Company Announcement: Green Building Conference 25 & 26 July 2012

alive2green are pleased to announce that their Sixth Annual Green Building Conference and Exhibition will be hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre on 25 and 26 July 2012 forming part of Sustainability Week 2012.

Company Announcement: Sasol Eco Industrial Park launched to promote greener businesses

Sasol’s enterprise development vehicle, Sasol ChemCity, together with the executive mayor of the Metsimaholo municipality and other key role-players, today launched phase one of their Eco Industrial Park in Sasolburg.

19/08/2011 (On-The-Air)

We see India’s hunger for South African coal growing somewhat; greener building techniques and we look at the issue of gold and a US presidential decision taken by America many years ago, we see that there is still some kind of impact and I find...

Peabody announces plans for Chinese coal, energy projects

The biggest US coal producer, Peabody Energy, has signed agreements with Chinese partners to develop two separate coal and energy projects in northern China. Peabody has agreed to work with China's Huaneng Group and California-based Calera Corp...

Cement firm’s carbon reduction efforts acknowledged

Cement group AfriSam's carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction efforts, dubbed ‘Project Green Cement‘, were recognised during the 2010 Nedbank Capital Green Mining Awards, which took place on Thursday evening, where the company scooped the award in the...

Company Announcement: Aluminum Association Set To Show Advantages Of Building With Aluminum This Month

Attached please find a press release on: The Aluminum Association’s Building and Construction (B&C) Committee continues to show how aluminum is driving the green building industry. The Association will exhibit at METALCON International 2010...

27/11/2009 (On-The-Air)

Sasol is sending a team to Germany to firm up development of new low-cost solar panel; Wits University carrying out a study to see whether mathematics standards of today are still a good indicator of academic ability; South Africa's first green...

Real Economy Report

Acsa launches the OR Tambo Airport Management Centre; a look at South Africa's first Green Star certified building; and we speak to Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens.

10/07/2009 (On-The-Air)

In this broadcast: South Africa’s failure to upgrade its fuel specifications is resulting in the country producing some of the dirtiest petrol in the world; The Department of Public Works, on the other hand, has completed a programme that makes...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: the Ben Schoeman highway expansion is on track and on time; green building is gaining momentum in South Africa; and the Ekurhuleni jewellery project empowers communities.

University of Toronto to host Canadian mining innovation centre

The federal government of Canada and the government of Ontario will each provide C$5,5-million in funding for a new Innovation Centre for the Canadian Mining Industry, to be build at the St George campus of the University of Toronto. The project...

On-The-Air (22/05/09)

In today's broadcast: South Africa's building industry is scrambling for ‘green-building' accreditation, despite the high costs; a single Gauteng diamond has sold for the world record $9-million on world markets; and power capacity in the...