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Engineer invents manhole protector grid as an early warning system to prevent sewage spills
By: Schalk Burger 21st August 2024 Civil engineer Chris Nganga Kimaru has developed a manhole protector grid (MPG) solution that uses GSM and Sigfox-enabled Internet of Things... →
How to wander responsibility: sustainable tourism practices & legal compliance in South Africa
21st August 2024 As the tourism world continues to expand, sustainable tourism is no longer optional but a necessity. Tourists are urged to assess their travels'... →
Barrick Gold on way to becoming major copper producer
By: Martin Creamer 19th August 2024 In less than six years, at the end of the decade, 2030, Barrick will have grown its gold output by 30% and will be a copper miner up there with... →
From Government of National Unity to National Dialogue and beyond – Part two
By: Raymond Suttner 19th August 2024 This article represents a continuation of one published two months ago. At the time I saw the Government of National Unity (GNU) as an attempt to... →
Daily Podcast – August 16, 2024
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 16th August 2024 Making headlines: Ramokgopa withdraws 2.5 GW nuclear-procurement determination; My Vote Counts launches Civil Society Electoral Reform Panel; And,... →
Ramokgopa withdraws 2.5 GW nuclear-procurement determination citing lack of public consultation
By: Terence Creamer 16th August 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has withdrawn a Ministerial determination for the procurement of 2 500 MW of new nuclear... →
Oxfam's environmental sustainability report
13th August 2024 Keeping global warming to below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels - as stipulated in the Paris Agreement - is essential if we are to avoid... →
Cape Town to launch constitutional challenge if Public Procurement Bill is gazetted
By: Irma Venter 12th August 2024 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to gazette the new Public Procurement Bill into law, as the city... →