Higher taxes on the cards for alcohol
The sale of alcohol in South Africa has been linked to the high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) being perpetuated, and the Commission for...
The decline and fall – one in five municipalities in a state of collapse
by Jordan Griffiths, First published by The Daily Maverick on 06 October 2020.
THE collapse of a local municipality is easy to spot. The first warning signs...
Safety during tower crane erection
BRENDEN Crous, managing director of local Potain distributor Crane & Hoist Equipment SA, says that the company is well versed in all relevant safety...
HD-1500 mobile robot with 1 500 kg payload capacity
Industry-leading HD-1500 expands the possibilities for autonomous material transport
OMRON has announced the launch of the HD-1500, the strongest and latest addition to the company’s...
Partnership improves concrete floor quality
TRADITIONAL concrete floor specifications will require a standard 30MPa mix supplied daily by a ready-mix plant without any specific effort to address shrinkage. This...
Option of electronic voting in South Africa being “investigated”
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has been asked by Parliament to respond to a number of public comments made on the Electoral...
Making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil just got way easier
by RMIT University (formerly known as Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne Technical College).
SPONGE-like catalysts could transform biodiesel production and chemical manufacturing.
Researchers have developed...
New rough terrain crane
IN September, Babcock delivered the first TADANO GR-700EX-4 Rough Terrain Crane to a long-standing mining customer. The 70-ton hydraulic rough terrain crane is the...
Stor-Age and Equites healthy
TWO of Cape Town’s biggest property specialists, Stor-Age and Equites, have seen their respective niches in storage and warehousing immunise profits from the ravages of...
New sustainability milestone in flooring
INTERFACE, major global modular flooring producer and a world leader in sustainable flooring, has developed a new carpet tile backing with “the lowest carbon...
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