Behind the scenes at the Dakar Rally is a massive machine looking after the competitors, vehicles, assistance crews, medical and catering staff, organisers, timekeepers, sponsors and media contingent. Each day the whole Dakar ensemble – comprising...
The country’s first mine-water atlas is currently being developed. The project, funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) andled by consulting firm Golder Associates, will provide water managers with a comprehensive reference on the extent of...
Africans hold largely negative views about their governments’ performance on key services such as the delivery of water and maintaining sanitary conditions. This is according to anew report from Afrobarometer.The report entitled What People Want...
Discussions in formalizing and mainstreaming Joint Border Committees (JBCs) in Tanzania have resulted in a terms of reference being signed by government agencies, private sector stakeholders and the USAID East Africa Trade Hub*. According to the...
For the fifth consecutive year, shipping line Safmarine has received an award from Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The 2013 bronze Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Carrier of the Year award was presented to the shipping line at a ceremony held in...
Waste management company Viridor and plastics recycler ECO Plastics have entered into a multimillion pound deal that will see Viridor supply ECO Plastics with 10Â 000 tonnes of plastic bottles this year. The two companies announced their 12 month...
Scottish businesses face the possibility of being fined if they do not comply with new recycling laws. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations stipulate that Scottish businesses had to begin presenting paper, card, plastic, glass and metals separately for...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has honoured Richard Wool with its Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for his extensive work in developing bio-based materials to support green energy infrastructure. Wool, a professor of chemical...
According to the SAnews.gov.za website the Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport will rehabilitate the deteriorated R36 between Machadodorp and Mashishing (formerly Lydenburg) in Mpumalanga. Dumisani Malamule, department...
