Petco’s international colloquium held in Cape Town recently was instrumental in establishing global partnerships in the recycling sector. “There is no Planet B. We are all a part of the global market and live on a planet with finite resources. We...
SA and UK Governments urge SA private sector to take up energy efficiency initiatives The National Business Initiative (NBI) has announced the launch of the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) project, aimed at encouraging all South African...
Africa faces severe financial challenges in adapting to climate change. This is the view expressed in a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which was launched recently. The report spells out the costs that will be faced if...
An immense contribution recognised At the annual Chairman’s Breakfast event of the inland branch of the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA) on 21 November, the Concrete Achiever of the Year Award was presented to Dr Reinhold Amtsbüchler, the...
The Coega Development Corporation’s (CDC) has been recognised as South Africa’s best achieving government parastatal/agency for 2013 at the National Business Awards held in Johannesburg this month. The award comes in acknowledgment of the CDC’s...
Abe Thela, the newly elected President of CESA launched the CESA Sustainability Framework that has been adopted as compulsory for membership of CESA, at the CESA AGM held at their annual conference in November at the Westin in Cape Town. All...
The 20km Kalagadi Manganese railway siding, connecting to the main manganese corridor from Hotazel in the Northern Cape to Port Elizabeth was designed by consulting engineering firm, GIBB which is also monitoring its construction This railway...
A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by EThekwini Mayor, Cllr James Nxumalo and Uthukela District Municipality Mayor, Cllr Dudu Mazibuko. It allows for cooperation on service delivery between the two municipalities. The...
Over 150 years of mining activities has left South Africa’s environment and its water courses with huge potential problems. This is set to be addressed through Cabinet –and an inter-ministerial committee that includes the Ministers of Water...
