EMA Highlights

As the world marks Earth Day 2026 on Wednesday 22 April, ABB is highlighting the role of low-voltage (LV) smart power solutions in improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and enabling more sustainable infrastructure. Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day […]

Freedom, in its most profound sense, is not only the right to vote, but the ability to access jobs, services and opportunities. Without a reliable and well-maintained infrastructure system, South Africans will not be free. As South Africa observes Freedom

I have never seen operational excellence fail in mining because people stopped caring. More often, it slips away quietly while everyone is doing their best to keep things moving. Change rarely arrives as a single, disruptive event. It arrives in

The Western Cape’s construction sector continues to expand. In the third quarter of 2024 alone, the province added 42,000 construction jobs, reflecting significant growth in sector capacity and delivery momentum (Western Cape Government). More recently, the 2026 Western Cape State

Local industrial water treatment specialist G-Chem Aquacare is partnering with global specialists to improve water, energy and carbon efficiency within Free State hospitals. Known as the FASEP ODYAFRICA project, this groundbreaking initiative is supported by the French government through the

The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) has raised concerns that despite the latest rounds of consultation and some revisions, the draft White Paper on Local Government has critical gaps. Unless addressed, the flawed document will not achieve

As South Africa’s renewable energy market expands and matures, more companies are turning to private energy infrastructure to manage costs, reduce reliance on the grid and secure long-term power supply. Commercial solar installations, hybrid systems and off-grid solutions are increasingly

Maintaining safe and comfortable working conditions in the cabs of construction, earthmoving and mobile mining equipment is critical to both operator wellbeing and overall productivity. In demanding environments characterised by extreme temperatures, dust and airborne contaminants, effective climate control and

When most people think about zero waste, they think about recycling plastics or composting food scraps. These are important conversations. But they overlook one of the most problematic and least discussed waste streams in South Africa: hazardous waste. For most waste