- Collective responsibility needs to be taken to ensure food and water With the planet at a ‘tipping point’, civil society, industry and public sector have to take urgent collective action to reduce plastic, eliminate waste and ensure food and water security, experts said at the opening of IFAT Africa, food & drink technology (fdt) Africa and analytica Lab Africa this month.
- Henley & Partners discusses sovereign equity at Davos Henley & Partners says it was delighted to take part in a Davos panel discussion during this week’s World Economic Forum, which considered innovation between the individual and the sovereign state, and the benefits that can be created through investment migration programs. Chairman Dr. Christian H. Kaelin built on the concept of sovereign equity, which...
- Bringing access to chronic medication to the furthest reaches of SA The Cipla Foundation has recently landed its 20th pick-up point facility in South Africa. Through its Sha’p Left initiative the Cipla Foundation is providing high-quality, customised chronic medicine PUPs around the country. Improving access to chronic medication The Central Chronic Medication Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) programme is a National Department of Health initiative working to...
- Dis-Chem disappointed over Competition Tribunal ruling The Competition Tribunal has found that Dis-Chem engaged in excessive pricing of surgical masks and has imposed an administrative penalty of R1.2 00 000. Dis-Chem Pharmacies CEO Ivan Saltzman says Dis-Chem will take the matter on appeal to the Competition Appeal Court in that the decision seems to contain a number of errors of fact...
- Fairtrade Sugar launches in South Africa The South African Fairtrade Sugar Project was launched in 2014 and industry can expect to see the first crop of cane sugar with Fairtrade certification in late 2015.
- SA’s new medical scheme set to disrupt the market A new market entrant, Health Squared Medical Scheme, is set to “redefine healthcare funding” through a personalised approach to healthcare cover for members at all income levels.
- Air Products laying the foundation for growth at Randvaal Primary Air Products South Africa’s investment in a 224m² aquaponics system at the Randvaal Primary School proves to be a successful model for schools to teach children the skills of producing their own vegetables and for the school to become self-sustainable. Teachers and learners at the Randvaal Primary School in Daleside, Midvaal, whoare extremely motivated by their successful cucumber crop of more than 75kg in last December, attended a training session and planted vegetable seeds this week.
- How to give workers the structure of office life while working remotely By: David Seinker, CEO and founder, The Business Exchange In the early days of lockdown, there were a lot of confident predictions that we were witnessing the beginning of a remote work revolution. As the weeks have dragged on, however, such fancies have quickly proven to be an illusion. Jaded by trying to fit a...
- Digital marketplace set to change the way local companies purchase and dispose of assets An evolutionary digital marketplace, allsurplus.com backed by one of the world’s largest asset disposal companies, Liquidity Services, is set to change the way local companies can purchase or dispose of assets to a truly national, regional and International buyer base. The website is an innovation of the global Nasdaq-listed Liquidity Services group, which is best...
- Severe weather conditions become the new normal Many areas in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal came to a standstill yesterday and today as devastating hailstorms, torrential rain and strong winds tore off roofs, flooded roads, smashed windows and cars, uprooted trees and walls, and tragically claimed three lives. The increased frequency of extreme weather events over the past couple of years has been marked...

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2016

Environmental Management Mar/April 2016

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Environmental Management Mar/April 2016

Waste tyres are bulky and difficult to dispose of. Their nature does not allow for compression or folding in order to reduce the space occupied during disposal at landfills, and…

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Environmental Management January/February 2016

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Environmental Management January/February 2016

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