When Cape Town Municipality was designing its Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, they needed to create clearly identified dedicated bus lanes in coloured concrete. The challenge was to provide a long-lasting colour able to withstand heavy traffic in...
Despite a bigger-than-expected slowdown in South Africa’s economic growth; sales in the local truck market performed according to industry forecasts and continued its steady growth in May. This is according to the latest combined results released...
Within the maritime industry there has to be a significant increase in black participation through ownership, management and employment in companies throughout the industry value chain. This is according to the Deputy Minister of Trade and...
Pictured: Martin Christopher – International Supply Chain Guru Martin Christopher is a visionary thinker in supply chain excellence. His concepts, theories and strategies have influenced supply chain professionals around the world for over two...
Pictured: Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa “I would like to re-emphasise our concern over the growing number of unemployed young people. As we begin the third decade of our democracy, the ability of our country to upscale a conducive...
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount of food produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, one in every seven people in...
Picture: A static compost heap on the Welgevallen Experimental Farm in Stellenbosch. (Photo: Dr Elmi Lötze) Wanted: school hostels, feeding schemes, or community gardens in the Boland that want to dispose of their large volumes of garden refuse or...
Below is this year’s budget as presented by The Minister of Transport, Ben Martins, in parliament outlining how the Department of Transport is going to spend its R42.3 billion. Approximately 96% of the budget will be spent on: maintaining road...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has vowed to take tougher actions against contractors whose carelessness is resulting in extensive damage to council infrastructure while at the same time greatly inconveniencing residents and businesses....
