A 2016 research paper in the Journal Nature Climate Change predicts a 40% shortfall of available water across the globe by 2030 with effects not just for drinking, food production, hygiene and public health, but also for 98% of global electric...
A far-sighted architectural student with his roots strongly planted in South African soil has won a prize for the design of an institutional building which will facilitate diversity and reinforce an emerging high street in a low income area near...
The national nuclear regulator says it has received two nuclear site license applications from power utility Eskom. The new reactors will be built along the east coast and the west coast of the country. The applications come as debate over the...
The property and broader built environment sector has an important role to play in Africa’s growth, but it needs to be taken more seriously and prioritised. This was one of the strong messages to emerge from the recent Royal Institution of...
The City of Cape Town has assessed the damage caused by the recent petrol bombing and vandalism of its Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Incremental Development Area (IDA). An assessment was made of the 20 housing units razed by the petrol bombing incidents...
The City of Johannesburg is spending more than R500-million on the ongoing redevelopment and upgrading of single-sex hostels spread across the city and turning them into decent and livable spaces catering for whole families. In the main, the City’s...
The R5 billion Bokpoort concentrated solar plant (CSP) has officially been launched in Groblershoop, Northern Cape. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies welcomed the major investment by ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company. “[The] project instils...
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane launched water week in Port Elizabeth on Monday. The week is aimed at addressing South Africa’s water crisis by educating communities about the preservation of the natural resource. The city has...
The Knysna Municipality is considering punitive tariffs to curb wasteful water usage as the situation has reached critical levels, with reserves down to less than 20 days at the current consumption rate. The municipality has described the situation...
In a bid to provide some much needed sustainability for the country’s stressed water resources, Operation Hydrate is drilling boreholes in drought-stricken areas across the country. This as National Water Week gets underway from the 17th to...
