Tag: sustainability
Mining in Africa must avoid distraction from its measured progress
Despite the geopolitical uncertainties affecting the global economy, Africa’s mining sector remains well placed to expand its economic and social contribution.
Speaking from the Investing...
Opinion piece: The shape of water – automating hydropower operations
By Kobus Vermeulen, Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric
Hydropower is undoubtedly one of the building blocks of today’s renewable energy industry, with...
Have your say on City exploring external options for its permanent desalination plant
As part of its feasibility study, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on the public to comment on the proposal to implement...
DHL Stadium wins a Gold International Award
THE IPMA, one of the world’s leading project management bodies, bestows these awards on projects demonstrating outstanding performance and innovation.
The awards ceremony, held at...
Teraco commences construction on 120MW utility-scale solar power plan
TERACO, a provider of interconnection platforms and vendor-neutral colocation data centres, announced that it has started construction of its 120MW utility-scale solar PV power...
Welded mesh adds a novel Gabion dimension
The traditional role of gabions in constructing engineered systems, like mass gravity retaining walls, is now increasingly crossing over into parallel applications outside the...
Africa’s next crisis, water scarcity, looms as the continent faces dual threats of water...
By Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, head of business ecosystems and sustainability at business & commercial banking: Standard Bank Group
AS Africa increasingly contends with severe water...
Solving wastewater woes: How Maskam water transformed operations at a stainless steel engineering company
By Larry Claasen
THE National Stainless Steel Centre (NSS) in Kempton Park, home to 200 staff members, faced mounting pressure from escalating wastewater issues and...
Global pumping giant ready to support hydrogen economy – KSB Pumps and Valves
WITH abundant sunshine and wind, southern Africa is perfectly positioned to become a global powerhouse in green hydrogen production.
As the world shifts towards cleaner...
The South African Oil & Gas Alliance and its members, “Call to Action”
THE South African Oil & Gas Alliance and its members are united in sending a resounding message: South Africa is open for business.
This declaration...
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