W Cape agriculture infrastructure damage estimated at R1bn
Following the recent severe floods, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) last week released an updated assessment of the estimated financial cost of...
50% of SA municipalities have poor drinking water quality – Blue Drop Watch report
THE 2023 Blue Drop Watch Report has revealed that there has been a deterioration in drinking water quality since the last report was done. Presenting the...
Technology answers the call of solar panel theft
By Rodney Taylor, Managing Director, Guardian Eye
MANY financial institutions have come up with innovative ways to fund solar installations, and the net result has...
How to dispose of old appliances – and contain the e-waste explosion
E-WASTE from electrical and electronic appliances and devices is becoming a major problem for South Africa.
According to Gauteng’s government website, the country produces around...
Don’t wait, desalinate: A new approach to water purification
By Jenna Kurtzweil, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
TWO-THIRDS of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff, but water—specifically, the clean and...
Commercial and residential water storage and treatment systems
ANELIA Hough, water treatment consultant at Allmech, leading South African manufacturer of boilers and supplier of water treatment components, explains that while many industrial...
AES’s people: the most important asset in the delivery of energy efficiency and safety
As the country’s most experienced operations and maintenance (O & M) service providers in the local steam and boiler sector, Associated Energy Services (AES)...
KD Series Motor Protection Relay
Our locally designed, manufactured and distributed KD relay is a comprehensive low voltage Electronic Motor Protection relay designed for conveyor, compressor, crusher, fan and...
Robots in the warehouse and safe racking
AUTONOMOUS mobile robots (AMRs) are revolutionising the warehousing landscape internationally, setting new standards for expectations and deliverables. This exciting technology is already being used...
Godongwana welcomes Post Office business rescue decision
Communications and Digital Technologies Acting Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has welcomed a high court decision to place the South African Post Office (SAPO) under supervision...
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