Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to Africa’s GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. But President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, explains why expanding...
If African countries embrace the adoption of digitalisation even more, Africa could potentially benefit R4 trillion by 2026. This is according to global technology firm Siemens. The tech company released its first ever report on Monday, which...
The size of the global water and wastewater treatment equipment market is expected to reach approximately US$ 103,41 billion by 2025. This is according to a new report conducted by Grand View Research. South African municipalities, like many others...
Infrastructure development is on the rise in Gauteng thanks to smart technologies. This is according to the province’s MEC for infrastructure development, Jacob Mamabolo. Speaking at the inaugural United Nations Data Forum in Cape Town at the end...
Eskom has been asked by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown to give municipalities until the end of this month to settle their outstanding debts to the power utility before cutting their power supply. Brown explained that cutting power would...
Municipalities and secondary cities cannot afford for South Africans to directly receive electricity from Eskom. This view comes from Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate and public sector ratings at Global Credit Ratings (GCR), in light of Eskom...
Typhoid has South Africa on high alert after two lives were claimed by the disease in its neighbouring country, Zimbabwe. Clinics, other healthcare facilities, and health practitioners have been notified about symptoms of the disease. This...
Water and sanitation remains a focal point that requires lots of attention and investment throughout Africa. The non-profit organisation WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) which was developed in 2009 is working towards ending the global...
Residents in northern KwaZulu-Natal are battling with the severe effects of the drought. The township of Bhekuzulu is sharing one borehole which often means that residents have to collect their share of water at 01:00am or else they don’t get...
Two thirds of Durban could run out of water by the end of 2017, if good rains do not arrive in time, the SABC reported at the end of last week. Umgeni Water reported critically low dam levels with the Albert Falls Dam at 26% full and Midmar Dam at...
