Mitigating explosion risk at petrochemical plants
FIRE protection is a major challenge in chemical and petrochemical production: Many highly flammable substances are processed with varying risks of fire hazards and...
How WEG VSD technology can help deal with load shedding
Variable speed drives (VSDs) are generally considered as vital contributors to energy efficiency, but they also have features that can reduce the operational disruptions...
Highmast LED Lighting Solution in Olifantsfontein Â
BEKA Schréder has supplied the highmast LED lighting solution to the Clayville Industrial area of Olifantsfontein, Gauteng province. This new installation will bring some...
Towards larger and hybrid mobile crushing solutions
AMID an evolving market landscape, customers in southern Africa are increasingly turning to larger mobile crushers and hybrid solutions, observes Francois Marais, Sales and...
Sunningdale developments on track with completion of major intersection
IN preparation for the construction of residential, community housing and commercial developments in Sunningdale Phases 12A, 13 and 14 - opposite the Table Bay...
SA Trails Network paves the way to economic empowerment in the Western Cape
NOVEMBER 2022 marked the successful roll-out of Phase One by World Economic Forum’s award-winning SA Trails Network, in partnership with Imperial - a DP...
Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate on Waste MinimisationÂ
Why is it so important for me to sort the very small amount of waste I generate? What difference can I make on my...
Maintenance projects in the Petrochemical Industry
In 2016 Steinmüller Africa completed a planned maintenance project for state-owned national oil company PetroSA’s Mossel Bay-based Gas-To-Liquids refinery, in the Western Cape. Steinmüller...
Cape Town’s electricity wheeling pilot gets the greenlight
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that 15 commercial electricity suppliers will start wheeling electricity through Cape Town’s grid following City Council approval...
The Lady R is sinking … and the president has chosen to go down...
By Howard Feldman
Rather than having a negative view of President Cyril Ramaphosa when it comes to the now infamous Lady R vessel, I would...
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