Substantial cost savings achieved as Konecranes upgrades old Wolff Crane
A 35 T/15 T Wolff Crane, that was installed in a local metal plant in 1989, was recently upgraded by Konecranes. The modernisation of...
Cryptocurrency crime surges, losses hit $4.4bn by end-September
Cryptocurrency theft has surged in 2019 compared with last year, with more money flowing through digital exchanges and criminals looking to carry out bigger...
Severe delays as trains burn
Firefighters rushed to the Cape Town Railway Station in the early hours of this morning to find several train carriages alight.
According to City of...
Milnerton residents upset over polluted lagoon
The residents of Milnerton are up in arms, as they claim the City of Cape Town has taken more than a decade to do...
South Africa’s Eskom makes 1.3 bln rand profit in first half
South Africa's struggling state power firm Eskom made a surprise 1.3 billion rand ($88.39 million) profit in the first half of this financial year,...
Electric scooter service to launch in Cape Town
Cape Town is a city that is both health and environmentally conscious, and a new transportation service launching in early 2020 will allow locals...
OPINION: The dirty underbelly of “free energy”
FREE energy from the sun and the wind! Isn’t that a wonderful idea? And it’s clean too! Yeah, right.
No, it’s not.
So-called free clean energy...
RS Components introduces new range of RS PRO abrasives for metalworking machinery applications
Top-quality cutting, grinding and sanding accessories deliver high performance and long lifespans
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of...
Preventing sick building syndrome
Monitoring devices able to detect high levels of carbon dioxide have been introduced to the local market to help detect poor air quality that...
SAISC Steel Awards – a huge success, but what now for the rest of...
On 10 October this year, some 900 people attended the South African Institute of Steel Construction’s (SAISC’S) annual Steel Awards held at three venues...
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Wheat farming in South Africa crisis threatens sector sustainability
Wheat farming in South Africa crisis threatens sector sustainability
By Larry Claasen
THE country consumes more than 3,5 million tons of wheat a year, yet domestic...