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Cabinda phosphate project, Angola – update
8th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Minbos Resources is engaging with its syndicate of investors on the potential yellow phosphorous project development and technical review to develop a new energy material business. 


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Rook 1 uranium project, Canada – update
8th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen has announced financing of $110-million for the project. 


African Sustainable Mining Piques Interest of Global Players
5th September 2023

Rapid advancements in technology have resulted in the development of sustainable innovations in mining practices, changing how the sector operates. In the wake of the global energy transition,... 


Large-scale waste-to-DME projects in development
1st September 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Large-scale waste-to-dimethyl ether (DME) projects, one based in north-west Europe and the other on the Gulf Coast of the US, are in the feasibility stage, with the projects anticipated to produce... 


Garyn Rapson
National Biodiversity Offset Guideline finally published
21st August 2023

By Garyn Rapson, Partner, Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate & Nonhlanhla Mnengi, Associate from Webber Wentzel The National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published. It specifically... 


Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
11th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

Ford South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has achieved its highest daily production number yet – 704 vehicles. Based on three-shift 24-hour production, the plant is capable of... 


New boards announced for two South African nuclear agencies
10th August 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African government has announced the new boards of directors for both the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI). The NNR serves to... 


Mathe Group and recycled rubber flooring company Van Dyck CEO Dr Mehran Zarrebini
Mathe receives waste management licence for R65m tyre recycling facility
8th August 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Radial truck tyre recycling company Mathe Group has received a new waste management licence for a new R65-million tyre recycling facility and negotiations with a potential funder are well under... 


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Interwaste rebrands initiative as Give2Green!
8th August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Local waste management business Interwaste’s ‘Tops to Tags initiative’ – which has run since 2011 – will now be called Give2Green and will focus on encouraging corporates, schools and community... 


Ever-expanding Maltento eyes opportunities in aquaculture and cosmetics 
4th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Maltento insect farm started as a small, test-scale operation in a home bathroom in Craighall Park, Johannesburg.  Almost seven years later, founder and CEO Dean Smorenburg has seen the... 


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Mpact posts improved profitability amid circular economy focus
3rd August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In its pursuit to capitalise on the global push towards a circular economy, paper and plastics packaging manufacturer Mpact has managed to expand into new, higher-margin product areas... 


Engineering design and its all-important role in MMM
31st July 2023

By Johan Potgieter, Cluster Software Lead at Schneider Electric  Engineering design has become a vital component in multiple segments including MMM (Mining Minerals & Metals) as industry moves into... 


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Rook 1 uranium project, Canada
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy plans to building the biggest development-stage uranium project in Canada. 


Plastics SA announces winners of Caroline Reid Awards and launches Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week as part of Mandela Day activities
20th July 2023

Plastics SA announced the winners of the 2023 Caroline Reid Awards and officially launched Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week 2023 as part of the 2nd Annual Mandela Day activities which took place on 18... 


Coca-Cola advancing ‘World Without Waste’ strategy
Coca-Cola advancing ‘World Without Waste’ strategy
20th July 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

Global beverage company, The Coca-Cola Company is committed to sustainability and responsible business practices, exemplified through its World Without Waste strategy, which focuses on creating a... 


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Construction of new recycling facility in Cape Town on track for completion next year
19th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town’s new material recovery facility (MRF) at the Coastal Park landfill site should start operations in November next year. The R186-million MRF is designed to receive co-mingled clean and... 


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Ever-expanding Maltento eyes opportunities in aquaculture, cosmetics
19th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Maltento insect farm started as a small, test-scale operation in a home bathroom in Craighall Park, Johannesburg.  Almost seven years later, founder and CEO Dean Smorenburg has seen the... 


Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
16th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Ford South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has achieved its highest daily production number yet, at 704 vehicles. Based on three-shift 24-hour production, the plant is capable of... 


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Coconut shells go for gold
14th July 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Environmentally responsible carbon manufacturer Panthera Carbon Global has uplifted many African communities through buying discarded coconut shells, which it repurposes into activated carbon that... 


Industry welcomes back IFAT Africa trade show
13th July 2023

Messe Muenchen concluded IFAT Africa 2023 in Midrand this month, where around 6 000 representatives and visitors from the environmental technology sector converged to welcome the key event back... 


analytica Lab Africa showcases latest laboratory technology solutions for Africa
13th July 2023

Messe Muenchen concluded analytica Lab Africa 2023 in Midrand this month, when thousands of laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics stakeholders converged at the Gallagher... 


Academia confirms almost all coral reefs have plastic waste present
12th July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A study by a team of researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, Nekton and the universities of São Paulo, Oxford and Exeter has found that large pieces of plastic waste is now present in... 


Yesh Surjoodeen
Closing the Loop: Championing a Sustainable Future for South Africa
12th July 2023

By Yesh Surjoodeen, Southern Africa Managing Director at HP As the global economy strains under the weight of growing resource scarcity, a circular model built on the principles of waste reduction,... 


Confronting plastic pollution: Unveiling the Path to a Sustainable Future during Plastic Free July
12th July 2023

By Xolile White, Technical Director, Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) Plastic has undoubtedly become an integral part of our modern lives. Its versatility and convenience have... 


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Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
7th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Ford South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has achieved its highest daily production number yet, at 704 vehicles. Based on three-shift 24-hour production, the plant is capable of... 


Opportunities for Africa-global cooperation highlighted at IFAT Africa, analytica Lab Africa opening
7th July 2023

Africa offers significant opportunities for foreign direct investment, while in turn, international organisations offer a range of solutions to help Africa address key challenges. This is according... 


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Firm open to investing in the ‘right’ sectors in KZN
7th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Black-owned private equity investment firm Agile Capital focuses on investments that drive sustainable development and have a demonstrable track record of growth and investment returns, with Agile... 


Opportunities for Africa-global cooperation highlighted at IFAT Africa, analytica Lab Africa opening
6th July 2023

Africa offers significant opportunities for foreign direct investment, while in turn, international organisations offer a range of solutions to help Africa address key challenges. This is according... 


Babcock hits the bull’s eye with BULL construction equipment
Babcock hits the bull’s eye with BULL construction equipment
3rd July 2023

Babcock has partnered with BULL to become the exclusive supplier of BULL tractor loader backhoes (TLBs) and BULL skid steers in southern Africa. These products complement Babcock’s existing... 


Water, waste crises in the spotlight at IFAT Africa 2023
28th June 2023

Looming water and waste management crises will top the agenda at IFAT Africa 2023, the leading event for the water, sewage, refuse and recycling industry in southern Africa next month. IFAT Africa... 


Water, waste crises in the spotlight at IFAT Africa 2023
27th June 2023

Looming water and waste management crises will top the agenda at IFAT Africa 2023, the leading event for the water, sewage, refuse and recycling industry in southern Africa next month. IFAT Africa... 


Local plastic industry leaders attend the intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastic pollution
26th June 2023

Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the South African plastics industry, has released its official response following the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)... 


Accelerating Financial Solutions for Sustainable Manufacturing
Accelerating Financial Solutions for Sustainable Manufacturing
23rd June 2023

Driving Africa's Industrial Transformation Johannesburg, 26 June 2023 - In a bold effort to drive Africa's industrial transformation and promote sustainable manufacturing practices, key... 


Holistic architecture, sustainable design shaping future of green buildings
23rd June 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

In the pursuit of creating sustainable and eco-friendly buildings, architects and organisations are focusing on key principles that promote holistic architecture and sustainable design. According... 


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Cabinda phosphate project, Angola – update
23rd June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Minbos Resources is advancing the development of its Cabinda phosphate project, having awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the project to Brazil’s EPC... 


Greens Creek mine is the biggest silver mine in the US
Hecla fined for hazardous waste management at silver mine in Alaska
15th June 2023 By: Reuters

Hecla Mining was fined $143 124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... 


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Waste tyre management plan needed to guide tyre dealers
13th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Tyre producer Sumitomo Rubber South Africa has reiterated that there is an urgent need for a comprehensive waste tyre management plan to guide dealers.  “There needs to be a solid protocol for all... 


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Cabinda phosphate project, Angola – update
9th June 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been granted key environmental approval licences for construction activities. 


Kagiso Mahlangu
Understanding the E in ESG: tenants' needs will inform how building owners and developers comply with SA’s green building standards 
8th June 2023

By Kagiso Mahlangu - Partner: Director and Head of Real Estate and Conveyancing Practice at CMS South Africa South Africa is under growing internal and external pressure to rein in its carbon... 


Creecy calls for urgent action to combat plastic pollution
5th June 2023 By: Darren Parker

Urgent action is required to combat plastic pollution and its detrimental impacts on human health, the economy and the environment, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy... 


Zaynab Sadan
The Plastic Pollution Treaty: A Global Solution for Africa's Environment
5th June 2023

By Zaynab Sadan – Regional Plastics Policy Coordinator for Africa at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Plastic pollution is an urgent crisis threatening our planet's and our communities'... 


Energy Vault's first full-scale gravity energy storage system being built in China
Gravity energy storage systems an option at South Africa’s coal power stations
2nd June 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Consultancy Sizana Solutions says gravity energy storage systems (GESS) fit in “beautifully” with South Africa’s just energy transition, as it can create multiple thousands of jobs while... 


People power:  South Africans can help mitigate a water crisis
31st May 2023

Bringing together government, academia, scientists, business and citizen activists to collaborate on solutions could go a long way towards alleviating a water and wastewater crisis in South Africa.... 


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