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Cutting ties with fossil fuels critical to SA’s future
Amidst blackouts, rampant electricity tariff hikes, and the mounting economic costs of air pollution, South Africa urgently needs to begin cutting its ties with fossil fuels and speed the transition…
South Africa should rethink regulations on genetically modified plants
Food security is a global priority – and it is becoming more urgent in the face of climate change, which is already affecting crop productivity. One way to improve food security is to…
Spotlight on post-pandemic waste management
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed its concern around the management of healthcare waste produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. The problem is however much wider than the millions of…
Novel cooling material could provide refrigerant alternative
The traditional refrigerant represented by Freon is a strong greenhouse gas that leads to serious climate implications. Stimulated by the excellent cooling performance of plastic crystal materials, barocaloric (BC) cooling…
Logistics careers for women
By Innovative Learning Solutions Women are certainly no longer content with being confined to jobs traditionally associated with their gender, rather, they are stepping into roles previously occupied by men.…
High-end meets convenience – 24 hours a day
By Brendan O’Donoghue, director at BJ Cooling and Heating This new-concept store located in the suburb of Rosebank, Johannesburg, is hopefully the first of a chain planned for South Africa…