In an effort to promote and improve industrial resource efficiency and make production more environmentally friendly, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is initiating a Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP)...
By Liesl Frankson Executive Mayor of Polokwane, Councillor Thembi Nkadimeng, has laid out plans for major improvements to some of the municipality’s infrastructure. Speaking at a media briefing on her 100 days in office, Nkadimeng addressed issues...
Cabinet has moved to reassure South Africans that everything is being done to address the current electricity challenges which have resulted in load shedding this week. “Cabinet has noted the current challenges with electricity caused by technical...
South Africa will set aside funding to support science and technology initiatives with Ethiopia, to ensure the success of collaboration between the two countries. Speaking in Addis Ababa on Thursday, 6 November, the Minister of Science and...
Recent legislation promulgated in the United States has put caps in Massachusetts limiting the amount of food that goes to landfill. In South Africa and many other developing countries around the world no such cap exists, although these countries...
By Liesl Frankson Water supply within the Polokwane municipality is currently under strain and cannot cope with the demand. The municipality is currently receiving 18 Mega litres per day of normal flow and 67 Mega litres per day of peak flow....
BMW South Africa has signed a power purchasing agreement with energy company Bio2Watt, to supply the car manufacturer with renewable energy sources for operations at its Rosslyn production facility, north of Pretoria. In what is thought to be the...
Most of the provisions that were covered in the draft notice of the National Road Traffic Regulations have been included in the amendment which was published at the end of October. It was first published for comment in June 2012. The long awaited...
Once established it is envisaged that the Grand Free Trade Area (GFTA) will be the largest bloc on the African continent serving as a launching pad for the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in 2017. Being launched in...
