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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates, sustainability worries, and the “very real impacts of climate change and water scarcity in South Africa”, have resulted in a noticeable increase in demand for on-line metal analysers for liquids, says Royce Water Systems (RWS) director Jacques Franken. Given the realities around climate change and ongoing challenges relating to the provision, stewardship and use of water in South Africa, this increased interest is likely to persist, which is why it is particularly apt that RWS – a division of Action Instruments – will be showcasing SEIBOLD heavy metal analysers, as well as the WESS Global sludge level and density meters at Electra Mining Africa 2026.

Transport Month is a timely chance to review how the nation’s forecourt network is adjusting to moving travel patterns, consumer expectations and the international energy transition, says petroleum business bp Southern Africa. The company, with more than a century of operations in South Africa, has actually embarked on a comprehensive programme to modernise its possessions and reassess convenience for the drivers these days and tomorrow, bp Southern Africa GM for movement and benefit Nokwanda Khumalo tells Engineering News.

South Africa will need to equal international requirements of roadside drug testing, such as saliva-based screening, if it is to meaningfully attend to the growing danger of drugged driving and secure the nation’s investment in safer transport systems, states alcohol and drug testing equipment provider ALCO-Safe MD Rhys Evans. “Internationally, there are stop working limits in location, similar to those for alcohol, but in your area, we have no roadside testing whatsoever and no specified limits to deal with.”

This year’s Transport Month ought to firmly spotlight collective tasks between the personal and public sectors that are reinforcing the nation’s freight network, states advocacy body Road Freight Association (RFA) acting CEO Kevin van der Merwe. The National Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Project utilizes data to recognize and deal with traffic jams on significant paths to enhance performance and shipment times, while private-sector collaborations along high-risk corridors such as the N3 are presenting innovative tracking, rapid-response teams and intelligence-sharing to enhance security.