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Innovative recycled products including a world first were rewarded recently at the South African Plastics Recycling Organization's (SAPRO) second annual Best Recycled Product Competition award ceremony. The winners were announced at a gala dinner at the Midrand Conference Centre.
With floods causing havoc in several South African provinces earlier this year, it may be hard to believe that the looming water crisis that was debated in Parliament in 2008 remains an issue. Engineering Council of SA vice-president Thoko Majozi warns: 'the maximum consumption that SA's water resources can sustain will be reached in about five years'.
How can the mining sector reduce and in some cases eliminate the waste it produces?
'Engaging the Private Sector for Africa's Agri-Food Growth' was the theme of this year's AgriBusiness Forum held in Johannesburg.
The 1st Southern African Solar Energy Conference (SASEC 2012) will be held from
the 21st to the 23rd of May 2012 at the Protea Hotel in the Technopark, Stellenbosch.
