The WRD objective is to generate awareness of cooling’s essential benefits, how cooling impacts daily life, and how technology choices foster the environmental well-being of future generations.Read More »Cooling Matters is the 2022 World Refrigeration Day theme
South Africans have become accustomed to working and living with loadshedding over the past few years – scheduled and unscheduled power outages have just become the norm.Read More »Workable solutions to mitigate SA’s energy crisis
By the National Science and Technology Forum
What are the important discussions that should be taking place between civil society and government? What role should a civil society forum undertake to support the role of scientists in policy advice?Read More »Scientists advise authorities
Unilever is conducting trials to assess the feasibility of running ice cream freezer cabinets at higher temperatures to improve energy efficiency. The two pilots, one currently being conducted in Germany and another to follow in Indonesia next year, will seek to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by around 20-30% per freezer, while ensuring the same ice cream quality.Read More »Unilever trialling warm-up of cold chain for ice-cream
The Department of Higher Education and Training has started working on its plans to develop two new universities in South Africa. Presenting his 2022 budget speech on 2 June 2022, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said that his department has officially begun feasibility studies of the two new universities of Science and Innovation and a new Crime Detection University through the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG) to the value of R6 million.Read More »Work starts on two new universities in South Africa
In the face of further economic turmoil and supply chain disruptions, food banks once again played a pivotal role in providing emergency food assistance—at a level 128 percent higher than before the pandemic.Read More »39 million people relied on GFN member food banks for meals in 2021
False Bay TVET College is proud to have met the requirements of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) in the implementation of the Occupational Certificate in Rigging offered at the Swartklip Campus.Read More »First cohort of CoS Riggers
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the disruption, by sanctions or war, of two of the world’s largest grain exporters. This means 2022 is shaping up to be a very difficult year for the global food system. Taking steps could help the most vulnerable.Read More »A food crisis was brewing even before the war
While labour brokers have come under heavy scrutiny over the years leading to the sector being strictly regulated, this has resulted in greater protection for workers under temporary employment services. These compliance requirements have resulted in an evolution of the industry, to the point where the term ‘labour broker’ has become insufficient to describe the significant benefits delivered to businesses, particularly in the mining, construction, and engineering sectors.Read More »The evolution of labour on demand
ACWA Power, Oman’s leading integrated energy group, and Air Products have signed the agreement toward a multibillion-dollar investment for the production facility powered by renewable energy in Oman. The JDA signing follows a memorandum of understanding signed in December 2021.Read More »Joint development agreement signed in world-scale green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility in Oman