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Local leg of hydrogen programme to start
The projected start later this month of a new initiative under the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Global Clean Hydrogen Programme (GCHP) represents a major milestone in...
New expert-level training course: Process Heating Systems Optimisation
The National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC), with the support of the CSIR Energy Research Centre, has developed a new expert-level energy training course in Process Heating Systems Optimisation....
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...
Online platform available to assist industrial spaces become sustainable
The National Cleaner Production Centre, South Africa (NCPC-SA) is calling on industrial parks and special economic zones (SEZs) managers and tenant companies to make use of the Eco-Industrial Parks...
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Oil prices firm as investors weigh supply outlook and Venezuelan uncertainties
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the market weighed expectations of ample global supply this year against uncertainty around Venezuelan crude output after the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro....
The 'AI Is Raising the Stakes in Cybersecurity' report, published by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), finds that almost 60% of African companies believe they experienced an AI-powered...
Rand rally looks sustainable as volatility nears 25-year low
Traders are just fine with the rand at its strongest level against the dollar in more than three years, volatility measures show. The South African currency strengthened 14% against the greenback...