For decades, people have been using fresh water faster than nature can replace it, contributing in some regions to hunger, disease, conflict and migration. This is according to a report released by the United Nations in an effort to raise awareness...
The community of Shakas Head on the Dolphin Coast in KwaZulu-Natal is one that prides itself on being environmentally responsible and recently received a little help achieving some of their environmental goals. The Institute of Waste Management...
South Africa’s main power supplier Eskom plans to shut down 5 coal power stations over the next 10 years and replace them with renewable energy power plants. This is part of the integrated resources plan and was thought to be public knowledge....
Building confidence rose by three points to 43 despite weaker economic activity in the first quarter of 2017. This is according to the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER) Building Confidence Index. “This marks the highest confidence in more than a...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has given Eskom 90 days to investigate the power utility’s acting CEO Matshela Koko. This comes after the Sunday Times learned that Eskom awarded tenders worth 1 billion rand (US$80.5 million) to Impulse...
The new Preferential Procurement Regulations will soon come into effect, replacing the current regulations which were last published in 2011. The regulations, which come into effect on April 1, are based on the Preferential Procurement Policy...
New technologies and innovative approaches are opening doors for Africa’s off-grid and on-grid efforts to increase electricity access. This was according to principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting, Warrick Stewart. Speaking at the...
Energy security remains elusive on the African continent and is one of the biggest challenges engulfing the utility sector, according to KPMG experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that two out of three people in sub-Saharan...
A new white paper adapted for the developing countries of Brazil and Mexico was recently published. The paper, issued by GE Water & Process Technologies, underscores the potential for developing countries to increase the use of water recycling...
Africa’s growing population is not only increasing the demand for safe, clean drinking water, but is also placing pressure on current water resources. At the United Nations Water Summit in Durban, African water ministers committed to...
