DRIVE LIGHT
Luxury meets lower emissions in the Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid, which
is launching next month. This hi-tech saloon offers the punch of a V8 and the fuel
consumption of a compact model. It sprints from 0 to 100km/h in just 5.2 seconds
and can drive up to 33km purely electrically. 0800-133-0355, mercedes-benz.co.zaPURE GENIUS
The portable LifeStraw
Mission water purifier,
designed for hikes and
group expeditions,
is lightweight and
converts contaminated
water into clean, safe
drinking water. For
every LifeStraw
product bought, a
school-going child in
a developing country
receives safe drinking
water for the school
year. R1 399 (five litre),
R1 699 (12 litre) at
leading outdoor stores
and online shops.
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Rising star
Siyabulela Xuza, 26, an energy
engineer from Mthatha, began
developing a cheaper and safer form
of rocket fuel in his mother’s kitchen
as a teenager. He’s since studied
at Harvard University, conducted
research into making cheaper solar
cells and had a minor planet named
after him – ‘23182 Siyaxuza’ – which
orbits the sun in the asteroid belt
near Jupiter. Siya is a fellow of the
African Leadership Network and the
Kairos Society, and is founder and
CEO of Galactic Energy Ventures,
an investment holding company that
focuses on smart-energy projects.
CORK IS
SUSTAINABLE
WITH 21ST CENTURY
STYLE AND
APPLICATIONS – THINK
WALL COVERINGS,
FLOORING AND
SPLASHBACKS.
THE BARK, WHICH
REGROWS, IS
HARVESTED BY HAND
FROM THE CORK OAK
TREE EVERY NINE TO
13 YEARS WITHOUT
CAUSING DAMAGE.3
- DISCARD
E-WASTE SAFELY
A recent United Nations
Environment Programme report
has determined that 60 to 90
per cent of all e-waste is illegally
traded or dumped. E-waste
comprises both valuable
material that can be recovered
and hazardous material that can
contaminate water systems and
soil so it should be disposed
of safely. See ewasa.org for
recyclers and collection sites.
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