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Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new...
Policy coherence seen as key to scaling up SA’s circular economy
With increasing pressure being placed on South Africa’s municipal dumps amid growing waste generation, promoting a circular economy could provide valuable solutions while potentially creating new...
Virtual - South African Circular Manufacturing Initiative inception workshop
Inviting industry to contribute to a science, innovation and technology strategy that enables circularity in the manufacturing sector. 18 March 2025 |Online via MS Teams | 09:00 – 13:00
By-product paving the way to circularity
Reported as an “industry first” in Southern Africa, silicomanganese slag, a by-product of ferromanganese alloy and steel production, has been used as construction material in a 2 km stretch of road...
Centre endorses transition towards sustainable systems
As Africa looks to the future, the transition to sustainable energy represents both a challenge and an opportunity, highlights national industry support programme the National Cleaner Production...
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From nearly empty six months ago, Vaal dam brims after heavy rains
In less than six months, the water storage level of South Africa’s Vaal dam surged from less than 30% capacity in December to overflowing, prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to...
EAAIF raises $325m as part of $1bn Africa, Asia infrastructure plan
Blended public and private debt capital finance organisation the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has successfully raised $325-million in new debt facilities, which will help...
Panel discusses importance of ecological infrastructure in combatting climate change
In acknowledgement of International Day for Biological Diversity, on May 22, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and...
