Across the large hydraulic excavator range, a new range from a leading manufacturer has combined several features and innovations that extend undercarriage life, eliminates ‘pin-walking’ and prevents entry of contaminants and leaking of vital...
Humanity’s journey to living sustainably on planet earth penetrates every aspect of our lives and demands innovation and creativity. Our cities contain some of the most complex and intricate infrastructure we know, and the materials from and of...
The trucking of coal in Mpmumalanga over weekends, between 18:00 on Fridays and 06:00 on Sundays, by Eskom has stopped. This is being done to minimise both fatal road accidents and the breakdown of trucks due to mechanical failure. Due to a recent...
Konica Minolta South Africa has become one of the first corporate companies in South Africa to offset its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions for its 2013 financial year, earning the company a ‘Carbon Neutral’ status for the year. The...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, launched a new cycle of Working for the Coast projects, with a budget of over R292 million, in the Louwville community, Saldanha Bay on Friday 27th September 2013. The...
Mark Erasmus has resigned as MD of Volvo Trucks Southern Africa with immediate effect. His responsibilities will be taken over by Torbjörn Christensson, Volvo Group SA president. Christensson says, “Mark has been with Volvo Trucks SA for 16 years...
Blue Flag 2013/2014 season launched. In September World Tourism Day 2013 was celebrated across the provinces with the theme: Tourism and Water. In keeping with this theme, Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, launched the new Blue Flag ...
Plans to increase Zambia’s power generation capacity are underway with the government recently recognising hydropower as the most appropriate power generation medium to ensure the country’s continued economic growth. Situated in the North-Western...
During the Water Research Commission (WRC) Symposium Gala Dinner held at the CSIR on 26 September 2013, Dr Nico Benadé was awarded for the development of training material for implementation of the Water Administration System (WAS), an integrated...
