Paraffin can be used as a source of energy in your home during cold winter months which are almost upon us, writes our sister Caxton publication, Joburg East Express. The product should be handled ...

Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft, solid wax. It’s made from saturated hydrocarbons. It’s often used in skin-softening salon and spa treatments on the hands, cuticles, and feet because it’s ...

Opposition councillors and residents in Potchefstroom, North West, are up in arms over a R171-million municipal deal to supply free paraffin to poor residents, labelling it an ANC image-building ...

Khanyisa Balfour, Engen CSI manager, says the campaign has reached more than 78 000 learners (190 schools) in seven provinces across the country and neighbouring Lesotho. The company commissioned pre- ...

Anyone who’s ever had to use a glove box to handle air- and moisture-sensitive reagents knows the experience is something akin to playing piano in boxing gloves. To make it easier to work with such ...

Windhoek — A 37-year-old woman who suffered third-degree burns after paraffin containers stored in her corrugated zinc shack caught fire on Monday night is still in critical condition in the Intensive ...

It is believed to be responsible for the hospitalisation of around 80 000 people, and the cause of more than 40 000 fires each year in South Africa, but of great concern is that it's just an everyday ...