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SADC explores sustainable energy infrastructure

Members of the Southern African Development Community met in Swaziland to discuss the development of sustainable energy infrastructure. The new SADC chairman, Swaziland’s King Mswati-the-third, noted that the current drought, coupled with a...

Mokonyane talks plans for water & sanitation

Speaking on the sidelines of World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane highlights government’s water and sanitation plans, maintenance of infrastructure, the drought situation, current projects...

World Environment Day – Part II

Part II of Pikitup’s World Environment Day celebrations focuses on youth education as well as taking the message to “reduce, reuse and recycle” forward for promoting active citizenship. Source: Pikitup Web...

World Environment Day – Part 1

Pikitup partnered with a number of organisations to clean up the City of Johannesburg in celebration of World Environment Day. One of these partners included Leslie Sedibe, CEO of Proudly South African, who explains the importance of the quality of...

SA joins thousands at World Water Week

Considered a water scarce country. South Africa’s knee deep in water troubles. A prolonged drought is hitting hard. Ageing infrastructure is compounding woes. The department hopes to get some answers in Stockholm. Thousands are converged in...

Vaal Dam running dry

One of the country’s main water supplies is currently only around 34% full – its lowest level in years. The Water and Sanitation Department is appealing to South Africans to continue saving water. Source: eNCA Source...

Megacities and how they’re changing the world

“I want you to re-imagine how life is organised on earth,” says global strategist Parag Khanna. As the world’s expanding cities grow ever more connected through transportation, energy and communications networks, we evolve from...

The major impact of toilet innovation

Sometimes things we use every day can seem very unlikely places for innovation. Learn how new and inventive and creative innovations of the toilet can make an important and surprisingly vast difference. Brian Arbogast, the Gates Foundation’s...