Russia’s state-run nuclear group, Rosatom Corp, has signed a deal with Nigerian authorities to build power plants in the country. Up to four nuclear facilities costing $20 billion each would be designed and constructed by the Russian...
Many regions of the world may see unprecedented drought due to climate change before the year 2050. This is according to new research, from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), presented earlier this week at the...
One of the latest future additions to the City of Windhoek’s skyline, the much anticipated upmarket development known as 77 on Independence Avenue, is on track for completion by May or June 2016. The Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies,...
The delivery of sanitation services, with a particular emphasis on the eradication of the undignified bucket system has never been more critical, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Director-General (DG), Margaret-Ann...
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced the preferred bidders for phase four of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement programme, who are expected to feed an additional 1 121 Megawatts to the grid. The Minister’s announcement...
In the early hours of 26 March, a fire broke out at the Sun Oil warehouse in Mobeni, south of Durban. The fire, which lasted about six hours, threatened to spread to the adjacent Kansai Plascon warehouse but was prevented by the building’s...
Johannesburg Water (JW) will be performing infrastructure upgrades which are expected to affect water supply to the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg. The city’s water and sanitation service provider issued a statement informing residents about a...
The electricity war room, which was set up in December to address South Africa’s energy challenges is making strides. This is according to Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. Briefing journalists in Cape Town on Wednesday, the Minister...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom’s residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches. The Minister said this following the power utility’s decision to implement load shedding over...
Ghost fishing is an ever growing danger in our oceans. This occurs when derelict fishing gear that has been discarded, lost, or abandoned, continues to disrupt the natural environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and kill...
