South Africa’s raw water pricing strategy marks a bold step toward balancing financial sustainability with social equity. By aligning cost recovery with the right to water, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) aims to build a transparent...
The hum of solar-powered machines fills the air at H+A’s manufacturing hub. Outside, 15% of the property has been deliberately set aside for trees and gardens, creating green pockets alive with birdsong and shade. Inside, Chris Hewitt, founding...
As South Africa hosted the G20 Summit this last weekend, 22nd – 23rd November 2025 – amidst COP30 negotiations in Belem, Brazil – African civil society is urging global leaders to commit to a rapid shift to a fossil-free future with renewable...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration a significant confirmation of the value of multilateralism and the necessity of dialogue. G20 leaders yesterday adopted a declaration on the climate crisis and other...
Earth observation (EO) data, such as satellite images, has the potential to help both people and the planet. But the data is often overwhelming and messy, making it hard to take advantage of information that could support better policy decisions...
Water is essential for all life and plays a critical role across various industries and their processes. In Southern Africa’s water and wastewater sector, effective disinfection is key to ensuring drinking water is safe for communities and treated...
Recycling operations are context-based, with no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. For recycling to be effective, it must be adapted to circumstances. “We have no control over what the client wants us to get rid of, we have to deal with whatever is...
Over the past decade, society started switching to glass bottles to avoid microplastics. As it turns out, that big sustainable swap comes with 50 times the microplastic payload. According to recent research by France’s ANSES (the French...
The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has delivered critical water infrastructure and production support to rural communities in Nqanqarhu, bringing long-awaited relief to vegetable-producing farmers who have struggled with limited irrigation....
As South Africa hosts global leaders for the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit this weekend, law enforcement agencies are urging Gauteng residents and commuters to plan their travel ahead of time, with significant traffic disruptions and road closures...
