Last Wednesday, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) released its State of Municipal Capacity Report (SMCR) for the 2010/11 financial year. The report is a bigger, beefier piece of analysis than previous editions of the SMCR, and it could be a...
On October 16 and 17 the second Clean Technology business and investment matchmaking conference for the African continent is to be held at the Killarney Country Club in Lower Houghton, Johannesburg. Called ‘Viridis Africa’, the event is dedicated...
Between 50 and 90% of logging in key tropical countries of the Amazon basin, Central Africa and South-east Asia is being carried out by organised crime threatening efforts to combat climate change, deforestation, conserve wildlife and eradicate...
At least a half-degree reduction in temperature can be achieved if there is immediate action to reduce air pollution from coal-fired power plants, gas fracking, diesel trucks and biomass burning, according to recent studies. What is needed is...
Natural gas exploration in East Africa is being pursued without adequate scientific studies of vulnerable marine environments, including the 220 ‘red list’ species under threat located in the vast coastal and inland areas, and the newly discovered...
The who’s who of the environmental movement in South Africa converged at Maropeng in Gauteng to honour the winners of the second ever EcoLogic Awards initiated by Enviropaedia. By Linet Engelbrecht Twelve top South African environmentalists...
Maritime experts and registrars of ships in Africa met yesterday in Mombasa to launch a master plan meant to harmonise the maritime sector in the continent. The conference dubbed “A new awakening for Africa’s Maritime industry” will focus on common...
According to the Ministry of Mineral,Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR), the road freight strike in South Africa has not affected petrol and diesel supply in Bostwana. A statement from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Boikobo Paya,...
Company Profile Established in 1910, Sika is a global supplier of speciality chemical products serving construction and industrial markets. Sika South Africa started trading in 1988. As a “multi-domestic” company, Sika places the needs...
