SABI Magazine Volume 9 Issue 4 | Page 3
CONTENTS
contents
Carol Posthumus
Climate change
carol@sabi.co.za
Editor
Riana Lombard
riana@sabi.co.za
Advertising Sales
Victory in SA’s first climate change court case
Research
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Extent of irrigated agriculture in SA: a new status quo?
San Code of Ethics launched
René van der Merwe
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Isobel van der Stoep
Annemarie van der Westhuizen
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Sustainable Development
admin@sabi.co.za
Subscriptions and circulation
isobel@sabi.co.za
Technical Executive Officer
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annemarie@sabi.co.za
Technical Assistant
Goals! Affluence Lite, no poverty
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Pumps, valves and pipes show
Indutec 2017 in Midrand in May 11
KSB in Zambia 12
Dawn helps Wolf Sanctuary with water 13
News
Liam Hamer-Nel
liamh@mweb.co.za | alliancephoto.com
Graphic Design Massive investment in hops in George 18
Sunnyside up – after the drought 29
Contributors: Energy
Ian de Jager; Mike de Villiers;
Gareth Gregory, Caren Jarmain,
Adriaan van Niekerk, Jascha Muller &
Ruben Goudriaan, The Conversation.
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Printing
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Distribution
Hydropower in agriculture blooms again 20
Energy from biogas and organic waste boosted 23
Energy and your operation 30
Biofuels, the potential of papyrus wetlands in Africa ccc
How To…
How to select and install pipe flanges
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Ezweni Magazine Distribution
www.ezwenimags.co.za Agriculture Need to pull together: key role players 34
Media Support Macadamias, bats control pests 36
SA entrepreneur wins Agripreneur of the Year 38
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Cover Photograph
L’Ormarins hydropower construction
by I&F Engineering in action
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Innovations
Trench digging
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Regulars
From the editor
President’s message
Company members
Weather
Dam levels
SABI Approved Designers
2 Training Update 47
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Advertisers contents
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41 Diary 47
46 Contacts at SABI 48
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SABI | APRIL / MAY 2017
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