CSIR’s water use app enables optimal use of water in farming
By Diane Silcock
WITH the recent heavy rainfall experienced in the Western Cape, it’s easy to lose sight of the drought that plagued the province...
Revamping your space: Creative uses for second-hand containers available across South Africa
Second-hand containers are becoming increasingly popular in South Africa for their versatility and cost-effectiveness. These robust steel structures, originally designed for shipping goods across...
The economy faces “significant risk” as looming gas shortages hang over it
Despite the government’s bold plans for the gas sector, the industry has to deal with huge hurdles and a catastrophic threat.
By Larry Claasen
SOUTH Africa’s...
Steenhuisen says decongesting the Port of Cape Town is “one of his top priorities”
By Larry Claasen
NEW Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says he has made decongesting the Port of Cape Town “one of his top priorities.”
The Port...
Mitchells Plain-based RLabs – under the helm of Christine Taphel – is helping women...
By Diane Silcock
RECONSTRUCTED Living Labs (RLabs)’s philosophy is all about people and community and this comes across strongly when speaking to CEO Christine Taphel,...
AGOA: The renewal signs are positive
By Chris Hattingh
THE recent trip by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau, and Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield to the Africa Growth and Opportunity...
Companies must increase salaries and offer remote work to attract women – RecruitMyMom report
By Larry Claasen
SOUTH African women are educated, ambitious and dissatisfied with their jobs. They also want to be paid more and have flexibility when...
Scammers turn to phone calls as banks clamp down on fraud
The banking industry has noted an increase in clients who have been duped by fraudsters posing as bank officials, tax officials or investment companies....
NERSA rejection of grid reservation
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) acknowledges the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to reject Eskom's application to...
Blog: HPC is here, but it needs to be of cool mind and body
By Ben Selier, Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric
It reads like a paragraph from a Philip K. Dick Sci-Fi novel; high...
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