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Infrastructure News Round Up | 10 July 2020

Infrastructure News Round Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. This week, we look at the following: Electronic waste is the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste streamDepartment of Water and Sanitation celebrates the July “Clear Rivers Campaign”Mentorship is crucial in the drive to empower women in...
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May 18, 2017 | Multimedia

IPPs give back through resilience network programmes

The town of Citrusdal in the Western Cape is located in close proximity to the 82.5 MW Paleishuewel solar power plant, owned by independent power producer Enel Green Power. It has 611,000 solar panels, which generates power for 48,000 homes ,and...
May 16, 2017 | Multimedia

Ben Ngubane on energy at #AUW2017

While the address by Brian Molefe, Eskom CEO and public enterprises minister Lynne Brown was highly anticipated at this year’s African Utility Week conference, both were a no show. However, the power utility’s chairman Ben Ngubane...
May 10, 2017 | Multimedia

Cycle to recycle

A company called Wecyclers in Lagos, Nigeria collects recyclable domestic waste using low-cost cargo bikes and awards contributing recyclers with redeemable points via their cell phones. Now, the company is looking at expanding. Source: DW...
May 9, 2017 | Multimedia

Unpacking the ruling on SA’s nuclear deal

It’s a positive thing that the courts have ruled that the nuclear industry needs to go back to the drawing board, says Dr David Fig, an environmental sociologist focusing on energy politics in South Africa. Fig also discusses some of the...
May 8, 2017 | Multimedia

Cost of water to increase in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town is considering the implementation of Level 4 water restrictions which could possibly come into effect on 1 June, pending formal council approval. These restrictions will re-look at the use of potable water for outside use and...
May 2, 2017 | Multimedia

Why South African court annuls nuclear power deal

Plans for South Africa’s new nuclear plants suffered a setback last week after the High Court in Cape Town ruled its plan as unlawful, with the presiding judge condemning two aspects of the procurement process. Source: BBC...
Apr 28, 2017 | Multimedia

Nigeria is facing a growing e-waste problem

In Nigeria, an entire industry thrives on the demand of imported second-hand electronic goods for urban mining. This occurs when electronic items are broken apart and then stripped of precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium and others, and...
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