Leaders in the green building industry have highlighted its potential to address both climate change and unemployment in South Africa. “The built environment offers one of the biggest climate change mitigation opportunities and it’s backed by a...
Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is gearing up to celebrate engineering excellence in its annual CESA Aon Engineering Awards showcasing innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the consulting engineering...
With the availability of natural gas in countries such as Mozambique and Namibia, coupled with the discovery of offshore gas reserves in Mozambique and South Africa, the piped gas industry in southern Africa is undergoing rapid expansion. In...
South Africa’s cities are inefficient and resource intensive and need to develop sustainable growth paths. This is a key message in the 2016 State of the Cities report. The report, launched today presents a five-year perspective on the performance...
African growth is currently exceeding global expectation, and with this comes an increase in demand for products, fuels and resources. Although the continent has large amounts of fossil fuels, there is a relatively high demand for compressed...
South Africa will only curb service delivery protests when municipal officials face serious consequences for poor performance. This is according to the South African Local Government Association, SALGA. The association is hosting a two-day National...
Water and energy ministers from across southern Africa gathered in Botswana this week to discuss solutions for the water and energy crisis. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Energy and Water Joint Ministerial Workshop was formed in...
The Johannesburg has been ranked as the top city in Africa in terms of sustainable urban development and ICT maturity. Johannesburg was ranked 35th on the 2016 Ericsson Networked Society City Index. Only two other African cities made the list –...
The Draft Regulations on the Carbon Offset have been published for public comment and further consultation. This follows on the publication of the Carbon Offsets Paper in 2014 and the draft Carbon Tax Bill in November 2015. The carbon offset...
