The green tech revolution could transform the future of our planet, with innovations that will provide answers to global warming if rolled out on a large enough scale. The impact of technologies is already available in energy industry, water...
In just a few days Gautrain commuters will finally be able to climb aboard at Johannesburgs’s Park station. Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi, in presenting his R4.36 billion budget in the provincial legislature on Tuesday, announced...
Adrian Gonzalez, on his way back from The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum where he conducted two workshop sessions on the role of social media in supply chain management, something he has been doing for the past couple of years, discussed the...
In 2008, 31% of Québec’s municipal wastewater sludge ended up in landfills. By 2020, Quebec wants to divert all residual materials from landfills in order to recycle, produce energy or dispose of the waste, in that order. To reach this goal,...
In what looks like affirming allegations by Africa’s civil society, the fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) report released last Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme shows that only four out of possible 90 goals and objectives to...
This year’s World Environment Day (WED) celebrations in South Africa comes after the National Treasury allocated R800 million for the Green Fund over the next two financial years, which represents a critical resource mechanism to achieve a...
The eyes of the world will be focused on the health of our oceans when World Oceans Day is celebrated on Friday, 8 June. Since it was first introduced in 1992, nations around the globe participated in the planet’s biggest celebration of the ocean...
The quality and safety of water aren’t affected just by major industrial pollutants or illegal dumping. Something as harmless-sounding as stormwater — the stuff that flows through streets and drains after it rains or the snow melts — can...
Bill Gates’ company’s software has, over the decades, enabled legions of Indian youth to become computer engineers, and helped the country lay claim to IT superpower status. With luck, his fortune now may help the country achieve...
