The prickly green question: economic growth vs. carbon reduction?

There is a difficult question that needs to be asked when talking about sustainability and cutting carbon emissions, especially in developing countries like South Africa. Can addressing unemployment and helping businesses grow under difficult economic circumstances be reconciled with environmental sustainability and carbon reduction? There is much to unpack under that question. From a historical…

At maxwell+spark we like to solve problems

Problems such as how to secure batteries at Vodacom cell phone tower sites across South Africa. Last week we welcomed a delegation from Vodacom, including CEO Sitho Mdlalose, to our production facility in Durban to show them how our High Security Battery Cabinet (HSBC) is made. Lithium-ion batteries at Vodacom sites have become essential to keeping…