Smart cities are safe cities
The Safe City Africa Summit held today in Cape Town, has provided a platform for more than 400 delegates representing industry leaders and governments from all over Africa to share insights development...
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Waste gasification and renewable energy company Sierra Energy has been granted the award of a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the United States’ Department of Defence’s Defense Logistics...
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India and SA come together for water research
Dhesigen Naidoo WRC CEO recently led a delegation to India to formalise a needs-based knowledge partnership The Water Research Commission (WRC) of South Africa visited India last week to formalise a...
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Wind power potential in SA on par with solar
The potential to produce electricity from wind turbines in South Africa is significantly greater and much more widely spread than initially thought, a recent study by the Council for Scientific and...
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Country pledges overshoot Paris temperature limit
Study results published in renowned science journal Nature indicate that a strengthened resolve of the Paris climate agreement is needed Individual country pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
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Fighting microplastics by focusing on the environmental impact of tyre wear
‘Tiny plastic particles have now been found at ocean depths of 16 000 feet and even in the Arctic’ Microplastics are a global environmental problem that travels through the food chain and ends up on...
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The rise of Apollo
Cost-effective, mechanised solutions for building and maintaining South Africa’s road network are a priority, but budgets are constrained and project margins are becoming leaner. This makes equipment...
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Water value engineering: Creating sustainable supply for communities
Meeting the current and future water storage needs of South Africa’s rural and urban communities is a top priority, as are future drought countermeasures. Mava Gwagwa, new business and key accounts...
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Bitumen refinement
Current budget restrictions now make it even more imperative that pavements are kept watertight and operational for as long as possible between scheduled maintenance interventions. Colas South Africa...
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A paving vision unfolds
The construction and maintenance of roads are among the top priorities for government. IMIESA speaks to Steve Tinarwo, managing director, Instant Tar, about the company’s plans to grow its base in this...
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