about the study he...
