Eskom does not have an obligation to supply electricity to ratepayers and this has had civil rights organisations up in arms. Eskom announced that it was going to cut off power to seven municipalities if they are unable to repay their outstanding...
The City of Cape Town could soon struggle with access to water due to low dam levels and restrictions as the city has been exceeding its water consumption levels. Summer rains will also not be favouring the water scarce country as the South African...
FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA has enjoyed a particularly memorable year, racking up unmatched milestones among FAW manufacturing plants outside of Chinese headquarters. FAW SA started modestly over 20 years ago selling trucks locally, but in recent...
2016 marked an historical landmark in Atlas Copco South Africa’s history as it celebrated 70 years of conducting business in South Africa as part of the Atlas Copco Group. The history The company’s success story in South Africa dates back some 124...
Meeting in Mexico City earlier this month, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and consultants Arup outlined the first emission reduction plan in order to meet the most ambitious Paris Agreement targets to keep global warming below 1.5...
Eskom is another of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises that had its outlook dropped from stable to negative last week. International ratings agency Fitch affirmed Eskom’s triple-B credit rating despite the negative outlook. This was similar to...
Confidence in the civil construction industry has taken a dive in the last quarter of 2016, bringing it to its lowest since the beginning of 2012, barring Q1 of 2016. Following a cumulative 24 index point rise during 2Q2016 and 3Q2016, the FNB/BER...
Water experts have been increasingly pressured to think outside the box to devise solutions to help South Africa deal with its water crisis. The Water Research Commission (WRC) is one body in particular that has contributed significantly to coming...
It was a simple question from his dad that prompted 33 year old Pravashen Naidoo to create Africa’s first light bulb recycling business. Naidoo is the founder of E-Waste Africa, a waste recycling company that specialises in the sustainable and...
