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Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is the new “cool” research area for the renewables sector. CSP, which allows the sun’s energy to be stored and then released when it is needed, offers a solution to the perennial problem of renewables: What happens when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun is hidden behind clouds or by nightfall?
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From humanity's earliest days, we have looked into the night sky with wonder. The moon and stars have been imbued with mystical significance, and with the advent of modern technology, we know more about what's beyond Earth's atmosphere than ever before.
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Nuclear generates about 11 percent of the world's electricity, but on the African continent today, South Africa is the only country to possess a nuclear reactor. South Africa is ramping up its nuclear generation capability, with President Jacob Zuma stating that it should double by 2023, and other African countries are following suit.
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The expression 'Once in a Blue Moon' is synonymous with a rare event, or one that seldom happens. While Blue Moons in themselves are rare and seldom happen, the definition of a Blue Moon as two full moons in a calendar month has only been around since the 1940s.
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One would think that with the abundance of coal mines surrounding it and the strong employment opportunities that mining creates, Emalahleni would be a prosperous municipality.
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At a Freedom Day event hosted by the Competition Commission, Thuli Madonsela said that it was high time that culprits guilty of collusion in the private sector were named and shamed.
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After meeting a South African call centre owner socially and having a absorbing conversation with him about his business, I started looking at local call centres more closely and discovered some intriguing facts: for customers in the USA, call centre working hours in South Africa were adjusted to meet USA times so agents dealing with customers in New York on the east coast of America might start work at five in the afternoon and work through until six the following morning in two split shifts.
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As a developing country, South Africa needs lots of investment and it needs to attract investors in every way possible, whether through tax incentives and industrial development zones or through the security and certainty of investment through guarantees that investments made will pay dividends and provide realistic and decent ROIs.
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I struggle to understand why major companies and prominent people keep stating the obvious as years muddle by and nothing really changes. Just last month, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – a major auditing and advisory company –made the pronouncement that raising the fuel levy would be more beneficial and less destructive to the South African economy.
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We were once the World Cup Champions of mining. Now more and more international companies are looking to abandon their South African operations and focus on more lucrative mining projects elsewhere in Africa, South Africa and Australia.
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It’s not often that I would disagree with construction or engineering associations but I was surprised when I heard that the Consulting Engineers of South Africa (Cesa) came out in support of e-tolls and said that it was a good thing that South Africans are paying to use the roads.
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It’s bad enough that cable thieves are stealing copper cables everywhere and selling these cables to crooked scrapmetal merchants at bargain basement prices. Or that other thieves are stealing support cables for make pipelines that are suspended across valley in different parts of the country.
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I think it’s high time that more and more municipalities adopted the attitude of the Bronkhorstspruit authorities who have decided not to rebuild the clinic that was torched in Rethabiseng township after angry service delivery protests in the area.
Magazines
African Fusion
African Fusion, the official publication of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), aims to provide up-to-date insight into welding technology and the welding industry.Capital Equipment News
Construction World
Construction World was first published in 1982 and has grown to become a leader in its field, offering a unique mix of editorial coverage to satisfy the diverse needs of its readers.Electricity + Control
E + C publishes innovative, technical articles that provide solutions to engineering challenges in measurement, automation, control, and energy management.Lighting in Design
Lighting in Design is a glossy, upmarket publication aimed at lighting professionals. It is the only B2B magazine in SA that is dedicated solely to the subject of lighting.MechChem Africa
MechChem Africa supports African engineering and technical managers across the full spectrum of chemical and mechanical disciplines.Modern Mining
Established in 2005, Modern Mining is one of SA's leading monthly mining magazines, noted for the quality and accuracy of its writing and the breadth of its coverage.Modern Quarrying
Modern Quarrying is firmly entrenched as a leading industry-specific magazine. It focuses on promoting the science and practice of quarrying and processing in southern Africa.Sparks Electrical News
Readable and informative, Sparks Electrical News is the newspaper for those involved in installing and maintaining electrical supplies and equipment.