A contract to deliver a billion litres of petrol and diesel per year for Total South Africa, has been awarded to Imperial Logistics group company Tanker Services. This three year contract for fuel distribution services in Cape Town, Pretoria,...
The annual Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Conference and Exhibition is almost upon us, with pre-event functions, such as the golf day, taking place this coming Sunday, and the conference proper being held over the 11th and 12th November....
Pick ‘n Pay has awarded a five year contract for supply chain management and transport management services (TMS) to Imperial Logistics. This partnership is expected to yield a 20% net saving on transport costs over the contract period; largely from...
According to a case study spearheaded by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), if three million existing low-income houses were converted to ‘green’ homes, the electricity saving would be enough to power a city the size of Durban or...
On Thursday 17 October 2013, fines totalling R105 700 were issued in a multi-agency, city-wide operation that targeted dumping, environmental crime and other by-law contraventions, according to City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety...
Artesian boreholes – which spontaneously discharge water without being pumped – are a common feature worldwide. However, the hydraulic testing of these boreholes, and estimating of aquifer properties (where groundwater occurs in reasonable...
The drawing of borders and the demarcation of spaces has always been an area of high emotional tension. In a recent roundtable meeting hosted by Isandla Institute, participants were given an opportunity to unravel aspects of that contestation....
Dr Kevin Wall has been appointed by the University of Pretoria as Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Construction Economics, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, retrospectively from 1 July 2013 until 30...
The 2013 Global Green Building Convention recently gathered in Cape Town to shed light on the latest innovations in sustainable building techniques, however, it has become paramount that an assembly of , green buildings alone will not be the only...
